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Ten thousand North Korean students surrender to authorities for watching K-dramas, listening to K-pop

Hermit kingdom North Korea has imposed the “anti-reactionary thought” law that seeks to detain its citizens who consume K-dramas and movies such as Descendants Of The Sun and listening to K-pop. — Picture via Facebook/ Korean DramaKUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Four months after hermit kingdom North Korea imposed the “anti-reactionary thought” law, 10,000 of its students have surrendered themselves to authorities for consuming K-dramas and movies and listening to K-pop.

Some 5,000 DVD players were also reportedly handed over to the government in return for a lighter sentence. The “anti-reactionary thought” law is said to be supreme leader Kim Jong-un’s call to raise the standard of homegrown media and also part of his war on outside influences.

 

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