BTS, TXT, IVE, ITZY and more formally greet fans on the auspicious occasion of Korean Lunar New Year

Korean Lunar Year or ‘Seollal’ is a festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the Korean calendar. It is one of the most important traditional Korean holidays. The celebration usually lasts three days: the day before Korean New Year, Korean New Year itself, and the day after Korean New Year. During this time, many Koreans visit family, perform ancestral rites, wear ‘hanbok’, eat traditional food, and play folk games. Additionally, children often receive money from their elders after performing a formal bow. 

Seollal generally occurs in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice, unless there is an intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year. In such a case, the New Year falls on the third new moon after the solstice. In 2022, Lunar New Year falls on February 1.

Another tradition is to formally greet and wish through pictures, dressed in hanboks. Groups and artists take to various social media handles like IVE, TXT, ONEUS, ITZY and more. IVE, the popular rookie group, look extremely beautiful in the pastel coloured hanboks, Tomorrow x Together take on darker colors with their hanboks while ITZY look youthful in the bright coloured hanboks!

Each group/artist also wrote down their wish for the new year and it shows their mentality for the new year, warming the hearts of the fans.

PLEDIS artists like NU'EST, SEVENTEEN and star producer Bumzu also wished the fans. 

On January 31, BTS revealed their wishes for the new year. RM said, "I pray for everyone's safety and happiness this year." Jin said, "I will cheer for ARMYs every year until the day that everyone's wishes come true in the new year," and Suga said, "I hope to see ARMY again in 2022 as often as before, and hope that ARMYs' wishes and goals will all be fulfilled. Let's have a happy day."

J-Hope prayed for the fans' health and success by saying, "Eat a lot of delicious food, let's all be healthy. I love you", and Jimin said, "I hope that ARMYs smile more this year and stay healthy both physically and mentally." V said, "I hope you have a happy Lunar New Year. I hope ARMYs are always healthy and happy in 2022. I will support all of you guys a lot." Jungkook said, "Take care of your health, eat delicious food and have a meaningful year ahead.”

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