People fish for trout on a frozen river during the Hwacheon Ice Festival in Hwacheon, south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A man casts a line through a hole drilled in the surface of a frozen river during a trout catching contest in Hwacheon, South Korea, Saturday, January 6, 2024. The contest is part of an annual ice festival which draws over one million visitors every year. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Women wearing South Korean traditional costume “Hanbok” take a selfie in the snow in front of the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





(From L to R) US actors Sam Rockwell and Bryce Dallas Howard pose with British actor Henry Cavill for photos during a press conference to promote their film “Argylle” in Seoul on January 18, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





A ship salvage unit of the South Korean Navy sings a martial song in the winter sea during a drill off a naval base in Changwon, South Korea, 18 January 2024. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA)





South Korean soldiers clear snow from the stands ahead of the single mixed relay 6km(W)+7.5km(M) biathlon during the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Pyeongchang on January 21, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





Soldiers riding in K-21 armored vehicles take part in a river-crossing drill at a training range in Pocheon, just 25 kilometers south of the inter-Korean border, South Korea, 24 January 2024, as the Army's Capital Mechanized Infantry Division conducts a wintertime exercise as part of efforts to strengthen its combat preparedness. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA)





Kim Hyun-jin wears a gat, a traditional Korean hat, and a men's traditional Korean outfit by Yein during Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2024 on February 1, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Jean Chung/Getty Images)





(L-R) Kim Ji-yu, Lee Ji-woo, and Kang Min-woo, wear Kang's own designed black outfits during Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2024 on February 1, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Jean Chung/Getty Images)





American singer NVee of multinational girl group Blackswan walks the runway during the GREEDILOUS show at Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2024 on February 05, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Justin Shin/Getty Images)





Graduates wearing traditional Korean clothes take a selfie during their graduation ceremony at the Dongmyung Girls High School in Seoul, South Korea, on February 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE)





South Korean seniors clad in traditional attire jump to take photos after a joint graduation and coming-of-age ceremony at Dongmyung Girls' High School in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, February 6, 2024. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Park Jeom-sun, 81, the leader of the granny rap group “Suni and Seven Princesses”, along with members Hong Sun-yeon, 79, and Jeong Du-i, 90, raps on the street in Chilgok, South Korea, on February 6, 2024. (Photo by Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters)





South Korean performers wearing traditional clothes participate in a traditional game for wishing good luck in Lunar New Year holiday at the National folk museum of Korea inside of the Gyeongbokgung royal palace on February 11, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Korean people travel from large cities to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holidays to pay respect to the spirits of their ancestors. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)





A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, February 14, 2024. North Korea on Wednesday fired multiple cruise missiles into the sea in its fifth test of such weapons since January, South Korea's military said, extending a streak in weapons demonstrations that's elevating tensions in the region. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Pedestrians use umbrellas to shelter themselves from falling snow in Seoul on February 15, 2024. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)





A woman walks along a footpath after snowfall in Seoul on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)





American-French actor Timothee Chalamet, centre, poses for pictures with fans during the red carpet event for “Dune: Part Two” at Times Square mall in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (Photo by Juwon Park/AP Photo)





South Korean folk band members play music around a huge bonfire during an event marking the “Jeongwol Daeboreum'” a festival celebrating the first full moon of the lunar new year, at a riverside park in Seoul on February 24, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





Visitors take photos of Fu Bao, a giant panda, at Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea, 25 February 2024. The panda will be displayed to the public until 03 March, before returning to China in early April. The female panda, which was born to giant panda Ai Bao and her partner, Le Bao, at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, in 2020, will be returned to China under an international agreement. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA)