April 20, 2024

Culture

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

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche

Despite information coming in from outside, the ruling party still holds the monopoly on truth

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart October 20, 2016
A N. Korean fisherman “defects”: Kim Ki-duk’s “The Net”

A N. Korean fisherman “defects”: Kim Ki-duk’s “The Net”

A new film examines a N.Korean fisherman stranded in S. Korea and framed as a spy

A N. Korean fisherman “defects”: Kim Ki-duk’s “The Net”
JH Ahn
JH Ahn October 19, 2016
Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital

Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital

Singapore-based architect talks bringing diversity to a city more famous for concrete blocks

Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 29, 2016
Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film

Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film

North Korean films extol the virtues of marrying as a duty to the state

Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 23, 2016
How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media

How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media

With interest in defector issue among young waning, alternate media is breaking down barriers

How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 22, 2016
Ask a North Korean: Can outside information bring change?

Ask a North Korean: Can outside information bring change?

"After watching drama and movies, I knew I desperately wanted to live in the world I saw"

Ask a North Korean: Can outside information bring change?
Jinhyok Park
Jinhyok Park September 13, 2016
Breaking taboos as a North Korean defector painter

Breaking taboos as a North Korean defector painter

"I'm not a political pop artist. This is my life story."

Breaking taboos as a North Korean defector painter
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 8, 2016
Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea

Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea

Do you eat dairy products such as milk, cheese and butter in North Korea, too ?

Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee August 29, 2016
North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?

North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?

Defector, experts reveal Illusion of North Korea’s youth policies

North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji August 24, 2016
North Korea and the Olympic Games

North Korea and the Olympic Games

North Korea has a complex history with the Olympic Games but performances remain impressive

North Korea and the Olympic Games
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 22, 2016