Music may soothe the savage breast but it also can also apparently force stubborn countries to the negotiating table. Following a landmine attack by the North Korea, the South Korean army unleashed their most destructive weapon, a weapon so destructive it can bring the nation of North Korea to its knees begging, "No more, please. No more." Following an agreement, South Korea agreed to stop blaring K-Pop and anti-North rhetoric over loud speakers. No word if the Big Bang CDs played will count towards G-Dragon's mandatory military service.
According to the Washington Post online, "North and South Korea reached an agreement early Tuesday to resolve the showdown on the divided peninsula, with Pyongyang promising to express regret for recent provocations, including a land-mine attack that severely injured two South Korean soldiers." South Korea for their part promised to keep G-Dragon and Co, Girls Generation and EXO to themselves.
The North Korean government for its part has been one of the most reclusive and have created one of the most insular societies in all of the world. Simply because of a lack of societal development, they had no counter for Red Velvet or Super Jr. One can now begin to wonder, at least when sleep deprived and prone to flights of random thought, if the Chinese government looked at the power South Korea was wielding in the world of K-Pop and that was the true reason that Tao, Luhan, and Kris left EXO, to combat possible South Korean aggression.
The agreement is an encouraging turn of events, as many are viewing it as a North Korean stand down. The Peterson Institute noted, "The South insisted that the talks be led by someone close to the top leadership, and proposed Hwang Pyong-so in particular. You can't get closer to the top of the North Korean leadership than Hwang, who is not only head of the KPA's General Political Bureau but a key node in Kim Jong Un's communications with the military and military-industrial complex and with influence over military appointments.
However, it was not only the top of the card that was in play; Kim Yang-gon, long head of the United Front Department, was also at the table with Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo as his counterpart. This pairing was significant as well. In June 2013, North Korea abruptly called off high-level inter-Korean talks when the South insisted that the then-Minister of Unification meet with Kim Yang-gon as his equal; the North claimed that Kim was of higher rank."
K-Pop saves the day once again.
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