Hyon Song-wol, a singer, rumoured to be a former lover of the North Korean leader, is said to have been arrested on Aug 17 with 11 others for violating laws against pornography.

The reports in South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper indicate that Hyon, a singer with the Unhasu Orchestra, was among those arrested on August 17 for violating domestic laws on pornography.

All 12 were machine-gunned three days later, with other members of North Korea’s most famous pop groups and their immediate families forced to watch. The onlookers were then sent to prison camps, victims of the regime’s assumption of guilt by association, the reports stated.

What man would not want to have the ex machined gunned? For that matter, isn’t it about time we started machine gunning execrable little twerps like Justin Bierber and Miley Cyrus? Lady Gaga should have been thrown in a well a long time ago. It is one thing to be derivative. It is a crime against humanity to be derivative and dull.

Then we have this:

Hyon’s band was responsible for a string of patriotic hits in North Korea, including “Footsteps of Soldiers,” “I Love Pyongyang,” “She is a Discharged Soldier” and “We are Troops of the Party.” Her popularity reportedly peaked in 2005 with the song “Excellent Horse-Like Lady.”

The 12 who were executed were singers, musicians or dancers with the Hyon’s band,, the Unhasu Orchestra or the Wanghaesan Light Music Band and were accused of making videos of themselves performing sex acts and then selling the recordings.

Isn’t always the way with these pop groups. They hit it big with “Excellent Horse-Like Lady” and then slide into irrelevance, culminating is a short career in low grade porn. I bet Dana Plato would have preferred a machine gunning over her demise. Lyndsay Lohan would probably opt for the firing squad right now.