On February 28, a day before the 107th anniversary of the March 1st Movement, 615 civic and social organizations held a press conference in front of the statue of the Peace Girl near the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul. They condemned the ultra-nationalism of the Japanese Takaiuchi regime and called for the thorough liquidation of pro-Japanese and New Right forces in South Korea. The organizations, including the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Japanese Military Comfort Women and the Research Institute for National Issues, declared the need for a 'Second March 1st Revolution' in their civic declaration, which emphasized the importance of historical justice and peace between Korea and Japan.

In their statement, the groups strongly denounced the militarism and historical revisionism of the Japanese government, demanding it cease glorifying its invasion wars and denying issues related to forced labor and 'comfort women' crimes. They called for an immediate halt to Japan's claims over Dokdo and attempts to amend its constitution towards becoming a 'war-capable nation.' Pointing out that despite the current administration headed by Lee Jae-myung, pro-Japanese and New Right forces remain influential, the organizations criticized these right-wing factions for their continued denial of historical crimes and cooperating with Japan's agenda of historical distortion.

Furthermore, the civic groups urged the South Korean government to eradicate these pro-Japanese elements and achieve historical justice, demanding the dismissal of individuals affiliated with the anti-constitutional pro-Japanese and New Right factions. They also emphasized the need for the establishment of a proposed 'Commission for Restoring Historical Justice' to address colonial history issues and called for the halt of military cooperation among Korea, the United States, and Japan, reiterating their demand for an official withdrawal of the humiliating 'third-party compensation plan' for forced labor victims.