Social Media Minute

1. Cyworld prepares comeback with plans to revive old accounts

2. Jeon Do-yeon emerges as Oscar contender for Possible Love

3. Poets Yun Dong-ju and Kim Nam-jo to receive Korea's highest cultural honor

1. Airbnb restricts checkout chores for guests
2. Japan struggles to meet soaring global matcha demand
3. South Korea cracks down on police costumes ahead of Halloween

1. Shark returns to Busan's North Port despite efforts to guide it out to sea

2. Reports of foreign passengers boarding Korean buses without paying spark debate

3. Attacks on French luxury stores expose growing resentment over inequality

1. Spotify removes 50 million AI tracks from recommendations

2. UK cracks down on loud music on public transport

1. False rumors of Kim Jong-un's death spread online

2. Raw fish picnics become Seoul's latest Han River trend

3. Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years

1. Thawing permafrost contaminates drinking water in Arctic town

2. KakaoMap launches fall foliage tracker for 65 destinations

3. Student protesters blockade Louvre as nationwide unrest grows

1. Seoul's Baegaksan Mountain fully reopens after 58 years

2. Singer Lee Ki-chan's pharmacy concerts spark legal concerns

3. Chinese influencer's hanfu video raises cultural identity concerns

1. Experts debunk viral detox foot bath health claims

2. Students caught using smart glasses in university entrance exams

1. Former gang boss gets 40 years for Tupac's murder

2. Trump’s mystery sailor sparks billion-dollar Navy overhaul debate

1. Ghosts become unlikely parenting assistants at Korean Folk Village
2. More Koreans opt for simpler weddings and funerals