Civic group opposes military logistics pact with Japan A civic group, dubbed Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea, holds a press conference in front of Seoul’s defense ministry opposing a military logistics support pact with Japan on June 28, 2026. (Yonhap)
BTS concert in Busan Busan Asiad Main Stadium is surrounded by concertgoers for K-pop boy group BTS’ concert in Busan, about 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on June 13, 2026, in this photo released by the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency the next day. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
