Introduction of Korean TV

It usually starts at 17: 00 pm, followed by the program preview, then the news and the newspaper summary of the day. The news at this time is shorter and less important, and the most important news is usually arranged at 8 pm. /kloc-There is a children's program at 0/7: 30. Children's programs in North Korea are mainly cartoons, and sometimes there are stories and children's songs and dances. Speaking of Korean comics, it's quite distinctive. First of all, North Korea generally does not broadcast foreign cartoons, which are basically self-made. There are few long and continuous cartoons, which are generally short and monolithic (short 15 minutes, long 30-40 minutes), which is a bit like domestic cartoons broadcast on TV in China in the early days. Although short, objectively speaking, North Korea's cartoon production is still relatively sophisticated, with beautiful and smooth pictures, and besides cartoons, puppet shows, and even paper-cutting, ink painting and so on. Colorful cartoons add a little relaxation and romance to the overall serious and boring North Korean TV. Watching cartoons must be one of the few entertainment activities that North Korean children look forward to every day. After 18: 00, there are usually documentaries, many of which are from the revolutionary war years, and some are propaganda of current politics. /kloc-after 0/9: 00, it is basically TV series or some social education programs, such as scientific knowledge, sports knowledge and so on. Another important TV program on North Korean TV every day is Kim Jong Il's activities, such as where he went or what activities he participated in. In Kim Jong Il's position today, it is not enough to report his movements only in the general news. There is a special program introducing his activities every day, which will be replayed several times a day. Usually, this kind of "special program" lasts about 15 minutes to 20 minutes, mainly with photos and explanations, and occasionally there are moving pictures, that is, videos. /kloc-There will be a musical poem recitation around 0/9: 50, and the picture is not the person who is reciting, but some still landscape paintings, which is also a major feature of North Korean TV. It is the most important news after 20 o'clock. It is called report in Korean, and its status is equivalent to CCTV news broadcast. Although the international news of news broadcast is short, it is at least available every day. However, the sight of North Korea's "reporting" is mostly confined to domestic, and there are few international news and news involving diplomacy, which may be related to North Korea's "isolation" in the international arena. The main content of North Korea's report is where the meeting was held, or what advanced deeds appeared in various fields of industry and agriculture, which is very similar to China's early news. North Korean TV also has international news, but it is not broadcast every day. Usually only once a week, each time 10 minutes or so, usually broadcast on Thursday night. Like news broadcast, international news is scheduled to be broadcast in the second half of the year. The content of broadcasting is relatively extensive, covering politics, economy, culture, science and technology and other fields. On the surface, it is not the same as the international news of domestic TV stations. Only when reporting the news of the United States, Japan or other western "hostile countries" will negative news be involved, such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, demonstrations and so on. Especially the news about South Korea reminds me of China before the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea. In addition, for North Korean news, many people's outstanding impression is that the voice of North Korean announcers is too strong, and they like to argue with others and shout slogans. In fact, the announcer will be so excited and confident only when he exposes the crime of American imperialism, but he will be relatively soft when he broadcasts other life news. In other words, North Korean broadcasters don't always work so hard. After the news of North Korea, it is the weather forecast. Similarly, there are only domestic weather introductions. Starting from 20: 30, it can be regarded as the prime time of North Korean TV. TV plays are usually on at this time. North Korea's CCTV basically broadcasts domestic TV dramas, and occasionally broadcasts China TV dramas, mainly focusing on revolutionary war years, while North Korea's domestic TV dramas have a wide range of themes, including revolutionary war movies and life movies. Although Korean films have a strong awareness of publicity and education as a whole, they are different from the image of "Gao Daquan" in China's early films and have a strong flavor of life. Many movies, such as bitter movies and comedies, are also ornamental. After all, this is a country that values culture. During the film and television drama period, North Korea's CCTV broadcasted more movies than TV dramas. On the one hand, it may be that the production strength of TV series is insufficient. On the other hand, North Korea's CCTV has mastered all the information of China's new and old movies, so there is no need to worry about copyright issues. Therefore, for many viewers who have no conditions to go to the cinema often, "watching movies at home" has become their best choice. It is said that the ratings are also very high at this time, and the street is almost empty at this time. However, there are few TV channels in North Korea, and the choice space is small. For example, the World Cup is playing at this time, and there will be no film and television drama at night. After the defeat of the North Korean team, the North Korean TV station continued to broadcast the World Cup. The scheduled time was around 20:30 pm, and all the videos were edited. Of course the fans are happy, but people who don't like football have no other choice. This reminds people of the China screen in 1980s, when there were only two or three channels. Besides, North Korean TV usually doesn't broadcast many sports programs, except for many football matches during the World Cup. Every night around 22: 30, today's news is equivalent to the evening news of China TV Station. By 23: 00, the TV program of the day will be broadcast, which is also very similar to the early China TV.

Program arrangement for the above working days. On sundays and holidays, North Korea's CCTV broadcasts from 9: 00 am, and on particularly important days, such as New Year's Day (North Korea also celebrates the Lunar New Year), it broadcasts from 8: 00 am. Take Sunday as an example, the program arrangement is generally like this: after the short news at 9 o'clock, it is usually a documentary. /kloc-After 0/0, there will be International Life, Animal World and sometimes World Knowledge. "International Life" and "World Common Sense" are only five minutes, and "Animal World" is only about ten minutes. Although the time is short, these are rare TV programs through which North Korean viewers can directly peek at the outside world, and they are still very precious. Many countries have been introduced into international life, including developed countries, but more are developing countries. But no matter which country is introduced, there are few high-rise buildings or modern life scenes, usually local customs, natural environmental protection, or new technological development. I have seen two programs about China, one about the ancient town of Jiangnan and the other about the Yangtze River. Generally, it is a science and education film at 1 1: 00, and domestic films will be shown at 1 1: 30, which is also considered as prime time during the day, and the audience can watch it while eating lunch. Korean TV has both old and new films, many of which are still in black and white, and the time is usually about one and a half hours. But there are also many films that don't play cards according to the cards, and they are available for an hour and a half. Even the shortest film I have ever seen is only ten minutes, but shorter films are usually scheduled to air on Sunday afternoon, not at noon. 13: 00 is the "on-demand stage", which is a very important "entertainment program" for North Korean TV. The audience wrote to the TV station to request songs, and then the TV station arranged to broadcast them. Although they are entertainment programs, most of them are revolutionary songs. Usually, songs are accompanied by scenery, or if there is a movie episode, they are directly accompanied by movie pictures, and few singers stand on the stage to sing. This program lasts about 20 minutes. 13: 20, also social education programs, TV movies, etc. After 15: 00, it's time for children's programs. The content broadcast is similar to the children's programs at ordinary parties, such as cartoons and children's songs and dances, but it takes a little longer, nearly an hour. 16: 00 is another heavyweight literary program-Bright TV Stage, which is translated by many people in China as "Bright TV Stage". Compared with the on-demand stage, the variety of this program is a little more. In addition to singing, there are occasional programs like dancing, acrobatics, magic and even cross talk in China, all of which last about 20 minutes. The vocals here are basically performed by singers on the stage, elegant and clean, but they are still too simple and monotonous from today's perspective. Singers wear simple clothes, either national costumes or Korean conservative suits. Duets and chorus, which are rare in domestic TV, account for the majority here, while the pictures of singers dancing and singing on the stage in gorgeous costumes are completely invisible here. Dance programs are mainly ethnic dances. Needless to say, North Korea's acrobatics are still very strong, but the magic is beyond my expectation. I feel that the level of magic in North Korea is not inferior to that in China or even in the West. As for the few cross talks, because of the limited level of Korean, I can't fully understand the mystery, I don't know where the joke is, but I just think their laughter is unnatural. The program arrangement after 17: 00 is almost the same as usual, and there is no obvious difference.

We can feel that Sunday's programs are more important than entertainment programs, but for Korean audiences who are used to variety entertainment, entertainment programs in North China are still a bit "serious".

In fact, North Korea has two TV stations besides CCTV. One is "North Korea Education and Culture TV Station", formerly known as Kaesong TV Station. After transforming into an education station, it only broadcasts educational programs on weekends, similar to the domestic "China Education TV Station". The other is "Wanshoutai TV Station" which is welcomed by North Korean audience (especially Pyongyang audience). Compared with CCTV, Wanshoutai is more entertaining and international. A prominent feature of this station is that it plays a large number of translated films (mainly movies and TV dramas of China and the former Soviet Union), and also plays live video of some international events, and even introduces international current affairs. Because there are only CCTV programs on the Internet, I have never seen Wanshoutai, but it is said that the Pyongyang audience who can see Wanshoutai generally think that the entertainment programs produced by Wanshoutai are more exciting. Only the audience is limited, only in Pyongyang, and the broadcast time is limited, only on Saturday night and Sunday. Even on Sunday, it is not broadcast all day, but from 10: 00 to 13: 00 in the morning and 16: 00 to 22: 00 in the afternoon.

It is said that North Korea's TV industry started earlier than China's, and black and white TV was popularized in the 1970s (China was in the 1980s), but its development was obviously much slower than that of China. There are only three TV stations in the country, and only one is broadcast every day. This situation is rare in most countries, and even countries like Mongolia and Vietnam, which also have no surplus, are better than North Korea.