Contestants pose for a photo with their dishes utilizing kimchi as they take part in a cooking competition during a festival celebrating the traditional Korean fermented vegetable dish, organized b

Global fans of South Korean superband BTS wear joyful expressions as they enter SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Nov. 27, 2021, for the septet's first in-person concert since 2019. (Yonhap)

Employees put on a performance on the slopes of Yongpyeong Ski Resort in PyeongChang in the northeastern province of Gangwon on Nov. 26, 2021, to mark the resort's opening. (Yonhap)
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Colorful lanterns are displayed on Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul on Nov. 25, 2021, one day before the opening of the Seoul Lantern Festival. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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Students create a voting seal on the playground of Kyungduk Girls' High School in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov.

People take part in a ceremony in Pretoria on Nov. 24, 2021, to open the Korean Cultural Center in the South African capital. (Yonhap)
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Officials check this year's Christmas seals at a branch of the Korean National Tuberculosis Association in Suwon, 45 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 24, 2021. (Yonhap)
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Students from local universities volunteer to make kimchi for those in poverty at a charity event in Gangneung, 240 kilometers east of Seoul, on Nov. 24, 2021. (Yonhap)
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People mix salted cabbage with red pepper powder and other seasonings as they take part in a kimchi-making event at the official residence of the Korean consulate general in Los Angeles on Nov.

This photo, provided by the South Korean culture center, shows Argentinean women listening to an explanation of how to make kimchi during an event to mark South Korea's Kimchi Day at Palermo Park i