Democracy, Gangnam Style - WSJ

April 17, 2020
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While Kim Jong Un was busy testing missiles this week, another North Korean was making news in the South. Thae Yong-ho, one of the highest-ranking defectors from the totalitarian state, was elected to a seat in South Korea’s National Assembly. Mr. Thae is the new member from Seoul’s fashionable Gangnam district. If that name rings a bell, you may be one of the 3.5 billion people who have watched the music video “Gangnam Style” on YouTube.

Mr. Thae was the No. 2 diplomat at North Korea’s embassy in London when he defected...



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