"The Year of the Blue Snake" starts in 2025... "Hope you have a safe year."

[Anchor]
After the end of the year, when there were more exciting news than ever, the first day of the new year in 2025 has come.

The first babies announced the beginning of the new year with loud cries, and the citizens who started their daily lives expressed their hope for a peaceful year.

Reporter Kang Min-kyung visited the scene at the first dawn of the new year.

[Reporter]
At the time when the sound of the Bosingak bell rang, three boys burst into a powerful first cry in a delivery room at a hospital in the Seoul metropolitan area.

Each of the three mothers gave birth to a healthy son.

[Nurse: My son was born healthy at 00:0 on January 1st. Congratulations.]

The father held a child in his arms who had a hard time coming after 10 years of marriage.

I wish my son, who is like a gift, to grow up healthy.

[Kang Woo Seok / 'Dinggui' Child Dad: I want to say I love you to my wife who worked the hardest. Our Dingul who was born healthy, it's a blessing just to be born....]

At 1 a.m., fruit merchants are busy preparing for the New Year's business.It was more difficult last year than ever due to the high exchange rate of

.

With the hope that it will get a little better, I silently prepare for tomorrow.

[Lee Kwang-yeop / Cheongnyangri fruit market merchant: I hope the store goes well. I hope it goes well...It's not that everyone is doing well, but I hope we can go together in symbiosis.]

This year's first train left Seoul Station at around 5 o'clock and headed to Jinju.

We are preparing to receive our first passengers in 2025 by carefully examining the seats and distribution panels.

[Park Jaehwan/KORAIL Train Team Leader: I think safety is the first topic of 2025]

From a student heading to his home after the year-end party, to a child going to say New Year's greetings to his grandmother.Where you go

is different, but your wish for a better year is similar.

[Kim Dam / Namgajwa-dong, Seoul: I can't focus on studying because I'm worried about my country. I hope I can focus on studying without worrying about my country]

[Ryu San-hwa / Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do: National stability is important, but family stability is also important. I hope you have a safe year.]

I'm Kang Min-kyung of YTN.

Reporter for shooting
: Kang Young-kwan