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Today (16th) is 'Chobok', which is the beginning of the full-fledged heat.
Water parks across the country were crowded with people trying to escape the heat, and there were also many people looking for comfort food.
Weekend scenery, reporter Jeong Ban-seok delivers.
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People filled the wave pool.
Let yourself be immersed in the waves of artificial waves and enjoy playing in the water.
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You will forget the heat by being hit by thunderbolts from a large skull-shaped water bottle.
Wakeboarding running across the Bukhan River across the current, or drowning in colorful somersaults is just as enjoyable.
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At the top of Bukhansan Mountain, which is even mysterious because of the thick fog, hikers wave their hands in the cool mountain breeze.
Many people flocked to the Boryeong Mud Festival, which was held for the first time in three years since the spread of Corona 19, to escape the heat.
Tourists who visit the beach spread mud on their bodies and roll around to blow away the heat.
There were long lines all day at restaurants specializing in health food such as Samgyetang.
There is no space to step inside the restaurant,
[Lee Min-young / Gangnam-gu, Seoul: It was too hot for a while, so I didn't have enough energy.
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The staff is busy handling the influx of delivery orders.
While a heat wave advisory was issued mainly in the southern part, it rained everywhere, but it was not enough to cool the sweltering heat.
Highways to major summer resorts such as the East Coast were plagued with vehicles.
The heat will continue tomorrow as it will rain showers all over the country.
(Video coverage: Jeon Gyeong-bae, Kim Hak-mo, Park Geum-sang TJB, video editing: Park Chun-bae, helicopter pilot: Min Byeong-ho)