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Two tourists jump together as they pose for photos with the Han River in the background at Yeouido Hangang Park, a popular spot for both residents and visitors, as dusk falls over Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Two tourists jump together as they pose for photos with the Han River in the background at Yeouido Hangang Park, a popular spot for both residents and visitors, as dusk falls over Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A tourist views high-rise apartment buildings from a bus in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A tourist views high-rise apartment buildings from a bus in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A statue of Lee Seung-bok, a 9-year-old boy who was killed in 1968 by North Korean infiltrators, is accompanied by an inscription that reads, "I hate communists," at the Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A statue of Lee Seung-bok, a 9-year-old boy who was killed in 1968 by North Korean infiltrators, is accompanied by an inscription that reads, "I hate communists," at the Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman walks past bronze sculptures portraying Korean War refugees in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Busan, the only major city in the country not occupied by North Korean forces during the war, served as a refuge for those fleeing the conflict. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman walks past bronze sculptures portraying Korean War refugees in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Busan, the only major city in the country not occupied by North Korean forces during the war, served as a refuge for those fleeing the conflict. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Two women dressed in traditional hanbok laugh as they pose for photos at Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty, in Seoul, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)d

Two women dressed in traditional hanbok laugh as they pose for photos at Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty, in Seoul, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)d

Cars drive along quiet roads at dawn in Seoul with Bukhan Mountain in the distance, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Cars drive along quiet roads at dawn in Seoul with Bukhan Mountain in the distance, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A man walks down the steps of a metro station that doubles as an emergency shelter in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A man walks down the steps of a metro station that doubles as an emergency shelter in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

People spend time in Yeouido Hangang Park, a popular destination for both residents and tourists, in Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

People spend time in Yeouido Hangang Park, a popular destination for both residents and tourists, in Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Members of a right-wing group supporting the U.S., wave South Korean and American flags while chanting slogans during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Members of a right-wing group supporting the U.S., wave South Korean and American flags while chanting slogans during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A visitor looks at a painting that depicts the murder of Lee Seung-bok and his family by North Korean infiltrators in 1968 at the Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A visitor looks at a painting that depicts the murder of Lee Seung-bok and his family by North Korean infiltrators in 1968 at the Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Kim Min-joo, left, feels the short haircut of her boyfriend, Kim Shin-hwa, on a train as they head to a Marine Corps induction ceremony in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. "As a South Korean man, I must enlist in military service at some point early in my life. No matter how frequently North Korea provokes or tensions rise, I cannot avoid my duty," said the recruit. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Kim Min-joo, left, feels the short haircut of her boyfriend, Kim Shin-hwa, on a train as they head to a Marine Corps induction ceremony in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. "As a South Korean man, I must enlist in military service at some point early in my life. No matter how frequently North Korea provokes or tensions rise, I cannot avoid my duty," said the recruit. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jung Dong-won, a group member organized to show support for and protect the U.S. embassy, enters a small booth adorned with a Captain America image across the street from the embassy in Seoul on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jung Dong-won, a group member organized to show support for and protect the U.S. embassy, enters a small booth adorned with a Captain America image across the street from the embassy in Seoul on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rev. Chung Joon-hee, a pastor at Youngnak Presbyterian Church, stands for a portrait in Seoul, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rev. Chung Joon-hee, a pastor at Youngnak Presbyterian Church, stands for a portrait in Seoul, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A directional sign showing the distance to North Korea's Kaesong and Seoul stands in front of fences adorned with ribbons bearing messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A directional sign showing the distance to North Korea's Kaesong and Seoul stands in front of fences adorned with ribbons bearing messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Shin Nari, a 34-year-old graduate student who says she is worried about nuclear war, stands for a portrait in an underground parking lot that also serves as a bomb shelter in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Shin Nari, a 34-year-old graduate student who says she is worried about nuclear war, stands for a portrait in an underground parking lot that also serves as a bomb shelter in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A tour guide holds a map while explaining the Korean War to tourists on a bus heading to Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A tour guide holds a map while explaining the Korean War to tourists on a bus heading to Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Choi Young-kyung, center, a retired piano tutor, sings in the choir practice room at Youngnak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Sunday, May 26, 2024. "I don't think North Korea can easily start a war as long as the U.S. military is stationed in South Korea. They know that the U.S. will retaliate if they attack us," said Choi. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Choi Young-kyung, center, a retired piano tutor, sings in the choir practice room at Youngnak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Sunday, May 26, 2024. "I don't think North Korea can easily start a war as long as the U.S. military is stationed in South Korea. They know that the U.S. will retaliate if they attack us," said Choi. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Yeon Soo Lee, 55, a kitchenware business owner from Gangneung, comforts his sobbing wife, Sun Young Kim, as they watch their son leave the training ground and head to his barracks after an induction ceremony at a Marine base in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Yeon Soo Lee, 55, a kitchenware business owner from Gangneung, comforts his sobbing wife, Sun Young Kim, as they watch their son leave the training ground and head to his barracks after an induction ceremony at a Marine base in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jung Myungja, 73, climbs up the steps of a small bunker dug into the yard of her home in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jung Myungja, 73, climbs up the steps of a small bunker dug into the yard of her home in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A worker places small South Korean flags at the graves of Korean soldiers who died in the Korean War ahead of Memorial Day at Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A worker places small South Korean flags at the graves of Korean soldiers who died in the Korean War ahead of Memorial Day at Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

People form lines in front of food trucks at Yeouido Hangang Park, a popular destination for both residents and tourists, as dusk falls in Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

People form lines in front of food trucks at Yeouido Hangang Park, a popular destination for both residents and tourists, as dusk falls in Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A commuter walks past a banner that reads, "The Future of a Unified Korea, Peace High-Speed Railway, from Gwangmyeong to Pyongyang," at Gwangmyeong station in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A commuter walks past a banner that reads, "The Future of a Unified Korea, Peace High-Speed Railway, from Gwangmyeong to Pyongyang," at Gwangmyeong station in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tourists use binoculars to view North Korea from the Dora Observation Post in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tourists use binoculars to view North Korea from the Dora Observation Post in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Commuters watch a news channel at Seoul Station in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after a rocket launched by North Korea to deploy a spy satellite exploded shortly after launch the previous day. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Commuters watch a news channel at Seoul Station in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after a rocket launched by North Korea to deploy a spy satellite exploded shortly after launch the previous day. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The 63 Building, once the tallest skyscraper in Asia, stands by the Han River, reflecting the light of the setting sun in Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The 63 Building, once the tallest skyscraper in Asia, stands by the Han River, reflecting the light of the setting sun in Seoul, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jung Myungja, 73, sits for a portrait in a small bunker dug into the yard of her home in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jung Myungja, 73, sits for a portrait in a small bunker dug into the yard of her home in Seoul, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A mannequin wearing a gas mask stands next to a board explaining how to put it on at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A mannequin wearing a gas mask stands next to a board explaining how to put it on at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Standing behind a drill instructor, recruits wave to their family members during an induction ceremony at a Marine Corps base in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. In South Korea, military service is mandatory for most men. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Standing behind a drill instructor, recruits wave to their family members during an induction ceremony at a Marine Corps base in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. In South Korea, military service is mandatory for most men. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A boy runs across an exhibition hall displaying Sherman tanks, the main battle tanks used during the Korean War, at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A boy runs across an exhibition hall displaying Sherman tanks, the main battle tanks used during the Korean War, at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)