Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Preparing for Korean War Anniversary

| June 24, 2026
Ahead of Korean War anniv.
Ahead of Korean War anniv.
A visitor heads to a fallen soldier’s grave at the National Cemetery in Seoul on June 23, 2026, two days ahead of the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: High Waves in Yangyang

| June 23, 2026
High waves
High waves
High waves are observed along the shore in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, on June 21, 2026, after weather authorities issued a warning about high waves for the country’s eastern coast. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ballot Protests Continue

| June 22, 2026
Ballot protests continue
Ballot protests continue
Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local elections, marred by ballot paper shortages, continue outside SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul’s southern ward of Songpa on June 21, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Traditional Korean Hair Washing

| June 19, 2026
Traditional hair washing
Traditional hair washing
A woman from abroad has her hair washed with water boiled with iris leaves during an event at the National Folk Museum in Seoul on June 17, 2026, to celebrate the traditional Korean holiday “Dano,” or the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar that falls on June 19. Washing hair in iris water is one of the main Dano rituals, believed to add shine to the hair. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean Election Protesters Wave U.S. Flags

| June 18, 2026
Protesters over ballot shortage
Protesters over ballot shortageP
rotesters shout slogans as they continue to stage a rally in front of the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, used as a vote-counting facility, in Seoul’s Songpa Ward on June 17, 2026, over an unprecedented shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in the June 3 local elections at 26 polling stations. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seoul Queer Culture Festival

| June 16, 2026
Rainbow flags
Rainbow flags
Participants wrapped in rainbow flags walk around the Seoul Queer Culture Festival taking place on June 13, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea and Italy Summit Talks in Rome

| June 15, 2026
S. Korea-Italy summit talks in Rome
S. Korea-Italy summit talks in Rome
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) holds talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on June 12, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Xi Commemorates Fallen Chinese Soldiers in North Korea

| June 11, 2026

Xi pays tribute to fallen Chinese soldiers in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi Jinping places a wreath at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Xi’s visit to the tower, which commemorates Chinese soldiers who died while fighting for the North in the 1950-53 Korean War, came one day after he held summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, agreeing to put the two nations’ friendly relations “on a more solid basis” and expand cooperation in politics, economy, culture and other fields. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Ready for World Cup Game in Mexico

| June 10, 2026
Ahead of World Cup
Ahead of World Cup
People take a photo in front of a structure symbolizing South Korea in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, on June 7, 2026. South Korea are scheduled to play two of their three Group A matches in Guadalajara, a city about 1,500 meters above sea level. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Watches New Destroyer Conduct Sea Trials

| June 9, 2026


Kim watches Kang Kon destroyer set sail

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (4th from R) observes the naval destroyer Kang Kon’s sea trials on June 4, 2026, after the vessel begins operational capability evaluation tests, according to footage aired by Korean Central Television (KCTV) on June 6. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)