PYONGYANG - Even North Koreans are being caught up in the increasing popularity of Korean pop stars across the globe, Radio Free Asia reported.
Idol groups like Girls' Generation or Big Bang are no longer new to North Korea, where even dance instructors make use of their songs.
A Chinese trading merchant told RFA that he was asked by an affluent woman from the North to get her music CDs of popular group Girls' Generation.
He also said that the popularity of dancing is ever increasing in Pyongyang, while youngsters who do not know the routines are considered to be "out of fashion."
A personal dance tutor, who teaches the latest songs and moves, costs about $20 a month, RFA reported.
"Children of the party executives who attend prestigious schools like Kim Ill Sung University have already been enjoying disco music," an anonymous defector from the North said.
"They prefer western music or disco over stiff North Korean music," he added, also explaining how people in Pyongyang try to imitate hairstyles from South Korean TV dramas
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