Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (C, 1st row), Defense Minister Han Min-koo (3rd from L, 1st row) and other participants pose for a photo during a tour of the 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer, the Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, at the new civilian-military naval base on Jeju Island on Feb. 26, 2016, in this photo released by the Navy. The tour came after a ceremony marking the base’s launch. The base opened 23 years after it was first initiated to serve as docks for warships and cruise ships and to host forces to quickly respond to any hostile activities in nearby waters. The base construction has been opposed for years by local residents and activist groups who cite environmental damage and the buildup of regional military tensions. (Yonhap)
This photo provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Feb. 26, 2016, shows what used to be the home of Albert Taylor, the first Western journalist to report on the March 1, 1919, independence movement by Koreans against Japan. The Seoul government said it will restore “Dilkusha,” the name given to the two-story brick house in downtown that means “palace of hope” in Hindu, to its original appearance and open it to the public in 2019 to mark the centennial of the independence movement. (Yonhap)
A ceremony is held at U.S. military base Camp Casey in Dongducheon, north of Seoul, on Feb. 26, 2016, for the rotation of troops. Some 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended in a truce instead of a peace treaty. (Yonhap)
People holding up South Korean flags, or “Taegeukgi,” reenact the March 1 Independence Movement in 1919 against Japanese colonial rule in Seoul on Feb. 26, 2016, four days ahead of a national holiday marking the uprising. (Yonhap)
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (R) talks with Daniel Russel, U.S. assistant secretary of state, during their meeting in Seoul on Feb. 26, 2016. The U.S. diplomat arrived earlier in the day as the U.N. Security Council is getting closer to adopting a resolution that will slap tough sanctions on North Korea for its recent nuclear test and rocket launch. Russel heads to China on Feb. 27, whose cooperation is critical to making the sanctions effective. (Yonhap)
Graphic depiction and recreations of Jesus Christ have always portrayed the son of God as a thin but shredded deity.
In this depiction of God on Earth, Jesus is swole as HELL. Art is up for interpretation but it’s easy to interpret that this statue’s creator imaged that Jesus spent his time pumping iron as preaching.
As one IMGUR commentor put it — “And verily did Jesus lift on every day; and lo, he skippeth not leg day. And there was much rejoicing and yelling of ‘bro!’.” [Brobible via reader tip]
An angler poses for a photo with a giant fat bass measuring 175 centimeters in length on Yeoseo Island off South Korea’s southwestern coast, in this undated photo released by the Wan Island municipality on Feb. 24, 2016. The legendary deep sea fish weighing 120 kilograms was caught in waters off the island two days ago. (Yonhap)
The fast response unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency trains against riots at a command inspection in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2016, testing their preparedness against violent protests, road occupation and other scenarios. (Yonhap)
Two elderly men erect a post on which rice, barley, sorghum and other grains are attached at the folk village in the city of Yongin, south of Seoul, on Feb. 22, 2016, which is “Jeongwol Daeboreum,” the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. The rite is typical of customs observed by Korean farmers on Jeongwol Daeboreum to wish for a bumper crop in the new year. (Yonhap)
This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2016 shows the U.S. Naval Forces Korea building inside South Korea’s naval base in the southeastern coastal city of Busan, which was relocated from Seoul’s Yongsan Garrison. (Yonhap)
