That’s very sad, if true. We’ve been watching a lot of the Korean made shows (many with subtitles) on Netflix bc they are so very well made. I prefer the love stories for which there are many. No sex, no gays or trans, nor cursing and it reminds me of the movies of the fifties.
Exactly. Everything you said. We've been watching mainly Korean shows as well.. Well made, polite, family type culture, warm, righteous, no sex, lgbtqxyz, liberal cringe stuff. Our fave is Hometown Cha
My favorite korean drama..... alchemy of souls.... GREAT LOVE STORY! Also a very interesting fantasy storyline i fell in love with myself. I'm a dude and i can appreciate a good love story!
When we had Netflix, my DH and I loved watching Korean cop shows, Joseon Dynasty historical drama/comedies and RomComs. The subtitles didn't bother us a bit. We actually learned some Korean words. The shows were well-written, had very attractive, likable characters and entertained without overt sex (save normal tensions/interactions between male and female) and, yes, no flaming gay/trans, DEI stuff shoved down your throat. Lots of tropes specific to each genre formula, but well-done and not eye-rolling as is the case with most American-made garbage.
North Korea has reportedly executed around 30 teenage students for watching South Korean dramas.
Citing a South Korean government official, local cable channel TV Chosun reported on Thursday that the North Korean authorities publicly shot the middle school students last week for allegedly watching South Korean dramas stored on USBs.
These USBs allegedly had been sent via balloons by North Korean defector groups from Seoul last month.
The South Korean Unification Ministry declined to confirm the report.
"However, it is widely known that North Korean authorities strictly control and harshly punish residents based on the three so-called 'evil' laws, including the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act," a ministry official told reporters Thursday under the condition of anonymity.
"The 2024 North Korean Human Rights Report published by the ministry also records cases of executions for watching South Korean dramas," the official added.
The North's Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act, enacted in December 2020, mandates the death penalty for those distributing South Korean media and up to 15 years in prison for viewers.
The law also targets books, songs and photos, with a clause that imposes up to two years of forced labor for using South Korean speech or singing styles.
Last month, to curb the spread of South Korean culture within their borders, North Korean authorities sentenced some 30 teenagers, around 17 years old, to life imprisonment and death.
Earlier this year, a public trial video showed two 16-year-old boys being sentenced to 12 years of forced labor for watching South Korean dramas. The video, produced by North Korean authorities for internal ideological indoctrination, also depicted Pyongyang women being punished for imitating clothing and hairstyles from South Korean dramas.
The 2024 North Korean Human Rights Report includes testimonies from defectors, revealing harsh punishments for residents exposed to South Korean culture or food.
According to the report, North Korean authorities classify wearing a white dress instead of a traditional hanbok at weddings, drinking from wine glasses and wearing sunglasses as "reactionary behavior." Words like appa (dad) and ssaem (teacher) are also prohibited.
So, not confirmed yet. Eyes on, but we do know Q said NK was freed. Let's see if anything more solid turns up. Right now it looks like more of what we are constantly fed by the 3-letters... "according to a source familiar with the matter" kek
That’s very sad, if true. We’ve been watching a lot of the Korean made shows (many with subtitles) on Netflix bc they are so very well made. I prefer the love stories for which there are many. No sex, no gays or trans, nor cursing and it reminds me of the movies of the fifties.
One reason I tend to watch old movies. Way better than the crap they make now.
Exactly. Everything you said. We've been watching mainly Korean shows as well.. Well made, polite, family type culture, warm, righteous, no sex, lgbtqxyz, liberal cringe stuff. Our fave is Hometown Cha
My favorite korean drama..... alchemy of souls.... GREAT LOVE STORY! Also a very interesting fantasy storyline i fell in love with myself. I'm a dude and i can appreciate a good love story!
When we had Netflix, my DH and I loved watching Korean cop shows, Joseon Dynasty historical drama/comedies and RomComs. The subtitles didn't bother us a bit. We actually learned some Korean words. The shows were well-written, had very attractive, likable characters and entertained without overt sex (save normal tensions/interactions between male and female) and, yes, no flaming gay/trans, DEI stuff shoved down your throat. Lots of tropes specific to each genre formula, but well-done and not eye-rolling as is the case with most American-made garbage.
Not to be morbid but I'm gonna need a video of this. Way too many media lies on their favorite boogyman state
Also can you plz post link?
https://x.com/clashreport/status/1811666228253008277?s=19
That's the tweet, but come I don't know about video of the atrocities
it appears to be coming from https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-07-11/national/northKorea/North-Korea-executes-30-teens-for-watching-South-Korean-TV-shows-Report/2088417 but the site won't load for me. Will keep trying
edit- archive has it, it seems the site is down, at least for me,
https://web.archive.org/web/20240712072254/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-07-11/national/northKorea/North-Korea-executes-30-teens-for-watching-South-Korean-TV-shows-Report/2088417
North Korea has reportedly executed around 30 teenage students for watching South Korean dramas.
Citing a South Korean government official, local cable channel TV Chosun reported on Thursday that the North Korean authorities publicly shot the middle school students last week for allegedly watching South Korean dramas stored on USBs.
These USBs allegedly had been sent via balloons by North Korean defector groups from Seoul last month.
The South Korean Unification Ministry declined to confirm the report.
"However, it is widely known that North Korean authorities strictly control and harshly punish residents based on the three so-called 'evil' laws, including the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act," a ministry official told reporters Thursday under the condition of anonymity.
"The 2024 North Korean Human Rights Report published by the ministry also records cases of executions for watching South Korean dramas," the official added.
The North's Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act, enacted in December 2020, mandates the death penalty for those distributing South Korean media and up to 15 years in prison for viewers.
The law also targets books, songs and photos, with a clause that imposes up to two years of forced labor for using South Korean speech or singing styles.
Last month, to curb the spread of South Korean culture within their borders, North Korean authorities sentenced some 30 teenagers, around 17 years old, to life imprisonment and death.
Earlier this year, a public trial video showed two 16-year-old boys being sentenced to 12 years of forced labor for watching South Korean dramas. The video, produced by North Korean authorities for internal ideological indoctrination, also depicted Pyongyang women being punished for imitating clothing and hairstyles from South Korean dramas.
The 2024 North Korean Human Rights Report includes testimonies from defectors, revealing harsh punishments for residents exposed to South Korean culture or food.
According to the report, North Korean authorities classify wearing a white dress instead of a traditional hanbok at weddings, drinking from wine glasses and wearing sunglasses as "reactionary behavior." Words like appa (dad) and ssaem (teacher) are also prohibited.
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So, not confirmed yet. Eyes on, but we do know Q said NK was freed. Let's see if anything more solid turns up. Right now it looks like more of what we are constantly fed by the 3-letters... "according to a source familiar with the matter" kek
I would just slap my kid in the ear if he was watching crap like that.