People shovel steamed rice for 2,000 servings from a large iron pot during a rice culture festival in the city of Icheon, south of Seoul, on Oct. 20, 2022.

The South Korean Air Force's aerobatic flight team, the Black Eagles, performs over an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Oct.

A resident binds peeled persimmons together to dry them in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Oct. 19, 2022.

Thai K-pop fans participating in a K-pop Random Play Dance event held at a public square in front of Bangkok City Hall do a group dance on Oct. 19, 2022. (Yonhap)
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Parents of college aspirants take part in a Buddhist prayer at Samgwang Temple in the southeastern port city of Busan on Oct.

A music video by South Korean band X4 is played on the screen at the annual K-pop festival KCON 2022 JAPAN at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, in this undated photo released by CJ ENM on Oct. 18, 2022.

This photo, provided by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, shows an event to promote the Korean cultural heritage, held in Tokyo from Oct. 12-16, 2022. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

A fashion show featuring the traditional Korean costume, "hanbok," takes place in New Delhi on Oct.

The closing ceremony of the 27th Busan International Film Festival takes place at the Busan Cinema Center in the southern port city on Oct. 14, 2022. (Yonhap)
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An avatar singer performs during the opening ceremony of a festival on the metaverse, an all-encompassing virtual world where people socialize and work, at the COEX exhibition hall in Seoul on Oct.