Skinny jeans, piercings banned in North Korea to fight capitalism: Kim Jong Un

North Korea has imposed banned wearing skinny jeans, sporting mullet hairstyles and some body piercings. Kim Jong-un has said that this step has been taken to keep in line with the country’s crackdown on ‘capitalistic lifestyle’ and Western influences on the younger generation.

In a report by the South Korean broadcaster Yonhap news agency, the state run newspaper had recently warned the nation of doing more to stop “capitalistic culture from seeping into the country.”

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Here is a list of things that have been banned recently by Kim Jong-un:

• Kim Jong-un has outlawed ‘non-socialist’ hairstyles such as the spike and mullet.

• Dyed hair has also been banned in North Korea.

• Men and women can only sport one out of the 215 other hairstyles authorised.

• An order has been issued by the provincial Youth League on hairstyles it deems proper to sport. 

• Ripped or skinny jeans have been banned.

• Simultaneously, T-shirts with slogans have been prohibited.

• Nose and lip piercings have been banned too.

• Pop music has also been outlawed by the officials in North Korea after South Korean K-pop bands such as – BTS and Blackpink gained popularity.