Why
it looks like reunification of North and South Korea will always be a pleasant fiction.
I
am an America and these are my thoughts and observations from a
distance. It's not meant to be offensive or insulting It's an
opinion based on all of the Korean dramas I have watched about
reuniting North and South Korea. But based on my limited
understanding of world history and world politics, I would say that
reunification is just a wish, and the Doggaebi
will not grant this wish no matter how good you are.Please.
This just my opinion. I think the biggest reason why North and
South Korea will never be united is because the political leaders in
North Korea would have to admit THEY WERE WRONG. They chose the
wrong side during war and even though the name of the country is The
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the nation is neither a
democracy or a republic.
Democracy
is a system of government in which state power is vested in the
people or the general population of a state. (Wikipedia)
A
republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica, is a state in which
political power rests with the public through their
representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Representation in a
republic may or may not be freely elected by the general citizenry.
(Wikipedia)
From
my distance, it looks like even the name of the country is a lie?
The
“D” should stand for dictatorship
The
“R” should stand for royal bloodline.
(Just
because you don't call yourself doesn't you're not a king.)
The
“P” doesn't even belong! (O.o)
Why
not name the country “Kim's Playground”. That's what the “P”
should stand for. The current leader loves to play with nukes and
invite naughty children to play with him, like Russia.
Think
about this. During the COVID pandemic, Kim Jong Un had disappeared
from the scene for a little while. During that time was there any
discussion about electing a new leader? NO!! Instead, some were
speculating whether or not his sister should or might take over.
Sister or brother? No matter. It's still the Kim family line. At
any rate, he showed up again so all that talk went down the drain.
Anyway!
The real reason WHY North and South Korea will never reunite is
because … CHINA WON'T LET THEM!! Nothing has changed. Just like
the Joseon kings who submitted to the Chinese emperors, the North
Korean leader is under the thumb of the Chinese leader. He doesn't
make any major decisions without Cihna's approval.
All
that being said, there are lots of Korean dramas with a storyline
that involve North and South Korea. Some are based on historical
facts, but the ones depicting reunification are unrealistic but very
imaginative. (My opinion.)
Commitment
(2013)
Curtain
Call (2022)
Doctor
Stranger (2014)
Escape
From Mogadishu (2021)
Hunt
(2022)
Korean
Peninsula (2012)
My
Military Valentine (2024)
Operation
Chromite (2016)
Secretly,
Greatly (2013)
Snowdrop
(2021)
Steel
Rain (2017) and Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020)
Swing
Kids (2018)
The
Berlin File (2013)
The
Spy Gone North (2018)
Yaksha:
Ruthless Operations (2022)
LINKS OF INTEREST:
JOY
ELLEN YOON — Bridging the Cultural and Linguistic Divide: North vs.
South Korea
https://www.joyellenyoon.com/blog/2020/5/13/bridging-the-cultural-and-linguistic-divide-north-vs-south-korea
North
Korean teens punished for watching South Korean dramas in rare
footage, research group claims | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/asia/north-korea-teens-punished-kdrama-intl-hnk/index.html
8
Korean Dramas About North and South Korea | Dramakicks
https://dramakicks.com/8-korean-dramas-about-north-and-south-korea/
10
South Korean Dramas That Feature North Korea | Cinema Escapist
https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2018/02/10-south-korean-dramas-feature-north-korea/
Korean
Dramas About North And South Korea
https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/k-dramas-north-south-korea-a989-20190420-lfrm
Netflix:
5 K-Shows That Cast a Spotlight on North Korea | Tatler Asia
https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/netflix-north-korea-kdramas-money-heist-korea-cloy-hyun-bin-son-ye-jin-operation-chromite-steel-rain