Is K-Pop allowed to be heard in North Korea?
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Anonymous
| Just wondering if it exists in North Korea too? Or only in South Korea? |
Anonymous
| Only South (officially) |
Anonymous
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There’s a massive black market in North Korea for bootlegged DVDs and CDs.
So as the about poster said, officially no. But unofficially, North Koreans are not completely ignorant to outside entertainment. |
Anonymous
| This is covered in the k-drama Crash Landing on You. |
Anonymous
| What about radio? Can’t the North Koreans just tune in to South Korean stations? |
Anonymous
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No, you would be executed.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/28/north-korea-execution-man-k-pop-human-rights-report
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Anonymous
| K-Pop exists everywhere. NK citizens just are not permitted to listen to it, officially. |
Anonymous
| NK has their own entertainment industry that's by and heavily by the head governmen. Moranbong Band is a NK all girl group that's known. There's most likely more but we won't know the exact details. |
Anonymous
| Coming soon to a country near you. |
Anonymous
| You can hear/watch but you better be very good at hiding. Otherwise, you will get killed. Kpop/kdrama worth your life? I am not so sure. |
Anonymous
| We were visiting Korea in June and went to the DMZ. South Korea blasts KPop all day long at the border so that North Koreans working and living nearby can hear it. There is a NK propaganda town that you can see from a viewing tower. Crazy experience. |
Anonymous
| Breast implants and cosmetic surgeries are illegal in NK. |