Banned in North Korea, K-pop's impact still felt across the border

Momoland is the new sensation in the world of Korean popular music, the $5-billion-a-year genre known as "K-pop." Momoland's latest song, "Boom Boom," is a hit with their legions of fans.

It's also an unlikely weapon against North Korea, where K-pop is reportedly banned. The South Korean military blasts music across the border to let North Koreans know what they're missing.

South Korean pop culture is a big export in Asia, and is even making inroads in the West. There's also "K-drama," which are blockbuster South Korean soap operas. They're officially prohibited in North Korea, as is the internet. Instead there's a diet of government propaganda and Stalinist entertainment. But some North Koreans manage to get their hands on black-market copies of South Korean soap operas.

For Kim Hak-Min, a North Korean defector turned businessman, they were proof the regime was lying to him. His favorite was "Lovers in Paris."

"It was fantastic in my life," he said.



Source :- cbsnews

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