BTS Songs Are South Korea's Way of Responding to North Korea's Garbage Balloons, Played via Jumbo Loudspeakers at the Border

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Relations between South Korea and North Korea have heated up again over the last few weeks. Reporting from The Korea TimesWednesday (12/6/2024), following the post leaflets Anti-Pyongyang activists sent to North Korea, the country led by Kim Jong Un, responded with “parcels” of balloons filled with rubbish.

The South Korean military did not remain silent. Reported by the news agency APSouth Korea revived loudspeaker jumbo at the border of the two countries on Sunday 9 June 2024.

It was reported that a propaganda broadcast was being played over speaker These include the songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” by BTS, weather and news broadcasts about Samsung, as well as criticism about North Korea's missile program.

North Korea reportedly also reactivated it loudspeaker their propaganda, but as of Tuesday morning it had not been turned on.

Previously, South Korean officials had claimed that loudspeaker the country can cover a distance of 10 kilometers during the day, and 24 kilometers at night. On the other hand, loudspeaker North Korea's is said to be inaudible in South Korean territory.

A number of North Korean frontline soldiers who defected to the other side once admitted that they enjoyed broadcasts from South Korea. Starting from pop songs to accurate weather forecasts, which allows them to predict when to dry their clothes.