diff --git a/bots/scheduler.py b/bots/scheduler.py
index 604aae5..c4ede9a 100644
--- a/bots/scheduler.py
+++ b/bots/scheduler.py
@@ -801,39 +801,34 @@ def _search_and_build_topic(keyword: str, corner: str = '') -> dict:
             link = entry.get('link', '')
             pub_date = entry.get('published', '')
 
-            # Google 뉴스 URL → 실제 기사 URL 변환
-            real_url = link
-            if 'news.google.com' in link:
-                try:
-                    resp = requests.head(link, timeout=8, allow_redirects=True,
-                                         headers={'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'})
-                    if resp.url and 'news.google.com' not in resp.url:
-                        real_url = resp.url
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-
+            # Google 뉴스 RSS 제목에서 "- 매체명" 분리
             sources.append({
-                'url': real_url,
+                'url': link,
                 'title': title,
                 'date': pub_date,
             })
 
-            # 첫 번째 기사에서 설명/이미지 크롤링
-            if not best_description and real_url != link:
-                try:
+        # 첫 번째 기사만 리다이렉트 추적 + 크롤링 (속도 최적화)
+        if sources and 'news.google.com' in sources[0]['url']:
+            try:
+                resp = requests.head(sources[0]['url'], timeout=5, allow_redirects=True,
+                                     headers={'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'})
+                if resp.url and 'news.google.com' not in resp.url:
+                    sources[0]['url'] = resp.url
+                    # og:description, og:image 크롤링
                     from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
-                    resp = requests.get(real_url, timeout=10,
+                    page = requests.get(resp.url, timeout=5,
                                         headers={'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'})
-                    if resp.status_code == 200:
-                        soup = BeautifulSoup(resp.text, 'lxml')
+                    if page.status_code == 200:
+                        soup = BeautifulSoup(page.text, 'lxml')
                         og_desc = soup.find('meta', property='og:description')
                         if og_desc and og_desc.get('content'):
                             best_description = og_desc['content'].strip()[:300]
                         og_img = soup.find('meta', property='og:image')
                         if og_img and og_img.get('content', '').startswith('http'):
                             best_image = og_img['content']
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
+            except Exception:
+                pass
     except Exception:
         pass