Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
North Korean art: pure kitsch or misunderstood masterpieces?
In a new book, Georgetown Professor B.G. Muhn wants viewers to see the beauty in Chosonhwa
The Korean Wave washes over Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast ep.12
The NK News Seoul team discuss a K-pop concert in the DPRK capital, an upcoming summit, and more
Ask a North Korean: Welcoming Yeji Lee, a new writer
"My hometown is Samjiyon County... where propaganda tells us Kim Jong Il was born"
K-pop and cultural exchange in North Korea: does it make a difference?
Observers weigh the pros and cons of a South Korean concert in Pyongyang
Misogyny in camouflage: gender relations in Songun cinema
The "military-first" era saw DPRK culture embrace some troubling ideas about romantic relations
“The Great Transformation”: snapshots of North Korean life in the 1970s
A DPRK-made documentary reveals Kim Jong Il's rise to power and a rapidly changing country
How N. Korean filmmakers turned to melodrama to win the youth for Juche
As attitudes began to change in the 1980s, DPRK filmmakers reached into the colonial past
How North Korea’s propaganda leaflets are changing
Pro-Pyongyang fliers appearing in the ROK have undergone a dramatic change in tone
Balancing act: UNSC sanctions exemptions and inter-Korean engagement
Rapprochement between Seoul and Pyongyang raises complex questions on where to draw the line
The unusual history of North Korea’s military foundation day
Like many of the DPRK's holidays, February 8 is a little bit of truth mixed with plenty of fiction