A Look at Life in South Korea

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A pair of dogs, Gomi, left, and Songgang, are unveiled at a park in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, December 12, 2022. The dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up being resettled at a zoo in South Korea following a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals. (Photo by Chun Jung-in/Yonhap via AP Photo)

A fan holds pictures of BTS singer Jin in front of a military training unit in Yeoncheon on December 13, 2022, as the place where BTS singer Jin is scheduled to arrive to begin his military service. BTS star Jin starts his mandatory South Korean military duty on December 13, 2022, the first band member to enlist since their hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken and wondering if this was the end for the K-pop juggernaut. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)

South Korean police officers pass by a banner showing an image of K-pop band BTS's member Jin near an army training center in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Jin is set to enter a frontline South Korean booth camp on Tuesday to start his 18 months of mandatory military service, as fans are gathering near the base to say goodbye to their star. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

Fans wait to see BTS's Jin's join the military service in front of the 5th Infantry Division recruit training center, on December 13, 2022 in Yeoncheon-gun, South Korea. K-pop star Jin begins his military service today and will be deployed to a unit after receiving five weeks of training at the boot camp. All able-bodied men in South Korea between 18 and 28 must serve in the military for 18 to 21 months. The oldest member of BTS, Jin turned 30 on 4 December 2022. The other members of the group plan to pursue individual projects and BTS will reunite in 2025 after all members have completed their military service. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Women take a selfie with images of BTS's member Jin in front of a cafe in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, December 12, 2022. South Korean media report that Jin is going to enlist the military service on Tuesday. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

Soldiers stand guard outside a South Korean army boot camp near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas before the arrival of Jin, the oldest member of the K-pop band BTS, in Yeoncheon, South Korea on December 13, 2022. (Photo by Heo Ran/Reuters)

Fans wait to see BTS's Jin's join the military service in front of the 5th Infantry Division recruit training center, on December 13, 2022 in Yeoncheon-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Vietnamese tourists wearing South Korean traditional clothes take a pictures in the snow during a visit to the Gyegbokgung Palace in Seoul South Korea, 15 December 2022. Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) is forecasting heavy snow to hit the capital and central regions with the temperature in Seoul reaching minus 7.7 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE)

A man works in the snow near a Christmas tree for the upcoming Christmas Festival in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, December 15, 2022. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

An Imperial guard stands in the snow outside the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty, and one of South Korea's well known landmarks in Seoul, South Korea. Thursday, December 15, 2022. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

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Visitors take a selfie in the snow at the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty, and one of South Korea's well known landmarks in Seoul, South Korea. Thursday, December 15, 2022. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk through Gyeongbokgung palace during snowfall in central Seoul on December 15, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)

Hoarfrost blankets trees and grass along the Soyang River amid a cold wave in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers northeast of Seoul, South Korea, 16 December 2022. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)

People walk past an illuminated lantern for the upcoming Year of the Rabbit during Seoul Lantern Festival at Gwanghwamun square in Seoul on December 19, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)

A couple takes a selfie with glowing lanterns during the Lantern Festival at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, December 19, 2022. The festival will run from Dec. 19 to Dec. 31. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

A swarm of spectacled teals flies over the Junam Reservoir, a migratory bird habitat, in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, 18 December 2022. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)

A girl looks at divers in Santa Clause and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer costumes during a promotional event for Christmas at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea on December 20, 2022. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, A U.S. B-52 bomber, C-17 and South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The United States flew nuclear-capable bombers and advanced stealth jets in a show of force against North Korea on Tuesday, as the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un derided doubts about her country's military and threatened a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile test. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via AP Photo)

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fourth from right, and volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event before they deliver gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, December 24, 2022. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)