A member of Korean Federation for Environmental Movement in a Santa Claus outfit attaches dumped cigarette butts at a cigarette butt Christmas tree in front of Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation office in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, December 23, 2019. The environmental activist group called for a ban on the use of plastic for cigarette filters as part of efforts to protect the environment from toxic plastic pollution. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

A boy shouts after catching a trout during a trout catching contest in Hwacheon, South Korea, Saturday, January 6, 2018. The contest is part of an annual ice festival which draws over 1,000,000 visitors every year. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

Participants from a North Korea military band perform during the Spasskaya Tower international military music festival in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, August 23, 2019. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)

A South Korean marine in action during their regular drill on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea November 1, 2018. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via Reuters)

A man walks past an advertisement sign promoting a bank in Seoul in this September 3, 2009 file photo. South Korea is expected to release GDP dara this week. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume performs with sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, December 9, 2015. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

A dog with a cherry blossom-shaped pin, is seen in the cherry blossom festival in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 9, 2017. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)

Kim Yelim, of South Korea, competes in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, February 17, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)