For a haircut in line with the socialist lifestyle

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Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il at the Mangyongdae Student Palace , 2012

The North Korean propaganda campaign "For a haircut in line with the socialist lifestyle" ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 사회 주의적 생활 양식 에 맞게 머리 단장 을 하자 ) started in 2005 with a broadcast on the state broadcaster ( Korean Central TV ). It was justified by the fact that long hair sucked nutrients out of the body and would also look neglected. A bi-weekly visit to the hairdresser was recommended. The hair of men should be at least one and a maximum of five centimeters long.

Women were allowed to wear longer hair, and there was also an exception for older men: in order to hide the onset of hair loss, those affected were allowed to grow their hair a few centimeters longer to cover the light areas. North Koreans who did not adhere to the hairstyle rules were shown on television with their names and addresses.

In 2013 , 28 official hairstyles were ordered under Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un . Pictures of these haircuts were posted at the hairdressers. Ten of the hairstyles were male and 18 female. Various media reported in spring 2014 that from now on North Korean students should wear Kim Jong Un's haircut. Women were recommended a hairstyle similar to the short haircut of Jong-uns woman, Ri Sol-ju .

The journalist Hamish Macdonald of NK News reports skepticism about the recurring reports about North Korean haircut regulations in western media. There are fashion guidelines, but they are not strictly enforced.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marco Kauffmann, North Korea Issues Hair Order for Men , January 11, 2001, TAZ
  2. ↑ Speculation about hairstyle ordinance in North Korea , March 27, 2014, NZZ.ch
  3. ↑ Carolyn Moyé, All students should look like Kim Jong-un , March 27, 2014, Stern.de
  4. ^ Niels Kruse, Kims 28-Frisuren-Menu , March 3, 2013, Stern.de
  5. ↑ a b North Koreans now have to wear Kim Jong Uns hairstyle , March 26, 2014, Focus Online
  6. ↑ Students must wear Kim Jong Un's hairstyle , March 27, 2014, Tagesspiegel
  7. ↑ Hamish Macdonald: Why men's Kim Jong Un hairstyle requirement is unlikely true. Recent visitors to North Korea say no evidence of new hairstyle rumor. In: NK News. March 26, 2014, accessed September 11, 2016 .