Family photo found on North Korean soldier features popular South Korean meme



News Family photo found on North Korean soldier features popular South Korean meme Photoshopped dog points to spread of ROK culture in DPRK and may offer insights about troops fighting for Russia Ifang Bremer \| Seung-Yeon Chung January 23, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The South Korean meme Gaejugi as it appears in a family photo reportedly recovered from a fallen North Korea soldier by Ukraine Special Forces \| Images: NK Insider (Jan. 10, 2025), DC Inside (Dec. 28, 2003), edited by NK News A family photo reportedly found on the body of a North Korean soldier killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine features a popular South Korean meme of a laughing dog, a sign of the extent to which foreign culture has spread in the DPRK despite government censorship. The photo, released by the human rights blog NK Insider and reportedly provided by Ukraine Special Forces, is dated Aug. 2024 and shows five family members posing in front of a photoshopped background of a shoreline. A family photo reportedly found on the body of a North Korean soldier killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine features a popular South Korean meme of a laughing dog, a sign of the extent to which foreign culture has spread in the DPRK despite government censorship. The photo, released by the human rights blog NK Insider and reportedly provided by Ukraine Special Forces, is dated Aug. 2024 and shows five family members posing in front of a photoshopped background of a shoreline. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Family photo found on North Korean soldier features popular South Korean meme

Photoshopped dog points to spread of ROK culture in DPRK and may offer insights about troops fighting for Russia

Ifang Bremer | Seung-Yeon Chung January 23, 2025

Family photo found on North Korean soldier features popular South Korean meme

The South Korean meme Gaejugi as it appears in a family photo reportedly recovered from a fallen North Korea soldier by Ukraine Special Forces | Images: NK Insider (Jan. 10, 2025), DC Inside (Dec. 28, 2003), edited by NK News

A family photo reportedly found on the body of a North Korean soldier killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine features a popular South Korean meme of a laughing dog, a sign of the extent to which foreign culture has spread in the DPRK despite government censorship.

The photo, released by the human rights blog NK Insider and reportedly provided by Ukraine Special Forces, is dated Aug. 2024 and shows five family members posing in front of a photoshopped background of a shoreline.

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