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  • People hold signs and flowers during their "Stay Still" silent march against what they insist, lax response of President Park Geun-hye's government after the Sewol ferry was sunken in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo on April 16, 2014, on the street, Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2014. Signs read,"Stay still", pasquinading captain of Sewol, who was broadcasting a message for passengers to wait until further notice, when the ferry was sinking, according to local media. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Seoul, March 2014. / Lee Jae-Won
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  • Part of Gangnam area is seen in Seoul October 7, 2012. Gangnam is the most upmarket neighbourhood in the South Korean capital. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Seoul, April 2014. / Lee Jae-Won
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  • Incheon, April 2014. / Lee Jae-Won
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  • An indoor swimming pool is seen at the top of a luxury hotel in the Gangnam area of Seoul October 7, 2012. Gangnam is the most upmarket neighbourhood in the South Korean capital. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Seoul, April 2014. / Lee Jae-Won
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  • Seoul April 8, 2014. / Lee Jae-Won
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  • Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River (L) in Seoul October 2, 2012. Gangnam is the most upmarket neighbourhood in the South Korean capital. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • People hold torches as the police block their march toward the presidential Blue House during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Wearing masks, people march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. A sign (front R) reads,"We are not IS, we are people". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People help Baek Nam-gi (bottom), 68, a farmer from Boseong, who fell down after being hit by a direct blast from a police water cannon during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. Policemen continued to fire the water cannon containing capsaicin toward the farmer and other protesters while he was receiving assistance. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Baek Nam-gi who had remained in a coma at Seoul National University Hospital since being struck by a police water cannon during the anti-government protest on Nov. 14, 2015, died on September 25, 2016, local media reported. He was 69. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)
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  • People wear masks resembling South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Chung Yoon-hoi (2nd R), who was former chief secretary to Park, during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose Park's regime to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. Signs reads,"We are not IS, we are people" (L) and "What did I do for 7 hours when Sewol ferry was sinking" (R). Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People help Baek Nam-gi (bottom), 68, a farmer from Boseong, who fell down after being hit by a direct blast from a police water cannon during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. Policemen continued to fire the water cannon containing capsaicin toward the farmer and other protesters while he was receiving assistance. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Baek Nam-gi who had remained in a coma at Seoul National University Hospital since being struck by a police water cannon during the anti-government protest on Nov. 14, 2015, died on September 25, 2016, local media reported. He was 69. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)
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  • People demonstrate as they try to move police buses set as barriers by the police during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • People demonstrate as they try to move police buses set as barriers by the police during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Wearing masks, people march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. A sign (front) reads,"We are not IS, we are people". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Protesters use an umbrella as the police fire water cannon mixed with capsaicin during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Policemen spray liquid capsaicin and cooking oil toward protesters trying to move police buses set as barriers by the police in an attempt to march during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Policemen spray liquid capsaicin toward protesters during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Policemen spray liquid capsaicin and fire extinguisher toward protesters trying to march during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • A protester hits a police bus set as barriers by the police during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Wearing masks, people march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The police fire water cannon mixed with capsaicin to protesters during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • The police fire water cannon mixed with capsaicin to protesters using ropes to move police buses set as barriers by the police during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Wearing masks, protesters march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. A sign (R) reads,"You are much distressed because of me". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Policemen use a water cannon to block protesters trying to march toward Gwanghwamun gate near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, April 18, 2015. About 30,000 people (8,000 people by police estimate) demonstrated on April 18, two days after the first anniversary of Sewol ferry tragedy to demand that the government hold a thorough investigation into the tragedy and President Park Geun-Hye resign. The police detained about 100 people during the protest. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Priests from various religions hold flowers at an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Priests from various religions march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Progressive activist Baek Gi-wan (3rd L, front) and other activists march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. Placard reads,"Park Geun-hye resign!". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Middle and high school students attend a rally demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye's resignation in Seoul, South Korea, Nov 5, 2016, a day after President Park said she will accept an investigation over a corruption scandal involving her confidante Choi Soon-sil. Tens of thousands of people marched in central Seoul after a rally as they demanded Park's resignation over a corruption scandal involving Choi who allegedly meddled in state affairs and pursued unlawful benefits for herself, local media reported. The Police said about 43,000 people gathered while organizers of the rally said about 150,000 people attended the rally. Signs read,"Park Geun-hye resign". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Holding flowers, Buddhist monks attend an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended.  Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A Buddhist monk with a flower attends an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A woman uses sign language during a rally mourning the first anniversary of Sewol ferry tragedy in Seoul, South Korea April 18, 2015. About 30,000 people (8,000 people by police estimate) gathered on April 18 to march toward Gwanghwamun gate near the presidential Blue House to demand that the government hold a thorough investigation into the tragedy and President Park Geun-Hye resign. The police detained about 100 people during the protest. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Policemen use pepper spray to protesters trying to march toward Gwanghwamun gate near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, April 18, 2015. About 30,000 people (8,000 people by police estimate) demonstrated on April 18, two days after the first anniversary of Sewol ferry tragedy to demand that the government hold a thorough investigation into the tragedy and President Park Geun-Hye resign. The police detained about 100 people during the protest. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Yellow ribbons are hung at the Cheonggye plaza in Seoul May 3, 2014. People wrote their whishes for the return of missing people after the Sewol ferry was sunken in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo on April 16, 2014. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • People drop lines in holes on a frozen river at an event to fish trout in Hwacheon, about 20 km (12 miles) south of the demilitarised zone separating two Koreas, northeast of Seoul January 13, 2008. More than 1,000,000 people attend at the annual ice festival which lasts for three weeks in January. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • People hold signs containing names of victims of Sewol ferry disaster as they stage a silent protest on the eve of the third anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster in Seoul, South Korea, Apr 15, 2017. The Sewol Ferry sank off South Korea's southwestern coast near Jindo on April 16, 2014 during a journey from Incheon to Jeju. The Ferry was carrying 475 crew and passengers, mostly high school students on a school trip. More than 300 people died and nine are still missing. The Sewol was built in Japan in 1994 and it was decommissioned ship already when South Korea imported it from Japan in late 2012. South Korean government led by at the time President Lee Myung-Bak increased the maximum ship age from 20 to 30 years in 2009 as part of a drive to relax regulations, local media reported. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People attend a protest demanding resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Nov 19, 2016. About 1 million people attended a candlelight rally across South Korea on Saturday to demand resignation of President Park, whose longtime friend Choi Soon-sil and her close secretaries allegedly meddled in a variety of state affairs. Choi was arrested on charges of fraud and abuse of power early November, local media reported. President Park is suspected of having played a part in the corruption and influence-peddling scheme involving Choi and her key aides, prosecutors said on November 20, 2016 according to local media. Signs read,"Park Geun-hye resign". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Ribbons and letters which people wrote for the victims of Sewol ferry, are seen while participants were holding a rally against what they insist, lax response of President Park Geun-hye's government after the Sewol ferry was sunken in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo on April 16, 2014, at a plaza, Ansan, South Korea, May 10, 2014. About 13,000 people participated in the rally to ask for resignation of President Park and to mourn for victims of the tragedy, according to local media. / Lee Jae-Won
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  • The People's Party presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-Soo (R) and presidential front-runner Moon Jae-In of Democratic Party of Korea after they made a vow on a stage with other presidential candidates to build up safe country during an event marking the third anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster in Ansan, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Seoul, South Korea, Apr 16, 2017. The Sewol Ferry sank off South Korea's southwestern coast near Jindo on April 16, 2014 during a journey from Incheon to Jeju. The Ferry was carrying 475 crew and passengers, mostly high school students on a school trip. More than 300 people died and nine are still missing. South Korea's presidential election will be held on May 9, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The People's Party presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-Soo (L) and presidential front-runner Moon Jae-In of Democratic Party of Korea stand together on a stage as they make a vow with other presidential candidates to build up safe country during an event marking the third anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster in Ansan, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Seoul, South Korea, Apr 16, 2017. The Sewol Ferry sank off South Korea's southwestern coast near Jindo on April 16, 2014 during a journey from Incheon to Jeju. The Ferry was carrying 475 crew and passengers, mostly high school students on a school trip. More than 300 people died and nine are still missing. South Korea's presidential election will be held on May 9, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People attend a protest demanding resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul, South Korea, Nov 19, 2016. About 1 million people attended a candlelight rally across South Korea on Saturday to demand resignation of President Park, whose longtime friend Choi Soon-sil and her close secretaries allegedly meddled in a variety of state affairs. Choi was arrested on charges of fraud and abuse of power early November, local media reported. President Park is suspected of having played a part in the corruption and influence-peddling scheme involving Choi and her key aides, prosecutors said on November 20, 2016 according to local media. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A South Korean man and his son take pictures of them in front of a work that local artists created to criticize South Korean President Park Geun-hye (C), Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong (L) and Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong-Koo during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 7, 2017. About 600,000 people on Saturday participated in a rally in Seoul, held over an influence-peddling scandal centered on Park and her long-time friend Choi Soon-Sil. Park and Choi allegedly extracted US$64.7 million from conglomerates to set up private foundations controlled by Choi. People demanded President Park to step down during a rally, which was held also to mourn over the 1,000th day of the Sewol Ferry disaster on April 16, 2014, which falls on January 9, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People attend a candle-lit protest calling for resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, Nov 26, 2016. Organizers said about 1.9 million people joined in the protest across the country on Saturday as parliament prepares to impeach President Park after state prosecutors accused her of being an accomplice in the influence-peddling and corruption scandal linked to her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil and her close secretaries, local media reported. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People participate in a “Tree Hug” event in Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, March 21, 2015. Total 1,226 people participated in the event in commemoration of the International Day of Forests on Saturday. The event broke the world records on the largest tree hug in one minute, according to Korea Forest Service. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • People walk past a South Korean soldier participating in an anti-biochemical terrorism drill in central Seoul May 8, 2013. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Traditional straw shoes, or jipsin, hang from the bags of students in traditional scholars' costume as they arrive at Myeongnyundang, a lecture hall at a Confucian shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul May 11, 2012. The high school students are from the port city of Busan and were taking part in a re-enactment of the traditional state examinations,"Gwageo". The practice of holding "Gwageo" to select government officials began in Korea in 788 and was abrogated in 1894. Jipsin were commonly worn by farmers, common people and scholars in ancient times in Korea until the early twentieth century. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Participants march during a candle-lit protest against South Korean government in Seoul May 24, 2014. According to local media, about 30,000 South Koreans demonstrated on Saturday to mourn for the victims of Sewol ferry and to wish for the return of missing passengers as they demanded to investigate President Park Geun-Hye and reveal the facts of the ferry tragedy which left more than 300 people dead or missing after it was sunken in southwestern waters of the country on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/SOUTH KOREA)
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  • Participants hold candles during a rally against what they insist, lax response of President Park Geun-hye's government after the Sewol ferry was sunken in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo on April 16, 2014, at a plaza in Ansan, south of Seoul, May 10, 2014. About 13,000 people participated in the rally to ask for resignation of President Park and to mourn for victims of the tragedy, according to local media. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Seoul, South Korea. 3rd May 2014. People participate in a protest against what they insist, lax response of President Park Geun-hye's government after the Sewol ferry was sunken in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo on April 16, 2014, at the Cheonggye plaza, Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday May 3, 2014. Protesters demanded Park resign. Signs read,"Save the children".
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  • People bid farewell as a hearse carrying a coffin containing the body of deceased former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun moves on a street during the funeral for Roh in Seoul May 29, 2009. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A college student shouts slogans from a police bus after he was detained by the police during a sit-in demonstration on a street in central Seoul September 29, 2011. College students demonstrated to demand that President Lee Myung-Bak fulfill his presidential election pledge to cut tuition fees by half and provide solutions for youth unemployment. The police said about 2,500 people attended the demonstration. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People go up the stairs in central Seoul March 21, 2014. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • South Korea's presidential front-runner Moon Jae-In (2nd L, front) of Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) walks together with family members of victims of Sewol ferry disaster after an event marking the third anniversary of the ferry disaster in Ansan, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Seoul, South Korea, Apr 16, 2017. The Sewol Ferry sank off South Korea's southwestern coast near Jindo on April 16, 2014 during a journey from Incheon to Jeju. The Ferry was carrying 475 crew and passengers, mostly high school students on a school trip. More than 300 people died and nine are still missing. South Korea's presidential election will be held on May 9, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People celebrate near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea after the court upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. The court's eight justices unanimously ruled against her and Park became the first president ousted in South Korea, Mar 10, 2017. Park was impeached by the national assembly last December for allegedly letting her long time friend Choi Soon-sil meddle in state affairs and colluding with her to extort millions of dollars from chaebols, including Samsung. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People look the north at a village near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Aug 21, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The Olympic Torch Relay, Nov 1, 2017 : People dance before the Olympic Torch Relay on the Incheon Bridge in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday and it is going to be passed across the country during a 100-day tour until the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics which will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018.  Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • South Korea's Coast Guard vessels escort semi-submersible ship Dockwise White Marlin carrying Sewol Ferry en route to Mokpo New Port in Mokpo, about 311 km (193 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea, Mar 31, 2017. The Sewol Ferry sailed into the port on Friday, about three years after it sank off South Korea's southwestern coast near Jindo on April 16, 2014 during a journey from Incheon to Jeju. The Ferry was carrying 475 crew and passengers, mostly high school students on a school trip. More than 300 people died and nine are still missing. Authorities will search for the bodies of nine missing and look into the wreck to find cause of the sinking. The Sewol was built in Japan in 1994 and it was decommissioned ship already when South Korea imported it from Japan in late 2012. South Korean government led by at the time President Lee Myung-Bak increased the maximum ship age from 20 to 30 years in 2009 as part of a drive to relax regulations, local media reported. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People greet Moon Jae-In (C), South Korea's presidential front-runner of Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) as he arrives to cast a ballot at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 9, 2017. South Koreans cast their ballots on Tuesday at 13,964 polling stations across the country to elect a new President who will lead the country for five years. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A sign (L) shows distance to North Korea's Kaeseong and South Korea's Seoul in front of a military fence decorated with ribbons on which people have written their hopes for the peace between the two Koreas, near DMZ, Paju, South Korea, on Tuesday April 1, 2014. / Lee Jae-Won
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  • Paintings of North Korean hometowns drawn by people who are originally from North Korea, are displayed at an observatory, just about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Paju, 35 km (22 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Sep 29, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People personating President Park Geun-Hye (2nd R) and justices (R and 3rd R) of the Constitutional Court, march toward presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Mar 10, 2017, after the court upheld the impeachment of President Park. The court's eight justices unanimously ruled against her and Park became the first president ousted in South Korea. Park was impeached by the national assembly last December for allegedly letting her long time friend Choi Soon-sil meddle in state affairs and colluding with her to extort millions of dollars from chaebols, including Samsung. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People stop walking to take shelter from torrential rain shower in Seoul, South Korea, June 22, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A South Korean woman pushes a cart containing waste papers which she collected to sell, on the way to a rag-and-bone merchant as elderly people in background queue up for free lunch from a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea on July 17, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People visit the N Seoul Tower or the Namsan Tower which is a communication and observation tower located on Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, South Korea, Nov 4, 2018. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Paintings of North Korean hometowns drawn by people who are originally from North Korea, are displayed at an observatory, just about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Paju, 35 km (22 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Sep 29, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The Comfort Women Statue or the Peace Monument symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen while people attend mass in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Mar 1, 2017. Wednesday marked the 98th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement which took place in 1919 against Japanese colonial rule of Korea from 1910-45. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People at Gwangjang market in Seoul, South Korea, November 27, 2015. Gwangjang market is one of the oldest traditional street markets in Seoul. Photo by Lee Jae-Won  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Protesters march after a rally demanding resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in central Seoul, February 28, 2015. About 3,000 protesters attended the rally against the government which they insisted, retreated democracy of the country, local media reported. A placard (front) reads,"Young people will lead the second pro-democracy movement". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • People are reflected on a window as they walk past main office building of Samsung Electronics in Seoul January 23, 2009. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Ribbons on which people wrote their messages for the reunification of the two Koreas, are hung on the military fence at a village near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Aug 21, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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