Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) considers itself as a society free from extraction and extortion, with the labor class still remaining in power. This means that North Korea consider its own society totally free of both an object to resist, and a subject to launch such resist. They do believe so, as the labor class, which had fought valiantly the colonial authorities and also the existing ruling class up until the foundation of the North Korean government, was finally able to establish total control over the state authority when North Korea was founded. Yet again, such perception (of history) would have to face the ultimate question, which is whether the party and state could legitimately represent the labor class, and also claim themselves as the presenter of the 'History of the Population(as mentioned in their own state title).'
Examined in this article are the discourse of 'People[Minjung]' which very much disappeared from the history of North Korea, and such discourse's relationship with the North Korean population. It seems that with the liberation from the Japanese occupation the concept of 'Population[Inmin]' was redefined according to the title of the party and the state. The 'Population' was emphasized as a reborn(newly created) group of entities who would lead the foundation of a modern nation and the revolutionary charge against the Imperial U.S.
Also, around 1956 leaders of North Korea started to clash with each other over how to construct a true Socialist state, and in the process the state and labor class organizations became more than estranged. In the end, the state came to 'own' the labor class, and the nature of the concept of 'Population[Inmin]' was changed. It was no longer referring to the ordinary concept of 'People[Minjung].' It became something new, as 'Population' was newly defined as a group of entities that would represent the position and interest of the state. It was no longer a concept that could demonstrate the needs of the people or veto the state authorities breaching of individual rights. The term 'Population' lost its most important element, which was no other than the very people themselves. Later the term 'People[Minjung]' came to refer to entities inside South Korea who were fighting against the state.
Since the end of the 1980s, the collapse of Socialism vividly showed us that the interest of the state and the interest of the population often turn out to be 'incompatible.' The stale status inside North Korea shows us that the term 'Population[Inmin]' can no longer represent the needs and interest of the 'People[Minjung]' in that society. Now, such 'People' quality that was stripped forcibly by state during the formation of the 'Population,' should be restored, as we continue to use the word. Such restoration could proceed by giving birth to a new organization that could represent the people's most basic needs, or bringing a recovery to the proud history of resistance against state power. The time period in which the 'Population[Inmin]' was able to lead their own fate voluntarily based upon their own collective nature, and in which the 'People[Minjung]' quality was respected and reflected in the state authority's policies, should all be remembered and relived. It would be paying an ultimate respect and attention to the 'People,' who were cast out during the formation process of the 'Population' [inside North Korea].