A visitor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus wanders through the lanterns at the Royal Culture Festival at the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, October 19, 2021. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Visitors wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk through the lanterns at the Royal Culture Festival at the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, October 19, 2021. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions wear masks costumed in the Netflix series Squid Game for a march to Seoul City hall during a rally against the government's labor policy on October 20, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. Thousands of unions members hold a massive rally in Seoul as an one-day strike aimed at bringing labor issues to the next presidential election in 2022. (Photo by Sanghwan Jung/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





The Nuri rocket, the first domestically produced space rocket, sits on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Thursday, October 21, 2021. South Korea was preparing to test-launch its first domestically produced space rocket Thursday in what officials describe as an important step in its pursuit of a satellite launch program. (Photo by Korea Pool via AP Photo)





People take a selfie with a giant doll named “Younghee” from Netflix series “Squid Game” on display at a park in Seoul, South Korea, October 26, 2021. “Squid Game” has been watched by 142 million households since its September 17 debut, helping Netflix add 4.38 million new subscribers. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A giant doll named “Younghee” from Netflix series “Squid Game” is on display at a park in Seoul, South Korea, October 26, 2021. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A local district health official in protective gear disinfects shop fronts as a precaution against the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, October 29, 2021. South Korea has allowed larger social gatherings and lifted business-hour restrictions on restaurants starting Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in what officials describe as the first step of an attempt to restore some pre-pandemic normalcy. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo/File)





Relatives pay tribute at a memorial altar as they make a call of condolence at the funeral of deceased former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, Saturday, October 30, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. Dozens of relatives and dignitaries gathered in South Korea’s capital on Saturday to pay their final respects to the former president, a key participant in a 1979 military coup who later won a landmark democratic election before his political career ended with imprisonment for corruption and treason. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





A health official from Yongsan district, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), sprays anti-septic solution at outside stores in an alley of Itaewon district to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) ahead of Halloween on October 29, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. Calls for vigilance have grown as many communities are expected to celebrate Halloween over the rest of this week. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)





Baseball fans who are fully vaccinated or tested negative for the virus within the last 48 hours or under 18 years old, cheer their teams during the wildcard baseball game for the KBO postseason between Kiwoom Heroes and Doosan Bears in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, November 1, 2021. South Korea on Monday began to allow larger social gatherings and lifted business-hour restrictions on restaurants in what officials described as the first step toward attempting to restore some pre-pandemic normalcy. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A visitor looks at displays at the 2021 Korea International Sign & Design Show (KOSIGN) in Seoul, South Korea, 04 November 2021. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)





KT Wiz fans take a selfie during the first baseball game of the Korean Series between Doosan Bears and KT Wiz at Gocheok Skydome in Seoul on November 14, 2021. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





Visitors wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk across markings displayed on the floor for the social distancing measures outside an exhibition hall in Goyang, South Korea, Sunday, November 14, 2021. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Buddhists monks wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus leave a hall at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. South Korea on Wednesday reported 3,187 new cases of the coronavirus, nearly matching a one-day record set in September, a worrisome development in a country that eased social distancing rules in recent weeks to lessen the pandemic's economic impact. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Parents wearing face masks pray during a special service to wish for their children's success on the eve of the college entrance exam at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. About 500,000 high school seniors and graduates across the country are expected to take the College Scholastic Ability Test. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A woman hangs a paper note to wish for her child's success during a special service on the eve of the college entrance exam at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. About 500,000 high school seniors and graduates across the country are expected to take the College Scholastic Ability Test. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A student gets off a police vehicle which carried her to a high school to arrive in time for a college entrance exam in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, November 18, 2021. About 510,000 high school seniors and graduates across the country are expected to take the College Scholastic Ability Test. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People queue in line to wait for the coronavirus testing at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, November 24, 2021. New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 4,000 in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic as a delta-driven spread continues to rattle the country after it eased social distancing in recent weeks to improve its economy. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, November 25, 2021. Asian stock markets fell Thursday after Federal Reserve officials indicated they were ready to raise interest rates sooner than expected if needed to cool inflation. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Officials bow as a funeral car carrying former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan's body leaves his house for a funeral hall in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Former South Korean military strongman Chun, who crushed pro-democracy demonstrations in 1980, died on Tuesday. He was 90. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)