The slang words North Korea wants to ban to curb ‘foreign influence’
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy North Korea’s state media has told the country’s young people to speak in its traditional language to curb the influence of South Korean pop culture. State-owned newspaper Rodong Sinmun warned millennial readers against the “dangers” of adopting South Korean slang, fashion, hairstyles and pop culture. Earlier, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, called neighbouring South Korea‘s pop culture a “vicious cancer” corrupting young North Koreans. “Korean dramas and films have entered the country and the young North Korean generation is influenced by them, such as fashion styles and the way they talk,” said Cheong Seong-chang, director of the Centre for North Korean Studies at the Sejong Institute, to the Korea Herald newspaper.
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