Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: President Lee Remembers Gwangju Uprising Victims

| May 20, 2026
Lee pays tribute to victims of Gwangju uprising
Lee pays tribute to victims of Gwangju uprising
President Lee Jae Myung (front, R) and his wife, Kim Hea Kyung (front, L), pay respects at the tomb of a person killed during the 1980 Gwangju democratization movement, at the May 18th National Cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 18, 2026, in this photo provided by Cheong Wa Dae. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Dolphins Swim Off of Jeju Island

| May 19, 2026
Bottlenose dolphins off Jeju Island
Bottlenose dolphins off Jeju Island
A pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins swims in waters off the city of Seogwipo on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju on May 18, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Remembering the Gwangju Uprising

| May 18, 2026
May 18th National Cemetery

Children pay their respects to slain pro-democracy fighters at the May 18th National Cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 16, 2026, two days ahead of the 46th anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising. The national cemetery honors citizens who were killed in the city during protests against the military junta of Chun Doo-hwan in May 1980. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 11 Year Old Boy Dies Hiking Alone On Korean Mountain

| May 13, 2026
Boy found dead after going missing in mountain park
Rescuers carry the body of a boy on Mount Juwang in Cheongsong, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on May 12, 2026, after the 11-year-old boy, who had gone missing after hiking alone on the mountain, was discovered about 100 meters from the mountain’s peak. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Team Inspects Fire Damage on Korean Ship

| May 12, 2026
Investigation on ship damage in Hormuz Strait
Investigation on ship damage in Hormuz Strait
A bulk container ship operated by South Korean shipper HMM Co. is docked at a port in Dubai on May 9, 2026, after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz. A government inspection team has begun its investigation into the cause of the explosion and subsequent fire, according to HMM and the South Korean consulate in Dubai. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: BTS Meets with Mexico’s President

| May 11, 2026
BTS meets Mexican president
BTS meets Mexican president
South Korea’s K-pop megagroup BTS poses for a photo with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (5th from L) at the presidential office in Mexico City on May 6, 2026, in this photo provided by BigHit Music. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Star Wars Drone Show in Seoul

| May 8, 2026
Star Wars-themed drone show
Star Wars-themed drone show
An image of Stormtroopers in the Star Wars film series is displayed in the night sky during a drone show marking Children’s Day over a park on the Han River in Seoul on May 5, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Protest Tent Set Up in Front of Samsung Chairman’s Home in Yongsan

| May 5, 2026
Samsung labor union's tent in front of chairman's home
Samsung labor union’s tent in front of chairman’s home
A sit-in protest tent of Samsung Electronics Co.’s labor union is installed in front of Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s home in Yongsan district in central Seoul on April 30, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Torch Light March in Pyongyang

| May 4, 2026

North Korean youths take part in a torchlight march at Kim Il-sung Plaza in Pyongyang on April 30, 2026, to mark the 11th Congress of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, North Korea’s largest youth organization, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. The letters formed by the torchlight read “Kim Jong-un,” the country’s current leader, and “the Youth League.” (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Navy Launches New Frigate

| May 1, 2026
New frigate ROKS Jeju launched
New frigate ROKS Jeju launched
Fireworks are shot off during a ceremony at SK Oceanplant Co.’s shipyard in Goseong, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on April 29, 2026, to launch the ROKS Jeju, a new homegrown 3,600-ton frigate with enhanced anti-air and anti-submarine capabilities. (Yonhap)