A farmer tends to persimmons, which are being hung for drying, at a farm in Jangseong, South Korea, 03 December 2019. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)





Animal right activists wearing pig masks stage a memorial rally for those slaughtered due to African swine fever in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, September 26, 2019. South Korea on Wednesday said it was intensifying efforts to clean farms around the country as it scrambles to contain the spread of the highly contagious African swine fever that has ravaged farms near its border with North Korea. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Artworks for the 2019 Sea Art Festival are on display on Dadaepo Beach in the southeastern port city of Busan, South Korea, 27 September 2019. The festival, slated to run from 27 September until 28 October 2019. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Yonhap)





Girls leap as they pose for a photo at a street festival in Gwangju, South Korea, Friday, July 19, 2019. Thousands of athletes from around the world have converged on Gwangju as it hosts the World Swimming Championships through July 28. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





In a photo taken on October 4, 2019, visitors wearing traditional Korean hanbok dresses pose for photos during a night opening at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





Dogs sit in the private Aerinwon abandonment animal shelter in Pocheon, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, 25 September 2019. Authorities on 25 September removed all the animals from the shelter after the South Korean District Court issued a directive to close the shelter. According to government data, annually abandoned animals stood at 102,593 in 2017, up from 81,147 in 2014. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE)





Tourists dressed in traditional Korean costumes take pictures during the visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea on July 29, 2019. (Photo by Antonio Bronic/Reuters)





A visitor looks at articles on display for the first Minions exhibition at a gallery in Seoul, South Korea, 21 October 2019, the eve of it​s opening. The special exhibition is to run till 15 March 2020. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Yonhap)





Kang Na-ra, a North Korean defector who is now a beauty YouTuber, points at her lips after putting on a lipstick made by North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, June 11, 2019. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





Participants sit inside coffins during a “living funeral” event as part of a “dying well” programme, in Seoul, South Korea, October 31, 2019. (Photo by Heo Ran/Reuters)





A South Korean man pays tribute to K-pop star Goo Hara at a memorial altar at the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul, Monday, November 25, 2019. Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, police said. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Reuters)





Kim Jae-hoon drinks water as he sits in his cubicle, called a goshi-won, where he lives in Suwon, South Korea, November 7, 2019. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A diver dressed as Santa Claus performs during a promotional event for Christmas in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2019. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A woman walks near the three sections of the Berlin Wall and the sculpture of the Bear, the symbol of Berlin, near the Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, September 2, 2019. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Fire extinguishers are placed near a building where the Japanese embassy is located in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 19, 2019. South Korean police say a man has set himself on fire in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul amid rising trade disputes between Seoul and Tokyo. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A family braves the strong wind and rain caused by Typhoon Lingling in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, September 7, 2019. A typhoon passed along South Korea's coast Saturday, toppling trees, grounding planes and causing at least two deaths before the storm system made landfall in North Korea. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People watch a TV showing a file image of an unspecified North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, September 10, 2019. North Korea launched at least two unidentified projectiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the North offered to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States but warned its dealings with Washington may end without new U.S. proposals. The sign reads “North Korea launched at least two unidentified projectiles”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





In this September 22, 2019, photo, traffic road is blocked by trees as typhoon Tapah approaches in Busan, South Korea. A powerful typhoon battered southern South Korea, injuring 26 people and knocking out power to about 27,790 houses, officials said Monday. (Photo by Cha Keun-ho/Yonhap via AP Photo)





Members of the South Korean Taekwondo demonstration team perform during a visit by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at Kukkiwon, the headquarters and academy of World Taekwondo, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Borisov arrived on Wednesday for a three-day to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in to discuss economic ties and boost bilateral cooperation. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A visitor walks near lanterns during the Seoul Lantern Festival, which held from November 1-17, along Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, November 7, 2019. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A Buddhist monk walks under the umbrellas on display over Cheonggye stream during a campaign to raise money donation to help underprivileged children in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, September 30, 2019. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People take part in an anti-terrorism drill in Seoul, South Korea, October 29, 2019. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





Visitors pose for photos at a “Silver Grass Festival” at Haneul park in Seoul, South Korea on October 27, 2019. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





South Korean children wearing Santa Claus outfits smile as they wait their turn for a performance during a ceremony to launch a year-end fundraising campaign of the Salvation Army at Gwanghwamun square in Seoul on November 29, 2019. The Salvation Army launched its year-end charity campaign for underprivileged people from November 29 to December 31. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)