The recent warmer weather has made way for the cold, reminding us again, that winter is not yet over. Despite the cold weather, white and red plum blossoms bring tidings of the coming spring. Joseph Kim has more.

[slug] Hallim-eup, Jeju City

White as a cotton candy, plum blossoms bloom on each branch, with the winter cold at last subsiding.

[slug] Spring messenger, plum blossoms in bloom… spring in the air

There is a feeling of spring in the air.
With a background of plum blossoms in bloom, travelers are having a good time making special memories.

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Kwon Ye-eun, Choi Jin-woo / Seoul Special City
Up in Seoul, it still feels like winter, but here flowers already beginning to blossom and it definitely feels like spring. I’m really happy to be here with my kids for winter vacation.
< 권예은 최진우 / 서울시 >
서울은 아직까지 찬바람이 불고 겨울인데 여기는 꽃도 피고 봄 기운이 완연한 것 같아서 애들하고 방학 중에 놀러와서 기분이 좋습니다.

[slug] Red plum blossoms in bloom, unique beauty

Red plum blossoms are just beginning to bloom. Among the white flowers, with unique beauty, they draw people’s attention.

[slug] Early appearance of daffodils of spring

Overcoming an intense winter, yellow daffodils can also be seen in bloom.
Alongside the plum blossoms, daffodils are a clear indicator that spring is just around the corner.

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Park Jong-oh / Chae Seong-gi / Mokpo City, Jeonnam
Taking a look at flowers in February gives me healing and a lot of energy to live this year.
< 박종오 채성기 / 전남 목포시 >
지금 2월에 꽃을 본다는 게 마음적으로 엄청난 힐링이 되고요,
올 한 해를 사는데 큰 힘이 될 것 같습니다.

Plum blossoms flowered around the same time last year and as the weather gets warmer, their blooms become even more apparent.

[CAMERA] Kim Seung-cheol
[Reporter] Joseph Kim

It is anticipated that the plum blossoms will be in full bloom at the end of March.
After a cold winter that brought record breaking snowfall, the blossoms remind us to look forward to a warmer spring.

Joseph Kim KCTV