{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_k5g6tnv2njztzn4yljpa","title":"Korea's social media brews up new coffee obsession","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/koreas-social-media-brews-up-new-coffee-obsession-k5g6tnv2nj","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_k5g6tnv2njztzn4yljpa","seq":333808,"kind":"article","title":"Korea's social media brews up new coffee obsession","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/trends/20260928/koreas-social-media-brews-up-new-coffee-obsession","summary":"In a nation that boasts one of the world's highest per-capita coffee consumption rates and a cafe density that rivals even the most saturated global metropolitan hubs, standing out in Korea's bustling beverage market is no small feat. Recently, social media posts expressing cravings for unique, milk-forward coffee drinks have sparked a viral trend for \"kkosup latte\"— a beverage category defined by its intensely rich, almost nutty flavor profile. Online, netizens are actively…","published":"2026-09-28T03:37:04Z","seen":"2026-09-28T03:37:19Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-koreatimes-co-kr-c6eccf","name":"koreatimes.co.kr","domain":"feed.koreatimes.co.kr"},"via":"kite-koreatimes-co-kr-c6eccf","topics":["asia"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q18097","name":"Korea","type":"place"}],"image":"https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/09/27/e96d03ac-9e26-40a4-9c8d-498d93137888.jpeg","mentions":2,"story":"st_k5g6tnv2njztzn4yljpa","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.25,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.1599999964237213,"political":0.14000000059604645}]}