Inside North Korea's TikTok Propaganda Page

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • In this video we take a look at the TikTok page NorthKoreanLife, a page that posts North Korean propaganda. For years North Korea has used propaganda to control the masses in their own country but recently, they have been expanding their reach by using social media like TikTok and UA-cam to push their propaganda about North Korea to the rest of the world. After having multiple videos like this come up on my own TikTok, I thought it was time to strap in and explore just what is going on Inside North Korea's Bizzare TikTok Page.
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  • @babywigeon
    @babywigeon Рік тому +1879

    north korea trying to flex with basic things like umbrellas is very telling

    • @Infodumptruck
      @Infodumptruck Рік тому

      It's like when China tried to flex with crappy school lunches at the winter olympics

    • @Whynotmini
      @Whynotmini Рік тому +139

      we have UMBRELLAS ☂️ ☂️☂️☂️☂️☔️🌂☔️⛱️⛱️🌂☂️⛱️

    • @thatonepole
      @thatonepole Рік тому +131

      we got TEN CARS🔥🔥🔥 tho we AINT MAKIN IT OUT OF THE COUNTRY W/ 'EM💯💯🔥💀

    • @crusty_cheese23
      @crusty_cheese23 11 місяців тому +72

      WE GOT SHOES 🔥🔥🔥💯💯

    • @KrispBacon518
      @KrispBacon518 10 місяців тому +16

      Bro their so poor they can’t afford a basic field plow

  • @JJsiswoyo
    @JJsiswoyo Рік тому +2598

    I like how the swedish government still sends reminders to north koreas government as well about those damn volvos. The swedes are like, guys it may have been half a century but maybe they just forgot about those cars, we'll just send another reminder

    • @AdeleiTeillana
      @AdeleiTeillana Рік тому +114

      Hopefully they're charging interest. 😋

    • @dbuc4671
      @dbuc4671 Рік тому +26

      they dont wanna get on North Koreas bad side.

    • @MRobstickX
      @MRobstickX Рік тому +98

      we'll never forget about our cars

    • @mjau_
      @mjau_ Рік тому +74

      im swedish and we will never forget

    • @Ziggyzaggy300
      @Ziggyzaggy300 Рік тому +22

      never forget

  • @sygneg7348
    @sygneg7348 Рік тому +290

    I believe that the man at 5:28 is not a regular man, but a secret police agent.
    You see, North Korea does not allow dissent and opposition (something which most already know), so in order to catch them, they employ agents to pose around the country and maintain position, and to report dissent if any occurs nearby, such as criticism of the regime or an act of political defiance.
    From my observations, I can conclude that he's most likely one of those secret police agents I mentioned above. Look at his posture, the fact that he stands there for so long without moving, how he looks as if he is waiting, and how he is watching the farmer do the work. Judging by what I read from these comments, it's most likely that the farmer is not acting on his own and is being ordered by the agent to act like that, and if he defies, the agent can report it.

  • @BogdanGunaa
    @BogdanGunaa Рік тому +46

    the fact that the cars and the phone shown in the tik tok are at least 10-12 years old tells you all you need to know

    • @jamespedersen4428
      @jamespedersen4428 8 місяців тому +3

      Correct! North Korea is being sanctioned and newer products simply aren't available. It's the same reason all the cars in Cuba are so old. If you want to see North Koreans live better lives, removing sanctions would be the easiest thing to do and be something you have influence over (assuming you live in the imperial core).

    • @notmyemail506
      @notmyemail506 Місяць тому +1

      ​@jamespedersen4428 Sweden sold north Korea some Volvos and North Korea still hasn't paid them back, then they're constantly threatening the one country who's greedy enough to sell them things, why would anybody lift their sanctions?

  • @atanasvlahov5186
    @atanasvlahov5186 Рік тому +52

    It's funny how they flex with stuff that is completely normal for the rest of the world.. "We have cars". "We have umbrellas" "We have phones" :D

  • @EdJonesVideos
    @EdJonesVideos Рік тому +45

    The thing about North Korea propaganda is that it just isn't very good or sophisticated. I've heard Sinologists say the same thing about Chinese propaganda for the west - it seems hyperfixated on local issues and Chinese foreign policy talking points that to Western audiences often feel bland or more like government press releases.
    This is what Russia has done so well for so long - even during the USSR, there was a real focus on producing propaganda that appealed to specific groups in the West, often along ideological lines. The point was partially to present Russia in a good light, but mostly to create disruption and division - that's the strategy that they find most most effective for their aims.
    But North Korea? I do think it's remarkable that so little effort is being made. Who is this content really for? Who are they trying to impress?

    • @d.n.8919
      @d.n.8919 Рік тому

      It must be aimed at those same couple of naive tankies in the comment section of every North Korea video who bootlick the regime 😂

    • @cameronspence4977
      @cameronspence4977 5 місяців тому +1

      Yup exactly right. You can see how how good their propaganda is from the current ukraine war

    • @SurplusTrader
      @SurplusTrader 2 місяці тому +1

      nah obv they just wanna flex their umbrellas

  • @svetlin_dp
    @svetlin_dp Рік тому +10

    who the hell do they think they are fooling

  • @mattpassos5689
    @mattpassos5689 Рік тому +20

    Damn 3 cars, a bus, and some icbms these people are loaded

  • @vasilijedoljanica
    @vasilijedoljanica Рік тому +2

    "yo dudes the empire is pretty chill, you can like join it or something"

  • @maimaisims
    @maimaisims Рік тому +2

    Dont forget that they do have cars because they committed the biggest case of grand theft auto in history 😂

    • @maimaisims
      @maimaisims Рік тому

      Oop yes you covered this lmao

  • @PixelVicky
    @PixelVicky Рік тому +6

    3:40 That game is called "My talking Hank"

  • @opadrip
    @opadrip Місяць тому +2

    "Yo dudes, the Empire is pretty chill, maybe you should like, join it or something."

  • @the_sandymaster
    @the_sandymaster 7 місяців тому +3

    3:55 im pretty sure i used to play that game on my ipad(here in america im not in north korea)
    you just wait for animals to come out and make weird poses so you can photograph them but unlike pokemon you usually just sit and wait

  • @Spermwhales93
    @Spermwhales93 Рік тому +2

    The roads are that wide because they're supposed to be able to be used as temporary airstrips in the event of a war.
    Also, if you see any modern foreign-market cars in NK, they were likely smuggled around the sanctions by using shell companies that aren't based in NK (most likely China).

  • @sodicious
    @sodicious Рік тому +5

    i had a dream last night where i was messaged by my friend via steam chat by my friend that told me he knew kim jong un, then kim messaged me and then i played roblox with kim in a game where you would find other random games via 3 blue buttons and an image on a white wall in a default baseplate with a weird sky color, my avatar was grey (or gray, i swap between them some times) with a light grey torso and kim was dressed like he looks in real life but robloxified, i went afk a couple times to message my friend and kim jong un. and then went fully afk trying to do something, and then i returned to roblox seeing kim gone, and then kim messaged me, clearly annoyed of my inactivity. i then panicked thinking he would execute me or nuke me.

  • @aesclap21
    @aesclap21 10 місяців тому +1

    Aren’t there like shockingly few people in those cities?

  • @TheG-vs5wi
    @TheG-vs5wi 7 місяців тому +1

    I looked at North Korea on google earth and saw five pickup cars in Pyongyang. It was an eye opening moment for somebody like me who thought North Korea had no cars.

  • @prodhoratio
    @prodhoratio Рік тому +3

    Finally someone’s covering this

  • @rickastleyrule3497
    @rickastleyrule3497 Рік тому +2

    the fuck do they mean "nearly"

  • @GeorgeDCowley
    @GeorgeDCowley Рік тому +3

    2:40 Also, there were only a maximum of two at a time.

  • @Куст-ы7и
    @Куст-ы7и Рік тому +5

    It's crazy how both communist and capitalist dystopia fit on the same peninsula

    • @bardiatalebi3649
      @bardiatalebi3649 Рік тому +1

      Implying they’re equal.

    • @dbyspae122
      @dbyspae122 Рік тому

      Except communism is the worst

    • @myce4607
      @myce4607 7 місяців тому

      I mean, if the government already controls everything you do, it really doesn’t matter what system your using

  • @sergiu5512
    @sergiu5512 Рік тому +4

    North Korea kinda based?

  • @jaquim9077
    @jaquim9077 Рік тому +2

    At ca. 5:00 the guy looking at the farmers is someone sent from the government to watch their work and if they work hard enough. they cant rest or anything else and if they get caught not working fast enough, they get sent to concventration camp or even get executed.

  • @worthlesschild4052
    @worthlesschild4052 Рік тому +1

    Guys the empire seems pretty chill we should go there

  • @MrBananaman64
    @MrBananaman64 Рік тому

    The streets always looking so barren is just unsettling

  • @ShelbyLikesStuff
    @ShelbyLikesStuff 2 місяці тому

    I’ve heard that people blame North Koreans for not leaving the country. But, if all you knew was life in North Korea, and you didn’t know there was anything more to life, how would you know nothing was wrong and you needed to leave?

  • @sammarkovich6801
    @sammarkovich6801 Рік тому +3

    Wow! They have THE WHOLE ONE CAR! So impressive. Now I totally believe North Korea is free and prosperous country and people saying overwise just jealous American agents. :D

  • @MarklikesfriesYT
    @MarklikesfriesYT Рік тому

    4:00 this is probably Talking Hank, a game similar to Talking Tom even made by the same people..

  • @mytiamos
    @mytiamos Рік тому +5

    DPRK influencers: Hey, this is what life's like here!
    We$tern youtubers: dUrRrR uR pAiD bY kiM jUnG uN

    • @mikhailzemskov3494
      @mikhailzemskov3494 Рік тому +6

      fiund the kim jong un supporter

    • @antisocialbred
      @antisocialbred Рік тому +3

      bro censored western 💀

    • @mytiamos
      @mytiamos Рік тому +1

      @@antisocialbred it's to emphasize that they are being misled by capitalism

    • @mytiamos
      @mytiamos Рік тому +1

      @Rapistgaming-uq8fb OHHH NOOOO the dreaded *nerd emoji* IM SOOO DONE
      LMFAOOO imagine thinking that a simple *emoji* is the be-all and end-all
      You're prolly some middle school edgelord
      It's just a phase, you'll grow out of it

    • @mytiamos
      @mytiamos Рік тому

      @Rapistgaming-uq8fb nobody older than 12 years old thinks the nerd emoji is a good insult

  • @heithheithinson2495
    @heithheithinson2495 8 місяців тому

    “Nearly everybody in North Korea has an umbrella” is crazy

  • @lindseyharalson490
    @lindseyharalson490 Рік тому +1

    Isn’t it illegal to ship imported cars to North Korea? Why would you brag about that?

  • @ArmadilloAce
    @ArmadilloAce Рік тому +4

    4:00 thats talking hank 😭

  • @matejchudy2913
    @matejchudy2913 Рік тому +1

    The game she played was my talking Hank. An American game for kids.

  • @rogofos
    @rogofos Рік тому +5

    to be fair, there are a lot of sensationalism around North Korea
    talking about how hellish it is gets clicks, even if what you're saying isn't true
    so there are people in the west who believe a lot of myths about North Korea, like that no one has umbrellas there or that there aren't any cars
    I think these channels are trying to debunk that and lift the air of mystery around DPRK a little
    its still one of the poorer countries of the world, but its not literal hell, its not actively starving (or at least not in the way it used to)

    • @andreas5341
      @andreas5341 Рік тому +11

      Regular citizens aren't allowed internet access. The accounts posting this are working with or for the government of North Korea

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому

      True

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +2

      @@andreas5341 Yes but plenty of people have entered and made videos on it. It is one of the worst places to live but it isn't as oppressive as western media likes to paint it.
      Boy Boy made a really great video on it.

    • @mika-yy7gk
      @mika-yy7gk Рік тому

      @@riztiz yeahhhhhh idk this whole thing about sending THREE GENERATIONS to prison camp for talking shit about the goverment,nah that aint oppressive its just a lovely communist Utopia!

    • @ampa4989
      @ampa4989 11 місяців тому

      It is actually the worst it's ever been, even more so than during the early 2000s because the border with China has been completely secured and there is no more smuggling through China. Defections down to fewer than a hundred a year, from around a thousand a decade or so ago. Very, very sad.

  • @emoboy2008
    @emoboy2008 8 місяців тому

    3:55 it's My Talking Hank: Islands, a pretty fun Pokémon Snap knockoff.

    • @emoboy2008
      @emoboy2008 8 місяців тому

      Ran way better on my 2014 Galaxy A3 than it does here btw

  • @jhsalem5480
    @jhsalem5480 7 місяців тому

    You know what's chilling to me. They say "Nearly everyone in North Korea has umbrellas." OK, I don't know how true that is for regular citizens, and it is a funny thing to say
    But the people in the death camps there certainly don't have umbrellas or warm clothing or food, and there are millions of them

  • @Not-that-good
    @Not-that-good Рік тому

    It looks like they stole trams from Prague

  • @teachersam6901
    @teachersam6901 7 місяців тому +1

    LMAO north korean life is a parody page. it’s not propaganda. its supposed to be funny! lollll

  • @emanuelbator3467
    @emanuelbator3467 Рік тому

    (3:40)
    the game that is shown on the phone is actually Talking Hank by Outfit7 (they made talking tom and others)

  • @thathusk9119
    @thathusk9119 Рік тому

    The video game on the phone is actually My Talking Hank, used to play it a lot so I recognise it.

  • @katii1997
    @katii1997 Рік тому

    Little side story.
    A german journalist that grew up in berlin went to north korea for a docu.
    North korea has many very old trams from berlin,germany. . So he went to take a tram.
    Inside the tram he found a big skrecht picture on the window that he himself made when he was a kid.
    ua-cam.com/video/vsRi9vmEbrU/v-deo.html
    at around 8:45 no english subtitle tho

  • @basedsketch4133
    @basedsketch4133 10 місяців тому

    Why touch grass when you can eat it

  • @imanahounbar1261
    @imanahounbar1261 Рік тому +3

    1:38 OMG it’s @darkviperau i love that guy ❤ funny to see him in this video tho😂

    • @Imdead1014
      @Imdead1014 Рік тому

      Been trying to find this comment, yeah it's very surprising to see him in this video

    • @imanahounbar1261
      @imanahounbar1261 Рік тому

      @@Imdead1014 you could say it’s millions to one

    • @shiverofsharks3677
      @shiverofsharks3677 4 місяці тому

      There aren't cougars in North Korea

  • @XxShadow101xX
    @XxShadow101xX Рік тому +365

    "We have many cars"
    Five whole cars: 😳😱😱

    • @halcyon63
      @halcyon63 7 місяців тому +25

      i just KNOW they called the five car-owners in the country like "hey pull up we're filming a tiktok"

    • @w花b
      @w花b 6 місяців тому +3

      That's why they said "many", not "much" lol

    • @XxShadow101xX
      @XxShadow101xX 6 місяців тому +12

      @@w花b that's not grammatically correct

    • @cameronspence4977
      @cameronspence4977 5 місяців тому +8

      I love how they said that they have many cars, which is already weird and a suspicious thing to say on so many levels, but then in addition to that, proceeded to show exactly one car in each clip😂😂

    • @Kazoo_Republic
      @Kazoo_Republic 2 місяці тому +3

      @@w花b quick google search tells you that only 2% of the population owns a car, and even then gas is very hard to find

  • @allonsfreelife8349
    @allonsfreelife8349 Рік тому +884

    Those trams are Czech trams (where I live) Tatras t5. They were a prototype and were so cheaply made that we just sold them to Norht korea because they were unusable.

    • @allonsfreelife8349
      @allonsfreelife8349 Рік тому +31

      T6*

    • @HassleHoffer372
      @HassleHoffer372 Рік тому +25

      💀💀💀

    • @matejchudy2913
      @matejchudy2913 Рік тому +83

      And most of them are in so bad condition, that they barely work. They have holes in the roof, paint falling off,...

    • @pcosgrove1216
      @pcosgrove1216 Рік тому +5

      Wait then how are they being used?

    • @m.a.118
      @m.a.118 8 місяців тому +5

      Well if they're still being used in 2024 by a country under a parts embargo, clearly they aren't "unusable" now are they?

  • @demanien7722
    @demanien7722 Рік тому +3424

    I truly believe that every person you see in those videos is forced to do exactly what they are doing.

    • @mytiamos
      @mytiamos Рік тому +23

      bruh -_-

    • @purpledevilr7463
      @purpledevilr7463 Рік тому +62

      I reckon at least one of them was okay with it.
      Even if for the benefits rather than belief.

    • @Sleepidi
      @Sleepidi Рік тому +67

      @@purpledevilr7463it feels like half life 2 you only get rations like once a week and if you join civil protection you get Extra rations
      Edit:oh and you get relocated every year

    • @antonengelhardt3163
      @antonengelhardt3163 Рік тому +4

      aren
      t people who work for the goverment well off

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +16

      @@antonengelhardt3163 They don't starve yeah

  • @freizeitphase1878
    @freizeitphase1878 Рік тому +308

    If it simply said "nearly everyone has an umbrella, BECAUSE IT RIANS OFTEN HERE" I would be 100 times more convinced that many people have one.

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +12

      Yea maybe it was lost in translation

  • @paraboo8994
    @paraboo8994 Рік тому +463

    1:14 "very quiet and calming" she says while it looks like a scene straight out of a zombie apocalypse movie...

    • @henrivandecasteele6042
      @henrivandecasteele6042 Рік тому +31

      The fact that most people with a bike just walk with the bike instead of using it as well lmao

    • @Diamond-rl2on
      @Diamond-rl2on 11 місяців тому +4

      Walking on the road

    • @staffydutch8820
      @staffydutch8820 7 місяців тому +7

      Especially the guy standing completely still in the middle of the road, staring into the cameras

  • @ar5846
    @ar5846 Рік тому +416

    the fact they identify themselves as "north korea" is very interesting. I always heard them calling themselves just "koreans" because they think they live in the true "Korea"

    • @Personwtcats
      @Personwtcats Рік тому +103

      My guess is because these videos are outside propaganda. If I had to guess they probably do the opposite in inside propaganda.

    • @rustyshackelford3371
      @rustyshackelford3371 Рік тому +23

      Nobody is gonna know what DPRK means (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

    • @felixergastulis6808
      @felixergastulis6808 7 місяців тому +8

      ​@@rustyshackelford3371 everyone knows DPRK is north Korea, democratic people's republic of korea right? I would've known that from school.

    • @BiancaPrimavera
      @BiancaPrimavera 2 місяці тому

      They still living in Korea, Korea still a country in war, it’s just divided as west Germany and east Germany.
      Those people filmed living normally are from pyongyang and they have privileges… it’s so dystopian. In the city they live “ normally” outside there are just battery

    • @PetrBelohoubek-ot5ok
      @PetrBelohoubek-ot5ok Місяць тому

      It's similar to the PRC, they are constantly telling everybody that there is only one china... It is like, ok, but what you are constantly telling everybody that you will nuke them, if they think otherwise :D

  • @andremercante8451
    @andremercante8451 Рік тому +432

    Possibly the roads are wide so they can fit military aircarft. Brasilia (Brazil's capital) was designed the same way, so in case of war, planes can land safely in the city

    • @arcanealchemist3190
      @arcanealchemist3190 Рік тому +56

      the most common reason places have wide roads is to prevent insurrection/rebellion. with tight, narrow roads, it is easy to barricade them and prevent the movement of both vehicles and people. wider roads also make protests and mobs appear smaller, by allowing them to spread out, and when they appear smaller, it takes more people to have an effective protest.
      the united states has some of the widest roads in the world, by the way.

    • @Octi-ku4yf
      @Octi-ku4yf Рік тому +7

      Millitary parades
      Woooooo

    • @paulcruz168
      @paulcruz168 Рік тому +12

      ​@@arcanealchemist3190I'd like to point out that usually has to do more with city streets, why Paris was redesigned to have those nice boulevards after the Commune happened for example. In the states the streets usually get widened because of how car dependent our infrastructure has become, the kind of urban insurrection you're talking about hasn't ever really been much of a concern.

    • @bobisafish4983
      @bobisafish4983 Рік тому +5

      @@arcanealchemist3190 Hey you can live your fantasy and compare the Us to north korea all you want! Doesn't make it true 🥳

    • @Infodumptruck
      @Infodumptruck Рік тому

      Wide roads are better for community too, not that north Koreans are allowed to enjoy it

  • @hlmfromdao
    @hlmfromdao 11 місяців тому +121

    That one girl speaks good English because her family was part of the North Korean embassy in England. So she was one of the only North Koreans to grow up outside North Korea. Her grandfather was also really massive and high up in the army Kim Jong un actually threw him a massive funeral when he died. That little British Korean girl family is very massive and famous in North Korea.

    • @krizismenya2171
      @krizismenya2171 5 місяців тому +10

      i was afraid she is some girl that was kidnapped from england and sent to north korea. glad its not the case

    • @Gigachu-r6m
      @Gigachu-r6m 25 днів тому

      Are u from the north korea?

    • @hlmfromdao
      @hlmfromdao 25 днів тому

      @@Gigachu-r6m yes I’m from Pyongyang.

    • @Gigachu-r6m
      @Gigachu-r6m 24 дні тому

      @@hlmfromdao so how's the life going there?

    • @hlmfromdao
      @hlmfromdao 24 дні тому

      @@Gigachu-r6m great to be honest. Just chillin in Pyongyang with the boys rippin the bong and throwing rocks at the less fortunate. It’s not as bad as the world makes it out to be.

  • @Im-LittleSheep
    @Im-LittleSheep Рік тому +556

    If I recall correctly, I heard somewhere that anywhere where there's tourists or films there are practically paid actors to look like civilians. I believe I saw this in a video of someone who visited north Korea, and he wasn't allowed to film certain areas and either he made a comment about how the crowd appeared or someone in the comment section.

    • @liamrichardson2788
      @liamrichardson2788 Рік тому +46

      They also use props for their grocery stores.

    • @BisexualCatWithPizza
      @BisexualCatWithPizza Рік тому +11

      Oh... where are the people? 😭

    • @artiseen
      @artiseen Рік тому +53

      @@BisexualCatWithPizza in concentration camps or fields

    • @BisexualCatWithPizza
      @BisexualCatWithPizza Рік тому +7

      @@artiseen damn

    • @arcanealchemist3190
      @arcanealchemist3190 Рік тому +18

      i know the reason they're necessary is bad, but I think it would be kinda fun on a personal level to get paid to look like a normal guy. I guess thats what being an extra on set is? but theyre just around, every day. "buying" groceries and "working" at an office. seems like a great con.

  • @_shurhat_8991
    @_shurhat_8991 Рік тому +269

    That was only some of the mountains. The rest were executed. Truly a tragedy

    • @rahulr1305
      @rahulr1305 Рік тому +35

      Yeah...those mountains were convicted for making mountain porn.

    • @BozoMakesMusic
      @BozoMakesMusic Рік тому +5

      ok this is a hilarious comment lol

    • @skyhotdogYT
      @skyhotdogYT Рік тому +1

      @2_gender_communist why is your pfp a swastika-

    • @book_roblox
      @book_roblox Рік тому +1

      ​@2_gender_communistbruh

  • @byjessjohnston
    @byjessjohnston Рік тому +396

    If he goes missing someday, we know where to rescue him. But I’m sure he’ll be living the life in North Korea.

    • @adinimal
      @adinimal Рік тому +23

      Living it large, playing those awesome mobile games and driving those fancy cars!

    • @WillBracken-cm5nc
      @WillBracken-cm5nc Рік тому +9

      @@adinimaldon’t forget the umbrellas

    • @streetwatcher_
      @streetwatcher_ 10 місяців тому +4

      if that happens just say theres oil in north korea

    • @matthew_natividad
      @matthew_natividad 9 місяців тому +2

      Better call team America police force

  • @krea8402
    @krea8402 Рік тому +387

    I actually recognize what performance the plate throwing video is from!
    It's part of "Nanta": a non-speaking physical performance about chefs that involves a lot of tricks like using knives to cut vegetables and plates thrown to other performers.
    I actually saw one performance live when I went to South Korea with my family and can a test to the level of skill that's needed for it and how cool it looks, they even had one guy on another guys shoulders catching plates and they had some beautiful throws.
    Only thing is, the video they had is definitely not the take they should have used - at the performance I watched they dropped maybe one plate over a FIVE MINUTE sequence. Not very skilled if this is the best part, North Korea

    • @martinhawes5647
      @martinhawes5647 Рік тому +11

      So is the North Korean performance attempting to copy something which originated in South Korea?

    • @krea8402
      @krea8402 Рік тому +25

      @@martinhawes5647 I had to do a quick Google but yup! Totally copied from South Korea.
      The show is called "Nanta", "Cookin'", or "Cookin' Nanta" if you wanna look into it. Apparently they have some official videos too, I highly recommend them!

    • @Captain_zyke
      @Captain_zyke Рік тому +6

      @@martinhawes5647 it’s because they kidnapped a movie maker from South Korea and he made over 100 movies for North Korea then he finally got back to South Korea

    • @michaelboyle7281
      @michaelboyle7281 Рік тому +4

      @@Captain_zyke Dude wtf is up with North Korea and kidnapping people for irregular reasons. This youtuber "Cruise Daily" I think his name is, he made a video about North Korea's only cruise ship, and when it wasn't giving some of the worst cruising experiences ever (only rivaled by Scientology's Cruise Ship) it would dock in Japan and kidnap their local citizens. The reason they did this was that no one in North Korea could speak Japanese well, and N Korea wanted to spy on Japan, so these civilians were kidnaped to teach spies Japanese essentially. There were over 900 reported kidnappings, North Korea only admitted to 13 or so

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +2

      @@martinhawes5647 North Korea and South Korea were part of the same country and might have some common culture
      Crazy, right?

  • @anlak1318
    @anlak1318 Рік тому +206

    i don't know what is more worrisome, the fact that they make videos about how nothing bad ever happens in Ba Sing S... i mean, North Korea, or the fact that some people believe it.

    • @hoagie911
      @hoagie911 Рік тому

      There is no war in North Korea

    • @HassleHoffer372
      @HassleHoffer372 Рік тому +15

      BA SING SE 🗿🗿🗣️🗣️💯💯

    • @purrfectladynoir
      @purrfectladynoir Рік тому +4

      Bas sing se 😂

    • @Indiana127
      @Indiana127 5 місяців тому +3

      There is no famine or war in Ba Sing S- eh! I mean North Korea

  • @FoxXDragonfly
    @FoxXDragonfly Рік тому +1244

    How ironic that their propaganda achieved the exact opposite of their goals. I have never wondered about the umbrella situation in NK. Now I am.
    I was once offered the opportunity to visit North Korea. I declined, the idea of a trip where I'd be sponsoring the regime while every day I'm at risk of being arrested and killed for looking the wrong way was NOT worth satiating my curiousity.

    • @dbuc4671
      @dbuc4671 Рік тому

      exactly. foreigners are not stupid enough to think that everything in North Korea is fine. in fact with this campaign they're worsening their reputation because clearly most if not everything filmed Is a lie. so on top of being a horrible country to its people, its also lying to foreigners, who can tell its all shitshow and unicorn farts, in a pathetic attempt to cover up the true reality it is facing.

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +23

      You're overreacting but I get what you mean. It's a terrible place to live but they're not gonna arrest or kill you for simply existing.

    • @thesummergamer7245
      @thesummergamer7245 Рік тому +114

      @@riztiz what about otto warmbier

    • @Authentic_American
      @Authentic_American Рік тому +89

      @@riztiz what about tourists they dont let go home

    • @Authentic_American
      @Authentic_American Рік тому

      @@EXACTLY_FinallySomeoneGetsMe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_nationals_detained_in_North_Korea
      stop giving dictatorships head

  • @milomateer6565
    @milomateer6565 Рік тому +254

    The people in the DPRK don’t have internet access so for them to post these videos on tiktok for the world to see means the government technically posted them.

    • @angelofchrist4494
      @angelofchrist4494 Рік тому

      Well actually the gz of nk sneak to the border to do deals with the Chinese for western items that are forbidden, seen it on a documentary

    • @jaycartwright1170
      @jaycartwright1170 2 місяці тому

      or some american shill being paid to say all that

  • @Deltarious
    @Deltarious Рік тому +159

    It's rough no matter how you cut it- pretty much the only path out of their dictatorship regime is some kind of conflict, internal or external. There is a chance that continued intense negotiations and a strong internal popular pressure to reunify *could* perhaps one day result in a peaceful loosening of restrictions in the country but that chance seems pretty slim

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому

      The conflict caused by the USA is one of the reasons why they're isolated. War and conflict hurts the civilians.
      The western powers have issued massive sanctions on North Korea. We are partly responsible for the terrible living conditions of the civilians

    • @jhsalem5480
      @jhsalem5480 7 місяців тому +2

      Reunification would be a nightmare for South Korea. I don't think they would even want it. It would literally crash their economy
      It is almost impossible to comorehend how poor NK is, but their average per capita GDP is similar to sub-Saharan African countries where people starve. And people do starve in NK to this day
      Meanwhile SK is more like the USA in terms of per capita GDP. Imagine the US having to take in a poor, starving African country as its 51st state. This would be simular to reunification

  • @ioana_raducea-marin
    @ioana_raducea-marin Рік тому +789

    This gave me chills. My family lived in communist Romania and all the severe and absurd living conditions that I grew up hearing about are shown here. (And this is obviously just the tip of the iceberg)

    • @lorindesigns
      @lorindesigns Рік тому +31

      Hello there, fellow Romanian

    • @PineappleDealer37
      @PineappleDealer37 Рік тому +37

      From what I heard Caucesco was actually basing his rule on North Korea and he wanted to turn Romania into the same kind of state he saw when visiting NK

    • @mikewite1478
      @mikewite1478 Рік тому +13

      Dont let the tate stans hear you talking bad about romania lmfaoo they might do something bad (idfk im not 12)

    • @AmyCherryLMAO
      @AmyCherryLMAO Рік тому +12

      ​@@mikewite1478theyll probably put you in their military edits or as the soyjak or whatever as soon as you mention them

    • @kingakrisztinaszekely4977
      @kingakrisztinaszekely4977 Рік тому +5

      My parents also grew up in the time of communist Romania, and you can't even compare the two. At that time in Romania, everyone had a house of their own, and you could still live a happy life. Of course there were a lot of bad aspects about it, but it was so much better than North Korea.

  • @yoshilovesyoshi
    @yoshilovesyoshi Рік тому +68

    Ngl the 2nd video, the daily walk one, looks like something straight outta walking dead. It's kind of eerie and barren, compared to most places with enormous roads like that.

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому

      Yea that's weird af. They don't have cars do they?

    • @yoshilovesyoshi
      @yoshilovesyoshi Рік тому +3

      @@riztiz Only a few people have cars because only a few really need them. You need some kind of high level military clearance or some kind of occupational certification.

  • @Ispentwaytoomuchtimeonwt
    @Ispentwaytoomuchtimeonwt Рік тому +123

    I'm not even going to fucking lie, this is exactly how my dad described living in 1960-1991 soviet union, look pretty much the same as the few photos he still has too.
    Crazy shit mate

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +6

      The ussr covered a massive region over asia and europe. If you think a few pictures and anecdotes accurately describe life in the union, you are mistaken.

    • @travis1271
      @travis1271 7 місяців тому +1

      @@riztizShow this to your dad

    • @asherhaddad
      @asherhaddad 6 місяців тому +2

      @@riztiz Blud really tryna defend communism

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz 6 місяців тому +2

      @@asherhaddad Communism is the end goal of socialists. The USSR was a socialist union run by a communist party.
      Please learn about what words mean before talking about them.

    • @asherhaddad
      @asherhaddad 6 місяців тому +3

      @@riztiz saying the USSR wasnt communist is the most historically illiterate and dumbest statement I've ever heard

  • @hs9067
    @hs9067 Рік тому +174

    Its important to note that they are only showing you the freedoms you have in North Korea not the freedoms you could have.

    • @1ec
      @1ec Рік тому +3

      wise words mi friend

    • @LlTEsama
      @LlTEsama Рік тому

      No because North Korean citizens aren’t allowed to access the outside internet or even use TikTok, so these are propaganda videos being uploaded by the North Korean government to say “hey its beautiful here” like how the Nazis tried to show concentration camps as fun places with vids of kids playing hopscotch inside.

    • @savageraccoon787
      @savageraccoon787 3 місяці тому

      They don't have these freedoms they show though 😂

  • @NotoriousWhistler
    @NotoriousWhistler Рік тому +105

    Bro, when you inevitably disappear, I didn't see anything 👀

    • @cameronspence4977
      @cameronspence4977 5 місяців тому +3

      How would he disappear though unless he goes to north korea? Which obviously he wouldn't after he made this video clearly😂

    • @rapson158
      @rapson158 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@cameronspence4977Like that one time Kim Jong Un's relative got poisoned on a foreign airport

    • @allmusttastetheIBC
      @allmusttastetheIBC 3 місяці тому

      @@cameronspence4977it’s a joke…
      (keep your voice down, they hear EVERYTHING)

  • @wastelanddv8062
    @wastelanddv8062 Рік тому +30

    Sounds like N.K. needs a PR firm. I mean if your gonna make propaganda you should at least do it right.

  • @KimJongUnnie
    @KimJongUnnie Рік тому +89

    “Nearly everybody in North Korea has an umbrella” 😂

    • @SuperPershing-pl1xt
      @SuperPershing-pl1xt Рік тому +6

      Is it the whole of North Korea or just Pyongyang lol

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +3

      @@SuperPershing-pl1xt Same thing lol
      People outside the main city probably have it worse

  • @kyle--859
    @kyle--859 Рік тому +102

    I like how they don't point out how the daily morning walk on the road is only quite and calming because no one can afford cars.

    • @kyle--859
      @kyle--859 Рік тому +10

      I also like how when they pont out that they have cars it very clearly shows that they don't have many because the most we see in one clip is 3, and they definitely picked out the clips with the most cars for the video.

    • @deretti347
      @deretti347 Рік тому +1

      Look at the Resolution 2397 from the United Nations to understand why

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +1

      @@deretti347 Thank you

    • @supermarioplushes2517
      @supermarioplushes2517 8 місяців тому

      @@kyle--859I actually saw a video where the same car drive by in different directions, and it’s so clearly edited

    • @kyle--859
      @kyle--859 8 місяців тому

      @@supermarioplushes2517 I don't at all doubt that. Sounds like something they would do

  • @ImDayroom
    @ImDayroom 7 місяців тому +11

    the person filming never did a full 360 and you might not think anything of it, however this is actually due to the fact you'd see a man holding a 12 gauge to the back of their
    skull

  • @leokim47
    @leokim47 Рік тому +25

    “Quiet and Calming”
    Shows giant ominous stone monolith with red writing on the side

    • @tyler-js
      @tyler-js 5 місяців тому

      Man that thing looks intimidating

  • @pp-wo1sd
    @pp-wo1sd Рік тому +36

    So sad Jackson passed away after eating a lethal amount of kimchi

  • @jegorrizaev9494
    @jegorrizaev9494 Рік тому +25

    North Korea is living in the future 100%
    (By in the future they mean after a apocalyptic event and humanity managed slowly to rebuild )

    • @Traorelepremier
      @Traorelepremier Рік тому

      If the apocalyptic event was the 635000 tons of bombs dropped on DPRK by the US between 1950-1953 including 2 atomic bombs killing over 20% of their population & targeting all possible forms of infrastructure in the country then sure.

    • @myce4607
      @myce4607 7 місяців тому +1

      Panem

  • @catfwish
    @catfwish Рік тому +64

    Reminds me of one of those skits or stories of aliens trying to pre-emptively prove that they're human or that picture of a wolf on two legs captioned "look at me, I'm human, I pay taxes, I have depression".

  • @sykn5422
    @sykn5422 Рік тому +83

    Here in south korea, the government’s getting concerned bcos the guys up north won’t pick up our daily calls for a week now. Idk what’s going on there, but Jackson, if a strange number suddenly calls you, DON’T PICK UP

    • @Travisfart
      @Travisfart Рік тому +5

      I used to live in Korea, but didn't they plant mines somewhere in the south???

  • @MusicallyQ
    @MusicallyQ Рік тому +16

    *It has the same vives as Mark Zucc saying "ah yes, I enjoy human activities such as drinking water and smiling"*

  • @rustyshackelford3371
    @rustyshackelford3371 Рік тому +9

    If I were facing life in prison, or worse, in the US, I still would not defect to North Korea. I can't think of any situation I could ever be in wherein I would defect to that country

    • @notmyemail506
      @notmyemail506 Місяць тому +2

      There was some dude in the u.s military that was caught with cp so he ran over to the other side. He was sent back after 2 months

  • @RafaelZalsburg
    @RafaelZalsburg Рік тому +6

    4:38 i seen photos of bombed Ukrainian villages looking better than this

  • @adinimal
    @adinimal Рік тому +46

    More North Korea propaganda, please! Quality content, and we even got a free Minecraft joke!
    And thanks for informing this Swede about that awful robbery! 🤯 I now have a new nemesis.

    • @dejus_e
      @dejus_e Рік тому

      Sorry, but the next Minecraft joke is gonna cost $17.99

    • @Playing096
      @Playing096 Рік тому

      ​@@dejus_eblocky shit

    • @zachsmith8916
      @zachsmith8916 Рік тому

      If you want more the DPRK explained UA-cam channel is pure and glorious propaganda.

  • @evanraiff7154
    @evanraiff7154 Рік тому +15

    “There is no war in Ba Sing Se”

  • @Cabinet445
    @Cabinet445 Рік тому +25

    I feel bad for the people that are held hostage there

  • @Ziggyzaggy300
    @Ziggyzaggy300 Рік тому +31

    The "the part of North Korea western media doesn't show you" part is insane, that's like going to Hiroshima after the bombs dropped and then saying"the part of Hiroshima the west doesn't show you"and its a bomb shelter

  • @keanux5906
    @keanux5906 Рік тому +7

    "Yo dudes the Empire is pretty chill,
    Maybe you could like join it or something"

  • @stevenfragoza46
    @stevenfragoza46 7 місяців тому +6

    they fr be saying "yo dudes, the empire's pretty chill! maybe you should like join it or something!"

  • @Scourge1990
    @Scourge1990 Рік тому +17

    The thing is Pyongyang looks pretty normal itself but it’s so empty 😂 also the thing with Oxes is that they cant buy or afford petrol due to sanctions and it’s poor also here in Vietnam it’s also common

    • @dopaminedreams1122
      @dopaminedreams1122 4 місяці тому

      it looks like a soviet era children’s amusement park with all that old blue paint on everything. To be fair I’m from Central Europe so maybe our perceptions are different, it does look a lot like eastern bloc countries in the 60s

  • @bacontoasty3014
    @bacontoasty3014 Рік тому +6

    That looks like the DDR the zone where Germany belonged to the ussr after ww2 😂

  • @More.h
    @More.h Рік тому +11

    The trains gave me a vibe of a 1940s place....🤐
    Pls dont kill me😥

    • @SlizMaster
      @SlizMaster Рік тому

      Ever seen Krakow? Some of the trans there are ancient. But most are pretty modern

    • @matthew_natividad
      @matthew_natividad 9 місяців тому

      @@SlizMasterI’m amazed their still running

  • @Petalflipper
    @Petalflipper Рік тому +69

    To be honest I am shocked that North Koreans are even allowed on TikTok at all.

    • @yellowwinner1
      @yellowwinner1 Рік тому +53

      While technically TikTok isn't banned in North Korea, there is approx 26 million people living there and less then a few thousand are estimated to have ever been online, while the vast majority of the population doesn't even know it exists. The only people allowed online are students (Who have very limited access and can only go onto government sites) and the government themselves so to say the least you'd never find an actual normal North Korean online.

    • @dejus_e
      @dejus_e Рік тому

      if nk wasn’t a communist state this would’ve been the most healthy country

    • @riztiz
      @riztiz Рік тому +8

      @@dejus_e False. Communism has nothing to do with the US meddling in foreign affairs

    • @dejus_e
      @dejus_e Рік тому +2

      @@riztiz ok

    • @paulcruz168
      @paulcruz168 Рік тому +3

      ​@@riztizthe two Koreas are right there mate, both had major powers offering assistance, we see what the end result for both was. Maybe one economic system just isn't very sustainable.

  • @rohlicek3884
    @rohlicek3884 Рік тому +24

    3:34 fun fact all the trams were made in czechslovakia in the soviet era. a bare minimum of vehicles is actually made in north korea

    • @DollyBoy_1923
      @DollyBoy_1923 Рік тому +3

      They actually do you have an “auto industry” but they only crank out something like 600-900 cars a year. Plus, it’s all based off of knock offs of foreign cars.

    • @rohlicek3884
      @rohlicek3884 Рік тому

      @@DollyBoy_1923 and its probably made for the commies, not actual of people

  • @bocagelandscape
    @bocagelandscape Рік тому +14

    @northkoreanlife:
    _life in North Korea is fine_
    Source:
    *TrUsT mE bRoOoOo*

  • @kochawskyalex8414
    @kochawskyalex8414 Рік тому +12

    Audi and Mercedez? okay..
    Hyundai??? no way...

  • @goldenemperor3078
    @goldenemperor3078 8 місяців тому +4

    Buddy how do you go and drop the sickest Minecraft battle choreography and then are react to propaganda😂

  • @breezysk8boarder
    @breezysk8boarder Рік тому +19

    The more I watch, the more I forget I already tapped the like button😂

  • @Atomickhaos
    @Atomickhaos Рік тому +5

    I like using google earth to zoom in on North Korea. There’s maybe 1 car per every 12 city blocks, which appear to be mostly old big trucks and a few taxis.

  • @TheSloppyjoejr
    @TheSloppyjoejr Рік тому +12

    I thought he was gonna do a safety audit on North Korea 😂

  • @LeoBitt78
    @LeoBitt78 Рік тому +2

    What if "they are gonna execute his ex" was our propaganda? C'mon, if those accusations were real he would have nuked her face xD

    • @deretti347
      @deretti347 Рік тому

      She appeared alive on Tv later

  • @markuskristersson4663
    @markuskristersson4663 Рік тому +12

    I must say that regarding the issue of cars, in a city of nearly 3 million there are barely any cars. There are more traffic in villages with ca 10,000-20,000 inhabitants in Europe than in the entirety of North Korea.

    • @katii1997
      @katii1997 Рік тому

      is this supposed to be a joke that i don't get ?
      bruv there aren't any cars because peope can not even afford enough food and most liklet aren't even allowed to have cars.
      like what are you even talking about ?

    • @markuskristersson4663
      @markuskristersson4663 Рік тому +2

      @@katii1997 American moment

    • @deretti347
      @deretti347 Рік тому

      ​@@katii1997the lack of caras ia explainable by the Resolution 2397 from United Nations. You can see in the oficial website

    • @dbyspae122
      @dbyspae122 Рік тому +2

      ​@@katii1997hes making a point about the scarce amounts of traffic in a city of 3 million.

  • @someguyinabox
    @someguyinabox Рік тому +10

    Another great video good to see you have ads in your videos now lol hope you don’t get abducted 😂
    (You didn’t have an emoji at the end so have a 🫥)

  • @History_Nerdlll
    @History_Nerdlll 4 місяці тому +4

    8:35 Why is there a fucking TANK there?!

  • @youtubevanceduser4480
    @youtubevanceduser4480 Рік тому +9

    One of my english teachers back in 7th grade, who was british by the way was a north korean travel agent who was also sponsored by the north korean government.

    • @nb94840
      @nb94840 Рік тому

      somewhy most of the brits ive seen on the internet recently were commies and fans of north korea, idk why, maybe its because theyre brits

  • @musicalfrogman8165
    @musicalfrogman8165 5 місяців тому +2

    Obviously north korea has even less cars but as an American it is incredibly unnerving how the roads are basically just walkways in Asia and there are so many people it looks like an anthill, but in NK it just looks dead. Apocalyptic.

  • @clark3027
    @clark3027 10 місяців тому +3

    “Yo dudes the empires pretty chill, maybe you could like join it or something.?.”