North Korea Openly Executes A 20-Year-Old Man For Listening To K-Pop.

The regime’s restriction on “malign” Western culture led to the execution of a 22-year-old North Korean man for listening to and distributing K-pop songs and films. The dictatorial dictatorship publicly murdered the young guy as a show of power, according to South Korean media. Almost 650 North Korean defectors testified to South Korea’s Unification Ministry on the harsh punishment. This paper shows the regime’s rigorous Western influence suppression.

South Hwanghae held the 2022 public execution. His 70 South Korean songs and three films were shared by the young man. North Korea’s strict cultural rules were violated by this act. The South Korean report shows how far North Korea will go to regulate and prohibit foreign cultural impacts. The incident highlights North Korea’s harsh regime and the dire repercussions for defying it.