After North Korea sent trash balloons across the borders, the South Korean military resorted to a creative reply. It has been reported that the military has set up loudspeakers close to the North Korean borders and is playing several things, including K-pop music — which is banned in North Korea — and even speaking about Hyun Bin in connection with Crash Landing on You.
As reported by Koreaboo, South Korean news outlet Channel A said the military plays content throughout the day and late night. The regular broadcast includes conversations about K-dramas and K-Pop. The volume of the loudspeakers was allegedly heard on the outskirts of Seoul as well.
In a YouTube video shared by Channel A, one could hear messages such as, “I watched Crash Landing On You, and Captain Ri Jeong Hyeok became my ‘bias.’ Hyun Bin oppa is so charming and ‘dope,’ you know,” and the song “Now playing AKMU‘s ‘Last Goodbye.’” The broadcast also announced the news of BTS member Jin doubling up as a torchbearer at the Paris Olympics. “The global media paid attention to BTS member Jin’s torch relay for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics,” the broadcast said, as reported by SBS.
Meanwhile, the AP reported that despite the broadcasts, North Korea hasn’t stopped sending trash balloons to fuel what seems to be a Cold War psychological war between the two countries. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North Korean balloons were flying Sunday morning north of Seoul, the South Korean capital, after crossing the border. It said later Sunday that the South Korean military was responding by expanding loudspeaker broadcasts at all major sections of Korea’s 248-kilometer (154-mile)- long border.
“The North Korean military’s tension-escalating acts can result in causing critical consequences for it,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. “The responsibility for this kind of situation is entirely on North Korea’s government.”
(With inputs from AP).
