한류스타는 어떻게 북한군이 되었는가? - 북한 관련 드라마의 내용변화 -

Abstract

The content of North Korean-related dramas that began during the Cold War was greatly influenced by North Korea policy. In the anti-communist drama, North Korea was a threat and a target of caution, but as exchanges with communist countries increased due to the hosting of the Seoul Olympics and the influence of the Northern Policy, it has transformed into an image of a separated family suffering the pain of division. From the 1990s, North Korean-related dramas were commercialized due to the change in the media environment, and from the period when North Korea engagement policy was active with the success of the inter-Korean summit, the image of a companion was established, moving away from the hostile image. As the conservative government's pragmatic policy toward North Korea was pursued, dramas related to North Korea became more commercialized, and through espionage and defectors-related material, North Korea was again portrayed as a dictatorship and a human rights-violating society. Meanwhile, as the progressive government's policy of establishing a peace regime was promoted, North Korean society was portrayed from various perspectives away from ideological problems, and a Hallyu star played a North Korean military man with a soft image who shared love with a South Korean woman.