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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly persecuted any distribution of K-pop media among his people since 2012. Photo: New York Post
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7 North Koreans executed for watching, selling K-pop videos

The alleged executions under Kim’s reign were mapped out with the help of 638 defectors who cooperated with the report’s authors

People come to pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong il to mark the 10th death anniversary of Kim Jong un's father, Kim Jong il.(AFP)
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un marks 10th anniversary of father's death

People come to pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong il to mark the 10th death anniversary of Kim Jong un's father, Kim Jong il.(AFP)
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Why North Korea has banned laughing, drinking, shopping for 11 days

New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, flanked by Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the ceremonial head of state, right, and Ri Yong Ho, a vice marshal of the Korean People's Army, presides over a national memorial service for his late father Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea on Dec. 29, 2011. It's been 10 years since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea after his father suddenly died of a heart attack. Photo: UNB/AP
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Kim Jong Un’s decade of rule: Purges, nukes, Trump diplomacy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Samjiyon City, North Korea in this undated photo released on November 16, 2021 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS
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N Korea's Kim visits new city in first public outing in over a month

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds at the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 11, 2021.KCNA/via REUTERS
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Defectors sue N Korea's Kim Jong Un in Tokyo over repatriations

The United Nations flag is seen during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova
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UN rights report warns of North Korea 'Starvation Risk'

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Two Koreas reopen hotlines as North urges South to mend ties

In this file photo taken on March 2, 2019, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi. Photo: Hindustan Times
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Kim Jong Un's sister gets a post on top North Korean body

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N.Korea's Kim calls for relief campaign in rain-hit areas

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party central committee in Pyongyang, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party central committee in Pyongyang, North Korea in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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NKorea’s Kim vows to boost China ties amid pandemic hardship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party central committee in Pyongyang, North Korea in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 10, 2021. KCNA via REUTERS
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North Korea's Kim says 'great crisis' caused by pandemic lapse

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the military parade held on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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Reaction to North Korea ballistic missile launch