Glad to see you are back. Even though this video is very informative, I think it would be cool to get a deeper look into the everyday life structure of DPRK. I think topics such as sports (how are domestic leagues organized and run), entertainment (TV channels, cinemas, theatres, other activities), living arrangements (appartment allocations, shopping, travel, etc). This would be amazing.
There's an interesting fact that, since people living in different provinces speaks in various accents and dialects, the ethnic Koreans in China also speaks in different accents, depending on where their ancestors migrated from.
@@gabrierz if you had to deal with general ignorance of English speakers, then you would not be surprised if someone is surprised by this. Since the western English-speaking and the general west tends to homogenized groups. Think back to during the Olympics, where there was a big controversy about a Korean ethnic group being represented in China’s celebration of the different ethnic groups with in its country.
Excellent video! Love from the Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea 🇰🇵 You are a truly open minded foreigner showing and giving information about our Country which is very uncommon to see in this changing world. We wish you success for your future works ! ❤🇰🇵🌸
My maternal family is from the North Pyeongan Province. Specifically the city of Jeongju (정주). They were Christians and Intellectuals, 'and worst of all', landowners, so had to flee South with all they can take with their bare hands when Kim Il-sung came to power. Meanwhile my paternal family are from the Gyeongsang Province.
Why did they have to flee south did he attack landowners? Also impressive they managed to get to the south it’s hard to cross the dmz without being shot
@@gothicgolem2947 From what I know, 15%-30% of the North Korean population fled South according to Bruce Cummings between 1945 and 1950. The 15% were consisted of right-wing nationalists, capitalists, industrialists, former Pro-Japanese collaborators, Christians and Catholics, Rich Farmers, Landowners, Right-Wing Resistance fighters during the fight against Japan. That's about 3.5 - 5 million of em. There was no reason for them, my family included, to stay in the North because all they'll experience is torture and prosecution. Most took the route via train, some walked by foot, and the lucky ones took their own cars. By the time they arrived South, they hated communists and communism above all else. These people from the Northern parts of Korea would later lay the foundation of the South Korean Military, corporations, and culture etc since many of them were educated. We call them 'Shilhyangmin (실향민)', i.o.w. "Those who lost their homes".
@@gothicgolem2947 Meanwhile, many artists, lecturers, philosophers, actors and actresses, communists, poor farmers, Left-wing activists and former Resistance fighters fled North to evade the South Korean government's prosecution and massacre. About 100,000 were kidnapped by North Korean soldiers and agents during the Korean War when most of South Korea was under communist rule. 1945-1953 was the indeed most bloody era of the Korean people during modern times.
@@yyyymmddhhmm this must have been before the Korean War right? Cause I doubt 15% of,people could have crossed the dmz from what I’ve heard it is very hard to escape that way but interesting thanks sad hey had to do that
This is so cool! Having a little window into the reality of a country, rather than a top-down view of its government is so valuable. The music is so cool too, I wish I could find some of it myself lol
Thank you very much for this video I always had a fascination of North Korea beyond its capital and seeing how you explained the provinces made me very happy.
because of how outside media portrays the country it is easy to get a one sided view, but this helps to create a fuller picture. Foreign media is often filled with out of place complaining and not even basic facts about the country's provinces or railways could be talked about without some negative spin
@@Game_Hero Honestly fam I get what they are saying, you don't get to hear much about hermit kingdom, there once was a talk on some hackercon about a guy who went teaching IT in DPRK. But those comments they just sound outright ridiculous.
A suggestion: Please include the hanja names of locations and provinces. It means a lot to me as a Chinese speaker and the characters speak for the local geography and political structure.
I actually remember asking for a video like this when there were only a few videos on the channel, great to see this done always wanted to learn more on this.
Thank you so much for your video. The correct pronunciation of Pyangan-do is not Pyongan(편간도) but Pyong-an-do (평안도). As you explained in this video, Pyong-an is derived from Pyongyang's Pyong (평) and Anju's An (안). "G" pronunciation is not linked.
Woah! North korea is a very intriguing country, your channel helped me to build a whole different view on the country which i've never had before! Just wanted to ask What songs did you use at 0:54 and 5:20?
If you are willing to you should make a North Korea watch Discord server. I think because North Korea watching is such an obscure hobby having a central place to find links and research, as well as discuss it with others would be great. (I do not know how to run a discord server but I can help you compile links and resources)
Thank you, this has been yet another great video! With the talk about special economic zones and latest news about the restart of the use of the Russian-NK trainline in Raosn I think it would be interesting to talk about it one day. Until then I will continue to watch! Good luck.
Awesome editing, well researched, and with nice narration too. My only critique is your audio quality. I think the video would be better if you made the music quieter and got a better mic.
3:50 No, the provinces were altered during the Joseon dynasty. (before the Korean Empire) Although the De Jure map of provinces would not change, Kings of Joseon dynasty appointed two governors for each province, and two had their own land to govern in each province. Usually, these governors would split their own areas based on geographic features, and the de facto provincal map would eventually be set up by the imjin war. Admiral Yi, for example, oversaw Jeolla 'Left' province's navy, showing that Jeolla province was split between 'Left' and 'Right'. The 'splt' was rather informal because Admiral Yi's title was 행 정헌대부 전라좌도수군절도사 겸 삼도수군통제사 전라좌도 means 'Jeolla Left province' 수군절도사 means 'Navy commander' 겸 means And 삼도 means 'three provinces' (they are: Gyeongsang province, Chungcheong province, and Jeolla province) 수군통제사 means 'Navy controller' which implies each provinces had two separate governments, but legally they were the same government.
Oh by the way you should do a video on the diplomatic relations of the DPRK. Their relationship with Mongolia is very interesting to me. (Their president gave a lecture in Pyongyang). I know that China is a major importer of North Korean raw materials and Coal. They also have an embassy in my country South Africa. Kim Jong Un sent our president a letter a couple of years ago. (North Korea trained and armed the ANC to some extent during apartheid).
I'm potentially looking to work with some colleagues here in Mongolia on a DPRK-Mongolia project, and a video would be a good part of that - will look into it.
8:30 At that time, part of the part below Pyeonganbuk-do was originally an administrative district of Gyeonggi-do. After the Korean War in 1950, administrative cities such as Kaesong(개성), Gyeonggi-do, were incorporated into Hwanghaebukdo.
Pyeonganbuk-do? Do you mean Hwanghaebuk-do? You're just pointing about Hwanghae, not Pyeongan. No wonder if Gaeseong was part of North Pyeongan province. Hehe.
i am missing my paternal grand parents home , South Hamgyeong. Thank you for explanations with my wish, North korea shall soon be the largest country entity in favor of AUKUS and his majesty the king like singapore.
bug report, the national emblem u put at Dandong,PRChina is actually the emblem of “The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPCCC)”, not the national emblem of PRChina.
Where can I find more info on how the politics actually work on a local level? I understand its difficult to characterize as even with info on de jure mechanics, how it works de facto depends on having an amount of personal testimonies that I'm not sure we really have.
There is so much propaganda and just lies about this country it's incredible. Which isn't surprising, if you consider that the Dprk is one of the few countries outside the influence of the imperialists. They may lie about Palestine, they may lie about their own crimes, they may lie about north Korea, but that won't change the truth. Thank you for sharing such a deep look into this fascinating and unique nation
It's better to put Chinese characters when introducing those provinces, otherwise the names are just some pronunciations, while with Chinese characters the meaning of them vividly showed up.
DPRK itself is parliamentary, down to local councils and collective communes even freedom of speech and right to non-violent and strikes is allowed in its constitution
Me finding this channel is like someone finding a pot full of gold. This channel is fantastic
Glad to see you are back. Even though this video is very informative, I think it would be cool to get a deeper look into the everyday life structure of DPRK. I think topics such as sports (how are domestic leagues organized and run), entertainment (TV channels, cinemas, theatres, other activities), living arrangements (appartment allocations, shopping, travel, etc). This would be amazing.
this would be so cool
Agreed
I’d love to learn about sports there
I love the idea of a channel focusing on all aspects of life in North Korea. Keep it up
There's an interesting fact that, since people living in different provinces speaks in various accents and dialects, the ethnic Koreans in China also speaks in different accents, depending on where their ancestors migrated from.
How interesting that people speak different accents in different regions. Could have neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever guessed it
@@gabrierz Most people don't actually know that, funnily enough. Non-Koreans usually imagine our dialects to be Seoul, Busan, and North Korea.
@@gabrierz if you had to deal with general ignorance of English speakers, then you would not be surprised if someone is surprised by this. Since the western English-speaking and the general west tends to homogenized groups. Think back to during the Olympics, where there was a big controversy about a Korean ethnic group being represented in China’s celebration of the different ethnic groups with in its country.
A wonderful and clean educational descriptor without greater politicization. I smashed that subscribe so quick.
This channel truly is underrated
Quite interesting, this explains pretty well about how the provinces function, thank you for making this.
Excellent video! Love from the Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea 🇰🇵
You are a truly open minded foreigner showing and giving information about our Country which is very uncommon to see in this changing world.
We wish you success for your future works ! ❤🇰🇵🌸
Larp
All the visuals and editing seem so well put together.
My maternal family is from the North Pyeongan Province. Specifically the city of Jeongju (정주). They were Christians and Intellectuals, 'and worst of all', landowners, so had to flee South with all they can take with their bare hands when Kim Il-sung came to power. Meanwhile my paternal family are from the Gyeongsang Province.
Why did they have to flee south did he attack landowners? Also impressive they managed to get to the south it’s hard to cross the dmz without being shot
@@gothicgolem2947 From what I know, 15%-30% of the North Korean population fled South according to Bruce Cummings between 1945 and 1950. The 15% were consisted of right-wing nationalists, capitalists, industrialists, former Pro-Japanese collaborators, Christians and Catholics, Rich Farmers, Landowners, Right-Wing Resistance fighters during the fight against Japan. That's about 3.5 - 5 million of em. There was no reason for them, my family included, to stay in the North because all they'll experience is torture and prosecution. Most took the route via train, some walked by foot, and the lucky ones took their own cars. By the time they arrived South, they hated communists and communism above all else. These people from the Northern parts of Korea would later lay the foundation of the South Korean Military, corporations, and culture etc since many of them were educated. We call them 'Shilhyangmin (실향민)', i.o.w. "Those who lost their homes".
@@gothicgolem2947 Meanwhile, many artists, lecturers, philosophers, actors and actresses, communists, poor farmers, Left-wing activists and former Resistance fighters fled North to evade the South Korean government's prosecution and massacre. About 100,000 were kidnapped by North Korean soldiers and agents during the Korean War when most of South Korea was under communist rule. 1945-1953 was the indeed most bloody era of the Korean people during modern times.
@@yyyymmddhhmm this must have been before the Korean War right? Cause I doubt 15% of,people could have crossed the dmz from what I’ve heard it is very hard to escape that way but interesting thanks sad hey had to do that
@@gothicgolem2947 yes before
This is so cool! Having a little window into the reality of a country, rather than a top-down view of its government is so valuable. The music is so cool too, I wish I could find some of it myself lol
Check out his North Korean music channel!
Great videos! Think we could get one on the health system and medical challenges the country faces? I find it all very interesting..
i say this often under your videos, but your channel is very underrated for it's in-depth content and stellar quality
Thank you very much for this video I always had a fascination of North Korea beyond its capital and seeing how you explained the provinces made me very happy.
because of how outside media portrays the country it is easy to get a one sided view, but this helps to create a fuller picture. Foreign media is often filled with out of place complaining and not even basic facts about the country's provinces or railways could be talked about without some negative spin
"foreign media" are you north korean?
@@Game_Hero Honestly fam I get what they are saying, you don't get to hear much about hermit kingdom, there once was a talk on some hackercon about a guy who went teaching IT in DPRK.
But those comments they just sound outright ridiculous.
A suggestion: Please include the hanja names of locations and provinces. It means a lot to me as a Chinese speaker and the characters speak for the local geography and political structure.
How have I never seen this channel before? looks good :)
I actually remember asking for a video like this when there were only a few videos on the channel, great to see this done always wanted to learn more on this.
Thank you so much for your video.
The correct pronunciation of Pyangan-do is not Pyongan(편간도) but Pyong-an-do (평안도). As you explained in this video, Pyong-an is derived from Pyongyang's Pyong (평) and Anju's An (안).
"G" pronunciation is not linked.
My compliments for the choice of music in this video, loving it 🔥
A nice little video keep up the good work.
I really love this! I know a fair bit but this video is a lot more insightful! Thank you for your enlightening yet informative NK vids! ❤
Great to learn more about the lesser known parts of the DPRK!
Woah! North korea is a very intriguing country, your channel helped me to build a whole different view on the country which i've never had before!
Just wanted to ask
What songs did you use at 0:54 and 5:20?
looking for the song also.
Welcome back!
If you are willing to you should make a North Korea watch Discord server. I think because North Korea watching is such an obscure hobby having a central place to find links and research, as well as discuss it with others would be great. (I do not know how to run a discord server but I can help you compile links and resources)
he announced the discord server a few months ago
@@someonee3186 Oh sweet! I am assuming that its Patreon only because there are no links to it here
@@xulfite sure. I may make one myself but that’s a last resort because managing a server is really not my cup of tea
@@mrttripz3236 I can help you make a discord server, i know lots about it and have experience
@@xulfite ZTPHsWpy6u
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC CHANNEL. You do a great job and go into great detail too. 10/10
Cheers from St. Louis, Missouri USA
Your videos are awesome!
The production on this channel is great! Keep it up, the UA-cam gods have turned their eyes upon you.
Your Videos are, as Allways, well Done and Informative!
Keep up the Great Work!
Great video as always. You do the DPRK good.
Thank you, this has been yet another great video! With the talk about special economic zones and latest news about the restart of the use of the Russian-NK trainline in Raosn I think it would be interesting to talk about it one day. Until then I will continue to watch! Good luck.
Awesome editing, well researched, and with nice narration too. My only critique is your audio quality. I think the video would be better if you made the music quieter and got a better mic.
Okay wow this so well made! and it's a subject i have been wanting to learn more about too! thank you so much!
Really interesting 🤔, Thanks for sharing
thank you for your video
Nice production value. Got yourself another sub
3:50 No, the provinces were altered during the Joseon dynasty. (before the Korean Empire)
Although the De Jure map of provinces would not change, Kings of Joseon dynasty appointed two governors for each province, and two had their own land to govern in each province. Usually, these governors would split their own areas based on geographic features, and the de facto provincal map would eventually be set up by the imjin war.
Admiral Yi, for example, oversaw Jeolla 'Left' province's navy, showing that Jeolla province was split between 'Left' and 'Right'.
The 'splt' was rather informal because Admiral Yi's title was
행 정헌대부 전라좌도수군절도사 겸 삼도수군통제사
전라좌도 means 'Jeolla Left province'
수군절도사 means 'Navy commander'
겸 means And
삼도 means 'three provinces'
(they are: Gyeongsang province, Chungcheong province, and Jeolla province)
수군통제사 means 'Navy controller'
which implies each provinces had two separate governments, but legally they were the same government.
Very interesting, thank you!
Great video, I was wondering if we could get a song list because I love the music!
Oh by the way you should do a video on the diplomatic relations of the DPRK. Their relationship with Mongolia is very interesting to me. (Their president gave a lecture in Pyongyang).
I know that China is a major importer of North Korean raw materials and Coal. They also have an embassy in my country South Africa. Kim Jong Un sent our president a letter a couple of years ago. (North Korea trained and armed the ANC to some extent during apartheid).
I'm potentially looking to work with some colleagues here in Mongolia on a DPRK-Mongolia project, and a video would be a good part of that - will look into it.
NGL....Never thought I would ever watch a 13 minute video on this.
There's a part two coming this week ;)
I really like the music playing in the background. Can you provide a list of the songs you used?
exactly we need a list
Interesting and successful video; i like!
8:30
At that time, part of the part below Pyeonganbuk-do was originally an administrative district of Gyeonggi-do.
After the Korean War in 1950, administrative cities such as Kaesong(개성), Gyeonggi-do, were incorporated into Hwanghaebukdo.
Pyeonganbuk-do? Do you mean Hwanghaebuk-do? You're just pointing about Hwanghae, not Pyeongan.
No wonder if Gaeseong was part of North Pyeongan province. Hehe.
Well Done!!!!
English pronounciation of Korean province names gives a similar vibe with Chinese
I’d love to know your sources. It really amazes me. It seems as if you had some sort of insider knowledge
이 채널 너무 개꿀임
I’m here I. Watching your cool video
Do you have the source for your opening music? 🙏
So much to delight the senses
How does economic planning work in the dprk?
i am missing my paternal grand parents home , South Hamgyeong. Thank you for explanations
with my wish, North korea shall soon be the largest country entity in favor of AUKUS and his majesty the king like singapore.
Wonder video
bug report, the national emblem u put at Dandong,PRChina is actually the emblem of “The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPCCC)”, not the national emblem of PRChina.
Ooooh interesting! Thank you
Any linguistical topics planned for the future?
Could you write down the music used in the video?
Yes please list the songs I love the background music
Just imagine being able to hike through and explore North Korea.
That would be incredible!
Hey man, awesome video! Does anyone know the first two songs of the video?
VERY INTERESTING
what song is playing at 2:23-2:30
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Can you open a boosty account? Patreon doesn't work in Russia
Ooh, let me look into it
1:19 Ooh, what music piece is this?
what is this music called?
Where can I find more info on how the politics actually work on a local level? I understand its difficult to characterize as even with info on de jure mechanics, how it works de facto depends on having an amount of personal testimonies that I'm not sure we really have.
music please?
agreed!!!!
Yeah I’d love to know.
What’s that song you used in the intro?
Please include the occupied provinces of DPRK in south in the next part
british accent plus korean... did you go to SOAS?
There is so much propaganda and just lies about this country it's incredible. Which isn't surprising, if you consider that the Dprk is one of the few countries outside the influence of the imperialists. They may lie about Palestine, they may lie about their own crimes, they may lie about north Korea, but that won't change the truth.
Thank you for sharing such a deep look into this fascinating and unique nation
남포시…
What's the title of music in Kangwon part of video?
Good
♥️🇰🇵
Machn Kopp zu.
I hope North Korea will open the economy
world needs to remove sanctions for them to open up
Why should they 'open' it?
Even if they did, they are too heavily sanctioned to do so, meaning investors would not want to invest because they are on risk of getting sanctioned.
i hope i can go there
what's the song at 5:02 ?
Why is in North and South Hwanghae? They should be West and East Hwanghae respectively.
@@oh.s Same way with North and South Chungcheong provinces.
I was hoping they called the provinces, Districts.
I think you meant say"Swathe" of land, you know, with a long A
@12:02 Is that a rabbit?
That it is
👍👍👍👍👍👍
North Korean provinces are best Korean provinces!
야 북한 정치범 수용소 보여줘라
저런 거지같은 생활 홍보말고
God bless the DPRK!
12:03 big rabbit
Lmao I did the exact same video!!!! Really curious to see how you do yours differentlyu lmao! excited
Ooh I haven’t seen it, I’ll have to give yours a watch
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Hail the great super duper leader lil kim dong un!
its actually omega alpha super duper leader
🇧🇷❤🇰🇵
Actually we don't know anything about Chongjin as it's so poor no one is allowed to visit....
It's better to put Chinese characters when introducing those provinces, otherwise the names are just some pronunciations, while with Chinese characters the meaning of them vividly showed up.
Democratic or communist country ?
Socialism with korean characteristics. It's a very complicated question really
DPRK itself is parliamentary, down to local councils and collective communes even freedom of speech and right to non-violent and strikes is allowed in its constitution
They have access to Weibo and has its own Visa to travel to countries that has diplomatic relations like China and Russia
The underlaying music is unnecessary and quite disturbing and distracting.
Disturbing? I do not think so. But I do think it could be a little bit more quiet
@@mrttripz3236 Can someone say what songs were used in the video?
Music? What music? Barely notice it.
@@SamSam-qk5zr I really love the music and I wished he put credits down
The music is epic
North Kores Best Korea!
What song is playing at 2:23 - 2:30
What song is playing at 2:23 - 2:30
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