Social Media Minute

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Social Media Minute episodes

August 23, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/23/2022
1. KCON returns, concludes its three-day run in LA
2. La Repubblica: “South Korea, K-culture drives the world crazy”
3. Dad photographs sick son for review by doctor, gets caught by Google's anti-child abuse AI
15 min
August 22, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/22/2022
1. Receding waters of European rivers reveal ancient stones and World War II relics
2. One-off facial masks recycled into coat hangers
3. People order in different food items through delivery apps based on day of the week
13 min
August 19, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/19/2022
1. S.Korean army bans men from taking “body profile” photos in military uniform

2. Eating small portions is the new trend in 'mukbang' eating shows

3. Mariah Carey’s move to trademark ‘Queen of Christmas’ angers fellow holiday music singers
14 min
August 18, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/18/2022
1. TikTok challenge sparks car thefts and class-action lawsuit against Korean carmakers

2. Is it legal to resell an uneaten box of fried chicken on second-hand trading platforms?

3. At a Chinese restaurant in Incheon, a delicious bowl of noodles costs less than 2 dollars
16 min
August 17, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/17/2022
1. Male passenger lashes out at parents of a crying child on an airplane

2. Man arrested for suspicion of counterfeiting currency

3. Graeme Souness criticized for ‘man’s game’ comment
13 min
August 16, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/16/2022
1. Director apologizes for plagiarism in Girls’ Generation’s 'Forever 1' music video
2. Norway euthanizes beloved 600kg walrus named Freya
3. Tom Holland announces social media break: “I spiral when I read things about me”
16 min
August 15, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/15/2022
1. Independence fighters' descendants given Korean citizenship
2. ‘Decision to Leave’ selected as S. Korea’s 2023 Oscar entry
3. Drought forces France to halt production of 2,000-year-old cheese
14 min
August 12, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/12/2022
1. Vacationers warned about exposure to marijuana-laced food in Thailand

2. Customer served a side of deep-fried cigarette butt with their order of fried chicken

3. Qantas asks executives to work as baggage handlers for three months
15 min
August 11, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/11/2022
1. 90 pieces of Lee Jung-seop’s artwork to go on display as part of Lee Kun-hee collection

2. 2022 World Heritage Festival to kick off on September 3

3. 2022 Seoul flood: selfless acts of heroism by ordinary citizens go viral on social media
14 min
August 10, 2022 Social Media Minute 08/10/2022
1. Nearly 5,000 vehicles flooded, insurance companies inundated with claims

2. Seoul City to build sunset-viewing infrastructures along Han River

3. World’s No.1 pizza franchise shuts down in Italy
14 min