Tag: music
Sing for the regime: N. Korea’s mandatory song sessions face public...
The South Hwanghae provincial party committee has made weekly "song dissemination" sessions mandatory at all workplaces, leaving many North Koreans frustrated as they're forced...
N. Korean parents go into debt for private tutoring as education...
Private education is flourishing in North Korea, with tutoring now available not just in traditional subjects like foreign languages, music, and art, but even...
N. Korean youth shift to low-key end-of-year celebrations as cultural restrictions...
North Korean youth are holding more subdued end-of-year celebrations compared to previous years, according to a source in North Hwanghae province.
The parties, scheduled between...
N. Korean flood relief workers detained for consuming banned S. Korean...
Two North Korean flood relief workers face punishment for allegedly consuming banned South Korean media during deployment, Daily NK has learned.
"Two members of the...
N. Korean youth secretly learn tech skills to access outside world
Despite strict controls, young North Koreans are increasingly seeking computer and information technology skills, driven by curiosity about the outside world.
A source in North...
Kangwon Province border residents welcome restart of S. Korean broadcasts
Residents of areas of Kangwon Province near the border with South Korea are welcoming the resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts by the military authorities of...
Songjin Steel Mill workers face struggle session after enjoying South Korean...
Two female switchboard operators who were caught engaging in non-socialist behavior last year recently faced a struggle session at the cultural center of the...
Drunken brawlers take to the stage to celebrate Kim Jong Il’s...
Workers at the Kilju Pulp and Paper Factory got into a drunken brawl ahead of the Feb. 16 holiday marking the birthday of late...
South Korea’s “Mister Trot” is a hit among many women in...
A popular South Korean TV show, “Mister Trot,” has become hugely popular among North Korean women in their 30s to their 60s and its...
North Korea may select new members for Moranbong Band
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, recently issued an order to recruit talented female singers and musicians, Daily...
