North Korea has one of the most heavily guarded national borders in the world.

However, Kim Jong Un and his army cannot keep K-Pop out of the country.

South Korea being the closest neighbor makes it difficult for North Korean authorities to keep out the cultural influences South Korea has to offer through movies and music.

This is quite troubling to Kim Jong Un. The official state newspaper call’s South Korean culture “more dangerous than enemies who are taking guns.”

The North Korean government is cracking down on millennials and Generation Z – pushing them (literally) to follow traditional lifestyles and avoiding South Korean slang. If a North Korean is heard speaking in a dialect that sounds different than the North Korean dialect, that person could face years in prison.

Kim Jong Un’s regime is particularly focused on the speaking habits of millennials, with some mimicking their neighbours by referring to their husbands as “oppa” – a term that means “older brother”.

The Rodong Sinmun newspaper said North Korea’s standard language is superior and young people must use it correctly – all while ensuring their clothes, hairstyle, music preferences and dancing styles are acceptable.

According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, its article warned: “The ideological and cultural penetrated under the colourful signboard of the bourgeoisie is even more dangerous than the enemies who are taking guns.”

Late last year, harsh new measures were introduced that mean parents can be fined if their children are caught enjoying South Korean entertainment or copying the way they speak.

Those caught with media from South Korea can face up to 15 years in a prison camp – and punishments are also administered for using unregistered televisions, radios, computers and mobile phones from other countries.

A life sentence can be imposed if someone is convicted of importing banned material from South Korea too, while those smuggling large amounts of content made in the US or Japan can face the death penalty.

Sky News

You have to wonder if Kim Jong Un sneaks in some American movies at night?

Like, he could watch all the Kim Jong-il scenes from Team America: World Police: