Social Media Minute

1.  YG Entertainment requests investigation into leak of Blackpink Jennie's photos 2.  Mobile food trucks that sell prepared meals become increasingly popular in North Korea 3.  'Butter board' is the latest food trend on TikTok

1. All five members of g.o.d to reunite for year-end concert in Seoul 2. Federal Aviation Administration deliberates setting new regulations for airplane seat sizes 3. Wild baby boar adopted by a herd of cattle in Germany

1. 'Squid Game' star Jung Ho-yeon makes Time's 100 Next List of the world’s rising stars 2. Coolio, US west coast rapper of Gangsta’s Paradise fame, dies aged 59 3. Seoul Street Arts Festival to fill streets of Seoul with artistic imagination

1.  2022 Seoul Gourmet Week presents 100 restaurants for gourmands 2.  Foul smelling ginkgo nuts prompt Seodaemun District to take action 3.  Millions of pine trees infected with pine wilt disease

1. Hanbok designed by Kim Yuna to be showcased during London fashion show 2. NASA crashes spacecraft into asteroid in world's first planetary defense test 3. Dubai sets up vending machines baking free hot bread for low-income residents

1. Cabbage prices soar as famed highland cabbages succumb to extreme weather  2. Was that Kim Jong-un’s daughter on TV? 3. Study suggests fetuses smile for carrots but grimace over kale

1.  BLACKPINK becomes 1st K-pop girl group to top Britain's Official Albums Chart 2.  Farmers’ markets are back this fall to entice environmentally conscious consumers 3.  67-year-old surfer inspires with zest for life

1. MMCA Gwacheon transforms into 19th-century Paris 2. Seaside train tour offers epic coastal views, heritage sites in Gangneung 3. Mexico earthquake triggers ‘desert tsunami’ 2,400 km away in Death Valley cave

1. Actor O Yeoung-su: “Daehangno has potential to grow as a world-class destination for shows and theater” 2. California clears the way for greener burial 3. A cache of Hemingway materials unveiled for the first time in 80 years

1. Government to allow baseball fans to watch games without mask at stadiums 2. Busan's efforts to promote English as 'common language' rolls on despite protests 3. Brad Pitt makes surprise debut as a sculptor at Finnish art gallery

1. The lone bagpiper who woke the Queen up every morning plays her to rest 2. 40th anniversary of the world’s first digital emoticon 3. KARA confirmed to make comeback for 15th anniversary

1. Financial Group harvests honey in Yeouido after months-long bee-saving campaign 2. Gov’t buses to help with funerals of the deceased without family 3. Armed with wisdom and fierce hugs, ordinary senior citizens help and inspire members of the local community

1. Paik Nam-june’s monumental installation at MMCA is restored and plugged once again 2. BTS leader RM makes donation for preservation of overseas Korean cultural assets 3. 2022 Jeongseon Arirang Festival kicks off in Jeongseon county

1. Suriname gov’t vows legal action against ‘Narco-Saints’ producers over unfair portrayal of country 2. Weolmido fish restaurant apologizes for ripping off customer with underwhelming takeout order 3. Queen Elizabeth’s final journey sets record for most tracked flight in history

1. ‘Squid Game’ makes history multiple times over at the 2022 Emmys 2. Royal ceremonial music performance  dazzles audience members in Berlin 3. Canadian parents take their four children on year-long world trip before three go blind with rare genetic disease

1. Frequently used English dictionaries contain serious distortions of Korean history 2. Less than 2 months into debut, NewJeans sets new records on Spotify 3. Lee Jung-jae to star in new ‘Star Wars’ series

For Koreans, Chuseok has always been one of the most important holidays of the year. Family and tradition have always been at the heart of the holiday, but social changes have led to a shift in perceptions on how the holiday should be observed.

주목해야 할 숨은 뉴스와 핫이슈 (Interesting stories ranging from the hot trends and issues) 1. Gucci to hold fashion show at royal palace as planned 2. LA designates September 17 as 'Squid Game Day' 3. Runaway chimpanzee returns home after coaxing from zookeepers – with help from a raincoat and a bicycle

1. Lebanese-born French author named recipient of 2022 Park Kyung-ni Prize 2. 2022 Busan International Film Festival to resume in full capacity next month 3. Oklahoma news anchor suffers 'beginnings of stroke' while reporting live on TV

1. Shanghai fines Paris Baguette for selling bread during lockdown and people are angry 2. Ahn Sook-sun named master of National Intangible Cultural Heritage for 'Chunhyangga' 3. Amazing new footage of the Titanic is the highest quality we’ve ever seen 

1. European buyers eye innovative Korea-made appliances at IFA 2022 2. Squid Game: Lee You-mi becomes first Korean actress to win an Emmy 3. Traditional Korean lacquerware exhibition dazzles Paris

1. BTS: Defense Ministry backs out from a public opinion poll regarding military service 2. AI won an art contest, and artists are not happy about it 3. Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating Netflix documentary

1. Seoul's art market reaches new heights with inaugural Frieze fair 2. Literacy skills among younger Koreans falling, gov’t addresses issue in its latest revised curriculum 3. Mikhail Gorbachev's 1998 Pizza Hut ad resurfaces after his death

1. Seoul International Fireworks Festival to be held on October 8 2. Government to pay parents of infants a monthly 700,000-won stipend starting next year 3. New and upgraded Gwanghwamun Square to put on Taekwondo demonstrations and martial arts performances to attract tourists

1. Confusion and panic over malfunction of anti-virus software with 16 million users 2. Seoul city begins trial of multi-use containers for food delivery   3. Government bans use of thundersticks at sports facilities