North Korea stiffens control of Japanese AV under Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un, the newly appointed leader of North Korea following the death of Kim Jong-il, has created a special division within his regime to crack down on foreign media, including Japanese adult videos (AV), reports Shukan Jitsuwa (Mar. 15).

In an effort to prevent the circulation of undesirable foreign music, films, and publications within the country, Pyongyang created Unit 114 in January.

Kim Jong-un is reported to have said that the influx of South Korean pop culture, particularly television dramas, is not tolerable. “It is to such an extent that it is the source of corruption in fostering impure relations between men and women,” the leader is quoted.

Not only do open markets in North Korea sell South Korean dramas on DVD, smuggled from China, they also peddle Japanese AV flicks and Hollywood films.

A news reporter in North Korea tells Shukan Jitsuwa that the initiative is supported by the publicity distribution division of the Propaganda Department within the Labor Party and the National Security Agency. “The focus of the crackdown is on ‘suspicious songs and other recorded materials and impure published media,'” says the source. “At least, on the surface that’s the image that dictator Kim Jong-un wishes to convey.”

Kim Jong-un, the third son of Kim Jong-il, was declared the next leader of the nation two weeks after the death of his father on December 17. As a youth, the new dictator studied in Switzerland. During that time, says the magazine, he developed a liberalized view towards sex, but this recent directive does not match with this outlook.

“In addition to his personal collection of porn DVDs, he takes what he wants from those that are confiscated,” claims the same writer. “His particular favorites are Japanese films, such as those featuring young girls in underwear.”

Kim Jong-un’s outward views that the tides of capitalism must be stemmed are then in conflict with his underside, specifically his desire for sexual satisfaction, according to Shukan Jitsuwa.

“Rumor has it that he loves girls in white gym uniforms and blue shorts,” says the aforementioned writer. “This fetish will be proven without a doubt should female military personnel begin sporting such attire.”

Source: Shukan Jitsuwa (March 15)