Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Comedian Questioned By Police

| February 23, 2026
Comedian Park Na-rae questioned by police
Comedian Park Na-rae questioned by police
Comedian Park Na-rae departs Seoul Gangnam Police Station on Feb. 20, 2026, after being questioned on allegations of workplace abuse against her former managers and receiving illegal medical procedures. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Celebrates Opening of New Housing Project in Pyongyan

| February 20, 2026
N. Korea completes housing project
N. Korea completes housing project
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) attends an inauguration ceremony to mark the completion of housing units in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district, with his daughter Ju-ae, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on Feb. 17, 2026. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Lunar New Year Event in Seoul

| February 19, 2026
Lunar New Year event
Lunar New Year event
Participants receive a painting at an event to commemorate the new year at a ceremony for the changing of royal gatekeepers at the royal Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Feb. 18, 2026, the final day of the Lunar New Year holiday. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea’s “Naked Marathon”

| February 18, 2026
Participants run shirtless on Saturday during the Pyeongchang Daegwallyeong Naked Marathon, held in Pyeonchang, Gangwon Province. (Newsis)
Participants run shirtless on Saturday during the Pyeongchang Daegwallyeong Naked Marathon, held in Pyeonchang, Gangwon Province. (Newsis)

Picture of the Day: South Korean Snowboard Champion

| February 17, 2026
Choi Ga-on wins women's snowboard halfpipe
Choi Ga-on wins women’s snowboard halfpipe
Choi Ga-on of South Korea competes in the first run of the women’s halfpipe final at the Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2026. She won the event. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Lunar New Year Traffic Jam in Seoul

| February 16, 2026
The Gyeongbu Expressway in southern Seoul is packed with vehicles on Feb. 13, 2025, a day before the Lunar New Year holiday period. (Yonhap)

The Gyeongbu Expressway in southern Seoul is packed with vehicles on Feb. 13, 2025, a day before the Lunar New Year holiday period. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Eric Trump Visits Seoul

| February 12, 2026
Eric Trump (C), executive vice president of The Trump Organization, is briefed by Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae (R) during his visit to the city, just east of Seoul, to tour development projects, in this photo provided by the municipal government on Feb. 11, 2026. (Yonhap)

Eric Trump (C), executive vice president of The Trump Organization, is briefed by Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae (R) during his visit to the city, just east of Seoul, to tour development projects, in this photo provided by the municipal government on Feb. 11, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Remembering the ROK’s First Embassy

| February 11, 2026
South Korean Ambassador to the US Kang Kyung-wha (left) and Korea Heritage Service Administrator Huh Min attend an event installing a plaque at the consular section building of the Korean Embassy in Washington on Monday to mark the historic building as the site of the Asian country's first-ever embassy. (Yonhap)

South Korean Ambassador to the US Kang Kyung-wha (left) and Korea Heritage Service Administrator Huh Min attend an event installing a plaque at the consular section building of the Korean Embassy in Washington on Monday to mark the historic building as the site of the Asian country’s first-ever embassy. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New North Korean Stamps

| February 6, 2026
N.K. stamps on regional development policy
N.K. stamps on regional development policy
This photo, captured from the website of North Korea’s State Stamp Bureau on Feb. 5, 2026, shows part of the stamps that the bureau has issued to feature North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s signature regional development policy to build modern factories in 20 cities and counties each year over a 10-year period to improve the living conditions of people in regional areas. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Stryker Brigade Arrives in South Korea

| February 5, 2026
New rotational U.S. Stryker unit in S. Korea
New rotational U.S. Stryker unit in S. Korea
Armored vehicles and other military vehicles from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division are seen after being unloaded at a pier in the southeastern port city of Busan on Feb. 4, 2026. The combat team is set to replace the outgoing 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division this month and operate in South Korea for nine months. (Yonhap)