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A north-south Korea joint production about north and south Korean cities, "두 도시 이야기" (Tale of Two Cities) (links+info in post)

It's a 2018-2019 series shown on JTBC (JTBC's page), I haven't seen English subtitles for it, but I think it is still worth watching for a non Korean speaker even just to see some nice footage of DPRK that doesn't show it with eerie music or purposely film in dim and cold weather, etc. but rather just presents each city nicely.

It focuses on showing cultural and daily life scenes from a north and south Korean city in each episode.

I will try to find episodes/clips of it and link them here, so I may edit the post a bit over time. Please let me know if you see errors in my post.

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Seoul and Pyongyang (서울-평양)

Ep. 1 "Seoul Cuisine, Pyongyang Cuisine" (서을요리·평양료리)

Ep. 1 parts: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3

Ep. 2 "Han River, Taedong River" (한 강·대동강)

Ep. 2 parts: 2-1, 2-2, 2-3

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Sokcho and Wonsan (속초-원산)

Trailer

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Suwon and Kaesong (수원-개성)

Trailer

Ep. 1 "City of Kings" (왕의 도시)

~10 mins of episode

Ep. 2 "City of Merchants" (상인의 도시)

~10 mins of episode

Clips:

‘Kaesong Folk Preservation Zone’ in Kaesong, like a (south Korean) Hanok village ("우리나라의 한옥마을 같은 개성의 ′개성 민속 보존 구역′")

‘13-cheop table’ at Kaesong folk inn, with traditional props adding elegance ("전통 소품으로 운치를 더한 개성 민속 여관의 ′13첩 반상′")

Legends handed down in Kaesong’s clear nature ‘Bakyeon Waterfall’ ("개성의 맑은 자연 ′박연폭포′에 전해져 내려오는 전설들")

"What does Children’s Day look like in North Korea? Meeting North Korean children and elders made me feel like I was traveling to Pyongyang and Kaesong all at once." ("북한의 어린이날은 어떤 모습일까? 북한 아이들과 어르신들의 만남에 평양과 개성을 한 번에 여행하는 느낌") (English summary of this video here)

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