Two Sydney friends have flown to North Korea to get a “hipster” haircut and in the process proved you should not believe everything you read about Kim Jong-Un’s reclusive regime.

Sydney University students Aleksa Vulovic, 24, and his friend Alex Apollonov, 25, were inspired to make the journey by viral news stories which claimed North Korea had imposed strict hair cut laws on its citizens.

The friends visited Mansu Hill Grand Monument as part of their six-day government tour. (Supplied)

One such story claimed men and women in the country each have a choice of only 14 hair styles, and leader Kim Jong-Un’s signature swept back hairdo is “forbidden”.

Another story, which made headlines on several reputable news websites in 2014, claimed that all men in the country were ordered to get the same haircut as Kim Jong-Un.

A board purportedly showing state-sanctioned haircuts in North Korea. (9Pickle)

Keen to get to the bottom of the rumours, the two Sydney friends each paid A$2000 for the six-day government group tour, which took place last July.

Soon after they landed in Pyongyang, Mr Vulovic booked in for a haircut at a salon recommended by their tour guide.

He showed the female hairdresser a photograph of a “hipster hairstyle with stylish beard”, a choice notably different to the range of “state-sanctioned” cuts that have appeared in some news stories.

Mr Vulovic before his haircut in Pyongyang. (Supplied)

The "hipster hairstyle with stylish beard" image Mr Vulovic showed his hairdresser. (Supplied)

The student said the results proved that stories about the North's haircut laws were a "hoax." (Supplied)

She happily obliged, and began trimming the student’s shoulder-length locks.

“It was better than any haircut I’ve ever had in Australia,” Mr Vulovic said of the experience, adding that there were “a number of other locals” in the salon at the time.

The 24-year-old said that after the experience, he was convinced the stories about a haircut law were nothing but a “hoax.”

“It proves that readers should be more critical of mainstream media coverage of the country,” he said.

The students filmed their 20-minute documentary on an SLR camera. (Supplied)

The Sydney University students visited North Korea last July. (Supplied)

Mr Vulovic and Mr Apollonov, from Epping, recorded the experience on an SLR camera for their 20-minute documentary, The Haircut: A North Korean Adventure .

They said filming on the modest camera allowed them to avoid being questioned by officials, who typically only allow tourists to record limited amounts of footage.

“I guess we just looked like normal tourists,” Mr Vulovic said.

Mr Vulovic said authorities had not yet made contact about the documentary. (Supplied)

Since being posted to YouTube last week, The Haircut has amassed nearly 20,000 views.

North Korean authorities are yet to issue any formal complaints, Mr Vulovic said.

“We did break the rules though, so I’d be hesitant to go back there.”

Political tensions in North Korea continue to rise, with the country warning the US it will carry our nuclear testing “ at any time .”

Australian travellers are advised to "reconsider" their need to travel to North Korea. (AFP)

The North has carried out five nuclear tests in the last 11 years, and is widely believed to be making progress towards its dream of building a missile capable of delivering a warhead to the continental United States.

Smart Traveller continues to advise Australians to “reconsider their need to travel” to North Korea.