Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: K-Pop Singer Becomes An Ajuma

Singer Lim Sung-eun

Lim Sung-eun, a member of South Korean idol group Young Turks Club that debuted in the 1990s, poses during an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul on Feb. 6, 2015. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: One of Seoul’s Last Shantytowns Being Destroyed

Clash over redevelopment project

Residents of Guryong Village, the last shantytown in Gangnam, Seoul’s wealthiest district, clash with riot police on Feb. 6, 2015, as municipal officials and contractor workers attempt to demolish the village’s community center as part of the area’s redevelopment project. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kang Han-na Promotes Empire of Lust

Actress Kang Han-na

South Korean actress Kang Han-na, who stars in the new movie “Empire of Lust,” poses during a publicity event in Seoul on Feb. 3, 2015. The movie will be released in South Korea in March. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Sewol March

March for safe salvage of Sewol ferry

Bereaved families of the Sewol ferry victims march on the streets of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on Feb. 4, 2015. They are in the midst of a nationwide march in demand of the safe salvage of the sunken ferry in the sea off Jindo Island, South Jeolla Province. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Water Pipe Burst Causes Flood In Pyeongtaek

Water pipe burst in Pyeongtaek

An underground water pipe measuring 1,000 milimeters in diameter bursts in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Jan. 31, 2015, flooding the area for hours. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Naval Housing Constructed on Jeju

Construction of naval residential complex

The construction of a military residential complex resumes near the site of a new naval base on Jeju Island on Feb. 2, 2015. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korean Art Exhibit

Exhibition of NK paintings

South Korean citizens look at North Korean artists’ paintings during an exhibition at Kintex in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Jan. 29, 2015. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Marine Corps Camp

Youths be Brave
A participant frowns during training in the 2015 Marine Corps Winter Camp at Dogu Beach in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province on Wednesday. [KBS Global]

Picture of the Day: Nice Tomatoes

Tomato harvest

A farming couple harvest tomatoes at their greenhouse on the outskirts of Busan on Jan. 26, 2015. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Busan’s Umbrella Street

'Umbrella street' in Busan

The popular tourist district of Haeundae in Busan proposes on Jan. 25, 2015 that it will install umbrellas overarching the streets near its namesake beach this coming summer. The picture shows the end-product envisioned by the district officials. (Photo courtesy of Haeundae District)