North Korea 'publicly executes 22-year-old man for listening to K-pop' as part of ruthless crackdown on Western culture North Korean man was executed for listening to K-pop, according to report By Sabrina Penty Published: 09:08, 28 June 2024 | Updated: 09:12, 28 June 2024 e-mail View comments North Korea has publicly executed a 22-year-old man for listening to and sharing K-pop as part of Pyongyang's ruthless crackdown on Western culture, according to a human rights report released by South Korea . One testimony in the report speaks of how a young man from South Hwanghae province was publicly executed in 2022 after listening to 70 South Korean songs, watching three films, and distributing them - an act of defiance against the totalitarian dictatorship's laws against Western culture. The report , which was published by South Korea's unification ministry yesterday, also detailed North Korea's ample efforts to control outside information flow, as it falls under the umbrella of non-socialist culture.
The document compiles testimonies from nearly 650 North Korean defectors. The ban on K-pop is part of a merciless campaign to shield North Koreans from the 'malign' influence of the West that began under the former leader, Kim Jong-il and intensified under his son Kim Jong-un 's rule. A report looking into human rights in North Korea carried out by South Korea reveals how a man in his early 20's was publicly executed after listening to South Korean pop music.
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