Social Media Minute

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Social Media Minute episodes

May 31, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/31/2022
1. Brazilian football team checks out the sights in Seoul ahead of soccer friendly

2. S. Korean violinist Yang In-mo becomes first Korean to win prestigious Sibelius competition

3. Flight attendants no longer required to wear protective suits on international routes
12 min
May 30, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/30/2022
1. Song Kang Ho makes history at Cannes Film Festival by winning Best Actor + Park Chan-wook wins Best Director

2. Beloved Winnie the Pooh characters featured in horror film as they enter Public Domain

3. Koreans return to noraebang amid lifted restrictions
13 min
May 27, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/27/2022
1. BTS are headed to the White House to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes

2. Supreme Court upholds Seungri’s 18-month jail sentence

3. University festivals are back in full swing
12 min
May 26, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/26/2022
1. Park Chan-wook’s ‘Decision to Leave’ premieres at Cannes, receives positive media reviews

2. CNN predicts makgeolli could be part of Korea’s “soft power” riding the wave of global expansion

3. Ken Rhee’s latest social media post shows he has returned to Korea from Ukraine
13 min
May 25, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/25/2022
1. BLACKPINK is on the cover of Rolling Stone

2. Seoul Sillim Line opens this week, cuts down travel time from Yeouido to Seoul National Univ. to 16 minutes

3. Last call: NYC bids farewell to its last public pay phone
13 min
May 24, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/24/2022
1. President Yoon Suk-yeol among TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2022
2. Night markets in Seoul set to reopen after 2 years
3. S. Korea's first lunar probe named ‘Danuri’
12 min
May 23, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/23/2022
1. Korean food, inspired by royal court cuisine, served at banquet for U.S. president
2. Yoon and first lady gift Biden with traditional scholar’s desk and vanity
3. Taxi driver recognized for going above and beyond to return lost wallet to its owner
11 min
May 20, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/20/2022
1. 'The World of Tim Burton' in Seoul turns the DDP Burtonesque
2. Accidentally Wes Anderson Exhibit Underway in Seoul
3. South Korean tech companies introduce three-day work week
15 min
May 19, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/19/2022
1. Increasing number of S.Korean children quit elementary and middle school to ‘learn what they like’
2. Newly planted palm trees on Gangneung beaches draw criticism
3. African Youtube creators gain traction by 'singing' video messages in Korean
15 min
May 18, 2022 Social Media Minute 05/18/2022
1. Cyber diplomatic group launches campaign in a bid to correctly change the name of S.Korean islands on Google Maps
2. Seoul City's suicide prevention kit wins iF Design Award 2022
3. Veteran entertainer Song Hae considering leaving 'National Singing Contest'
14 min