Social Media Minute

1. Autistic character joins EBS children’s show in a first for Korea 2. AI used to reproduce music by reading minds 3. Volunteer fighter gets suspended prison term for illegally entering Ukraine

1. 'Seoul, My Soul' becomes city's new brand slogan 2. Latest fare increase for buses in Seoul prove to be a burden for intercity commuters 3. Village in Taean-gun County celebrates the birth of the first baby in two years

1. Actress Song Hye-kyo donates guide books introducing Korea's historic sites in Hawaii 2. Afghan refugee wins emotional taekwondo gold at European Para Championships 3. Seoul city expands forests to introduce wind paths for cleaner air

1. Survey shows one in four young Koreans do not know what 'Gwangbokjeol' is 2. Old money aesthetic gains popularity among Korean youth 3. United Airlines pilot named "hero" after volunteering to fly plane from Maui to mainland during vacation

1. Last surviving independence fighter returns home from Japan 2. Kind stranger secretly covers dinner bill of soldiers on holiday 3. Bus driver in Chuncheon receives 300 bottles of drinks as a ‘thank you’ from the parents of a local teen

1. Scouts explore Korea's culture, tourism and industries in the final days of the 2023 Jamboree 2. Yoon Do Hyun confesses he has been battling cancer, was declared cancer-free a few days ago 3. Typhoon Khanun causes manhole cover to explode and strike local bus

1. Cafe owners resort to extreme tactics to keep ‘cagongjok’ away 2. Spectacular night sky full of shooting stars to follow Typhoon Khanun 3. Jeju to endow legal rights to Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins

1. K-pop concert on the final evening of Jamboree to take place at Seoul World Cup Stadium 2. Passengers with the ‘PASS App’ can now board domestic flights without ID and boarding pass 3. Five-hundred-pound bear caught after 21 home break-ins in California

1. Sales of self-defense gadgets soar after recent stabbing incidents 2. Airport terminals transform into spaces filled with Korean contemporary art 3. South Korea aims to expand King Sejong Institute Centers worldwide to 350 by 2027

1. Yoon Hankyeol wins prestigious Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award 2. New Jeans make history, becoming the first female K-pop act to appear at Lollapalooza 3. Beloved elephant ‘Bokdongi’ dies in Daegu from old age

1. Heatwave sees hundreds fall ill at World Scout Jamboree 2. Melting road median in Daegu + how local zoos are keeping animals nourished and hydrated in the summer heat 3. TikTok prankster appalls Italians with blasphemous food faux pas

1. Seoul's biggest summer festival kicks off on Friday 2. Justin Trudeau thanks S. Korea’s firefighting team dispatched to fight Canada’s wildfires 3. Man who visited every country without flying has finally returned home

1. 25th World Scout Jamboree - Korea 2023 kicks off 2. Popular Korean webtoon artist is under fire for filing a complaint for alleged child abuse 3. Rogue reptiles a major problem of pet abandonment in South Korea 

1. Costco faces public backlash for cart pusher death 2. The Washington Post introduces Korean spas, candied bacon ice cream and 6 other ways to beat the heat 3. U.S.-based start-up offers extreme temperature insurance as heatwaves change travel habits

1. Hanwha finalizes deal to open Seoul branch of Le Centre Pompidou 2. Lost for centuries, Emperor Nero’s theater is discovered in Rome, a stone’s throw from the Vatican 3. Amid Hollywood strike, Netflix offers high-paying AI positions

1. Respected child psychiatrist under fire on social media following teacher suicide 2. Indian cop suspended for extorting money from Korean YouTuber on a road in Delhi 3. Dynamic Duo’s 2014 song suddenly blows up worldwide — all thanks to TikTok

1. This year’s summer monsoon season ends after 3rd-heaviest rainfall on record 2. Seoul facility managers reveal city's best hidden gems to visit 3. Jimin responds to surprise gift from Ryan Gosling

1. Seoul Summer Beach 2023 water festival to kick off in Gwanghwamun Square 2. An American becomes the youngest player to debut in the Women's World Cup — for South Korea 3. Scientists decode a 2,000-year-old curry recipe

1. Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ claims the title of the biggest song in the world 2. Covid-19 cases in South Korea on rise with increased summer activities 3. Elemental' becomes most-viewed Pixar movie in Korea

1. Rolling Stone picks Girls' Generation's 'Gee' as greatest song in K-pop 2. Thailand expands tax cut for foreign movies and TV shows filmed in the country as ‘King the Land’ enjoys popularity 3. Twitter is being rebranded as X

1. BTS' 'Beyond the Story' becomes first Korean book to top New York Times bestseller list 2. New Jeans’ new music video features two bombshell cameos including one Hong Kong super star 3. 10-year-old girl raises $20,000 for charity with a single potato chip 

1. Witnesses say an American soldier reportedly cackled ‘HA-HA-HA!’ while willfully crossing over to North Korea 2. Robots to prepare meals in public schools 3. Australian sailor and his dog survive after being adrift for two months in the Pacific Ocean

1. 1,500-year-old fortress flooded, damaged by downpours 2. Holiday accommodation in Gongju blasted for refusing to refund customer who was forced to cancel booking due to severe rain 3. Celebrities donate to flood victims affected by the recent heavy rain

1. 3 more bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in Cheongju, raising the number of confirmed casualties to 12 2. Threads user addition slows down after the initial spurt 3. Cardboard beds to be used at Paris 2024 after going viral at Tokyo 2020

1. Seoul High Court sides with Steve Yoo in visa battle 2. Programs to detect AI discriminate against non-native English speakers, shows study 3. Italians furious over judge's 10-second groping rule