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Discussion about everything North Korea, one of the most controversial and unusual places on Earth: Join us to discuss its people, political and social issues, crises, controversies, power struggles, quirks, arts, diaspora and propaganda. Jokes and memes are not allowed.

Discussion about everything North Korea, one of the most controversial and unusual places on Earth:

Join us to discuss its people, political and social issues, crises, controversies, power struggles, quirks, arts, diaspora and propaganda.

Subreddit Rules: see full rules here

  1. No memes, advice-animals or jokes (try /r/bestkorea)
  2. No translation requests (try /r/translator)
  3. No reposts less than two weeks old
  4. No personal attacks
  5. No personal information
  6. Self-posts must be tagged, either [Question] or [Discussion]
  7. Propaganda can be shared for the purposes of analysis and critique, not promotion of the regime.
  8. No blogspam or low-quality speculative pieces
  9. Do not alter/editorialize headlines. Always use the suggested title option. Remove tags such as [Urgent] or [Lead].
  • North Korea related reading list. (Updated March, 2021)
  • NK-related list of films and documentaries
  • Why are North Korean human rights SO important? Please watch this 23 minute video of recent testimony before the UN Commission of Inquiry. (in Korean with English subtitles - Warning: its heartbreaking)
  • As real people are suffering there, we suggest you take NK jokes elsewhere. If you ignore this, you'll get banned.

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/r/northkorea

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Kim Jong un visits farm | He slipped a corn into his pocket

Did he intend to take it home?

347 Comments
2025/02/01
19:43 UTC

14

Did Charles Jenkins' daughters ever write about or give interviews about their lives in North Korea?

In any language. Links appreciated if possible.

9 Comments
2025/02/01
18:42 UTC

6

North Korean Websites

Is it safe to go onto the websites allowed in North Korea?

3 Comments
2025/02/01
02:58 UTC

7

North Korea Ballistic Missile test

4 Comments
2025/01/31
22:10 UTC

2

‘Let’s Study!’ is a proper earworm 😆

Every now and then this song pops into my head and it sticks around for a couple of days. It’s tenacious 😆

https://youtu.be/ycdDHP7QfWo?si=8MhPh5Vt3kGigf_w

1 Comment
2025/01/31
18:30 UTC

2

Likelihood of collapse

I know that no one of course knows for sure when the regime may collapse. But it cannot last forever; that being said it could last for a long time.

How long do you envision North Korea surviving in its current form? 10 years? 100? Just curious

35 Comments
2025/01/31
14:10 UTC

1

I Exposed International Arms Deal With North Korea | Minutes With | ‪@ladbiblestories‬

0 Comments
2025/01/31
14:08 UTC

5

Any chance that the name of the song at 27:06 in this video is known? I would love to hear it in its entirety

2 Comments
2025/01/31
00:16 UTC

119

DPRK Embassy without a guard in Vientiane, Laos

There was a man that opened the gate and looked at me but he didn’t say a single word.

37 Comments
2025/01/30
14:56 UTC

64

North Korean TV Show in English!

Astonishingly high English proficiency from DPRK students. It’s interesting hearing their opinions on everyday subjects.

14 Comments
2025/01/29
19:52 UTC

5

Flipped over ship in North Korea (39°10'02"N 127°26'37"E)

3 Comments
2025/01/29
06:58 UTC

7

'World, watch closely': Notes found on fallen North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine

0 Comments
2025/01/28
23:07 UTC

191

Welcome song at North Korean restaurant

94 Comments
2025/01/28
22:23 UTC

5

Country as a stand-in for N Korea?

For those who have been there or are very familiar with the place…if we were going to make a movie about North Korea that was super realistic and needed a lot of exterior, non digitally modified shots, where would be the country that most closely resembles North Korea but would actually let us film there?

16 Comments
2025/01/28
01:24 UTC

4

Karaoke in DPRK

Hi everyone in the group!

Have two queries:

I need info about the songs and machines to play Karaoke in DPRK? Any pic?

Or those machines with a coin to play music in a bar.

Thanks

8 Comments
2025/01/27
12:48 UTC

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