Kim Jong Un orders crackdown on women with 'un-socialist' breast implants in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a crackdown on women with breast implants, labeling the cosmetic procedures as "un-socialist" and "capitalist" acts. Undercover agents and neighborhood patrols are tasked with identifying women suspected of undergoing breast augmentation, primarily in the city of Sariwon, with suspects facing possible detention in labor camps. A recent public trial was held for a medical school dropout who performed illegal breast surgeries using smuggled Chinese silicone and two women who underwent the procedures; the trial was marked by harsh condemnation from prosecutors and judges, branding the acts as corruption by bourgeois customs and threats to the socialist system. Women identified with body changes are subjected to medical examinations to confirm surgery, and the Security Bureau has initiated intensive investigations to root out such cosmetic procedures. The crackdown has caused fear among many young women in the region, and the public nature of the trials has sparked mixed reactions, with some criticizing the motivations behind the crackdown and others expressing sympathy for those involved. This aggressive enforcement reflects the regime's strict control over personal behavior and its opposition to what it perceives as capitalist influences.