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North Korea is a ‘demonized’ land of mystery. Its cities are the main centers of socio-economic development, yet it's a privilege in this country to live in one as all the cities have been closed through the use of a strict and exclusive registration system. The North Korean urban population centers are peculiar for the preponderance of low-rise buildings and the presence of long ‘curtain’ blocks shielding them from view as you pass along the boulevards, the absence of suburban areas, the engagement of city dwellers in not-urban household activities, the absence of street advertising, and more. Pyongyang is the heart of Juche Country, though now a country which is rapidly changing since Kim Jong-un came to power in December 2011. The North Korean version of the market economy is developing in Pyongyang as a consequence of its economic transformation, the emergence of the consumption generation and a commercial culture.