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Escalating punishments: Korean teens sentenced to 12-years hard labour over K-Drama addiction

February 1, 2024
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Escalating punishments: Korean teens sentenced to 12-years hard labour over K-Drama addiction

In a shocking turn of events, rare footage obtained by BBC Korean reveals the harsh consequences faced by two North Korean teenagers who dared to indulge in South Korean entertainment. The footage, believed to be from 2022, captures the solemn sentencing of two 16-year-old boys to 12 years of hard labour for the “crime” of watching K-dramas.

The video, provided by the South and North Development (Sand), offers a glimpse into a typically secretive North Korea.

It shows the teenagers handcuffed in front of a large audience, highlighting the severity of their punishment.

This rare footage challenges the regime’s strict control over information dissemination, as North Korea typically forbids the leak of any visual evidence.

Despite a ban on South Korean entertainment, the allure of K-dramas persists, with some citizens willing to risk severe consequences.

The video serves as a stern warning to citizens, reinforcing the authorities’ stance on avoiding what they term “decadent recordings.”

“The rotten puppet regime’s culture has spread even to teenagers. They are just 16 years old, but they ruined their own future,” warns the narrator in the footage.

This recent incident reflects a shift in North Korea’s approach towards those caught consuming South Korean content.

Historically, minors faced youth labour camps rather than lengthy prison sentences.

However, recent legislation in 2020 has escalated punishments for watching or distributing South Korean entertainment, now carrying the death penalty.

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Choi Kyong-hui, CEO of Sand, sheds light on Pyongyang’s perspective, stating that the regime perceives the spread of K-dramas and K-pop as a threat to its ideology.

“Admiration for South Korean society can soon lead to a weakening of the system,” warns Kyong-hui, emphasizing the regime’s concern about the influence of foreign culture on its citizens.

The introduction of South Korean entertainment to North Korea dates back to the 2000s. While the South’s “sunshine policy” aimed at fostering goodwill ended in 2010, South Korean content continued to infiltrate North Korea through China.

The crackdown on K-dramas now reveals the regime’s increasing paranoia about its citizens being exposed to alternate perspectives.

A Dangerous Addiction: K-Dramas as a Form of Escapism for North Korean Citizens
Despite the severe consequences, North Korean defectors reveal the significance of K-dramas in providing an escape from the harsh realities of life.

“For North Korean people, Korean dramas are a ‘drug’ that helps them forget their difficult reality,” shares a defector.

The regime’s crackdown appears to be a desperate attempt to control the narrative and prevent any erosion of its ideology.

In a society tightly controlled by the state, the forbidden allure of K-dramas exposes a deeper struggle between cultural suppression and the innate human desire for a taste of the outside world.

Source iHarare

Tags: North KoreaSouth and North Development (Sand)

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