The hottest men’s hairstyle in North Korea is shear madness. Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un, in a bizarre bit of tonsorial tyranny, decreed that his 12 million countrymen adopt his decidedly retro ...

Tweeting about the experience, he wrote: “North Korean men can choose between 15 approved haircut styles. “I had the most popular one - and it's not like Kim Jong Un.” He added ...

Women, who are also afforded 15 different styles, according to images, have a little more choice. In 2013, images of a haircut guide in North Korea circulated on the internet. The new styles, although ...

It turns out that state-sanctioned haircuts are nothing new in North Korea, however, since until recently men were only allowed to choose from a list of ten hairstyles while women were allowed ...

North Korean men have reportedly lost yet another freedom of expression: the right to a decent haircut. According to Radio Free Asia, the regime in Pyongyang is now forcing male university ...

All North Korean men are now required to get the same haircut as their nutjob leader — shaved close on the back and sides, with longer hair on top brushed back off the forehead. The state ...

You never know. Update, 4:05 a.m. ET: The BBC corrected its story to say that the haircut rule applies only to university students, not all North Korean men as originally stated. This story has ...

Coloring your hair is also apparently forbidden. “Equality in North Korea: Both sexes have 15 approved haircut models. You can forget about dyeing your hair though,” reporter Mika Mäkeläinen ...