“7 People Executed For Listening To K-Pop In North Korea”

There is a trend that is becoming more and more widespread all over the world. This trend is known as a South Korean-based pop music genre. K-Pop. Although it has been around since the 90s, the genre of music that is believed to have been “really born”, especially in recent years, is very popular, especially among high school children. almost anywhere in the world hundreds of millions of young people The current that is following him is a great threat to North Korea, one of the most isolated countries in the world.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in a statement he made months ago, your new enemy It’s K-Pop culture saidcompared this music culture to cancer. Now, a blood-curdling situation has occurred regarding this issue. The human rights organization “Transitional Justice Working Group”, headquartered in South Korea, is in North Korea because of K-Pop. announced that there were people who were executed.

At least 7 people were executed just for listening to K-Pop

According to the statement provided by The New York Times, those who fled North Korea in 2015 and later Contacted 683 people. Transitional Justice Working Group also received information about K-Pop during these interviews. According to the information obtained, North Korea, at least 7 people He was executed just for listening to K-Pop. Sources reminded that it is not possible to reach the exact number due to the isolated structure of the country.

To be frank, the accuracy of the information obtained by the Transitional Justice Working Group is high. Because as far as is known, North Korea recently passed a law. Under this law, a South Korean entertainment industry content People who share can be executed. K-Pop is still for many unaccepted and even in Turkey related to this issue Although some steps have been taken It is not reasonable to end a person’s life because of the music they listen to.