Yoon, first lady meet with children at Yongsan park

President Yoon Suk Yeol poses with children during an event held for families with multiple children at Yongsan Children's Garden near the presidential office in Seoul, Aug. 26, in this photo provided by the office. Yonhap

President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee made a surprise visit to a family event held at Yongsan Children's Garden, Saturday, according to the presidential office.

Wearing matching shirts, Yoon and Kim met with the event's participants ― families with two or more children ― at the newly opened fountain garden inside the park near the presidential office building in Yongsan, presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon said.

The president and the first lady took photos with the children, and asked them how old they were and whether they were enjoying playing in the water, Lee said in a written press briefing.

The children also took part in hula hoop exercises, dancing like K-pop stars and games arranged by the event's organizers.

After meeting with the children, Yoon also stopped at the adjacent baseball field to cheer for two teams that were in the middle of a match, Lee said.

The fountain garden opened Aug. 12 to give children a space to freely play in water during the hot weather in the city. Spanning an area of 60,000 square meters, it is large enough to accommodate all children visiting Yongsan Children's Garden.

Sixty-eight families, or around 270 people, including 140 children, took part in Saturday's event.

Yongsan Children's Garden opened in May on a 300,000-square-meter plot of land previously used as a base by U.S. forces stationed in Korea. (Yonhap)