IDK if it's a utopia, and this is pretty weak to go on, but I've been watching a lot of Korean content on Netflix lately. A couple of series took place partially in NK, and one of them featured a DPRK military officer as the hero and love interest.
The point is, the South Koreans don't really portray anything negative about the Northerners. No one is scared of invasion or sabotage or kidnapping. It's pictured as underdeveloped and somewhat impoverished, and the "authoritarianism" is a bit of a joke (think "Hogan's Heroes").
That would seem to be the opposite bias than one would expect, so I provisionally take it as more or less accurate.
IDK if it's a utopia, and this is pretty weak to go on, but I've been watching a lot of Korean content on Netflix lately. A couple of series took place partially in NK, and one of them featured a DPRK military officer as the hero and love interest.
The point is, the South Koreans don't really portray anything negative about the Northerners. No one is scared of invasion or sabotage or kidnapping. It's pictured as underdeveloped and somewhat impoverished, and the "authoritarianism" is a bit of a joke (think "Hogan's Heroes").
That would seem to be the opposite bias than one would expect, so I provisionally take it as more or less accurate.