Participants are jumping into the winter sea at the “Haeundae Polar Bear Festival” held at Haeundae Beach in Busan on December 8, 2024. (Photo by Kim Dong-hwan)





At the 2024 Secret Santa Operation “Shh, Santa is Real” launch ceremony held at Sangam Culture Plaza in Mapo-gu, Seoul on December 24, 2024, volunteers dressed as Santa are dancing to carol songs. (Photo by Jeon Ki-byeong)





Tourists pose with a sculpture of Younghee, a key character from tv series “Squid Game'”, on Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, South Korea, 26 December 2024. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA)





South Korea's ruling People Power Party lawmakers (bottom) argue to National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C top) during the plenary session for the impeachment vote of acting president Han Duck-soo at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 27, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)





The night view of the National Assembly Building and Yeouido in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul taken on the December 27, 2024. The lights shine in a cross shape thanks to the cross filter used. (Photo by Koh Woon-ho)





Citizens are viewing the media façade at Gwanghwamun, Seoul on the afternoon of December 29, 2024, when Seoul Light Gwanghwamun is open. Seoul Light Gwanghwamun, which is part of the Seoul Winter Festa, will run until the 5th, and works by world-renowned media artists can be viewed every night. (Photo by Nam Kang-ho)





Firefighters carry the body of a passenger from the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024 in Muan-gun, South Korea. A plane carrying 181 people, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea after skidding off the runway and colliding with a wall, resulting in an explosion. Early reports said that at least 151 people had died. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)





South Korean soldiers search for missing passengers near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival December 29, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only two survivors rescued so far and 120 confirmed dead. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)





The wrecked tail section of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed and burst into flames is seen at the end of the runway at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival on December 29, killing everyone aboard -- save two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. (Photo by Yonhap/AFP Photo)





Buddhist monks from the Jogye sect's Social and Labour Committee mourn for the victims of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft that crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival on December 29, killing everyone aboard – save two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. (Photo by Yonhap/AFP Photo)





People pay tribute to the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash during a countdown event to mark the 2025 New Year, at the Bosingak pavilion in central Seoul before midnight on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally near the presidential residence on December 31, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. A Seoul court issued a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law imposition, making him the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)





Participants hit a huge bell to welcome the 2025 New Year's Day, during celebrations post midnight at the Bosingak pavilion in central Seoul on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Phoot)





Mourners wait to pay their respects for the victims of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft which crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on January 1, 2025. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival on December 29, killing everyone aboard – save two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. (Photo by Yonhap/AFP Photo)





A participant wearing a face mask with US and South Korean flags takes part in a rally to support impeached South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul on January 1, 2025. South Korean investigators said January 1 they would execute an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law by the deadline of January 6, as the impeached leader's supporters rallied outside his residence. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Pro-Yoon Suk Yeol supporters gather outside the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on January 02, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. A Seoul court issued a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law imposition, making him the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)





A man carrying a placard with a comic depicting South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol marches during an anti-Yoon rally in Seoul on January 3, 2025. South Korean investigators called off their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on January 3 over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his security team. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





An anti-Yoon protester holding signs that read, "Arrest Yoon Suk Yeol immediately," as people march towards impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence, after investigators were unable to execute an arrest warrant on Friday for Yoon according to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, in Seoul, South Korea, on January 3, 2025. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A staff member works at the Gwanghwamun gate during snowfall in Seoul on January 5, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol have their heads shaved as they attend a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)