Defectors: S. Korean pop culture has impacted most North Koreans including its ruling class
SEOUL — South Korea's pop culture is rapidly spreading throughout tightly-controlled North Korea, including its ruling elite, a defector group here said. . . . "I think 99 percent of North Korean residents have seen South Korean dramas at least once or twice," said the defector who fled the North s northwestern border village of Heysan last March.