New Delhi: North Korea executed a 22-year-old man for listening to and sharing K-pop music, reflecting the regimes ongoing crackdown on foreign cultural influences. This severe punishment is part of the governments continued efforts to control and restrict information and culture from outside its borders. The South Korean 2024 Report on North Korean Human Rights disclosed these specifics, drawing from accounts provided by 649 defectors who escaped from North Korea.According to testimonies According to a witness account, a young man from South Hwanghae province was publicly executed in 2022. He was accused of listening to 70 songs from South Korea, watching three films, sharing them with others and disturbing them.What does the report say The prohibition of K-pop in North Korea began during the rule of former leader Kim Jong II, to shield citizens from what was perceived as harmful aspects of Western culture. This restriction was further tightened by his successor, Kim Jong Un. In 2020, Kim Jong Un implemented a new law that explicitly forbids what is termed as reactionary ideology and culture, as reported by the New York Post.North Korea has refused accusations of serious human rights abuses, asserting that they are part of a plot to topple the government.The report highlights that in North Korea, mobile phones are regularly checked for contact names, phrases, and slang words that are deemed to have originated from South Korea.That poor guy didnt deserve to die for this! Why is Kim Jong Un so threatened by kpop music Seems like a sign of weakness on his part, in my opinion.North Korea has publicly executed a 22-year-old man for listening to and sharing K-pop as part of Pyongyangs ruthless… pic.twitter.com/3xhz4Wbmb4— bstrat515 👑💛 (@bstrat515) June 30, 2024Kim Jong Un throws his General in Piranha filled fish tank Earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly executed a general accused of plotting a coup by throwing him into a fish tank filled with piranhas. This unusual execution method took place at Kims residence in Ryongsong. The incident reflects Kims ruthless approach to maintaining power and dealing with perceived threats within his regime. Such extreme measures highlight the secretive and authoritarian nature of North Koreas leadership under Kim Jong Un. The execution adds to the regimes history of using brutal tactics to suppress dissent and maintain control over its population.
