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Imagine being dumb enough to send the DPRK K-Pop lmao (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Did they really expect North Koreans to be like "Oh shit, we were missing out on soulless baby music? Damn better give up our sovereignty!"

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The korean black market also has smuggled western/south korean media, so it’s not like it’s completely foreign to them despite depictions of north koreans as being outer worldly creatures who cannot comprehend gravity and time. I can’t imagine most of those balloons reaching very far or having any more of an impact compared to north koreans consuming media from just going shopping every day

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

There's also completely legal ROK media in the DPRK as well. Yes it's restricted but there's more legitimate trade than you might think.