From the DMZ Into the Hermit Kingdom - Inside North Korea (Part 1/3)

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2011
  • Vice founder Shane Smith managed to get inside of North Korea after a year and half of trying and is witness to the craziness of this hermit nation. Crazy is actually kind of an understatement.
    In part 1, Shane and company speak to North Korean refugees living in South Korea, contemplate bribing a consulate in China, an eventually make their way through the DMZ into the land of the Hermit Kingdom.
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Комментарии • 17 тыс.

  • @eliasheikkila8307
    @eliasheikkila8307 7 лет назад +3592

    In north korea radio listens to you

  • @mkfs.ext4
    @mkfs.ext4 4 года назад +5972

    This was Vice at its peak.

    • @whteboi7129
      @whteboi7129 4 года назад +60

      Zatzinki factual

    • @suhweetd4559
      @suhweetd4559 4 года назад +56

      it truly was

    • @Reed160
      @Reed160 4 года назад +62

      @@hamschh they are better off without the neonazi and Shane still works there.

    • @loganw3298
      @loganw3298 4 года назад +198

      Charles d'Artois notice how he can’t do that because your not allowed to leave your guards dip shit. Try again.

    • @jayp13
      @jayp13 4 года назад +8

      Fuck yea homie

  • @nickmiller398
    @nickmiller398 4 года назад +2544

    That poor lady in the tea room just broke my heart, this beautiful young lady with her whole life ahead of her basically in isolation.

    • @JR-xn6yu
      @JR-xn6yu 3 года назад +112

      Go rescue her then big dawg

    • @nickmiller398
      @nickmiller398 3 года назад +185

      @@JR-xn6yu if only it was a simple as that my good man

    • @BeastMaster-jm5vf
      @BeastMaster-jm5vf 3 года назад +15

      Wish they reunify,better for the people there

    • @nickmiller398
      @nickmiller398 3 года назад +19

      @@BeastMaster-jm5vf I agree my friend the other comment that I basically getting jumped on for sharing positive feelings then I get a crappy comment immediately I would go and dig and help if I wasn't in a major car accident 8 years ago which is left me pratley not being able to walk and a smashed I have to take 9 different medications a day at various doses so going and digging trenches is that didn't happen to me you never know
      I feel like unity is needed worldwide p and on to 1 face-to-face levels as well anyway peace my friend thanks for the comment have a great day

    • @nickmiller398
      @nickmiller398 3 года назад +5

      must have deleted the comments how brave lol

  • @AMooseH
    @AMooseH 4 года назад +2497

    I periodically come back to this documentary time and time again, and seeing Tea Girl always makes me sad. An innocent bystander who's literally known nothing her entire life, someone who more than likely wishes life was simple. My heart breaks for the people of North Korea, and the things they've been forced into with out any say so.

    • @goese868
      @goese868 2 года назад +27

      how do you know this? all they did was show a little footage and a little commentary, you can never be sure with this stuff

    • @zagrosqazy3798
      @zagrosqazy3798 2 года назад +18

      @@goese868 well yes but no🙃

    • @skeetersfunhouse4002
      @skeetersfunhouse4002 2 года назад

      @@goese868 in all honesty shes either being payed to spy on the american, or dead. NK anti american propaganda is contsant. Its too bad all of their people are starving.

    • @Xfier246
      @Xfier246 2 года назад +28

      there is a chance they get rid of her because of this documentary

    • @MrLittelmerciles
      @MrLittelmerciles 2 года назад +89

      @@Xfier246 this video is over 15 years old. In like 2019 she defected and actually got interviewed by vice

  • @mr.ravioli2243
    @mr.ravioli2243 7 лет назад +6077

    I'd go to North Korea just to hang out with the tea girl

    • @marcogandara9007
      @marcogandara9007 7 лет назад +136

      yeah me too

    • @elu5334
      @elu5334 7 лет назад +211

      Would u smash the tea girl?

    • @mr.ravioli2243
      @mr.ravioli2243 7 лет назад +437

      Eli Jandrew No she'd probably just TEAse me HAHAHAHAHA

    • @elu5334
      @elu5334 7 лет назад +19

      Mr. Ravioli Omg lol

    • @femtokun
      @femtokun 7 лет назад +321

      by now they may have seen the youtube video. jailed her. tortured her. she is dead.

  • @Moana201
    @Moana201 6 лет назад +2901

    The tea girl's name is Pyeon Young Hee, she said. Not Pun Yun Chi. As a South Korean, it's kind of weird and sad to see real North Korean living there. Her waving bye is so sweet.. sad somehow though..

    • @konakg8174
      @konakg8174 6 лет назад +184

      Jieun Oh you can see that she is trying to embrace every moment of it

    • @kaddou1
      @kaddou1 5 лет назад +26

      but we all heard her saying chi, not familiar with korean language tho
      is there any way to contact her lmao

    • @emilie4279
      @emilie4279 5 лет назад +62

      @@kaddou1 it only sounds like chi because of the amount of breath used in the h sound

    • @kaddou1
      @kaddou1 5 лет назад +9

      @@emilie4279 You're right just took a look and she said Hee

    • @roland7306
      @roland7306 4 года назад +13

      @@kaddou1
      Do you want her death by N. Korea?

  • @Olivia-xq3yl
    @Olivia-xq3yl 3 года назад +963

    tea lady must of been so confused after her entire life being told that americans are bad but her interaction with them was so nice and they were actually really nice

    • @one7decimal2eight
      @one7decimal2eight 2 года назад +81

      In the other North Korea vice doc, simon mentions that Shane is Canadian when the russians are harassing them on the train I believe, so not as much negative stigma, but I get what you're saying.

    • @darkdiddler1439
      @darkdiddler1439 2 года назад +35

      @@one7decimal2eight both Vice and Shane are indeed Canadian.

    • @CougheePls
      @CougheePls Год назад +18

      If there's one thing a japanese cartoon about giants has taught me, it's that indoctrination doesn't go away that easily. This is kinda mean to say, but there's still a chance that in her head she still thought badly of our journalists. She could guess that they were playing a trick on her or something.

    • @rootigaroot9922
      @rootigaroot9922 Год назад +2

      @@darkdiddler1439 no difference

    • @LoliPolice-bf7mw
      @LoliPolice-bf7mw Год назад

      @@one7decimal2eight they seem canadians and americans the same, white person who speaks english is american to them

  • @ralphgarcia8385
    @ralphgarcia8385 3 года назад +563

    Rewatching in 2021 and the tea girl part almost made me cry man. She was so hyped to actually get to do something, some type of human interaction. It's like when a family member you havent seen for years comes to stay with you for a week and then leaves and you get that weird pit in your stomach because you miss them, but times 10.

    • @Krotos143
      @Krotos143 Год назад +3

      reality of stoic life.

    • @Mashiris
      @Mashiris 9 месяцев назад +10

      Samee she looked so sweet. I came here to this documentary with a morbid curiosity but it left me with sadness for those people :’(

    • @ClickChase
      @ClickChase 6 месяцев назад

      She's still waiting for more guests

  • @pirateking2219
    @pirateking2219 8 лет назад +1628

    That lost shot of zooming out while the tea girl waves to the camera is really fking sad. God damn

    • @pirateking2219
      @pirateking2219 8 лет назад +8

      *last

    • @AlertF16
      @AlertF16 8 лет назад +187

      Operation: Free Tea Girl

    • @jstgaming5026
      @jstgaming5026 8 лет назад +32

      :( yeah man that was sad

    • @Aztekian
      @Aztekian 8 лет назад +57

      +Pirate King I wonder how shes doing.

    • @skullfluffy
      @skullfluffy 8 лет назад +24

      +Pirate King The whole country is like that. Isolated from the real world but told that the shitty life you lead is all there is.

  • @qbQubii
    @qbQubii 6 лет назад +3733

    Damn... Crazy when you think about how the table tennis and the Billard with the reporter were the most exciting things she has done in years. you can really tell. Sad af.

    • @snaggletooth5844
      @snaggletooth5844 6 лет назад +360

      ikr, in fact she is luck she aint workin in a field or is being sent in a concentration camp. At least, she had the luxury to see someone from the outside world and played table tennis with. Too bad the guy rejected her tea offer. That was rude though, especially to a lady.

    • @mariakelly5
      @mariakelly5 5 лет назад +130

      That was so sad. I actually started crying when they showed her waving goodbye to Shane.

    • @itslife1399
      @itslife1399 5 лет назад +49

      Yeah I felt useless.. I want to help her and many others, but who knows where those people in this video are now.

    • @Netherlands91
      @Netherlands91 4 года назад +43

      @@itslife1399 Probably beneath the ground for having fun with Western imperialists...

    • @merchantofmogadishu3579
      @merchantofmogadishu3579 4 года назад +4

      מוות what u mean especielly lady?

  • @meekyoong8942
    @meekyoong8942 2 года назад +805

    this was filmed in 2008 and im watching this in 2022. what a masterpiece! kudos to the whole team that put this up despite the great amount of risk!

    • @thomasm733
      @thomasm733 Год назад +17

      This was filmed in 06

    • @meekyoong8942
      @meekyoong8942 Год назад +9

      @@thomasm733 wow. then that makes it even more mind-blowing

    • @tsarfox3462
      @tsarfox3462 Год назад +16

      Same. This is probably my favorite thing Vice has done. In part because it's fascinating and in part because of how dangerous and nearly impossible it is to get a journalist into NK.

    • @AtAg1962
      @AtAg1962 Год назад +2

      This was fake…not buying it

    • @residentlucifer
      @residentlucifer Год назад +8

      @@AtAg1962 how would you fake getting into north korea?

  • @lauralishes1
    @lauralishes1 5 лет назад +557

    They are so proud of that one American ship they stole about 60 years ago.

    • @samuelsuarez6972
      @samuelsuarez6972 3 года назад +17

      yea i would be proud the literally Americans had their ship in korean waters in a diplo crisis so yea they had plenty o reasons to take that ship

    • @samuelsuarez6972
      @samuelsuarez6972 3 года назад +11

      And America is the number one naval power in the world so for tiny little Korea to be able to take their ship that’s a feat

    • @viktorbirkeland6520
      @viktorbirkeland6520 3 года назад +3

      @@samuelsuarez6972 that's it, I'm stealing that! Shortening diplomatic to just diplo is hilarious, as is "diplo crisis"! Thank you sir

    • @XconnorX11
      @XconnorX11 3 года назад +31

      @@samuelsuarez6972 it was a spy ship that only had a few handguns on it because it was meant to look like an environmental research vessel. They were sitting ducks, even somali pirates could've captured that vessel....so not much of a feat

    • @ricksanchez7382
      @ricksanchez7382 3 года назад +1

      @@samuelsuarez6972 North Korea has literally 6 ships

  • @MrSayon20
    @MrSayon20 7 лет назад +1236

    Pun Yun Chi stole my heart in the end :D

    • @retroguy1976
      @retroguy1976 7 лет назад +107

      shes a cutie in such a depressing oppressive country

    • @tanuvazi
      @tanuvazi 7 лет назад +40

      I wonder if she and her family were killed by the government for their unwitting part in this video.

    • @okasatriapamungkas6087
      @okasatriapamungkas6087 7 лет назад +5

      im about to write this...

    • @halfthefiber
      @halfthefiber 7 лет назад +45

      I agree. I don't think she was in any sort of trouble. The tea shop she works at is part of the approved tour. They (the government minders, tour guides, Pun Yun Chi herself) know for a fact that some visitors would be taking videos.
      Unless she said anything disparaging about the government, then she's in trouble. Until then, I can reasonably say she was fine.

    • @bikelifejetlife4461
      @bikelifejetlife4461 7 лет назад +3

      theirs a hotel with no one in it!!!and your using logical thinking for this!!!not only that a man who can do this should be eliminated but at the same time Christopher Columbus was this man should we judge him for it while islamic religion are taking over with numbers and their priest are saying stop bombing and start having many children 5 a family and by 2050 mathematically they will be this world. while trump is doing the same thing!!!with a specific group of people but stilling the same thing

  • @JS-wp4gs
    @JS-wp4gs 8 лет назад +2943

    #FreeTheTea if you want to see tea girl rescued

    • @notamy3933
      @notamy3933 8 лет назад +83

      She's probably dead though. 🙁

    • @galaxybane2166
      @galaxybane2166 7 лет назад +49

      She was set on fire for playing ping pong. Oh wait, that's isis

    • @xSevenoligy
      @xSevenoligy 7 лет назад +6

      +Canadian Galaxy Bane what's the difference?

    • @maujo2009
      @maujo2009 7 лет назад +102

      #FreePunYunChi

    • @AnthonyMongiello1
      @AnthonyMongiello1 7 лет назад +87

      I'm sorry to be such a downer but she was probably executed for having fun like a capitalist. Or punished severely when the video was release. You have no idea how crazy the north Koreans are.

  • @joshuawatson5952
    @joshuawatson5952 4 года назад +214

    That tea girl was soooo sad man. Life is so unfair for some people man

  • @Tan-ps3dg
    @Tan-ps3dg 3 года назад +123

    Did anyone else notice how the tea girl was having fun but the moment she faced the camera, she got really nervous? I really liked her and I hope she's wasn't executed after this documentary was released.

  • @blodekont5458
    @blodekont5458 8 лет назад +432

    I feel sorry for Tea Girl.. she works so hard, do her best, and be alone after the group leaves, she's so excited to actually meet people.. despite the circumstances she is in.. deep bow for her..

    • @Anonymous-le8mi
      @Anonymous-le8mi 8 лет назад +1

      +The Eejit Network Wait what ? Why !? :(

    • @Anonymous-le8mi
      @Anonymous-le8mi 8 лет назад +1

      +The Eejit Network Wait what ? Why !? :(

  • @internetdinosaur8810
    @internetdinosaur8810 7 лет назад +646

    I'm gonna be that one guy in the march that trips and messes up the whole thing...

    • @Olive-uo7up
      @Olive-uo7up 7 лет назад +84

      your gonna get tortured if you did that

    • @internetdinosaur8810
      @internetdinosaur8810 7 лет назад +6

      olive oil gaming Yeah, that's why I can ever live in North Korea... :/

    • @CrazyLeopardStarYay
      @CrazyLeopardStarYay 7 лет назад +22

      Probably get thrown into a concentration camp after that then

    • @shalomsosweet
      @shalomsosweet 7 лет назад +11

      y'all got me weak lmao

    • @milkytae7604
      @milkytae7604 7 лет назад +2

      Lmao same!

  • @jupiterinaries6150
    @jupiterinaries6150 4 года назад +584

    You should have taken coffee you insulted her hospitality.

    • @jackwillsey960
      @jackwillsey960 4 года назад +47

      Let It Go man

    • @AH-be6bu
      @AH-be6bu 3 года назад +1

      Did he have any money?

    • @PcGamerify
      @PcGamerify 3 года назад +26

      this was filmed in the middle of 2008, I wonder what happened to this tea girl since that time

    • @jessefreeland7394
      @jessefreeland7394 3 года назад +5

      @@PcGamerify she’s probably dead because she was kind to a westerner

    • @vard10s41
      @vard10s41 3 года назад +16

      ​@@PcGamerify The tea girl was long gone when I visited in 2016. She was the topic of discussion when we visited the place.

  • @ashhale258
    @ashhale258 4 года назад +380

    I’m not mad at the North Koreans I’m mad at Kim jung un
    I wish the best for all the people who are suffering in North Korea and hope that one day they will be free

    • @lovepeace9747
      @lovepeace9747 4 года назад +5

      Yeah....So sad

    • @rn-zu5ld
      @rn-zu5ld 4 года назад +12

      @shadowberetta they are very brainwashed into the regime since they're children

    • @illiminatieoverlordgurglek140
      @illiminatieoverlordgurglek140 4 года назад +8

      @shadowberetta it's classic divide and rule. In order to rebel you have to organise and cooperate with others. They make sure anyone in any position to rebel is kept isolated in distrust of their peers. You never know who you can trust and who will sell you out. Kim Jung Un had his own uncle executed just to send that message.
      Maybe some would love nothing more than to overthrow the government. But the distrust keeps them from organising anything significant.

    • @benedictbaawa3463
      @benedictbaawa3463 4 года назад +9

      North korean will never be liberated unless china and russia leaves them alone.

    • @za6765
      @za6765 4 года назад

      @shadowberetta the po

  • @jamesbat09
    @jamesbat09 6 лет назад +1529

    That tea girl is kinda cute man, and you can tell she was disappointed when he said no to the ginseng/coffee request

    • @illiminatieoverlordgurglek140
      @illiminatieoverlordgurglek140 4 года назад +197

      Well wouldn't you be a little ticked off if you just spend 6 months waiting for someone to show up to serve tea/coffee and they just refuse?

    • @realzachfluke1
      @realzachfluke1 4 года назад +52

      Illiminatie overlord Gurglekoks I think he was saying no to the coffee, but he didn’t realize she asked if he wanted tea 🍵 right before that. Idk why he would’ve turned it down though, what a unique experience he missed out on.

    • @onie4024
      @onie4024 4 года назад +7

      I had the opportunity to go to Seoul and absolutely loved it...the women are gorgeous.

    • @realzachfluke1
      @realzachfluke1 4 года назад +4

      ionebp South Korea is on my bucket list, for sure.

    • @onie4024
      @onie4024 4 года назад +9

      @@realzachfluke1 No doubt, man...I'm really fortunate to have gone, and so thankful I did.
      Definitely recommend it.

  • @BaconMaken
    @BaconMaken 9 лет назад +683

    You know...it really is depressing that some people on here are like, "North Korea is right about what they say about the US!" Or, "I'd rather live in North Korea than the US!" North Korea is one of the worst, if not THE worst country on the planet. Their people have no culture, no freedom, hardly any food and worst of all they are force fed propaganda every day. Want to know why it's better to live in the US than North Korea? You can very well leave whenever you want without being captured or killed. Come on people, THINK!

    • @VoloxTV
      @VoloxTV 9 лет назад +22

      I have to agree except for the fact that they do have culture, even if it probably isn't as exercised as in other countries

    • @saucissedemoniak
      @saucissedemoniak 9 лет назад +25

      I love when Americans people say freedom :) I am always wondering if it's serious or ironic.

    • @BaconMaken
      @BaconMaken 9 лет назад +49

      Pauline Dusolle Compared to North Korea, we are much better in that department. If you don't believe me, live here for two weeks then go there for two weeks. You'll notice a drastic difference.

    • @saucissedemoniak
      @saucissedemoniak 9 лет назад +9

      Bacon Maken
      I am not saying that living in North Korea is better, oh no! I'd rather live in the US than in North Korea that's for sure, I would not even hesitate for a second.
      But freedom is only an illusion, in the US or elsewhere, but it just seems that Americans who live in one of the most corrupted country think they have more freedom than in every country in the world. And this is where I wonder how can people be so naive...

    • @BaconMaken
      @BaconMaken 9 лет назад +35

      Pauline Dusolle I don't think we have total freedom either. Gays aren't given rights, middle eastern people are hated and white males are still more favorable. However, I wouldn't go as far as saying it's one of the most corrupt countries. Maybe one of the most corrupt first world countries.

  • @kpiegg2744
    @kpiegg2744 4 года назад +271

    "cant bring in anything" as he records it all on camera

    • @markross7385
      @markross7385 4 года назад +37

      Its called a "hidden camera" bro.

    • @axe2281
      @axe2281 4 года назад +5

      They dumb livin in 60s.

    • @samuelsuarez6972
      @samuelsuarez6972 3 года назад +13

      @@markross7385 bruh the people sometimes looked directly at the camera soo "hidden" this is prob the fakest thing i have ever seen

    • @smileyriley3957
      @smileyriley3957 3 года назад +40

      Internut lemme just hire a couple thousand Korean actors to film a vice documentary real quick, that’s a great idea.
      They would let you bring cameras in, just check it when you’re leaving, which isn’t that difficult to get around.

    • @tobalaba
      @tobalaba 2 года назад +4

      he says you can bring a "point and shoot" type of camera, which is what they use. not much.

  • @ajasocialph
    @ajasocialph 2 года назад +43

    I hope the Tea Girl is still living and safe today. Seeing her waving is a very sweet yet sad moment. If she's still living up to this day, I hope she can survive and escape NoKor. But if she's dead now, I'd be out of words.

  • @jackjensen9975
    @jackjensen9975 7 лет назад +580

    Proof these guys have the biggest balls in the universe

    • @VJhot143
      @VJhot143 7 лет назад +22

      jack jensen Yeah u r right! I would have pissed in my pants the time when they were filling out the immigration form

    • @hermes-stanlvu4116
      @hermes-stanlvu4116 7 лет назад +32

      im pretty sure they're just tourist not immigranting lol

    • @m4ttyofficialchannel
      @m4ttyofficialchannel 6 лет назад +6

      jack jensen the only thing that north korea is pround of is capturing a ship lol 😂

    • @hughoalvaradog8672
      @hughoalvaradog8672 6 лет назад +2

      The balls to lie straight to ur face ... he said no cameras allowed, and I bet the food was good but u wont believe the truth ...long live gaddafi the great

    • @leovictim2392
      @leovictim2392 4 месяца назад +1

      They had not anymore

  • @SuperiorSaiyajinRoze
    @SuperiorSaiyajinRoze 7 лет назад +2294

    That woman must be saved, #FreeTheTea

  • @oscopin74
    @oscopin74 3 года назад +80

    The tea girl looked like she was genuinely having a good time. I hope she's doing okay.

  • @Paradise_Automotive
    @Paradise_Automotive Год назад +40

    My god watching this in 2022 is still absolutely mind blowing, you don’t get videos like this anymore 🤯

  • @CadillacticBean
    @CadillacticBean 6 лет назад +1370

    I'm sure Tea Girl cried after they left. :(

    • @xXxeuthanasiaxXx
      @xXxeuthanasiaxXx 6 лет назад +139

      GuyThatCommentsVids na she's north Korean. Probably has the mental fortitude of a KGB spy by now cause the shit she's seen.

    • @snaggletooth5844
      @snaggletooth5844 6 лет назад +65

      I bet she has seen the terrible things that happen in the country, you never know

    • @lct8954
      @lct8954 5 лет назад +5

      GuyThatCommentsVids oh mos def

    • @bigbrycm6
      @bigbrycm6 4 года назад +2

      GuyThatCommentsVids yeah what gives? Why didn’t they buy any from her ??

    • @illiminatieoverlordgurglek140
      @illiminatieoverlordgurglek140 4 года назад +12

      @@bigbrycm6 Because they're not selling anything. It's just for show. Like everything else in that entire country.

  • @sandlertato
    @sandlertato 6 лет назад +593

    Pun Yun Chi is like that beautiful damsel in distress trapped in a castle/tower you read about in fairytales

  • @LiterallyGod
    @LiterallyGod 3 года назад +31

    “Fried Matter” is my favorite part of this whole documentary.

    • @leahwilliams418
      @leahwilliams418 3 года назад +1

      Yeah me too. We should all eat fried matter for our dinner.

    • @LiterallyGod
      @LiterallyGod 3 года назад +3

      @@leahwilliams418 fried MADDER

    • @leahwilliams418
      @leahwilliams418 3 года назад +2

      @@LiterallyGod I love the way he pronounced matter. MADDER!

  • @DdotRay86
    @DdotRay86 3 года назад +261

    Read all the comments about the tea girl, waited till 17:50 for her section, couldnt wait to see what everyone was talking about.
    3 minutes later, as she waved goodbye, knowing that was probably the last excitement she would feel for a year, I realised I would spend the rest of my life wondering if she was OK.
    #SaveTeaGirl2021

    • @Cd5ssmffan
      @Cd5ssmffan 11 месяцев назад +1

      Lmfao the absolute state. No critical thinking. If some obese canadian journalist says something then it must be true.

  • @cr4zyb0y21
    @cr4zyb0y21 7 лет назад +1086

    Next on Vice... "Taking LSD in North Korea"

  • @OscarStigen
    @OscarStigen 7 лет назад +704

    Pun-Yun-Chi for President

  • @AlexCorleoneBarzini
    @AlexCorleoneBarzini Год назад +56

    This incredible documentary always made me want to visit and see there with by myself, at least the DMZ.
    10 years later I finally did it! I entered the blue barrack yesterday! Next step would be to enter the country too, maybe in another 10 years...
    Thanks for the inspirational documentary again.

    • @therealsapdad1942
      @therealsapdad1942 9 дней назад +1

      Don Corleone, I urge you not to actually enter the country. You madman.

  • @Jaggerx33
    @Jaggerx33 3 года назад +75

    This was actually so interesting, I wish Vice had more updated documentaries like this one

    • @HaggisMuncher-69-420
      @HaggisMuncher-69-420 9 месяцев назад

      They do but now it's worshiping the communist nation.
      Weird how good things end, huh?

  • @spiderjerusalem100
    @spiderjerusalem100 8 лет назад +847

    Totally should have rescued that tea girl and took her back to Canada with you.

    • @nevertrustajunky1179
      @nevertrustajunky1179 8 лет назад +2

      Love your name, and don't forget to wash your dirty laundry.

    • @MAUTxxx
      @MAUTxxx 8 лет назад +50

      +Serpico's Beard 20:40 She waves as you leave. That's waifu material

    • @gippydogg
      @gippydogg 8 лет назад +1

      +Jiggity Wiggle
      Who was Prolly again?

    • @christianstachl
      @christianstachl 8 лет назад +1

      +gippydogg "Probably"

    • @SlinkyTheCreator
      @SlinkyTheCreator 8 лет назад +3

      Hahaha i was thinking the same thing she is just la la la lovelyy

  • @HDONOVLEPSIAS737
    @HDONOVLEPSIAS737 5 лет назад +689

    That girl was so lonely I feel sad for her

  • @Zones33
    @Zones33 4 года назад +53

    To this day, this is still THE best documentary I’ve ever seen. So incredibly well done. Shame what vice has become

  • @defiasremix4185
    @defiasremix4185 11 месяцев назад +14

    I always rewatch this series at least once a year and compare it to what we’ve learned about them since
    The fact that not much more has been discovered is crazy to me

  • @ultrahevybeat
    @ultrahevybeat 7 лет назад +646

    this is still the best peice of content vice has ever made

    • @ta13oo76
      @ta13oo76 7 лет назад +16

      gary buttville I agree. I've watched this over 10 times and it still interests me

    • @ultrahevybeat
      @ultrahevybeat 7 лет назад +3

      Madeline Fuentes me to my dude

    • @slythedog326
      @slythedog326 7 лет назад

      Watch Nооorth & Soooouth online in hd quality here => twitter.com/5bb9ee829f78b3053/status/795841220547203072 Inside North Кooreаa РPart 1 3

    • @Yom1848
      @Yom1848 7 лет назад +3

      gary buttville I know this is about 10 years old, but even then it was easy to travel to North Korea.
      It's one of the easiest countries to travel to, all you do is pay a tour company, everone can go.

    • @ta13oo76
      @ta13oo76 7 лет назад +7

      ***** But the thing is though that it's all made up and none of it is real. They put up an act for tourists. Its really sad :/

  • @BWSilentKnight
    @BWSilentKnight 10 лет назад +125

    saying good bye to that tea girl seemed so heart melting

    • @Zarilen
      @Zarilen 10 лет назад +31

      I agree; it's as though she just sums up the whole video.

    • @BWSilentKnight
      @BWSilentKnight 10 лет назад +19

      Lokee its as if she symbolizes the loneliness/innocence of North Korea

    • @Zarilen
      @Zarilen 10 лет назад +32

      ***** Yes; what makes it even more heartbreaking is that the people actually believe that they are being kept 'safe'.

    • @Domokrush
      @Domokrush 10 лет назад +1

      Lokee Are they actually brainwashed?

    • @hameythehamster
      @hameythehamster 10 лет назад +14

      Domokrush Not with like sci-fi headsets and that, but with propaganda that their leader presents to them.
      Also saying goodbye to the tea lady was so depressing :C...

  • @tedubadu2536
    @tedubadu2536 4 года назад +106

    Genuinely felt tearful at everyone's favorite tea girl. Truly depressing images from inside this country.
    It hopefully serves as a thoughtful reminder that no one holds contempt for the North Korean people; they are prisoners within their borders. The regime is detestable and must end.

  • @averagejobogio
    @averagejobogio Год назад +15

    The fact he thought the Tea lady was just trying to manipulate him really made that scene hard to watch. I know he might not have wanted to get her in trouble but he barely even said bye even knowing she would go back to isolation and monotony

  • @sexygrapepop
    @sexygrapepop 10 лет назад +149

    the tea lady part was kind of heartwarming because she was so happy to see someone

    • @CyrusRogan
      @CyrusRogan 10 лет назад +39

      I know right? It broke my freaking heart.

    • @TheAlbHunter
      @TheAlbHunter 10 лет назад +4

      Shit, I just wish there were a way to go back there and get her and many others out of that shithole of a country

  • @daniel117100
    @daniel117100 8 лет назад +603

    Poor tea girl ):

    • @nojusb3580
      @nojusb3580 8 лет назад +127

      she was so sad when they left

    • @hunteralford13
      @hunteralford13 8 лет назад +39

      #FreeTeaGirl

    • @napoleon8559
      @napoleon8559 8 лет назад +42

      +hunteralford13 #FREETEAGIRL
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!
      FREE HER!

    • @morganccosner9891
      @morganccosner9891 8 лет назад

      +daniel117100 oh my goodness i was thinking the exact same thing

    • @HIJT2FAUTIKA
      @HIJT2FAUTIKA 8 лет назад +9

      +daniel117100
      The next video should be; Shane, Simon, The Fish and the Russian Cop sneaking back in to save her.

  • @raeadrianarevalo6512
    @raeadrianarevalo6512 4 года назад +23

    18:37 tea girl

  • @K_FI_L_Y_P_S_O
    @K_FI_L_Y_P_S_O 5 месяцев назад +6

    I really miss Shane's documentaries the most as they are some of the best VICE videos out there. It hasn't been the same since he sold VICE.

  • @wonyena
    @wonyena 6 лет назад +751

    pun yun chi i offer you my heart

  • @srbutrej01
    @srbutrej01 7 лет назад +662

    #FreeTheTea
    When WW3 starts, she is a priority.

    • @romeonijsse2359
      @romeonijsse2359 5 лет назад +6

      Hahaha a bit like Saving Private Ryan

    • @killaninjas
      @killaninjas 5 лет назад

      I scrolled down hoping to find some "tea girl" comments...but LOL didn't expect 99% of them were about her. Her man is really lucky despite being born in north korea xD

    • @artemshevtsov6062
      @artemshevtsov6062 4 года назад +5

      Well, here from the future, ww3 ain’t far away

  • @vineetpandey6216
    @vineetpandey6216 4 года назад +15

    20:41 THANK YOU PYEON YOUNG HEE! The world won't forget you ❤️

  • @TheInstitution
    @TheInstitution 5 лет назад +96

    “There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.”
    George W. Bush

    • @superstructure23
      @superstructure23 4 года назад +13

      That's reads as a very cohesive and comprehensible sentence when compared to the stuff Trump says

    • @lil__boi3027
      @lil__boi3027 4 года назад +5

      @@superstructure23 TRUMP 2024

    • @pencilpen8838
      @pencilpen8838 4 года назад +7

      @@lil__boi3027 TRUMP 2028

    • @politicallycorrectredskin796
      @politicallycorrectredskin796 3 года назад +3

      "I would like to thank president Obama for inviting me to the White House" - Barack Obama.
      PS: Presidential quotes have really gone down the drain in recent decades...

    • @ruthie2001
      @ruthie2001 3 года назад

      j cole

  • @anonycomment5726
    @anonycomment5726 7 лет назад +639

    The Tea girl is probably Secret Police you guys

    • @anonycomment5726
      @anonycomment5726 7 лет назад

      Dreadz Skillz lool

    • @murdocniccals7152
      @murdocniccals7152 7 лет назад +2

      anonycomment she could be NK has them all around even alaskathunderbang

    • @Atilla_the_Fun
      @Atilla_the_Fun 7 лет назад +31

      Shit I didn't think of that.
      I wouldn't last a day in this country would I?

    • @zakur0hako
      @zakur0hako 7 лет назад +2

      anonycomment there is no way she is not

    • @anonycomment5726
      @anonycomment5726 7 лет назад +3

      lool. Of course

  • @MajesticDeathray
    @MajesticDeathray 9 лет назад +228

    *[KOREAN PATRIOTIC SONG INTENSIFIES]*

  • @rfsolutions3604
    @rfsolutions3604 4 года назад +7

    ngl, that marching at the beginning was so crisp and in sync.

  • @apolloandartemis4605
    @apolloandartemis4605 Год назад +11

    My heart breaks for the tea girl :’)
    I truly hope she gets the happiness she deserves

  • @ThierryRocksTV
    @ThierryRocksTV 8 лет назад +106

    I watch this every News Years Eve for some reason.

    • @ThierryRocksTV
      @ThierryRocksTV 8 лет назад +5

      ***** I think it's been every New Year's since 2012 or 2013.

    • @ThierryRocksTV
      @ThierryRocksTV 8 лет назад

      Hannah Quinn I do.

    • @JustinBlazzzee
      @JustinBlazzzee 8 лет назад

      +SPolygon lol me personally? every new years i think "wait a minute, i can't go out and drink with my friends, i have to go watch schindlers list 3 times"

    • @matheus1234416
      @matheus1234416 8 лет назад

      +SPolygon omg me too dude

    • @bamootheelephant6448
      @bamootheelephant6448 8 лет назад +2

      +Demon Rantz What is the psychology behind this common behavior?

  • @guiheldt1
    @guiheldt1 7 лет назад +50

    "Please mark next to the item if you have any... weapon, ammunition, explosives, killing device" "Yes sir i have a killing device with me"

  • @shopaholicpals
    @shopaholicpals 2 года назад +6

    I love this documentary series. Such a raw and terrifying piece of work.

  • @cassiegregory6757
    @cassiegregory6757 Год назад +3

    watching this yet again, Vice please return to these glory days of docs!

  • @FManAngryAmerican
    @FManAngryAmerican 8 лет назад +708

    WWIII to save the tea girl!

    • @number1167
      @number1167 8 лет назад +4

      yes

    • @MrFredHoogendoorn
      @MrFredHoogendoorn 8 лет назад +3

      +FManAngryAmerican It has to be done

    • @marimoomin
      @marimoomin 8 лет назад +9

      Poor tea girl!We must save her and the tea!FOR THE TEA GIRL!

    • @zxkazuki
      @zxkazuki 8 лет назад +2

      +FManAngryAmerican the rescue of the tea girl should be the new COD or BF main campaing... hahahahaha

    • @HIPEOPLE1887
      @HIPEOPLE1887 8 лет назад +4

      +Maryann Chan uncle Iroh approves

  • @HurtCrayon
    @HurtCrayon 7 лет назад +905

    So much fucking respect for the guys who went out and literally risked their lives to get this to us. This is journalism. Mainstream media should be ashamed.

    • @kathleenirish
      @kathleenirish 2 года назад +12

      They have no shame. About anything. Sociopaths.

    • @bradenr867
      @bradenr867 2 года назад +9

      @@kathleenirish responding to a five year old comment??
      Respect
      But yeah they’re complete sociopaths

    • @GIJadaSmith
      @GIJadaSmith Год назад

      @@bradenr867 responding to anything? Will is on his way to slap you

    • @account-pi3nj
      @account-pi3nj Год назад +1

      mainstream media does the job for the money because they need it, if i needed money id work in media, but i wouldnt risk my life for it, like they said in the video "they have nothing to loose"

    • @WimsicleStranger
      @WimsicleStranger Год назад +3

      @@account-pi3nj vice isn't even 'mainstream'. they've always been second fiddle desperately trying to sit at the grown-ups table
      they make (or made) good documentaries and that's about it lol

  • @rohan6502
    @rohan6502 3 года назад +11

    20:35 anyone notice
    how she has a very serious face and looks to the left?

  • @mylesnussbaum6874
    @mylesnussbaum6874 24 дня назад +5

    One of the best documentaries of all time, one of my faves. Man, Vice use to be so cool.

  • @MCBong92
    @MCBong92 8 лет назад +432

    save the tea girl !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @thebrainybard4301
      @thebrainybard4301 7 лет назад +2

      cuddlykittehs you'd assume such, but the massive cult of personality that's going on out there means that while the older generations who remember their South Korean brethren might be faking it for survival, the youngsters absolutely aren't.

    • @hazaziazizan5591
      @hazaziazizan5591 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, Let's go Malaysia! Our priority is to save the Tea Girl, we can do this!

  • @PopTartNeko
    @PopTartNeko 8 лет назад +357

    Rumor has it that she is still there today
    Waiting to have another cup of tea...

    • @PopTartNeko
      @PopTartNeko 8 лет назад +75

      LET ME DREAM MAN

    • @Tongzhi_BellaLabDog1995
      @Tongzhi_BellaLabDog1995 8 лет назад +1

      +Ryley Q seriously dude wtf 😆😆😆

    • @elijah6703
      @elijah6703 8 лет назад +1

      +Benjamin Burdige it really wouldnt surprise me

    • @ogspermcell
      @ogspermcell 8 лет назад +3

      rumor has it that Dennis Rodman got her pregnant

    • @Hammster69official
      @Hammster69official 8 лет назад +4

      +PopTartNeko That's the problem with pulling stunts like this in the DPRK: it's usually your guides (and maybe their entire family for three generations) who will bear the punishment for your actions. Just sayin'.

  • @brandonchung661
    @brandonchung661 Год назад +6

    back when Vice not only did real journalism, they were the best.

  • @daveycash3479
    @daveycash3479 Год назад +6

    The only thing missing from this Vice classic is a romance arc between Shane and the North Korean tea woman.

  • @deluxebulls5939
    @deluxebulls5939 8 лет назад +99

    That tea girl looked so excited to see them, but she seemed nervous that she was doing something wrong. Every time she smiled she looked uneasy after like she shouldn't be doing it. I hope she's ok.

  • @PeterWolniewicz
    @PeterWolniewicz 7 лет назад +176

    I don't care how old this doc series is it is still one of the best vice docs ever.

  • @MamboItalian5
    @MamboItalian5 5 лет назад +43

    I went searching for this video today after watching it a year ago just to come back to see that beautiful tea girl. Then I realized 99% of the comments are about her lol. #SaveTeaGirl2019

  • @xakirax_8864
    @xakirax_8864 4 года назад +5

    The tea girl waving after them broke my heart

  • @kunnuko2167
    @kunnuko2167 7 лет назад +125

    "They told us not to point" *Points

  • @JasonLuthor
    @JasonLuthor 8 лет назад +90

    I don't think the image of that young woman sadly waving goodbye is ever going to get out of my head.

  • @wwg2005
    @wwg2005 2 года назад +1

    When he decided to play and have fun with her my heart melted man..... ❤️❤️😭😭

  • @monkeypilot2034
    @monkeypilot2034 Год назад +4

    Hello, i am from poland and i went to north korea for a trip with my family,the tea girl, she is still here 2021. i was at the same place where you guys were

    • @AintChillGuy
      @AintChillGuy Год назад +1

      Wow really, how is she man/mam

    • @monkeypilot2034
      @monkeypilot2034 Год назад +1

      @@AintChillGuy She looks almost the same, so i think shes good and she looked a little depressed i could tell it in her eyes. i am 100% sure it is her because she gave me same name

    • @AintChillGuy
      @AintChillGuy Год назад +1

      @@monkeypilot2034 i hope you are not lying cause it is such a great news to know that she's still alive. But man this is such a sad word we live in, i seriously hope i could live long enough to see a day when the people of north korea are finally free

    • @monkeypilot2034
      @monkeypilot2034 Год назад

      @@AintChillGuy In my opinion i dont think that day would come for another 100 years

    • @AintChillGuy
      @AintChillGuy Год назад

      @@monkeypilot2034 sadly that's the truth, imma like your comment so people would know that she was still doing find even recently

  • @lilliths-httyd-channel
    @lilliths-httyd-channel 5 лет назад +1407

    It's really sad that Pun Yun Chi won't get to experience fun like we do
    HOLY CRAP THERE ARE WEBSITES DEDICATED TO HER

  • @aprilnicole5972
    @aprilnicole5972 5 лет назад +71

    THE TEA GIRL WAS SO PURE I WANNA GIVE HER A HUG

  • @manojbala6870
    @manojbala6870 5 лет назад +3

    I love the guitar riffs. Even though I’ve seen this video a while back, came back for the bgm. Shane is a cool guy

  • @chemically16
    @chemically16 3 месяца назад +3

    Vice at its peak!

  • @BlujayGFX
    @BlujayGFX 6 лет назад +505

    2:42 "then they tell us don't point, don't look at them, don't take any pictures"
    3:07 *points*
    3:13 *telescopes set up to look at them*
    and *All while filming with a camera*
    ...
    this man is a total badass

  • @20somthingdrifter11
    @20somthingdrifter11 10 лет назад +199

    Anyone else think the tea girl is adorable?

    • @fucknewyoutube7359
      @fucknewyoutube7359 10 лет назад +21

      Meeeeeee....I think she's pretty cute, because I didn't expect to see a girl that looks so normal in such a weird country.

    • @raven1121
      @raven1121 10 лет назад +13

      or a North Korean Intelligence Agent

    • @KabooM1067
      @KabooM1067 10 лет назад +79

      ***** I don't know about that, she seemed pretty honest and I really felt bad for her.
      Poor girl :(

    • @TodHeartsound
      @TodHeartsound 10 лет назад +10

      Yeah, I bet some fat communist officer has conscripted her to his personal army of masseuses.

    • @raven1121
      @raven1121 10 лет назад +3

      Economically they are one of the last communist countries. people are not paid in currency but in rations, success isn't measured by profit but by hitting production goals for the month/year

  • @blunderbuss393
    @blunderbuss393 2 года назад +4

    That tea girl is like a character from a sad anime movie. Studio Ghibli type story. I just hope she's happy somehow.

  • @GobboINC
    @GobboINC 4 года назад +2

    This was vice at its peak, back when there was not much of a view inside North Korea. Now there's so many North Korea vlogs on RUclips

  • @kaneholmes8860
    @kaneholmes8860 7 лет назад +246

    I feel so sorry for the tea girl I really do

    • @Deadlyaztec27
      @Deadlyaztec27 7 лет назад +23

      I know right. It's like a modern damsel in distress situation except the dragon is the authoritative government and instead of blowing fire it shoots bullets. There is no night in shining armor however. There are only customers.

    • @AlexGarcia-wz9bm
      @AlexGarcia-wz9bm 7 лет назад +41

      she is living better than 99% of the Korean population

    • @BlueFlamePrince75
      @BlueFlamePrince75 7 лет назад +12

      Kane Holmes me too. She's just too cherish to be in there. Poor girl, I hope she's okay now... ;(

    • @lampfan1
      @lampfan1 7 лет назад +1

      She probably had it better than 99% of them tbh

    • @teamstokma7994
      @teamstokma7994 7 лет назад +3

      Macedonian_Pride 83 Nah feel sorry for the tea girl because im a weaboo

  • @illumathoti
    @illumathoti 6 лет назад +355

    I can just picture it. This was filmed in 2008, I bet tea girl is still waiting for her next customer. 😭💔 #saveteagirl2017

    • @abanerjee5066
      @abanerjee5066 3 года назад +5

      I bet she is waiting for you to be her next customer.

  • @stahpitt8531
    @stahpitt8531 5 лет назад +16

    The series that kick started vice. If only shane did more videos himself.

  • @austincraig8711
    @austincraig8711 5 лет назад +111

    'The finger point that started WW3'

  • @RobKimbell
    @RobKimbell 7 лет назад +211

    Pun-Yun-Chi's kinda cute

    • @CogTheBoss
      @CogTheBoss 7 лет назад +30

      She's definitely yandere

  • @superiorog8209
    @superiorog8209 Год назад

    Best Vice documentary. Always rewatching

  • @MystifulHD
    @MystifulHD Год назад +4

    Vice had an insane run and will always be one of the best doc channels ever Idc what anyone says

  • @soundlys
    @soundlys 9 лет назад +553

    I feel bad for the woman at the end. Isolation must suck.

    • @RealCheesyBread
      @RealCheesyBread 9 лет назад +158

      "The Tea Girl" chapter is kind of heart breaking. She's so excited to see the first human being she's seen in month, and absolutely enjoys every second of time with the Vice tourists like each second is worth her entire supply of tea in gold.

    • @soundlys
      @soundlys 9 лет назад +1

      TheMarvelousSputnik ;(

    • @becka55978
      @becka55978 9 лет назад +59

      She was probably torchered and killed for being friendly on camera too :((

    • @rere9290
      @rere9290 9 лет назад +100

      It's so happy seeing her so excited, but it's also so sad.

    • @friskydinngo
      @friskydinngo 9 лет назад +12

      Enoc Jaramillo LMFAOOO

  • @DarkroomZERO
    @DarkroomZERO 8 лет назад +90

    THE TEA* GIRL MADE ME SAD, SHE SEEMED LIKE SHE HAD THE TIME OF HER LIFE

    • @Turtleman1234321
      @Turtleman1234321 8 лет назад +22

      I wonder if she is still alive......

    • @td2926
      @td2926 8 лет назад +7

      after waving at the tourists i don't think she is

    • @MrMiniTakitos
      @MrMiniTakitos 7 лет назад +8

      Thats cos thats how she was told to act. In her mind, she was probably thinking something along the lines of 'Filthy Americans"

    • @barniespacullie3812
      @barniespacullie3812 7 лет назад +4

      +Mc'Meme and thats what you were taught to think😉

  • @AJUCE99
    @AJUCE99 2 года назад +3

    Happy 10 years since this released, time flies when your having fun right

  • @0310tp
    @0310tp 2 года назад +1

    I can’t take the marching and the music in the beginning! Gives me chills!

  • @fourthz4460
    @fourthz4460 8 лет назад +156

    Hey guys let's raise funds altogether to rescue tea girl

    • @user-ot1ur9so2y
      @user-ot1ur9so2y 8 лет назад +3

      ok. Have fun

    • @Deathly66
      @Deathly66 8 лет назад +2

      *people outside of the north korean bor start chanting SAVE TEA GIRL

    • @angel-gx7zy
      @angel-gx7zy 8 лет назад

      +magical child Hutchison Russia :D

    • @jayit6851
      @jayit6851 8 лет назад +5

      +Fourthz 44 Funds!? It's not as simple as that.

    • @livefreeordiehard8898
      @livefreeordiehard8898 8 лет назад +2

      +Fourthz 44 Even we manage to rescue her, the gov will go after her families...

  • @simondr70
    @simondr70 7 лет назад +83

    So happy they gave the tea lady a good time : )

  • @sonialloyd
    @sonialloyd 3 года назад +2

    It’s so eye opening to see what feels like such a dystopian and movie-like place knowing it exists irl. it’s scary

  • @madlad9822
    @madlad9822 4 года назад +370

    Can vice go back to making this kind of content instead of making articles about transgender Venezuelan drug dealers?

    • @ItAllHappensSIMA_ltaneously
      @ItAllHappensSIMA_ltaneously 4 года назад +19

      Dude!!!! I came back to watch this years later because the videos they make these days are ... the less said the better. I miss this kind of content from them.

    • @lovelyismydog
      @lovelyismydog 4 года назад +9

      Simanga Dlamini the founder is this guy in the video he’s amazing, I feel like the new generation they hired to work for them just aren’t as good.

    • @TheSwitch747
      @TheSwitch747 4 года назад +9

      This guy had alot of balls doing this and the labor camps doc. Balls are in short supply nowadays.

    • @HalendleofLoc
      @HalendleofLoc 4 года назад +8

      I'm just shocked to see actual journalism from Vice, this is incredible

    • @politicallycorrectredskin796
      @politicallycorrectredskin796 3 года назад +7

      @@HalendleofLoc It's old. Pre-woke Vice.

  • @SnoreProtection
    @SnoreProtection 8 лет назад +126

    Tea girl is so cute.