North Korean officials visit London salon over Kim Jong-un 'bad hair' advert

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North Korean officials visit salon over Kim Jong-un 'bad hair' advert

LONDON: -- North Korean officials paid a visit to a London hair salon to question why it had used their leader Kim Jong-un's picture in a poster offering haircuts.

The poster in M&M Hair Academy in South Ealing featured the words "Bad Hair Day?" below the leader's picture.

Barber Karim Nabbach said embassy officials were shown the door and the salon's manager spoke to the police.

The Met Police said: "We have spoken to all parties involved and no offence has been disclosed."

The salon put up the poster on 9 April and the next day two men claiming to be officials from the North Korean embassy visited the salon and demanded to meet the manager, Mo Nabbach.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-27038723


-- BBC 2014-04-17

source: file photo

[Soutpeel]

Maybe the North Korean embassy will release a pack of hungry dogs in the barber's shop or blow the place up with mortar fire

[eeeya]

Or do some missile tests over head

[boomerangutang]

There's no such thing as bad publicity - for the London barbershop. The N.Koreans' visit will probably get them customers lining up around the block. The shop may want to get a couple of security guards, though.

[catterwell]

I'm sure what they meant was: if you have a bad hair day, we can make you look like this.

[JesseFrank]

I wonder why North Korea is allowed an embassy in any civilized country.

Edited April 17, 2014 by JesseFrank

[attrayant]

Good god that's a horrendous hairdo.

Next I want to see his face on a Weight Watchers poster.

[ezflip]

Good god that's a horrendous hairdo.

Next I want to see his face on a Weight Watchers poster.

Or a cosmetic dental clinic...

[Rimmer]

The shop will probably have to hire extra staff to cope with the demand all this publicity has given him

[Bocking]

Well, if you're not too successful with ladies, that haircut might get you laid .... As Cindy Lauper said ... 'Girls just wanna have Un ?'

Edited April 17, 2014 by Bocking

[realenglish1]

I think the North Leader has had a few bad hair days with his uncle and former girlfriend .Both where executed .

[farangbanok]

Not content with oppressing their own .... now they try it on the Brits.

Rule Brittania !!!

Sadly Un has no "waves" to rule

[Carl64]

Nice haircut fatboy!

[sailblue]

Agree, why does a country that does not want to be part of the world community have an Embassy?

I guess it is because they want to be able to talk with them.

Great add, as said let embarrass the shit out of him, bad teeth, lose weight adds etc. Make him go into hiding. He no doubt thinks he is handsome. that is what the people tell him.

[Lupatria]

What's the problem, as long as they don't offer the BS under his scalp...

[PETERTHEEATER]

It's OK. The NK Embassy is out of town in a suburban house on Gunnersbury Avenue (west London).

Wonder where the two hoods parked their capitalist car? Which double yellow lines?

[siampolee]

Looking at the picture one is reminded of pubic hair,What would or what does that make Kim Jong-un?

[tingtongteesood]

That is SOOOOOOOOOO funny !!! And thankfully for the shop owners, England has very strong freedom of speech laws and nobody will give a damn whether the dear leader is offended or not.

[SeaVisionBurma]

I really hope this enterprising chap gets a lot of business out of this....well done that man there.

[Jonmarleesco]

Obviously their GPS had them still in North Korea.

[Jonmarleesco]

That is SOOOOOOOOOO funny !!! And thankfully for the shop owners, England has very strong freedom of speech laws and nobody will give a damn whether the dear leader is offended or not.

Sometimes too strong, giving voice to repugnant characters the UK neither needs nor wants. Though not in this case...

[ggt]

They may need to call in Dennis Rodman...to reduce N. Korean tension...over their supreme leaders angst..

[HerbalEd]

Hair-larious.

[pennine]

Not content with oppressing their own .... now they try it on the Brits.

Rule Brittania !!!

Sadly Un has no "waves" to rule

Brittannia waives the rules.

[FNQ]

Hair-larious.

Very funny.

Bit pissed us ausies did think of it first though. But Still laughing.

P.S They could put his mates photo up (The basket ball guy) as well and offer facials also.

[joshstiles]

I'm sure what they meant was: if you have a bad hair day, we can make you look like this.

hehehehehe....now that's funny!!!!

[JoeThePoster]

Looking at the picture one is reminded of pubic hair,What would or what does that make Kim Jong-un?

Yup, pubic hair in 6591 BC.