Foreign tourists pose for a commemorative photo after purchasing stamps marking the 10th anniversary of global K-pop sensation BTS' debut at a post office in Seoul on June 13, 2023. (Yonhap)

A model shows stamps marking the 10th debut anniversary of global K-pop sensation BTS at a post office in Seoul, on June 12, 2023. The stamps are available at post offices the following day.

The bustling shopping district of Myeongdong in central Seoul is crowded with visitors on June 4, 2023, as the South Korean government lowered the COVID-19 risk level and removed almost all anti-CO

Watching a parade

Watching a parade

Workers remove a temporary COVID-19 testing station in Seoul on June 1, 2023, as such facilities nationwide were closed with the level of the national crisis for the new coronavirus downgraded from

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (5th from R, front row) poses for a photo with the leaders of Pacific islands at the 2023 Korea International Cooperation Conference on Oceans and Fisheries

South Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri, carrying eight satellites, lifts off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, 328 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 25, 2023. (Yonhap)

This photo, provided by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.