Photo = Lee Jeongwoo 

Sharmaine Lee (fourth from left) of Singapore, the country's 18.5 millionth visitor this year, Second Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Dae-hyun (third from left), and acting Korea Tourism Organization President Seo Young Choong (fourth from right) on Dec. 23 give the finger heart gesture at an event marking a new annual record for foreign tourists at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport in Incheon's Jung-gu District. The figure is expected to rise to 18.7 million by year's end, easily breaking the previous mark of 17.5 million set in 2019.