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He's been winning for 30 years nowIllegal boat entries from China via Taean total 31 since 2019Korea Eximbank lends Glencore $1b to secure copperJisung, Kim Yo Han, And Shindong Put Their Sales Skills To The Test In Egypt On “ALL Or NOTHING”LG opens Brazil refrigerator plant in Global South pushNMIXX Announces “EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER” Finale Concert In IncheonKim Min Ho, Lee Won Jung, And More Team Up For A Secret Operation In “New Recruit 4: Sabotage”Im Se Mi, Yoon Kyung Ho, Swings, And More Take On Key Roles In Byun Yo Han And Roh Jae Won’s Revenge Game In “Tazza 4”Samsung chairman remains unpaid; SK Group chief receives 1.75 bln won in H1H&M discloses customer data breach in South KoreaWatch: Stray Kids Takes 2nd Win For “This & That” On “Music Bank”; Performances By KiiiKiii, WayV, And MoreLee Hak Joo Exudes Chilling Presence In Special Appearance On “Flex X Cop 2”Football league bans matches at old stadium over safety issuesWatch: Ryu Jun Yeol Loses His Identity And Entire Life To A Deadly Doppelgänger In “Mousetrap” TeaserLee says job crunch has hit young generation hardKorean baseball legend Baek In-chun in critical conditionToss H1 revenue jumps as in-app services gain tractionSurvivor Lee Yong-soo attends memorial for wartime sexual slavery victimsDP threatens to expel opposition lawmaker for disparaging Gwangju Democratic UprisingSouth Korean PM, Bill Gates discuss SMR cooperation, AI energy needsChicken noodles in a coffee cup: Koreans turn to budget cafes for dog daysSong Kang Confirmed To Guest On “You Quiz On The Block”Korea Investment to widen footprint with KDB dealHere's what Gwangju air base relocation means for South Korea's Air Force2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards Announces Presenter LineupChungnam National, Kongju National universities to merge under CNU nameSeoul shares spike for 5th straight day on chip rallyJang Sung Kyu, Billlie’s Tsuki, And AND2BLE’s Han Yujin Announced As MCs Of 2026 SPOTV K-Pop AwardsKatseye follows intuition, embraces freedom in 3rd EPFour in 10 US music consumers familiar with BTS: survey'The Odyssey' tops box office with 3 million admissionsStray Kids’ latest EP clocks up 3.28m first-week salesXdinary Heroes’ Gunil says insults targeted at privacy-invading fansSinger Lee So-eun debuts as script writer for family musical 'Battery Mommy'Watch: “Sixth Sense” Announces New Season With Yu Jae Seok, Song Eun Yi, Ko Kyung Pyo, And BIBISeoul offers free palace tours led by historiansKorea’s last boknal before dog meat ban reflects fading traditionS. 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[Photo News] Lonely hackberry in Changwon

The popularity of an East Asian hackberry tree in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, that shot to nationwide fame following its appearance in megahit legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (2022) seems to have cooled off as of late.

The small, quiet village of Bukbu-ri was overflowing with travelers and TV drama fans from across the country who had come to see the 500-year-old protected tree, also known as “Sodeok-dong paengnamu,” in the TV series.

A mural in Bukbu-ri portrays an iconic moment in

The sensational tourist attraction that once needed local police to handle the seemingly unending line of cars and visitors is now a serene resting spot again enjoyed by locals.

With drama-themed murals and the iconic hackberry standing firm at the village, visitors who wish to avoid a crowd-packed tourist destination can enjoy the cool wind blowing from Nakdong River and the tranquil atmosphere at the hackberry in Changwon.

Local residents rest under the onetime celebrity East Asian hackberry tree in Bukbu-ri of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province on Friday. (Lee Si-jin/The Korea Herald)

KB News Desk

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