More Than Just Simple Fun: North Korean Karaoke in Pyongyang and Beyond (Page 109-128)

Abstract
In August 2017, the North Korean Ministry of People’s Security released a statement condemning the performance of ‘illegal’ karaoke in Pyongyang, warning citizens of “severe punishment to those who violate the socialist way of living.” Informed by participant observation in Pyongyang in July 2016 and July 2017, and interviews conducted with North Koreans in Pyongyang and Seoul in 2018, t...