Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: BTS’s Jin Gets a Buzz Code Prior to Entering Military Service

| December 13, 2022
This photo of BTS member Jin with a military haircut was captured from Weverse, an online K-pop community platform. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Skiing at Pyeongchang

| December 12, 2022
Skiers in Pyeongchang
Skiers in Pyeongchang
Skiers await their turn to take a lift to enjoy skiing and snowboarding at Yongpyong Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: BLACKPINK is TIME’s Entertainers of the Year

| December 9, 2022
BLACKPINK named TIME's Entertainer of Year
BLACKPINK named TIME’s Entertainer of Year
This photo, provided by YG Entertainment on Dec. 6, 2022, shows the cover of TIME featuring South Korean K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, chosen as the Entertainer of the Year by the U.S. magazine. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Vietnamese President Visits South Korea

| December 8, 2022
Vietnamese leader visits S. Korea
Vietnamese leader visits S. Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony for the latter’s three-day state visit to South Korea at the presidential office in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2022. Yoon invited Phuc on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Phuc is the first foreign leader to make a state visit to South Korea since Yoon’s inauguration in May. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: South Korea Eliminated from World Cup After Big Loss to Brazil

| December 7, 2022
South Korean captain Son Heung-min (C) walks off the field after going down 4-0 against Brazil in the countries’ round of 16 match at the FIFA World Cup at Stadium 974 in Doha on Dec. 5, 2022. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Trucker Strike Impacting Korean Gas Stations

| December 6, 2022
No more gas
No more gas
A sign informing customers that gas is sold out is attached at a gas station in Seoul on Dec. 4, 2022, as the strike by truckers in South Korea has caused disruptions in the supply. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Deoksu Palace

| December 5, 2022
Snow on Deoksu Palace
Snow on Deoksu Palace
Snow falls on the royal Deoksu Palace in central Seoul on Dec. 3, 2022. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Chinese Embassy in Seoul Honor Jiang Zemin

| December 2, 2022
Condolences over ex-Chinese leader's death
Condolences over ex-Chinese leader’s death
This photo, taken Dec. 1, 2022, shows a memorial altar for late former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin at the Chinese Embassy in Seoul. Jiang died of leukemia and multiple organ failure the day before. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Naval Cadets Graduate

| November 30, 2022
Naval cadets' commencement ceremony
Naval cadets’ commencement ceremony
This photo, provided by the Navy, shows 133rd-class naval and marine cadets posing for a photo during their commencement ceremony at the Korea Naval Academy in Changwon, 400 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 28, 2022. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: People Rescue Woman Hit By Drunk Driver on Jeju

| November 29, 2022
Rescuing woman trapped under car
Rescuing woman trapped under car
People lift a car to save a woman in her 70s under it at an alley on South Korea’s southern Jeju Island on Nov. 24, 2022, in this photo captured from a video provided by the Seogwipo city government. The car was driven by an unlicensed drunk driver. (Yonhap)