{"id":32659,"date":"2016-05-13T17:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=32659"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:25:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:25:16","slug":"despite-crackdowns-the-lure-of-sou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/despite-crackdowns-the-lure-of-sou\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite crackdowns, the lure of South Korean TV dramas persists unabated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In the lead up to the 7th Party Congress,<br \/>\nefforts to block the distribution of South Korean media were said to have<br \/>\nincreased as the authorities stepped up screening activities at customs offices<br \/>\nand crackdowns in the markets. However, this appears to have had little overall<br \/>\neffect on preventing North Koreans from watching South Korean media via &#8220;notetel&#8221; devices, a colloquial name referring to small portable media players<br \/>\nmanufactured in China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe Party Congress came and went, but<br \/>\nwatching South Korean movies has become a part of our lifestyle,\u201d a resident<br \/>\nfrom North Pyongan Province told Daily NK. \u201cThe more you prohibit people from<br \/>\ndoing things, the more they resist. That\u2019s human nature.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cCrackdowns are nothing new, so even though<br \/>\nthey came ahead of the Party congress this time, people were not particularly<br \/>\nconcerned. In the past, it was common for people to watch things on their<br \/>\nmobile phones, but because law enforcement caught onto this trend, the demand<br \/>\nfor notetel has increased.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In the past, access to South Korean media<br \/>\nwas only prevalent in larger cities like Pyongyang, but it has now spread throughout<br \/>\nrural locations as well. Media storage devices also differ in popularity<br \/>\nbetween urban and provincial audiences; whereas donju in the cities can afford<br \/>\nflash drives, poorer residents in the countryside opt for compact discs.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cSouth Korean thumb drives are both<br \/>\nexpensive and illegal, so they are risky. On the other hand, Chinese flash<br \/>\ndrives, are cheap [and legal], starting at around 50 RMB (65,000 KPW), which is<br \/>\nwhy they\u2019re a little more popular,\u201d a source in South Pyongan Province explained, adding that anyone<br \/>\ncan \u201cget their hands on everything from \u2018notetel\u2019 to flash drives and batteries<br \/>\nat electronics stalls within official general markets, provided they have the<br \/>\nmoney.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The current notetel models available in<br \/>\nNorth Korea vary from laptop-sized devices to those with 6-inch screens, and<br \/>\nsell for between 400-600 RMB (520,000- 780,000 KPW). Members of the donju and<br \/>\nthe general public make purchasing decisions based on the device\u2019s screen size<br \/>\nand affordability.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Currently, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/read.php?cataId=nk01500&amp;num=12736\"><font color=\"#0000ff\">the sale and use of notetel are<br \/>\nnot prohibited by the authorities<\/font><\/a>, but all notetel channels [television<br \/>\nchannels, and radio channels, if applicable] must officially be fixed to state<br \/>\nsettings, as ordered by the government in late 2014.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The compact devices offer greater ease for<br \/>\nenjoying contraband programming from south of the border, and have become<br \/>\nimmensely popular. As such, they are increasingly considered a \u201chousehold<br \/>\nasset\u201d by North Koreans, a trend facilitated by their ease of use in a country<br \/>\nbeset by chronic electricity shortages.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">To power this growing trend, Chinese<br \/>\nmotorcycle batteries are being imported by bulk, selling for 90-100 RMB<br \/>\n(117,000-130,000 KPW) at the official general markets. \u201cPeople realize that as<br \/>\nlong as they have a battery [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/read.php?num=12465&amp;cataId=nk01500\"><font color=\"#0000ff\">which are increasingly being recharged with solar<br \/>\npanels<\/font><\/a>], they can continue to enjoy South Korean media on their<br \/>\nnotetel despite the highly unreliable electricity supply provided by the<br \/>\nstate,\u201d the source said.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the lead up to the 7th Party Congress, efforts to block the distribution of South Korean media were said to have increased as the authorities stepped up screening activities at customs offices and crackdowns in the markets. 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