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May Chun Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Idiomatic expression

HI,
I JUST READ AN ARTICLE. THE TITLE IS "PYONGYANG GOES POP: SEX SCANDAL ON THE SOCIALIST MUSIC SCENE."
AND THE LEAD GOES "NORTH KOREA'S POP STARTS MAY BE CHERRY-PICKED BY THE DEAR LEADER AND SING NOTHING BUT PRO-REVOLUTIONARY ANTHEMS, BUT THEY STILL KNOW HOW TO CAUSE A STIR..."

WHAT DOES 'PYONGYANG GOES POP' EXACTLY MEAN?
DOES IT MEAN THAT PYONGYANG IS CATCHING UP WITH POPULAR CULTURE OR WHAT?

THANKS ALWAYS FOR YOUR KIND ANSWERS.
  

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May Chun NORTH KOREA'S POP STARTS Do you mean "Pop stars"? May Chun DOES IT MEAN THAT PYONGYANG IS CATCHING UP WITH POPULAR CULTURE OR WHAT? That's the way I read it!

— Avangi

  • May Chun NORTH KOREA'S POP STARTS Do you mean "Pop stars"?
  • May Chun DOES IT MEAN THAT PYONGYANG IS CATCHING UP WITH POPULAR CULTURE OR WHAT?
  • That's the way I read it!
  • I think the implication is that although their art may be restricted to the party line, their personal habits are very Western.
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May ChunNORTH KOREA'S POP STARTS
Do you mean "Pop stars"?
May ChunDOES IT MEAN THAT PYONGYANG IS CATCHING UP WITH POPULAR CULTURE OR WHAT?
That's the way I read it!
I think the implication is that although their artmay be restricted to the party line, their personal habits are very Western.
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