Seoul, South Korea CNN —A South Korean research group has released rare footage that it claims shows North Korean teenagers sentenced to hard labor for watching and distributing K-dramas – which are banned in the hermit nation.
SAND INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER/ReutersThe Seoul-based South and North Development Institute (SAND Institute), which works with North Korean defectors, obtained the recording and distributed it to media outlets.
Meanwhile, living standards are far higher in South Korea, which has become one of world’s top economies.
“You can see how wary the North Korean regime is about spreading and watching Korean dramas.
For instance, South Korean women often use the term “oppa” for their romantic partners – it’s now forbidden in the North.
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