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| Suh Hoon, left, chief of South Korea's national intelligence agency, wipes away tears as the leaders of the two Koreas announce the "Panmunjeom Declaration." Suh played a key role in arranging the inter-Korean summit. / Joint Press Corps |
By Park Si-soo
Myriad photos and videos capturing symbolic moments of last week's inter-Korean summit are flooding the internet.
You might have looked at many of them, including the leaders' historic first handshake over the military demarcation line, the South Korean leader's off-script crossing into North Korea, their one-on-one tea table talks on a wooden bridge built above the landmine-littered demilitarized zone and hugging after their joint "Panmunjeom Declaration."
Well, what about North Korean security guards and chefs running with shiny silver noodle containers toward the venue for the post-summit banquet, or South Korea's spy chief shedding tears of happiness, or a South Korean boy belting out a song before the two leaders?
There were as many mind-blowing moments behind the scenes as there were in front of the cameras during the summit. But they didn't get the attention they deserved because the leaders were not there. The Korea Times selected some that are worth looking at.
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| North Korean security guards deliver noodle containers to the post-summit banquet. |
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| There was no time to waste in getting the noodles to the banquet. |
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| A North Korean security guard and a chef take the noodle containers to the post-summit banquet. |
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| The two leaders eat a dish of cold noodles ― "naengmyeon" ― from Pyongyang's famous Okryukwan restaurant. |
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un makes a humorous gesture during the banquet. |
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| A North Korean singer performs during the banquet. |
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| South Korean teenager Oh Yeon-joon sings during the banquet. |
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| North Korean security guards sanitize the floor and desk where their leader Kim Jong-un will sit and write a message in the visitors' book at Peace House. |
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| Kim's younger sister Yo-jong is on a mission. |
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| A sedan carrying Kim Jong-un returns to North Korea surrounded by security guards after the first round of the meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. |
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| Kim's younger sister Yo-jong is all smiles on Friday. |
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| Chung Eui-yong, right, Seoul's national security office chief, talks with Ri Su-yong, North Korea's top diplomat. |
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| Reporters from North and South Korea at the press center in Panmunjeom. |
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| The first ladies of the two Koreas. |
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| The first ladies of the two Koreas. |
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| The first ladies hold hands. |
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| A sedan carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju returns to North Korea after the post-summit banquet. |
