413회 북한 김정은이 K-POP을 ‘악성 암’이라 부른 까닭/ 문재인 대통령 방일 계획 무산

진행자: 조혜림, Naomi Garyan   1. [Weekender] Why is Kim Jong-un clamping down on millennials, K-pop and slang? 기사요약: 김정은 북한 국무위원장이 최근 K팝을 ‘악성 암(vicious cancer)’이라고 부르며 북한 내에 한류가 퍼지는 것을 경고했다. [1] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has a new concern: how to control the country’s younger generation. The 37-year-old leader warned in April that “a serious change” was taking place in the “ideological and mental state” of young North Koreans, and that their ideological education was vital /to the survival of the party and the country. *take place: 개최되다, 일어나다 *vital: 필수적인 [2] Furthermore, the reclusive regime has been cracking down hard on the attire, speaking habits and culture of North Korean millennials, also known as the Jangmadang Generation -- people in their 20s and 30s who grew up during the country’s famine /in the mid-1990s. *reclusive: 은둔한, 쓸쓸한 *regime: 정권, 제도, 체제 *crack down (on): 엄중 단속 하다 *attire: 의복, 복장 *famine: 기근   [3] The clampdown against what the North calls “anti-socialist acts” appears to reflect concern that if the younger generation -- which has experienced capitalism and foreign culture -- goes unchecked, it could create cracks in the regime’s legitimacy and potentially jeopardize Kim’s dynastic grip on the country, observers say. *clampdown: (기습) 단속  *go unchecked: 제멋대로 되어가다, 억제되지 않다 *legitimacy: 합법성, 타당성 *jeopardize: 위태롭게 하다 기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210715000999&ACE_SEARCH=1   2. Moon not visiting Japan for summit with Suga 기사 요약: 도쿄올림픽 계기로 논의됐던 문재인 대통령의 방일 계획이 무산됐다. 이에 따라 스가 요시히데 총리와의 첫 대면 정상회담도 무산이 됐다. [1] President Moon Jae-in has decided not to visit Japan for a summit with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga timed with the Summer Olympics this week, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday, after lewd remarks by a Japanese diplomat regarding Moon sparked fresh tension amid already strained diplomatic ties between the two countries. *lewd: 외설적인 *strained: 껄끄러운, 불편한   [2] The last-minute announcement comes as the two countries have been discussing Moon’s possible visit to the Japanese capital to attend the Olympics that kicks off on Friday. *last-minute: 마지막 순간의, 막바지의 *kick off: 개시, 시작하다 기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210719000980 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.