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Trot music as propaganda against the North

Park Hyun-bin and Jang Yoon-jeong
Park Hyun-bin (left) and Jang Yoon-jeong

Six months ago it was girl bands. Now Trot music is supposed to be S.Korea’s best propaganda weapon against the North http://bit.ly/gsmfZf #

“Pop music can be a powerful psychological weapon targeting the oppressed in the North. We should immediately resume tannoy broadcasts in response to the North’s recent provocations,” declared a South Korean lawmaker. Jang Yoon-jeong and Park Hyun-bin will be on the playlist.