North Korea Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang | NEW RENOVATIONS (2020)
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The Yanggakdo Hotel is North Korea’s most famous hotels, and one of North Korea's best hotels. It is 47 storeys high and 170m above the river water below.
A range of people from tourists to friendship groups, delegations to journalists all stay in this hotel, making for a lively mix of people and sometimes a very busy hotel. The Yanggakdo Hotel has the largest range of leisure activities of any hotel in North Korea.
To the right hand-side, you can find the tea and coffee shop. This is a great place to hang out of an evening, offering a range of drinks, snacks, and cocktails, not local and imported. They even have their own micro-brewery here.
At the communications desk, you can make international calls and send postcards abroad.
The lobby floor also contains a range of restaurants, as well as the Yanggakdo Casino. Here it is not allowed to take photos.
This one is leased to a company in Macau and it hosts a range of activities designed for the Chinese tourists who provide the majority population of the Yanggakdo Hotel at most times.
Most floors are made up of standard rooms with en suite, two single beds, a table and two chairs, fridge, water heater for hot drinks, etc.
Fairly standard and a bit dated, having clearly missed out on the renovations, they are nevertheless kept well and give a great retro feel to it.
The furniture has been here since 1992 and the chairs could be better made.
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Apparently if you go to the 5th floor they reward you with free accommodation at another place?
Great video zoe just watched you conversation with mat daniel and lex
thanks for joining me here!
2:58 I see Ferero Rocher chocolate haha
Extra film🌹🍀🌷🌹🍀🌷many greetings
Why does everyone in this comment section sound like north korean propaganda?
Its fucking creepy.
EXACTLY! It just feels off..
She’s a North Korean tour guide.
Not sure who You’re working for but I feel like you’re normalizing the brutal North Korean regime by making these videos. This hotel was built as a propaganda and an attempt to hide the harsh reality of the vast majority of North Korean residents.
I work in North Korea tourism but don't get any money or anything for these videos; I just make them since I think that North Korea tourism is ethical and therefore I promote it myself. With these videos.. Yes, I suppose I am trying to normalise North Korea a bit. But not normalise the regime or make propaganda, but instead just show a different aspect to north korea, without rockets or camps or politics... This video, I admit, is a bit 'propaganda', but the Yanggakdo is a popular search term so tbh if I want to get my channel out there then I need to do some of the popular stuff too! I don't aim to spread propaganda but instead just take you on a tour of the hotel.
@@ZoeDiscovers this is literally propaganda though. Showing the super wealthy and high end side on a country with literal concentration camps. Tourism to nk is not ethical as it supports the dprk. Who again have literal concentration camps. Disgusting
@@joshuaepstein556 even the US has concentration camps and perform forced hysterectomies on immigrants. shut up
@@VEVOJavier Um... no they don’t LOL.
@@VEVOJavier US isn't perfect. We by no means have concentration camps. Also we do not perform hysterectomies on immigrants. Additionally comparing the US to North korea is stupid. We have our issues, but are no where CLOSE to the issues and hr violations of North korea. Every day I am thankful I was born here and not in nk. I have freedom of speech, can vote, can question the government, have electricity, running water, and so so many things that North koreans do not. And even IF you were right, that is no way excuses the North Korean propaganda being portrayed. Get out of your victim hood, count your privilege, and YOU shut up.
Broken elevators, inedible food, and room dysfunction was what awaited me at the Yanggakdo Hotel when I arrived. No amount of film editing will bring me back to this FUCKN DUMP!
I visited in 2012 and prefer the extremely kitschy 70s decor they had back then. It resembles a thousand other bland hotels you’d find anywhere now. Hopefully the food has improved since then, although the beer they microbrew there was very good.
"Retro bowling screens"
Miss, those are state of the art
LOL I recognize the radio from another video it has like 50 wires including ethernet. Totally not spying on the room!
hahaha if those wires could bug that hotel room I'd be seriously impressed. The rooms haven't been renovated for years and those radios are OLD. I've inspected them so many times and honestly, I'm impressed when they turn on.
Yea the radio is definitely a spying device. Thats how it was in socialist Romania which were allies of NK. Many to this day in romania suffer from mental illness and paranoia because they fear theyre always listened to, homes and apartments would all be bugged back then and neighbors had incentives/rewards to snitch on you if they heard you with the wrong ideas, opinions or religion. Family members would then be arrested and go missing forever or be tortured. Everyone was also required to have the radio running and TV would only have 1 channel of communist propaganda
@@user-iu2kq7nx8u Did you test this theory?
@@ZoeDiscovers its common knowledge to anyone romanian from that time, socialist aka communist romania is very recent history from 30+ years ago probably one of the most newer history unlike ww2 or ww1 for us younger folks, many lived through it and are in their 40s 50s 60s 70s still alive. Children would stay in breadlines,milk,oil,etc, the more siblings the better chance of getting stuff so the families could survive, many would die from hunger outside of the capitol daily. The capitol is the only place that can prosper and have jobs which really create too much product that isnt sold so its actually negative yearly profit but people in the capitols have jobs so their opinions are great about the system not knowing it wont last forever. Countless people including my own relatives got tortured and spied on, went missing for wrong opinions by a form of shadow secret police a system with incentives if you spy on your neighbors on behalf of them which is why many still suffer from paranoia there or have some sort of mental illness unfortunately, for example many still fear to this day to open a business because they still fear revenue/profit is a crime. Its really not a conspiracy when many report they would even hear beeping noises like a recording and many had these radios especially in bigger cities, some people would "have opinions" and say things in their apartments and then be arrested, so what happened is a culture of many resorted to whispering not even full sentences just hint at stuff due to that inside of their own homes. The only reason I'm in the US is because many generations were displaced due to communism, however things are looking much better current day than in the US so hoping to move back just thought id chime in because outside of the capitol reality would make you cry and scar you. But for example many in bucharest actually think life was better under communism, but only because they had jobs, anywhere outside of that was a tragedy
@@user-iu2kq7nx8u Ah yeah sure, thanks fo the info. I meant for the radio in the room though? Or it could have been used in the past but is there still evidence of it functioning as a spy device today?
북한 선전에 놀아나네. 실상을 봐야지. 전기 들어와? 꾸며진 연극 무대에서 연극 잘하누만. 꿈 깨셔!
This entire video and comment thread feel like Kimmy paid them all to post (Or threatened to kill their families)
anyone who shows interest in this place is paid or threatened by kim jong un for their families to be killed. yeah sure...
Not really. In this case she’s a foreign North Korean tour guide who has some weird obsession with making NK look like a fun vacation spot so she can get many killed or the government tons of money
Great video! May I know if tourists are allowed to roam freely without a guide and take videos/photos within the hotel? (with the exception of restricted areas)
Yes they can!
@@ZoeDiscovers really?!What about Otto Warmbier then!!!!!!
No they are not,you can be arrested,detained and killed!Read the story about Otto Warmbier a young American student who went there over New Year!Do NOT go to north korea!
Yes!
@@wildheartxxx135 The student that got drunk and tried to steal a propaganda poster off the wall? Smart.
What is the name of this Korean song?
I don't know the song, but it sounds like the Moranbong Band.
Is the large turtle still alive and well in the lobby? I remember when I visited in 2014 a big turtle in that tank! Was waiting to see her make an appearance. Hahah. This made me miss DPRK!! Love your videos 🖤🖤
haha! haven't seen mr. turtle for a while...
Who cares ! Are they feeding their people yet ! Are they free ! Can they leave the country ? F the turtle
I Also love watching your videos
@@LA-vx3cf the only way americans get fed is by the tax payer subsidizing inadequate wages via food stamps! you're ignorant.
@@noko4247 Sounds like a dictator sympathizer who idolizes the DPKR. You know what’s great about America? Is we can actually insult and judge our leaders without the risk of death
What’s the name of the song in the beginning?
"Celebration for the great victory" by Moranbong Band
4:23 Hope you didn't feel bored... (Bowling written in Korean as 보링 “bo-ring”)
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My favourite place to playing casino too🤩🤩
haha right! plus the casino has wifi 👀
I don't see any guests, only actors pretending to look busy for the camera.
You cracked the case, Sherlock.
I can't see any reason why a hotel would be empty in pandemic crisis that has destroyed the international hospitality industry even in nations that aren't diplomatically isolated.
It must all be fake.
Please remember to frequently dust your Nobel Prize for Ineffable Brilliance, which must surely be coming in the mail any day soon.
Give this man a medal for ineffable deductive reasoning!
Actually I went here during the day time when most guests are out on tour. I was here because I spent a day in the country without tourists waiting to go to the mass games that evening, so I sat having some coffee with the guides and decided to do some filming.
No one stays inside the hotel on holiday in the day time (especially when its so expensive to be there anyway!)
@@gil-nammoon3738 you do realize they have claimed they don’t have covid, this video was taken prior to the outbreak, and she’s a North Korean tour guide. Correct?
Glad to see that DPRK is improving faster and faster.
It’s still all a show
It was always the same, you grew up with propaganda. USA owns world's 55% homeless people or 60% plus
@@youknowmyfirstlastname3206 Where did you get that statistic?? 😂😂
@@ianleblanc8101 search youtube homeless people in usa. Also no country has homeless people except USA and Canada
@@youknowmyfirstlastname3206 That has be the most stupid thing I’ve heard. Only the U.S. and Canada have homeless people?? What are you talking about? Homelessness is a global issue. You have to be pretty dense to thing it only occurs in two North American countries.
Informative and good vedio 😇
Thank you!
R.I.P Otto Warmbier
Looks pretty empty.
yeah I went there during the day time when most tourists and koreans are out and about. Who stays inside a hotel in the day on holiday eh! I was there in the day time to have some coffee with the guides and decided to do some filming.
@@ZoeDiscoversOh, I see. Thanks!
What's your reaction to ruclips.net/video/zh-yiYcnyss/видео.html ?
Lmao her first statement of “Kim’s brainwashing the west with this!” Is absurd because I’m from the west and all i hear is the literal exact opposite.
Begs to differ, why should i listen to my state about another country, and why shouldnt that other country hold a positive image? Look at RedStarTV, they get banned every other week from RUclips (US company), yet all i can view is “Korea bad”. Doesn’t that sound like a narrative is being fed, and those that go against it get punished?
omfg what is this video… and the comments.. WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE LMAOOOO
Ikr?! My head hurts😅😂
North Korean Hotels are the best in the world!!!!
@Zeeshan Kasmani No the North Korean hotels are the best!
@Zeeshan Kasmani North Korea stands for maximum superlative in every respect!!!!
How much did Supreme Leader Kimmy pay you to write this comment?
@Zeeshan Kasmani But they have the best technology and culture!
@Zeeshan Kasmani They discovered the Cold Nuclear Fusion and many drugs against Corona and even Cancer!
Can you mail a postcard to the United States from that hotel
Sure thing I can do! Next time I’m there!
@@ZoeDiscovers thank you
@@ZoeDiscovers 510-470-2168 this is my New cellphone Number in the California USA
I heard the 5th floor is the place to be!
Thank you for the Great video
You’re welcome
@@ZoeDiscovers I have a question are visiting tourist allowed to buy North Korean Won As A souvenir why I was asking there's this man from Houston Texas USA he going to Pyongyang North Korea as a visiting tourist and he was able to buy all the stuff souvenirs from posters to books to stamps that you can put on letters and he had five currency bills from Pyongyang North Korea he said he bought it as a souvenir and these five bills were from there and they were legitimate money I just want to make sure that everything you can buy at the gift shop as a visiting tourist or do they change the rules when it comes to buying souvenirs thank you so much
Have you been on the 5th floor? And did you see the poster Otto Warmbier steal?
Nope, neither! It's not permitted to go to the 5th floor, this is a staff only area where staff sleep.
Go to the 5th floor
no it's a staff-only area
Hi Zoe, I host a popular live stream called Let's Talk China. Most Channels that appear on our show gain excellent exposure. I would like to have you as a guest to tell your story and promote your channel. I looked for a way to contact you but it seems this is the only way, Kindest Regards Alex
Hi Alex thanks for getting in touch. Contact me on Instagram @zoediscovers or email me on zoe.stephens1993@gmail (or wechat zhouyi_kuaile)
@@ZoeDiscovers Thank you, I will email you tomorrow. Much appreciated.
@@Reporterfy Great no worries!
More like Yanggakdo 5 star detention centre as you can't leave unless escorted everywhere !
Well that's the rules of NK. All hotels are like that
Thank you. Your video is very cool and less hostile. Where as major media video is really the same and always the same report from Pyongyang. I enjoy yours very much. TYVM
Thanks for the support :)
I swear. I just wanna say. U are so beautiful and i love u❤ and ur cuteness is 💙.
Where are the people?????
6:55 Koryo Hotel On The Left Side Of The Street
In 480p
girl what are u going there-
Are you a resident of Pyongyang? If so, how do you move there?
No I go there often usually as a tour guide
@@ZoeDiscovers you better not die there
@@wijavierramos925 she's not stupid, and NK is not *as* strict as you may believe.. Specially for foreigners.
@@wijavierramos925 no joke! Otto got sent back as a vegetable! This hotel is NOT somewhere I would want to go visit! NK is so sad and they are no better off than Hitler and the concentration camps.
Why would anyone want to PROMOTE this evil place! And yes it’s evil. Dont be fooled by the LUXERY HOTEL. Go watch Leonmi Park on RUclips to know what NK is really like!
@@missmindy327 well said!
NK is not as bad as msm claim to be
Yes it is.
depends from what angle we're going from!
She’s a foreign North Korean tour guide. If you believe she’s not spreading propaganda for NK then when you go there and die it’s on you. No one will feel bad.
were you bribed by north korea? got detained there for taking a photo of a nk soldier
aha nope
why bribe someone, if forcing them is also a option :P
No no no. She’s a foreign North Korean tour guide. She doesn’t like to admit that and says she does these bc it’s easy click bait without playing into the NK IS HORRIBLE and normally she shows off the other side (no video like that exists on her page) but she accidentally told someone in a comment once she’s a tour guide there.
I'm here in California and our new president changed its policies that means Americans now can visit Pyongyang North Korea for those that want to go how do I make a reservation is there a tour guide person I could talk to I'd be happy to give them my email address THANK YOU
I didn't hear the travel ban was lifted? You can contact Koryo Tours
@@ZoeDiscovers Thank you For Letting me know
@@robertsilva8097 hello
No he didn’t? Biden extended it. If you’re an American wanting to go to North Korea after what happened to Otto then you deserve it. Please. Weed yourself out.
as a tour guide, do you see people traveling alone or people always go in group?
there are lots of people that choose to do a private tour - much more private tours than group tours!
You can't travel alone in north Korea and don't expect her to answer you honestly.
This girl is obsessed wit. North Korea. Please don’t ask her questions and expect honest answers. The propaganda runs strong I. Her as someone else said. You are not allowed to travel alone in North Korea. Notice how she said oh people do private tours instead of groups… that’s not what you asked. Again she won’t say anything that could get her in trouble bc she’s obsessed. NO foreigner can travel alone in North Korea
@@LA-vx3cf has she always been this weird about North Korea.
@@bethm5791 I’ve noticed that. She shys away from discussing the miserable lives of average North Koreans outside Pyongyang elite circles and the concentration camps housing political dissidents and their families because criticizing the North Korean government would be bad for her business.
Why plastic chairs
If you go to a barber shop in California USA if you Are A man you're looking At $15 US Dollars for A haircut
Bowling alley in California if a group of friends want to go bowling in California USA for one person if you go before 5 p.m. you're looking at $17 US Dollars for 9 Frames
Thank you for sharing this presentation of the hotel. What has me fascinated most about the Yanggakdo Hotel is the tailor shop on the third floor, offering official North Korean suits that can be done in just a few days. As a tourist, I would wear a suit and tie (I enjoy such fashion as a whole) to be an example of a guest on his best behaviour while in the country, but to wear the North Korean suit would also be a fascinating experience. Hopefully someday, relations between North Korea and the US can improve to where tourists are allowed back in, and that such visitors will show good manners as guests.
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Hi Zoe! Does Yanggakdo have a gym?
yup it does!
Don’t tell me you thinking of going there
@@jessicamarie8299 YES i Am
Pam do not go there!
Thank you for taking us on your Adventure. Until Next time have fun be blessed
You bet!
22 dislikes are South Koreans
Just out of curiosity, what did they charge for the tailoring last time you were there?
Honestly can’t remember but think it’s quite expensive!
@@ZoeDiscovers I sort of thought it would be, but you never know
brand new heights of shameless north korean propagandist, with background orchestra
you're welcome
Merci pour cette très belle description de cet hôtel !!!!!
Thank you for sharing this.
Are visiting Tourist Allowed to Mail Letters Back Home
Sort out your sound, otherwise ok video.
Very beautiful hotel
Are there table games with dealers in the casino?
yeah but they're chinese workers
@@ZoeDiscovers Do they have slot machines there like they Do in Reno Nevada USA
I'd love to stay here
If somebody wants to use the internet on their cell phone how do they get Koryo link for their cell phone can they get it at their Hotel there how much is it if it's Available is it Around $200 US Dollars just Asking let's say for example if somebody wants soda can they Get Koryo soda at the Hotel or is that just Available on The Airline ?
so for air koryo soda you can just buy it in shops but not in all shops; depends on availability. Koryo Link internet and sim card you have to get from the shop itself or there is one hotel you can get it at too.
It's really very very good super film! We want coming 2021 to the Korea to Pyongyang
I watched another video on RUclips about this tourist staying at a different hotel that had 32 floors only
That's the Koryo hotel
@@OmarHernandez-nq4qw thank you for Letting me know
How do you get to make these videos, I thought there were strict controls about what you can film? Really interesting though.
nah it's a lot more chill than most people think. what I film, anyone else can too!
@@ZoeDiscovers Fair enough, thanks for taking the time to reply. Looking forward to future videos 👍
@@DavidandShirley please don’t listen to her response. She’s very in love with North Korea. She’s a North Korean tour guide. THAT is how she can make these videos. She’s also approved likely bc she puts our things about North Korea making it look like this awesome place!! Aka propaganda. That’s how. She’s works for North Korea.
@@bethm5791 yeah that’s exactly what I was thinking when I read the response, I can’t imagine for a minute that the DPRK can ever be described as chilled!
Wink if you are held under duress.
Beautiful hotel
Hope i can visit it soon ❤️❤️
Is it safe to be critical of that country's regime and go there as a tourist? Would one come back or would they arrest them?
You shouldn’t criticise the country or government whilst you are there, no.
It's safe! Country and open for tourists
@@ZoeDiscovers is it safer and better to criticise the country and the government outside north korea than inside north korea?
@@ZoeDiscovers i have read on a page on internet that hitler got daily beaten by his father when he was 11 years old
the page is called 'THE STAGE HITLER'S CHILDHOOD' (the page on internet that i read about hitler's childhood)
@@sigurdsolli6239 I would definitely not recommend doing it inside!
When visiting tourist come there with Koryo tours Do they put their information in the computer like they Do if you stayed at a hotel in Reno Nevada USA what I mean by this is do they put their name Address and their Home City where they're from also what I mean in more detail is is if you go to a hotel in Reno Nevada USA the put your name in the computer and your address your city and where you're from let's say for Example 2085 North Berkeley Avenue Turlock California something like that I love Learning About Different Places
nope they dont do that at the hotel but theyll have all yiour information anyway from when you applied with your visa etc
Your passport will be taked immediately upon arriving in north korea,if you have death wish then go there!
sometime i'm gonna go there..
How disappointing you go north Korea and show us a empty hotel lol
i chose this because it gives a good view of everything! when it's crowded it's so loud and noisy and hard to film...! i will do next time...
@@ZoeDiscovers you went to north Korea a country that starves it's people to show us a hotel the majority of north Koreans can't afford to stay in. You paid money to their communist government and fund the torture of their people. I don't know how do that and look at yourself in the mirror and not be sick. You either don't understand how disgusting that is or you do and you don't care. Either way this made me kinda mad watching this.
@@LA-vx3cf I totally get your point and I understand where the anger comes from. I'd recommend you watch my 'ethical travel to north korea' video and you might get an understanding as to why I do what I do; I believe tourism to north korea does more good than harm. But, I also understand that videos like this are pretty much just like propaganda HOWEVER the only reason I do these is because these are the kinds of videos that do well on youtube , without playing the 'omg look how crazy north korea is' game. So whilst my channel is mainly for showing the other side of north korea, human side etc, i have to do videos like this to play the algorithm game tbh.
@@ZoeDiscovers you're delusional and for your own selfish earth polluting purposes, you went there for content. There is no such things as ethical travel to north Korea stop pretending you are anything close to moral.
@L A 👌🏻👌🏻 same feeling
Showing another side to nk while speaking honestly about it would be helpful. Acting like it isnt happening or she knows nothing about it, is truly disgusting.
Yes, i suppose to enjoy a land in privilege while the natives of it starve is something that would make sense to some people...
Plastic chairs 🙄🙄🙄
I just subscribed to your beautiful Channel
Thanks for the support!!!
@@ZoeDiscovers do you have any merchandise from your Channel like keychains hats
is it true they have service women somewhere in the hotel?
Lovely tour 🥰
Thank you! 🤗
HAVE YOU ALREADY BEEN TO THE 5th FLOOR???
No it's a staff only area and I wouldn't go to any staff only area in any hotel in any country - let alone north korea
Why are you in North Korea? How???
this is a video filmed last year
She’s a North Korean tour guide
Is the Very Tall Guy from the Uk still doing tours in North Korea?
there's a very tall guy from australia? not sure about uk...
@@ZoeDiscovers Ryan he's name?
@@1JOHNBARLEYCORN i dont know him!
북한 개방해라 남쪽에서 구경가서 돈좀쓰자 그돈으로 잘살면 서로 좋은것 아닐까 그리고 이지구에서 3대세습하는 나라가 어디있냐 체제도 좀 바꿀때 안되었냐
One of the world mysterious horror Hotel 🏩 😮😢😮😢🎉
The outside architecture is unwelcoming. Also much of it is dull.
do you live in north korea how can you make things that are not allowed for turist
Good!!!
とても良い！
If only it was used by real people
All fake people in there or?
This is the hotel that Otto Warmbier was staying at, yes?
Wow, how beautiful! I'm surprised with how empty it is, are Locals allowed here or only foreigners?
Both!
Hey Zoe, I thought going to North Korea is extremely dangerous. Hope you didn’t end up in prison
Great video 👍
Thanks!
Hypocritical and shameful thing to go there, grin! Shame! Upset.
Can you elaborate?
@@ZoeDiscovers Congratulations. I see the point did not go through!
@@ZoeDiscovers you’re a north Korean tour guide. You drank the kool-aid a long time ago. Wait until someone in your tours gets the Otto treatment. Their death will be YOUR fault for these videos making NK look like a fun vacation spot!
Otto gave this hotel a 1 star review on trip advisor
Didn’t mention the 5th floor
0:57 salty dog 💀💀💀
How do you get the song ? Did you Download it , this song is playing in the beginning of You video it's very catchy
the DPRK is a fascinating country. I would love to visit one day
Whats the name of the song
Circus Hotel
Здравствуйте Zoe! After all my thoughts I think this video of urs has convinced me enough to top my bucket list to visit North Korea later on in my life 🥰 only 16yrs/o but Ive got to admit that you dont have to be an influenced Communist supporter to explore Communist states, while they may technically be "bad" as claimed by those western medias both ideologically and logically ie like their perspective in ruling, Im definitely certain that Capitalism proves to be just as bad where corruption lives on, the richer-rich issues just to name a few. Though everythin falls to the way we (want) view them. Gotta say ure one of the handful of lucky beings to have been to that country, next up is trying to get myself aligned on achieving my dream to set foot on their soil one day later ^^ thank you for motivating me Miss Zoe =D I feel so fortunate coming across ur channel, youve just earned urself a new subscriber whos vibe was long lost in the 60-80s
Здравствуйте! Thank you for the lovely comment! I get a load of rubbish comments because of the nature of what I do so it's lovely to have a nice one like yours! I hope you can realise your dreams and travel to North Korea later. Since you are only 16 you will need to travel with a parent or guardian or maybe you can wait until you're 18! Yes I am very lucky to be able to travel there so much... And I hope I can continue to travel there once the borders are open again... Thanks again :D
Привет Zoe =D! real sorry for the time gap between the time of turning in my comment and replying to you, Im a Malaysian whos time schedule has met a clash ever since mco was reintroduced x) Reading ur comment truly saddens me realising how society tends to look down at those who runs a business with North Korea, especially people like you =( Under no circumstances should you as a tour guide whos promoting travels to North Korea be seen as someone bad, I get ur point in taking the job as an opportunity for the benefits all sides, this applies to what you (personal experience in life) the North Korean people (developing their own economy for the goods, improving their social quality towards foreigners etc.) and the world (an opening for foreigners to explore North Korea) gets at the end of the day as progress plays, all I can say is only time will manifest success on that. Things started to hit me at a personal point where I got teary especially ur view in connecting people together, Im a people person too, afterall North Koreans or not they are humans aswell, further isolating them from the world simply proves inhumane :( I really hope the world starts lookin at the good things about North Korea instead of only focusing on the less/least favourable aspects before judging them. The country is slowy but surely trying their best to live up to good standards, even supreme leader Kim Jong-Un mentioned in his speech at the 75th Anniversary of the Workers Party of Korea that those weapons ICBMs and so on are produced in order to defend its country from foreign powers who threatens them, not to threaten the world for no reason, thats a sign of good progress :) This aligns well when taking logic into account as North Korea is pretty much standing on their own ever since the USSR could no longer back them up when the need comes as the Soviet Union fell apart. For those who understand, North Korea manufactured mass produce of weapons in order to defend their country like what every other country does. Only those who literally lives as by western propaganda by simply accepting what the western world says about North Korea would think that the country is bad which unfortunately plagues a big chunk of society in todays world >_< All I can say is the world hasnt properly understood North Korea therefore all the hate and salty comments people out against you are just acts of immaturity, itd never be ur fault cuz youre doing this for whats good for everyone and you understand life better than them, clearly its their problem for judging you and ur job point blank over invalid reasons. We your supporters will always be here for you Ja ^-^♡ The nature of life is filled with mixed opinions in one another where others may agree or disagree on our decision(s) which has led this issue to forming a common misconception we have today where one's dream/target/goal is dissolved just because of what people are going to say about them achieving it, and we dont want that to happen to you, "dont let others be the reason that you arent able to make the most through out the journey of your life"
While I don't appreciate rude comments coming your way, you both have to understand that you're supporting a cruel mass murderous regime that starves, tortures and kills millions of innocent people
please watch any testimony from a North Korean defector I think about what you're doing. It's not about capitalism vs communism, it's about the most authoritarian country that exists today
Hi @@TheNitroM1 =) I respect your thoughts but you also have to understand that neither me and Zoe are communist nor are we a heavy capitalist supporter, all we want is to enjoy life our way which may come a lil sketchy for some to even think of, just like how you view us, shes there doin the job she enjoys for the sake hope to help the North Korean economy (for whats good) and the people (people as in the citizens) and Im lookin forward to visit that country to enjoy the sceneries, we are not looking forward to fune for nukes. Taking a trip to NK doesnt mean that we're supporting the regime, true that we dont know where our money goes to but fingers crossed its channeled to further developing the country for whats best for everyone and even if it did go to military use, again Id like to mention that our intention on spending the money is to enjoy life. + North Korea is on par as bad as countries who down human rights to such an abuse where their very own people are suffering till they meet death naturally or by another man's hand. Not gonna point out the country names but do take a stroll through the internet n look up the affects of things lile corruption, millions of innocent lives are also dying & suffering from that in a more low-key sense to the world, if you get what I mean (again am not gonna specify what country is in view but the hint is huge/leading countries). Although NK is one of the most strict country in the world, if you think about it they are not as bad like how the media tends to potray them as, if you wanna argue how they treat foreigners (not saying that you did) then youre going off track cuz they have their own rules for outsiders to follow ie respect the image of the country thay r visiting, keeping insults off limits etc. like every other country, Im not protesting and I know this is a sensitive topic to bring up, take Otto Warmbier (Rest in peace to his dear soul) for an example, actions were taken against him because in the NK's perspective, he violated the rule by taking down a North Korean poster, though everyone including me agrees that the punishment he faced was insanely harsh, not to mention what led him into those tortures was such a minor mistake yet the punishment he was sentenced to was as heavy as what war criminals faced/should face. Basically what Im trying to say is that we want to live life the way we want which decisions that were made (by us) in order to do so can sometime make others unhappy due to clashes of eachothers thoughts
Edit - my comment to your indirect human rights topic "youre supporting a cruel mass murderous regime that starves, tortures and kills millions of innocent people": yes we should acknowledge what made millions of people who suffered to their own death there, but you are well aware that there are still innocent lives that are cut off from the world, living in continuous poverty? Tourism is one of the least harmful way in opening up a chance for them to increase their country's revenue in things that will improve their people's life whilst not posing threat to the world, this is their chance to have a better life :( if nothing is done then Im affraid things are most likely going to stay the same way where more people will die partly because us outsiders are only going against them cuz of the general image of North Korea, only a fraction of people are talkin about the suffering population of the North Korean people
@@парень-водка Thanks for taking the time to address @TheNitroM1's comment. And I have to say you represented what I'm trying to do and that pretty well! All I can say extra @TheNitroM1 is have a look at my is it ethical to travel to north Korea video. I address some things in there. For sure, my channel might seem a bit pro north korea, and when I do videos like this one for example, it seems like i am just promoting the country. But unfortunately I have to do content like this to reach a wider audience of you all and put my message out! because there are two types of content that do well on north korea, stuff like this on famous things like Yanggakdo or Ryugyong hotel, and stuff like "look how scary and awful it is". I am not going to do the latter so instead I must stay with the former, which means my channel looks very pro north korea sometimes. But my message is mainly to not see north korea for the missiles and starvation that the media represent it as, but rather see it for the humans that live there. And I remain strong in my belief that tourism is a positive thing in the country. So that is my ultimate goal in promoting tourism there. Shaping our minds and making us see the human side of it, and also open up the people of north korea's minds in this way too
The problem is that since the hotel is always almost empty, you cannot use most of this services (I saw other videos on this hotel). Plus if you go abroad it is better to see the place in which you are instead of wasting time playing bowling or doing things that you can do in your own country. Btw at least the espresso machine is italian (Simonelli) so the coffee should be good. :)
Hm I dunno the hotel is super busy over summer and other holiday periods - sometimes it's even fully booked. All the services are open and if there are no staff there because it's the day time and not busy you can always get one of them to come over and open it for you - but it's rare they're not open to be honest. I'd agree with you it's best to be out anyway though!!! And the coffee is good. But expensive!
@@ZoeDiscovers maybe I saw videos shot in Winter.
@@ZoeDiscovers have you ever been in hyangsan hotel? It looks very curious as structure, and It seems to be in a beautiful Place between the mountains
Ahhh. The Yanggakdo, I think it’s one of those places, unless you’ve been there you just can’t really describe it.
I did like being able to buy beer in just about every corner of the hotel!
Good video!!
@zoe discovers they lied to you idiot
This is just a propaganda film for North Korea
yeah kinda arguably so. I don't mean it to be like that tbh, and I've explained why I do these kind of vids
She lies. She said in another comment on here she’s a tour guide in North Korea sometimes. So she claims she does it bc they’re easy videos that aren’t LOOK HOW CRAZY NK IS. but the fact she won’t make those videos kind of explains itself no?
For the tiny minority of us who have actually been there, this is nostalgia gold. Thank you!
I think this is Propaganda vidio?? 🙏
arguably, yes. not my intention tho
She lies. She said in another comment on here she’s a tour guide in North Korea sometimes. So she claims she does it bc they’re easy videos that aren’t LOOK HOW CRAZY NK IS. but the fact she won’t make those videos kind of explains itself no?
I really do enjoy watching your videos this video I've seen 47 times now