The “Korean Wave” is an illegitimate and half-breed culture that stands against Korea’s ethnicity, North Korean propaganda website Uriminzokkiri argued on Sunday.

The vitriolic editorial came just two days after the Mnet Asian Music Award (MAMA) wrapped up in Hong Kong, one of the most popular South Korean music awards ceremony in the world.

“The Korean Wave literally means ‘the Korean culture is becoming popular.’ In other word, it means South Korean culture is being spread all over the world” the Uriminzokkiri editorial argued.

“They claim that as if South Korean culture represents the whole Korean culture, but that is