North Korea bans imitating Kim Jong-un's daughter?

2024-08-19

Author/ Lin Haidong

Recently, readers have frequently sent us private messages asking us to verify two things: one is that North Korea will resume tourism in December, and the other is that "North Korea prohibits people from imitating Kim Joo-ae."

Regarding North Korea's reopening to tourism in December, we actually made a comment as soon as possible, but some friends did not see the push, so they kept asking. The answer is in this article:》。

Regarding "North Korea prohibits people from imitating Kim Joo-ae", many "self-media" on domestic platforms such as Tik Tok and Toutiao have already said it. Some of them reproduced the original reports of overseas media intact, and some used AI to rewrite them. Unfortunately, no one hit the point.However, this is not their fault. After all, they are just looking for traffic and are not responsible for distinguishing the truth from the false.I also lack the ability to distinguish true from false. Let me talk about this matter as a general answer to your questions.

The cause of this isA photo - a scene from the completion ceremony of Avant-garde Street in May this year (Above); in fact, it is a screenshot of a KCTV video. The focus is on the hairstyle and so-called "see-through outfit" of "beloved daughter" Jin Zhuai.

On August 15, a U.S. mediaCiting a "North Korean internal source", it said that in the second week of this month (August 5-11) North Korean officials held a speech event for all residents and announced a ban on wearing "see-through clothing" (Jin Zhuai's transparent sleeves clothing) and make a "rooster head" (The sponsor loves the hairstyle, in fact, it is more appropriate to call it "ponytail"); and defined this fashion and hairstyle as "anti-socialist and non-socialist phenomena that corrode the system" and "objects that need to be eradicated." On August 16, the "Seoul correspondent" of Singapore's Zaobao exaggerated the story again; many of our "self-media" sources of information come from Zaobao.

If the "North Korean insider" only said the above, then it can be regarded as a kind of "reference news". However, "North Korean insider" always likes to say a lot, and likes to use "many North Koreans" or "some North Korean residents" to prove the reliability of their own statements. For example, this "North Korean insider" said that "many North Koreans" and "some North Korean residents" are dissatisfied with the ban. This has several obvious loopholes:

Vulnerability 1: In the North Korean environment, people generally do not publicly express their dissatisfaction with policies or bans, and there will not be "many people" or "some residents" who will vent their dissatisfaction to this "North Korean insider". This application scenario is too fake and does not conform to the reality of North Korea.
Loophole 2: This "North Korean insider" does not seem to realize that the dress with tulle sleeves that the gold master loves is a famous brand. If other North Korean people want to wear it, they must first be able to buy it and afford it. Even if they make it themselves, North Korean stores must have a supply of tulle fabric.
Vulnerability 3: Over-exploitation of information gaps, including but not limited to taking advantage of the outside world’s understanding of North Korea.The method of attacking reactionary ideology and culture》 took advantage of the outside world’s misunderstanding of North Korea’s so-called “hairstyle regulations”, the outside world’s lack of understanding of the two different eras of Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un, and the current situation that it is difficult for outsiders to enter North Korea.

Speaking of the so-called "mandatory hairstyle" in North Korea, it was a rumor spread by foreign media more than a decade ago. If I remember correctly, the initiator was also the above-mentioned American media. In fact, those photos of "mandatory hairstyles" circulating on the Internet are actually just advertisements for hair styles in various barbershops. If you are a little older and have been to barbershops or hair salons in the 1980s and 1990s, you will know that photos of such hairstyles are standard. It was only after the emergence of many "Tony teachers" of all sizes that these hairstyle photos gradually disappeared from people's sight.

The left picture shows the hairstyles for men and women in North Korea as circulated on the Internet, and the right picture shows a hairstyle in another barber shop. Comparing the two, you can see that these are different skills in the two barber shops, and they have nothing to do with official regulations.

Of course, the North Korean government officially encourages men to have short hair and women to have decent hairstyles, but it is worth noting that this is only a "promotion" and not a "hard and proper regulation."

So, will this American media or this so-called "North Korean insider" make something out of nothing? To be frank, yes! You will know if you understand its background. As we all know, the outside world knows very little about North Korea, and there is a huge information gap about North Korea. This American media will naturally take advantage of this information gap to make a fuss, catching wind and shadows, exaggerating, or making something out of nothing and making up stories; as for the "Seoul correspondent" of the Morning Post who quoted this report, I can only say that he or she is just a mouthpiece.

In fact, the truth of the matter can be determined by going to North Korea.

From left to right in the picture are Hyon Song-wol, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Propaganda and Agitation, Kim Jong-soon, Minister of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Jeon Hyang-soon, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Women's League, and Park Jin-hee, Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly and President of Pyongyang Teachers' University. Their hairstyles are actually similar to Kim Joo-ae's so-called "rooster head". Of course, you can say that these people are not "people", so well, let's take a look at the so-called "ban" issued a few days ago (August 13-15) Korean women’s hairstyle.

Women's League Dance Party to Celebrate the 79th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Motherland

The working class and trade union members held a speech conference to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the motherland

On the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the motherland, North Korean people laid flowers at the bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il

lookLooking at these hairstyles, you can get a general idea of the situation.

By the way, there are many sayings about North Korea, true and false, real and fake. It is not difficult to distinguish them. You just need to know more about North Korea instead of blindly following what others say.

By the way, we don't bother to pay attention to most of the statements from the media or "self-media", but we will take the initiative to distinguish some of them. Before you come to us for verification, it's best to check whether this account has previously pushed relevant information. We will not answer all questions in the background, nor will we accept "orders" from individuals. If a question is asked by many people, we will choose an opportunity to answer it uniformly.

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