Buddhist monks and Buddhist practitioners make kimchi, a staple Korean side dish, at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, November 29, 2023. They will donate about 3,000 packets of kimchi to needy neighbors in preparation for the winter season. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A dog farmer struggles with police officers during a rally against the government-led dog meat banning bill in front of the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, November 30, 2023. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Divers perform during an event to celebrate the upcoming Christmas at the aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, December 1, 2023. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





South Korean firefighters take part in an anti-terror drill against North Korea's possible provocations amid mounting tensions on the Korean peninsula, in Seoul, South Korea on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





The hearse carrying the casket of late South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun leaves a funeral hall after his funeral ceremony at the Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on December 29, 2023. The late South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun's body was transported from the funeral home to a crematorium in a private ceremony on December 29, with his death raising questions about alleged harsh police practices and media sensationalism. (Photo by Korea Pool/AFP Photo)





A woman takes a selfie during a heavy snow fall at a park in Seoul, South Korea on December 30, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk in the snow at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul on December 30, 2023. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





People walk through the snow in Goyang, South Korea, Saturday, December 30, 2023. South Korean Meteorological Administration issued a heavy snow advisory for some parts of the Korea peninsula. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A couple takes a selfie in front of a 2024 luminous sign during New Year’s Eve in Seoul, South Korea on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





People walk along Cheonggye stream under the lanterns which is displayed for the Seoul Lantern Festival, on the New Year's eve at downtown Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, December 31, 2023. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





People attend a ceremony to celebrate the new year in Seoul, South Korea on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





People attend a ceremony to celebrate the new year in Seoul, South Korea on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A man on a bridge takes photograph of the first sunrise of the year at a park in Seoul, South Korea on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





South Korean financial officers pose with a bull to celebrate the opening for the Year 2024 trading outside of the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A South Korean army K1A2 tank takes part in a joint combat firing drill between South Korean and U.S. troops near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas, in Pocheon, South Korea, January 2, 2024. (Photo by The Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters)





South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on a stretcher, is carried by rescue team in Busan, South Korea, Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Lee was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said. (Photo by Ha Kyung-min/Newsis via AP Photo)





Newspapers' front pages are seen reporting South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, January 3, 2024. South Korea police on Wednesday raided the residence and office of a man who stabbed the country’s opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, in the neck earlier this week in an attack that left him hospitalized in an intensive care unit, officials said. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Twin female giant panda cubs – Rui Bao and Hui Bao – are made public at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, 04 January 2024. They were born in South Korea in July 2023. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA)





In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea's tank fires during a fire exercises at the Northwest Islands area in South Korea, Friday, January 5, 2024. (Photo by South Korea Defense Ministry via AP Photo)





Anglers fish through holes on a frozen river during the annual ice fishing festival in Hwacheon on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)