Over the years, the conflict between North Korea and South Korea has always been a hot topic of these two countries. Not only confronting on political and military fronts, North Korean media also take actions to prevent K-pop culture from entering their country.

Recently, the Korean media expressed their displeasure when North Korea's Chosun Central Television reported on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but removed Jungkook's performance - considered the pride of the Korean people. Korean media also gave a reason for this action.

However, according to some sources, Jungkook's performance is still approached by many North Korean fans:

The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup is one of the biggest events on the planet later this year. The opening ceremony was held on the evening of the 20th (KST) at Al Bayt Stadium, Qatar with more than 60,000 spectators coming to watch live and hundreds of millions of online viewers worldwide.

Of course, such a big event has attracted the media attention of many countries. In particular, Jungkook's performance is the most sought-after and talked about spotlight by the world's media. Korean media hailed Jungkook's stage as the pride of the country while soccer fans around the world and international media paid attention to the World Cup's performance - Dreamers. 

However, South Korean media pointed to the exception of Chosun Central TV - the main media channel of the North Korean government. Specifically, Korean media pointed out that Chosun Central TV reported on "The 2022 FIFA World Cup of the International Football Federation opened in Qatar on the 20th" in the 21st evening news.

'Chosun Central TV' showed a highlight video edited to about 2 to 3 minutes about the ceremony that day. During the opening ceremony footage, the show's host explained, "The official tournament icon appears while the theme song is playing."

However, the host did not mention that Jungkook, a member of BTS, sang the official theme song of the World Cup in Qatar, 'Dreamers' during the opening ceremony. Considering that Jungkook's stage has become a hot topic all over the world, it seems that it was intentionally edited.

In the past, South Korean media have also pointed out many times that North Korea has taken steps to keep its people from knowing that South Korean athletes and artists are recognized worldwide. The highlight video of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club match, which featured South Korean national football star Son Heung-min playing, was also not broadcast.

Jungkook's case is similar to Son Heung Min's when both are prominent stars bringing pride and fame to Korea in the world. Korean media judge that the North Korean media are trying to get rid of Jungkook's popularity and recognition of Jungkook's achievements just because he made Korea famous around the world and he's a Korean who stands above him. stage of the World Cup that no Asian artist has ever done.

But Korean media also pointed out that, despite the efforts of the North Korean government, there are many people in this country who know and love BTS. BTS fans in North Korea even use to call BTS by an other name to bypass the government in North Korea. A fan in North Korea once shared that: "BTS is very popular in North Korea. They don't call it 'Bulletproof Boy Scouts' but often call it 'Bulletproof'. They will ask each other: " Have you tried the Bulletproof Backpack?" This is a way for people to talk to each other about listening to BTS's music."

Crossing borders, BTS' charm and music have touched fans' hearts!