March 28, 2024

Culture

Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea

Ask a North Korean: Do you use Korean age in North Korea too?

Ask a North Korean: Do you use Korean age in North Korea too?

'If I give my Korean age during the official interview with public servants, I will be scolded'

Ask a North Korean: Do you use Korean age in North Korea too?
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung April 13, 2017
How South Korean fans felt about an inter-Korean ice hockey match

How South Korean fans felt about an inter-Korean ice hockey match

Most spectators said they felt "no difference" between them and the North Korean players

How South Korean fans felt about an inter-Korean ice hockey match
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 6, 2017
A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades

A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades

What a women's ice hockey match between the two Koreas does - and doesn't - achieve

A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 4, 2017
Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s

Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s

In these films, North Korea is an idealistic heaven on earth - and the South is corrupt and backward

Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko March 29, 2017
Ask a North Korean: Where do North Koreans get their hair cut?

Ask a North Korean: Where do North Koreans get their hair cut?

"Hairstyles people see in South Korean dramas are regarded to be stylish in North Korea"

Ask a North Korean: Where do North Koreans get their hair cut?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee March 22, 2017
Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

The DPRK's state-run newspapers offer little variety for their readers

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 21, 2017
True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea

True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea

As long as they avoid evangelism, the DPRK's religious NGOs have considerable room to work

True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings March 14, 2017
Ask a North Korean: Why does North Korea use such a unique calendar?

Ask a North Korean: Why does North Korea use such a unique calendar?

"As a young girl, I always thought that referring to the year as the Juche year seemed more elegant"

Ask a North Korean: Why does North Korea use such a unique calendar?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee March 2, 2017
Rocking the nation to sleep: patriotic lullabies in North Korea

Rocking the nation to sleep: patriotic lullabies in North Korea

The DPRK's state-sanctioned cradle songs can be surprisingly tender

Rocking the nation to sleep: patriotic lullabies in North Korea
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko February 28, 2017
Ask a North Korean: How are public baths different in the North?

Ask a North Korean: How are public baths different in the North?

"The idea of paying someone else to scrub your body is still foreign to many North Koreans"

Ask a North Korean: How are public baths different in the North?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee February 15, 2017