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The COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-led economic sanctions have pushed the North toward an economic catastrophe. June 30, 2021 In this June 18, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File Advertisement Since the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020, North Korea’s government has taken aggressive measures to prevent a massive number of infections within the country, cognizant of its lack of medical facilities. One ...

Jun 14, 2021 SEOUL – Kim Jong Un called it a “vicious cancer” corrupting young North Koreans’ “attire, hairstyles, speeches, behaviors.” His state media has warned that if left unchecked, it would make North Korea “crumble like a damp wall.” After winning fans around the world, South Korean pop culture has entered the final frontier: North Korea, where its growing influence has prompted the leader of the totalitarian state to declare a new culture war to stop it. But even a dictator may have trouble holding back the tide. In recent months, hardly a day has gone by wit...

Kim Jong-un is imposing harsher penalties on citizens who are consuming South Korean movies, K-dramas and K-pop videos. Photo: Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has labelled K-Pop as a "vicious cancer" that is corrupting the youth of the country he leads. As a result, he is imposing harsher penalties on citizens who are consuming South Korean movies, K-dramas and K-pop videos. The New York Times detailed the secretive anti-K-pop campaign that came to light through leaked internal documents from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The news was originally reported by the Se...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un initiated a crackdown on those caught listening to “perverse” K-pop music. He called the music a “vicious cancer” on society.

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, described K-pop a “vicious cancer” corrupting the young people he governs, and he plans to put a stop to it.