Social Media Minute

1. Massive demand for courtroom seats ahead of president’s impeachment ruling

2. From lobby listeners to standing ovations, Lim Yunchan electrifies Tongyeong

3. Italy tightens citizenship rules after surge in applications from abroad

1. Seoul delays cherry blossom festivals as court ruling sparks safety concerns

2. Actor Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and Batman Forever, dies at 65

3. Beekeepers devastated by wildfire losses in Yeongdeok

1. Korean man hailed a hero after dramatic escape during Bangkok building collapse

2. Palaces and museums in Seoul to close Friday for President Yoon’s impeachment ruling

3. Goalkeeper earns man of the match honors…and 48 eggs

1. Kim Soo-hyun breaks silence over underage dating claims, publicly denies allegations involving the late Kim Sae-ron

2. aespa and Jennie shine at Billboard’s Women in Music awards

3. After 20 years, Korean War soldier’s remains identified and returned to younger brother

1. Korean boomers take more risks than Gen Z, and culture may be why

2. Chinese restaurant owner caught using opium-laced spice mix in hot pot seasoning

1. Wildfire threatens decades of conservation and generations of farming

2. College students create wildfire evacuation maps to support displaced residents

3. Amid raging wildfires nearby, Hapcheon’s decision to go ahead with cherry blossom marathon sparks backlash

1. Experts link Korea and Japan’s wildfires to climate change-driven weather shifts

2. After surgery, teen wakes up speaking only English in rare medical case

3. Baggage handler caught hurling suitcases from plane as stunned passengers watch at Gatwick

1. Coffee, compassion, and courage in the face of the wildfire disaster

2. American comic artist brings Admiral Yi Sun-sin to global readers, one page at a time

3. How embarrassing? China-bound United flight turns around after pilot forgets passport

1. Wildfires destroy centuries-old temples and trees as cultural sites burn across South Korea

2. Motorcyclist trapped after massive sinkhole opens on Seoul street

3. Why reality TV keeps getting messier—and more popular

1. Derailment at Sindorim Station causes major service disruption but no injuries

2. From Jeju to the world: the quiet power of a well-translated title

3. Court sides with Ador in its ongoing legal battle with K-pop group NewJeans(NJZ)