On the afternoon of May 20, 2025, the 3rd Inje University President’s Cup International Student Jangsa Ssireum Competition was held at Inje University’s Gimhae Campus in Eobang-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, where international students competed in traditional Korean wrestling.(Photo by Dong-Hwan Kim)
A competitor swims while connected to a partner via a duck-shaped inflatable tube during a 1-km Han River race in Seoul, South Korea, on May 30, 2025. The event was part of a triathlon organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to promote the river’s improved water quality.(Photo by Yonhap/EPA)
On June 1, 2025, at the entrance of a beauty salon in Yangchon-myeon, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, swallow chicks eagerly awaited food with their beaks wide open, appearing to smile brightly.(Photo by Shin Hyeon-jong)
Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung attends a campaign rally in Seongnam, South Korea, on June 2, 2025. With the election just days away, candidates intensified their focus on domestic political agendas. The vote follows former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal from office after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.(Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images)
Supporters of Kim Moon-soo, the conservative People Power Party’s presidential candidate, cheer at his final campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea, on June 2, 2025.(Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)
Vehicles transport ballot boxes for counting on South Korea’s presidential election day in Seoul, June 3, 2025.(Photo by Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters)
A woman casts her vote at a polling station set up in a wedding hall during South Korea’s presidential election in Seoul on June 3, 2025.(Photo by Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters)
South Korea’s newly inaugurated President Lee Jae-myung bows at the conclusion of his swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2025.(Photo by Anthony Wallace/Pool via AFP Photo)
President Lee Jae-myung (2nd R) and his wife Kim Hye-kyung (R) make a heart gesture to the crowd outside the National Assembly after his inauguration ceremony in Seoul on June 4, 2025.(Photo by Lee Jin-man/Pool via AFP Photo)
Traditional Korean musicians perform at the 1st National Music Day event held at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 5, 2025.(Phoot by Park Seong-won)
South Korean Vietnam War veterans salute at the grave of their fallen comrade Kim Byung-Chul on the eve of Memorial Day at the National Cemetery in Seoul, June 5, 2025.(Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
Descendants of nations involved in the Korean War (6.25 War) pose in hanbok at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on June 8, 2025, as part of the UN Descendants Exchange Camp.(Photo by Park Seong-won)
BTS members RM (L) and V (R) react after being discharged from mandatory military service in Chuncheon, South Korea, on June 10, 2025. The two were the first of four BTS members to complete their 18-month service, required for all able-bodied South Korean men.(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
BTS fans wait for BTS members Jungkook and Jimin who are set to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
BTS’s Jungkook and Jimin pose for photos after their military discharge in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on June 11, 2025.(Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
Fans cheer as BTS’s RM and V salute after their military discharge in Chuncheon on June 10, 2025. Hundreds gathered outside army bases to welcome the stars. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)
A couple in black wedding attire takes photos at Dadaepo Beach in Busan’s Saha-gu on June 12, 2025.(Photo by Kim Dong-hwan)
A BTS fan poses while waiting for Jungkook and Jimin’s military discharge in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on June 11, 2025.(Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
A fan holds a BTS group photo during the 2025 BTS Festa, celebrating the band’s debut anniversary in Goyang, South Korea, on June 13, 2025.(Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)
A protester (C) wears a Donald Trump mask during a rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on June 18, 2025, opposing the former U.S. president’s policies on South Korea.(Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE)
