In the 1980s, North Korean mass culture experienced an unprecedented influx of films and fiction on foreign themes.
These works invited audiences to a bright, unfamiliar world and were popular; though the most popular were films and fiction which depicted the lives of Zainichi (Japanese) Koreans.
In the 1980s, North Korean mass culture experienced an unprecedented influx of films and fiction on foreign themes.
These works invited audiences to a bright, unfamiliar world and were popular; though the most popular were films and fiction which depicted the lives of Zainichi (Japanese) Koreans.
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