#80 - Dong-Won Kim on Science Fiction in South and North Korea

Science Fiction, and most prominently movie franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek, is not particularly popular in South Korea. In contrast to that, North Korea has a rich tradition of Science Fiction. We spoke to Professor Dong-Won Kim about the history, reception and characteristics of Science Fiction in the two Korean states.
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It's interesting that North Korea has more optimistic science fiction. What is the relation of optimism to the state of the present? Also the relation between ideology and optimistic science fiction.