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Fri Jan 8, 2016, 07:31 PM Jan 2016

After latest nuclear test, South Korea blasts north with K-Pop

Source: CNN

South Korea turned up the volume in its war of words with its pugnacious northern neighbor North Korea on Friday, two days after the latter claimed it had tested a hydrogen bomb.

South Korean officials cranked up banks of loudspeakers near the demilitarized zone with North Korea, blaring pop music, news reports and other information into the isolated country.

Among the tidbits drifting north: "Bang Bang Bang," a song by K-pop chart toppers Big Bang.

In August, similar propaganda broadcasts led to an exchange of artillery fire between the two nations.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/world/north-korea-nuclear-test/

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After latest nuclear test, South Korea blasts north with K-Pop (Original Post) bananas Jan 2016 OP
Not gonna work. Kim Jong Un is a K-pop fan. KamaAina Jan 2016 #1
Funny! nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #2
Weaponized pop? Chemisse Jan 2016 #3
that'll show 'em! KG Jan 2016 #4
Ah, The K-neutron Bomb! jorgebob28 Jan 2016 #5

jorgebob28

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5. Ah, The K-neutron Bomb!
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 08:37 PM
Jan 2016

Maybe add a little Kari Pamyu Pamyu or Babymetal (J-pop) to really enliven the scene.

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