South Korean Army soldiers participate in the media day for the 74th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Military Base in Gyeryong, South Korea on September 29, 2022. Armed Forces Day is observed on 01 October. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via Reuters)





A giant inflatable Rubber Duck installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hoffman floats on Seokchon Lake in Seoul, South Korea on September 30, 2022. (Photo by Heo Ran/Reuters)





A United Nations Command (UNC) soldier looks at a view of North Korea near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, on October 4, 2022. North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile on October 4, which flew over Japan, Seoul and Tokyo said, a significant escalation as Pyongyang ramps up its record-breaking weapons-testing blitz. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)





In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Air Force F-15Ks and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea's intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launch earlier in the day, on October 04, 2022 at an undisclosed location.North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan on Tuesday in its first launch of an IRBM in eight months, according to South Korea’s military. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)





The 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opens for a 10-day run at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, 05 October 2022, featuring 243 films from 71 countries, including 89 world premieres and 13 international debuts. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)





Members of Taekwondo demonstration team break plates during the Taekwondo demonstration near the Gwanghwamun, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, at a square in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Friday, October 7, 2022. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A member of Taekwondo demonstration team breaks plates during the Taekwondo demonstration near the Gwanghwamun, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, at a square in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Friday, October 7, 2022. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A US marine (L) shares a drink with his South Korean comrades during a joint amphibious landing exercise with their Philippine counterparts at a beach facing the South China Sea in San Antonio town, Zambales province on October 7, 2022. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





A child walks through a fountain tunnel in Seoul, South Korea, 09 October 2022, as he holds an umbrella on a rainy day. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)





A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 10, 2022. North Korea said Monday its recent barrage of missile launches were tests of its tactical nuclear weapons to “hit and wipe out” potential South Korean and U.S. targets, state media reported Monday. Leader Kim Jong Un signaled he would conduct more provocative tests in coming weeks. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





An attendee poses for a photo during the 2022 Spring/Summer Seoul Fashion Week at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on October 11, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





Banners featuring Jimin, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS, are displayed along a road near Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan, South Korea Wednesday, October 12, 2022, three days before the boy band stages a massive live concert. (Photo by Sang Duck-chul/Yonhap via AP Photo)





A woman takes photographs of her dog in a pink muhly grass field at a park in Hanam, South Korea on October 12, 2022. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





Models walk the runway during the CAHIERS show at Seoul Fashion Week SS 23 on October 13, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Justin Shin/Getty Images)





A South Korean army soldier stands guard inside a military guard post at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, October 14, 2022. North Korea early Friday fired a ballistic missile and 170 rounds of artillery shells toward the sea and flew warplanes near the tense border with South Korea, further raising animosities triggered by the North's recent barrage of weapons tests. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





South Korean Army K2 tanks cross a floating bridge on the Namhan River during a joint river-crossing drill between South Korea and the United States in Yeoju, South Korea, Wednesday, October 19, 2022. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A South Korean soldier (2nd L) reacts with a US soldier (3rd R) as they set up a floating bridge during a South Korea-US joint river-crossing drill as part of the annual Hoguk military exercise in Yeoju on October 19, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





A South Korea's Apache helicopters attends in the “Hoguk” military exercise in Yeoju-gun, 100 km south of Seoul, Gueonggi province, South Korea, 19 October 2022. South Korea's military kicked off the annual Hoguk exercise on 17 October that aim to test readiness against North's nuclear and missile threats. The drills are expected to continue until 28 October. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE)





B-boy Amin Drillz of Austria (front) competes during the 2022 World Breaking Championship at the Olympic Park in Seoul on October 21, 2022. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)





South Korean Marine amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke shells to land on the seashore during a landing operation as part of the annual Hoguk military exercise in Pohang, South Korea on October 26, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/Pool via Reuters)