Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: South Koreans Protest In Support of Dictator

| January 6, 2026
Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Members of civic groups stage a protest rally in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2026, to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump for the United States capturing of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation on Jan. 3. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Beer Bottle Clean Up on Gwangju Highway

| January 5, 2026
Korea Expressway Corp. employees clean up spilled beer bottles on the expressway ramp in Gwangju on Tuesday. (Korea Expressway Corp.)
Korea Expressway Corp. employees clean up spilled beer bottles on the expressway ramp in Gwangju on Tuesday. (Korea Expressway Corp.)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Inspects MLRS Factory

| December 31, 2025
N.K. leader inspects factory producing multiple rocket launchers
N.K. leader inspects factory producing multiple rocket launchers
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (facing camera, rear) inspects a munitions factory producing multiple rocket launchers, in this undated photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 30, 2025. Kim called for more production of the weapon system that can be used as a “strategic attack means,” the KCNA reported, without elaborating on the date of his inspection and the factory’s location. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Military Convention in Seoul

| December 30, 2025
Military gear show in Seoul
Military gear show in Seoul
Platoon Convention, a trade show for military gear, takes place at the SETEC convention center in southern Seoul on Dec. 28, 2025, drawing visitors. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Winter on Mt. Halla

| December 29, 2025
Wintry scenery of Mt. Halla
Wintry scenery of Mt. Halla
Tourists take in the wintry scenery at Mount Halla, Jeju Island, on Dec. 27, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Inspects Hotel Room

| December 24, 2025
N.K. leader attends dedication ceremony for hotels
N.K. leader attends dedication ceremony for hotels
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), alongside his daughter, Ju-ae, inspects a room during a ceremony marking the completion of a hotel in Samjiyon at the foot of Mount Paektu in northern North Korea on Dec. 20, 2025, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 23. Kim took part in the dedication of the Ikkal and Milyong hotels, two of the five new modern hotels in the mountainous city, which also include the Sobaeksu, Ponnamu and Chongbong hotels. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Santa Clauses Climb Mt. Bukhan

| December 23, 2025
Santa climbing mountain
Santa climbing mountain
Hikers dressed as Santa Claus climb Mount Bukhan in northern Seoul on Dec. 21, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Christmas Tree at Buddhist Temple

| December 22, 2025
Christmas tree lit at Buddhist temple
Christmas tree lit at Buddhist temple
A Christmas tree-shaped lantern is lit in front of Jogye Temple, run by South Korea’s largest Buddhist order of Jogye, in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits a Shoe Shop with His Daughter

| December 19, 2025
NK leader inspects industrial complex with daughter
NK leader inspects industrial complex with daughter
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) and his daughter, Ju-ae, walk hand-in-hand as they look around a shoe shop during his inspection of an industrial complex in Kangdong County on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 15, 2025, in this photo captured from the North’s official Korean Central Television the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un’s Wife Seen Carrying a Gucci Bag

| December 18, 2025


NK leader’s wife carrying what looks like Gucci shoulder bag

Ri Sol-ju (R), wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, carries what appears to be a Gucci GG Marmont mini shoulder bag (circled in red), as she accompanies Kim with her daughter Ju-ae during his inspection of an industrial complex in Kangdong County on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 15, 2025, in this photo captured from the North’s official Korean Central Television the next day. (Yonhap)