Zero commercial advertisement is good indeed. I remember, in Sweden there's zero commercial advertisement on TV as well.Anyway, North Korea deserves more tourists coming in to see the nation as it is, as it was labeled 'most harmonious nation' in the world; especially with the decades-old U.S. and Western sanctions which caused over a million N. Koreans deaths in starvation in the past. I like to see peace and prosperity that the country richly deserves. blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=785423
Most of those buildings are empty. With a lot of residential buildings but you don't see old people or young kid freely roaming around. Thus most of them are dark from inside. The subway look nice but the tourists are only allowed in 2 stations..... What other country tourists are not allowed to talk to ordinary citizen ! ! ?? The whole thing is staged and they did not a very good job with that.
pyongyang is a very spread out city. it has alot of people but they are not usually concentrated in one area at one time. north korea's population also took a massive hit when the US blockaded north korea after the fall of the USSR and they suddenly could not feed their country for a few years, even today the government tries to squeeze as much food out of the limited farmland available in the country as they can and they still can't quite get to everyone.
Yeah they should be over populated and congested to the point of not being about to go anywhere . GENIUS, they would have giant flashing billboards for McDonald’s too
@@nadia1994ization In Oxford you get coachloads of Chinese tourists fishing cameras/iPhones out and pointing them right in the faces of beggars, then snapping local landmarks. They do this all at the same time in tidy groups. It really is very odd... Apparently they wanted to see an archetypical English village so the coach to Bicester Village (where they *really* want to go - there are Chinese websites devoted to the place) stopped in humble Kidlington (nice enough but hardly a place of note) and they all got off and started photographing the place. This became a regular thing for a while and it was so surreal that the Times ran a leader about it.
@@nadia1994ization good people are always fascinated by the unknown. hopefully tourism helps open the country up more and helps the country advance. look at things there 20 years ago, to now. Theyve made great advancements. Hopefully the people can be truly free one day
Almost 75 years old here and I very much enjoyed your videos on this most interesting trip! I was fortunate to live along enough to see the unification of Germany and the fall of the Iron Curtain and I have long hoped to see a peaceful unification of the two Koreas. I feel it will happen some day and I wish all Korean people much peace and prosperity... and freedom! Warm greetings from a Yank.
@@moccamixer You are probably right about this not happening soon and, yes, the same was said about German unification. We can only hope and support those who favor peace and freedom. Kind regards from the USA!!!
These subway stations remind me somewhat of especially Moscow, Russia's underground - equally beautiful with chandeliers, murals and statues. Thanks for filming this!
That puppy is a first pet ever I have seen any North Korean video! WOW! And I have asked many times that where are all the animals.. Pets and natural ones? Because usually you don't even hear birds singing.
@@samanthaj9286 In the 70 years since the division of the peninsula, the two Koreas have been on different paths in many ways. So I want to go to North Korea and experience how different we are in many ways.
The trains are from East Berlin. :-) Quite similar to the oldest trains still used in Munich, but instead of a display with the line number, these have pictures of the two leaders in each carriage.
The trains are from West Berlin, not from East Berlin. There were some trains from East Berlin, but they were withdrawn from the Pyongyang Metro in 2001.
A little fun fact about the Pyongyang Metro trains. These trains, as seen in this video, were manufactured and used for public transport in West Berlin between 1955-1965. After this series was eventually exchanged for newer and more modern trains, the BVG (Berlin Public Transport) decided to sell the discarded trains to North Korea in the late 1990's. ^^
During the 90‘s kempinski wanted to buy rooms in north koreas tower of doom. I think Germans feel they have something in common due to the split country history
@@OldSchoolsThaShit I'm from Berlin and we still have these trains here. I always loved riding the metro growing up. I was very surprised when I found out they have the same metro in north korea. I imagine it to be a crazy feeling to ride the metro as a berliner in north korea 😲
@@ic.84 I am not talking about infrastructure. That city is full with very well programmed and controlled zombies. All r actors hired by North Korean Government.
faheemomj idiot. They are not actors. They are the elite. The few who have a decent life in nk. The elite lives in the capital and the rest lives outside the capital. You think such a ooorncountry could afford to hire thousands of actors to be there everyday acting? Lol your lack of knowledge is disgusting
Desert Sky North Korea seems more like a Republican’s dream. A dictator like Trump is running their country, while keeping the rich and the poor separated, and Nazi propaganda is widespread.
TheLifeOfJord I must thank you and all the other youtubers who go into North Korea and bring back videos. Its nice to see where my wife grew up as a young girl knowing I will never be allowed to visit north korea
@@rebeccaard1 no one beleives he actually stole the poster anymore his roommate came out publicly saying he was with otto the whole time and it wasnt him , the evidence is a grainy survillance camera that literally could be anyone, plz read more on the topic, NK kidnapped and murdered otto, if you honestly think otto stole that poster and deserved to die you are a confused american and siding with NK, trump should kill kim not make him famous, kims the new osama bin laden....wanted dead only...
I hope this idiot can vlog himself getting kidnapped and tortured to show the real NK experience , should be ashamed to give NK attention after what they did to otto warmbrier.... kim is the new osama bin laden .... wanted dead only...
@@rebeccaard1 if he stole the poster then why did the police wait until two days later to arrest him when he is leaving the country ...doesnt make any fvken sense does it you POS,, fvk you
The park where everyone is dancing, singing and having a good time at 1:00 Just saw the same thing on another blog called "My life in North Korea vs. South Korea" ..... Filmed almost a year apart.
Thank you for putting this together, this series is amazing and I'm so glad I found it. I really appreciate that you put this together and like want to say it makes it feel real outside of what the media puts out. Thanks so much man.
I have been watching several North Korea videos over the last few days and you can see it opening up. Some of the older videos (10-15 years old) there was absolutely no contact with the locals, not much food, every photo checked and deleted. Give it another few years and you can wander around on your own.
@@iheartheenim stop to think about what you just said... The fact you can be convinced by the media and propaganda and belive everybody are actors that, that is totally insane!
@@fingalandersonedvardsson8905 Either you are naive, or you are a Chinese troll that relativizes communist totalitarian despotism, and you just pretend to be a naive. Of course, everything is only Potemkin's village with secret police and spying on tourists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village Btw: Little is known in the world that China is also spying on tourists.
I happened onto your channel. This was a great series. I'm really blown away that you were allowed to film like that. They must be trying to improve their image. Being from the US, I'm not sure we would have the same. Thank you for posting it!!
It's amazing to see North Korea in this lens. The city is clean, lacks graffiti and doesn't look dilapidated. Perhaps other cities aren't like this but man this is a very impressive city. I hope for peace so that some day I can see this country.
@@Krispychikken the UAE isn't a democracy and everything works there just fine. Hell, even Westerners favor working in the UAE over their own countries, as it not only pays well, but the lifestyle is one of a kind and the weather is splendid.
Hi Jord - Thanks for the upload, I was in North Korea in April this year for the Pyongyang Marathon, went with Koryo Tours, loved it, fascinating place, visited the same places you went,
@@user-sh1gc3jk7l ? His stupidity what killed him ! And positive press ? Ole trumpy had no problems with the latest NK missile tests ! OHH SO POSITIVE! Lol!
Your countenance really fits the ambience if Pyongyang. Very calming video that made me forget this is North Korea. It felt similar to Frankfurt at times, even Rotterdam (which I worked at for a while) on quiet days without many tourists about. It really is a worthwhile alternative destination. Thank you kindly - this has been the most educational entertainment I have watched on yt, even insta. Kudos
Except the park he was in there were very few green places gardens or trees.. concrete jungle plus I assume a lack of rubbish so no seagulls or pigeons to forage.
That's what was missing, and I didn't even realize it. Looking again, I would've expected to see birds in public squares like at the Worker's Monument (6:02) but there are none at all. Maybe it's because there isn't any trash to attract them, but you'd think there would still be worms or insects to sustain some birds. Great observation.
@@BarracksSi or maybe the reason that almost no birds sighted is because the government don't want any birds shit staining their "Gods" statues, so they decided to kill all the birds.
@@MW-vg9dn so u don’t think it’s weird that every NK vlog shoes the exact same things the same women dancing the same venues nothing more every single time
The fact that a subway in North Korea looks better than most subways in the US is a bit embarrassing for the US and astounding to me. It’s a beautiful metro, looks a lot like Moscow’s
I was gonna say, those stations look very similar to the Moscow subway. By the way, Russia’s metro is hands down the best I’ve ever ridden. So many trains and stations are everywhere
No, he is right... If you go there, your first trip is to the Kim statue, you have to bow before them. You get filmed and they use it, showing that even people outside of our country are coning to bow in front of our dear leaders/Gods. You MUST bow, if you go there. Now, would you go and bow in front of Hitlers statue? The Kims are possibly even worst than Hitler was.
@@ruthboglarvisky6488 Bowing to a pair of statues is a negligible price to pay, and it's only expected if visitors walk up closely to them. Furthermore, visiting the statues is not compulsory. Bow before Hitler's statue? Why not?
@@ruthboglarvisky6488 The Kims are bad, but by saying they are as bad as Hitler you're just downplaying how awful Hitler was. Completely different countries, different histories. Don't try and compare them 1 for 1, you're an adult, you can form an opinion without having to judge someone against the worlds most awful human.
Seeing this video is very interesting. It’s a great feeling to see these people so happy. But at the same time it’s so sad knowing the rest of their country is living completely different. And it’s even more troubling to know that these people may not even know a lot of people outside of Pyongyang are starving.
You know why they are starving? Food sanctions, "If we sanction North Korea surely the starved peasants can overthrow their decked out military" oh the irony of geopolitics.
@@TheRealIronMan Then what should we do, subsidize the North Korean regime by continuing humanitarian aid, aid that is needed in the first place because their own government fails the needs of its people? The North Korean regime continues to exist because money and supplies keeps flowing in from the outside.
@@saalank From where? North Korea struggles to import the most basic of medicines, from where is this coming from? North Korea continues because of its own labour, despite how most of the rest of the world tries to squash it without a bullet being fired
@@saalank You think America sustains themselves all by themselves? You know how many people they rob around the world every single day? You know how many kids they've slaughtered to keep their control over world politics?
@@TheRealIronMan this is so bullshit… Korea has a long history before even the US exist, so they were starving for centuries due to American sanctions? If you have people starving, it’s a choice. They have a dictatorship and the military/officials are so privileged that they leave nothing for the common people. Also they made a deliberate choice of not solving their food issue, the fat boys dynasty prefer making nuclear bombs… what else do you want
These foreign visitors to North Korea are on a tightly controlled tour which leads me to believe all of the joyful singing and dancing in the park, and probably the outdoor markets are staged.
The subway carts are formerly from the GDR, East Germany. They were used in Berlin for decades before they were bought by North Korea. A German broadcaster once filmed a documention in the North Korean subway, and the journalist was able to find a scratch mark with his name tag he made back when he was a child in Berlin :D Totally crazy! The North Koreans weren't too happy though when he pointed that out. They did not wanted to seem as if they only had old and discarded stuff lol
Interesting and nice video! It feels Iike traveling back in time a bit to the pre-90’s. However you can see that it is opening up and there are very modern skyscrapers built
Those trains came from East Germany after WW2. The Russians replaced them and gave the old ones to North Korea. So just think, those things were in use while the Nazis were in power.
I would love to see a video of the reactions from north Korean defectors watching these videos(like your first day video) to see if they are actors in all the tourist areas or real people? Just a thought... would be a cool video to see.
@@ruthboglarvisky6488 She changed her story time to time. I think she just selling stories. One time she criticized Trump for peace talks now I see she criticizes Democrats. At this point I'm not even sure she is a real North Korean or not.
@@cocoaicci_ How did you even came to such a conclusion? What I said was she always saying things what 'public' want to hear. That is how she keep her popularity. That is why she keep increasing the level her 'horrific experience' in NK. Last time I saw she was telling North Koreans eating rats and there is no desert in North Korea. I don't think there is any explanation of why she changed her story. ruclips.net/video/XkegD7V9E6g/видео.html
A lot of guided tours, government approved tour guides, in North Korea will only allow you to see certain aspects of the country. They wont let you see the villages ect.
Of course it does, western media lies because NK is considered to be an enemy of the west, they did the same thing with the ussr and eastern europe, and still continue to do it today
@@panslawista Because no one lives in the city. It's a city built for show, not purpose. Why do you think NK mandates tourists only go to pre-approved destinations and be escorted by guides? It's because it's a nation of poverty run by a dictator.
Rudznik it truly is, even the patients in the hospital are actors, foreigners are not allowed to talk to the north koreans, they are strictly against filming, you can only see certain areas, not leave your hotel without your guide and a police officer. A 21 year old student was killed after being caught with a poster he took in his suitcase in like 2017. Everything is show my friend. You cannot even release footage without it being approved first.
Some people here really seem to be naive, thinking that he is filming what he wants. He is only allowed to film what the dictator wants him to film. Don’t get fooled by these forced smiles.
Johnston Steiner Of course in no country will you be able to visit military facilities, I am talking about being able to go to a country and tour by yourself. I am sure that in Italy, for example, many people visiting there can rent a car and do some exploring through the villages, however, in North Korea you are told to follow the guide and walk only where it is permitted. That happens because they want you to see what they want to show.
Johnston Steiner One can freely visit Appalachia and rural Georgia which are much better than NK but still potentially embarrassing. So your equivocations are ridiculous and convince no one.
I have watched many tourist videos / VLOGS regarding North Korea (Pyongyang), and it amazes me that some (such as yours), seem less restrictive as to what you can show / talk about on your VLOG as compared to others I have watched. Do you find that the atmosphere there has become less restrictive? Or what might you attribute it to?
There is another traveller, Jacob Laukaitis, he also travelled to North Korea 🇰🇵 and witnessed the same thing, North Koreans having a picnic and dancing for no reason.
Hey, fun fact! Did you know that the DPRK is a country with human beings in it? That means that just like other human beings, they are social creatures and tend to periodically engage in some kind of recreational activities, also known as having fun or spending time with friends and family. Shocking, I know! Perhaps you're familiar with such practices yourself... or maybe you just have a miserable life and are projecting that onto others.
@@EdwardRock1 Maybe you think the world revolves around you to that extent, but I can assure you that if a DPRK citizen met you they would probably feel nothing but pity and aversion.
ichigo73186 pssst! Let me help you with your job. Non-North Koreans don’t call NK “DPRK.” That’s only something North Koreans do. Next time you wanna pretend to not be a NK gov employee, call it simply. North Korea. You’re English is good though!
It's interesting because in 3 video including your, the people dance in the park it's like they are said to do that it's like you said and like it was in Romania when it was an comunist country they want tourist to see what they want and be sure you was watched non stop even when you go on your own for a couple of time 😉. Nice video anyway much information i didn't know .
I envy you. Lucky guy ! You have a unique and rare experience that will last you throughout your lifetime. And more importantly: THANK YOU so much for taking the time to records it and present it to us. You provided an amazing insight on your experience.
I forgot this was North Korea for some moments, as our media only let's us see the military part. I am really gratefull that you made this and brought it too the people.
You realize you're only seeing what the NK government wants you to see, right? Why do you think tourists are only allowed to visit pre-approved locations while being escorted at all times by guides? This is a facade. North Korea is a poverty-stricken country ruled by a dictator.
@@brandonb.5304 Yes I know, and I still hate this country, but it at leasts let's you see the joy of the people who are IN the propaganda programm. That's what i actually ment.
I honestly think NK has potential to be a pleasant country. I know they only let you see what they want you to see, but just think about what it would be like if they put this much effort into the rest of the country. They don't have to be like the rest of the world to be a decent country.
They don't need to check your memory drives because you were controlled the entire time. Everything you could have possibly filmed has already been pre-approved to create a positive PR image of North Korea. It's not like you were able to leave the city and go visit some provincial villages.
the wholesome dancing and pretending to have a good time is totally an act.. I bet this is their job to be healthy, educated, happy well fed citizen for tourists. People just happen to carry the cutest babies and puppies.
There were people with open beer and alcohol, It seemed they were buzzed and having good time, it's probably a fee day to act happy dance and drink to show the foreigners but I can tell happy people when I see them and they were in the moment.
I have been to 25 countries so far and dunno i have always been interested in Korea 🇰🇵, Respect for the fascinating and unique footage ! Probably that reflects the country.
fun fact. the subway cars were a gift from east germany in the 80s when they bought new ones.. they used to drive under berlin
Mat S actually the exact same ones are still used in Munich. The now have newer ones too, but the mostly still use this exact same design.
I come from Berlin, and I instantly felt like home - it`s still the same design :)
Mat S that’s so cool!!!! Wow
If only it were true
@@s.m.2868 I don't know if you are from Munich or not, but those are not the ones driving in Munich.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Bahn_M%C3%BCnchen#Typ_A
interesting to see zero commercial advertisement city
that's because only a few have any spare cash.
@@johncooper1693 lol sure stupid. Its because socialist centralised planned economy dont need advertisement
& they have no cash. ~~~ unless your a general or that fat dictator
@@johncooper1693 H.E. Kim is also a General.
Zero commercial advertisement is good indeed. I remember, in Sweden there's zero commercial advertisement on TV as well.Anyway, North Korea deserves more tourists coming in to see the nation as it is, as it was labeled 'most harmonious nation' in the world; especially with the decades-old U.S. and Western sanctions which caused over a million N. Koreans deaths in starvation in the past. I like to see peace and prosperity that the country richly deserves. blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=785423
This subway was actually built by Chinese and Russian equipment and engineers. But the North Koreans never mentioned this to the world.
R u Chinese..??
Chinese fake agent keep away with them
They also didn't mention that the trains were running in Berlin before
It's no surprise really, the first thing I thought of when I watched this video is how reminiscent that Metro is to the Moscow underground.
@@foiisrryw4864 White people reeeeee
Lots of infrastructure and buildings, but.... few people or life. It seems almost like a ghost town in some places, even mid-day.
Most of those buildings are empty. With a lot of residential buildings but you don't see old people or young kid freely roaming around. Thus most of them are dark from inside. The subway look nice but the tourists are only allowed in 2 stations..... What other country tourists are not allowed to talk to ordinary citizen ! ! ?? The whole thing is staged and they did not a very good job with that.
pyongyang is a very spread out city. it has alot of people but they are not usually concentrated in one area at one time. north korea's population also took a massive hit when the US blockaded north korea after the fall of the USSR and they suddenly could not feed their country for a few years, even today the government tries to squeeze as much food out of the limited farmland available in the country as they can and they still can't quite get to everyone.
Better than Americans and western people wo went on kill everyone on streets with their gun. In north korea people are safe and tensionless life
tsay chin China builds projects in other countries, entire cities, no one decides to live there
Yeah they should be over populated and congested to the point of not being about to go anywhere . GENIUS, they would have giant flashing billboards for McDonald’s too
3:08 every tourist holding phones to filming their descending down to a subway station is just....surreal
M. G its sickening how people are fascinated by the dictatorship and poverty
@@nadia1994ization In Oxford you get coachloads of Chinese tourists fishing cameras/iPhones out and pointing them right in the faces of beggars, then snapping local landmarks. They do this all at the same time in tidy groups. It really is very odd...
Apparently they wanted to see an archetypical English village so the coach to Bicester Village (where they *really* want to go - there are Chinese websites devoted to the place) stopped in humble Kidlington (nice enough but hardly a place of note) and they all got off and started photographing the place. This became a regular thing for a while and it was so surreal that the Times ran a leader about it.
@@nadia1994ization good people are always fascinated by the unknown. hopefully tourism helps open the country up more and helps the country advance. look at things there 20 years ago, to now. Theyve made great advancements. Hopefully the people can be truly free one day
@z0-Gewn-0z Oh look. Someone from North Korea made it on to the internet.
They don't have WiFi, and only have apps allowed by NK, they also have apps that are required for the phones by NK government
Almost 75 years old here and I very much enjoyed your videos on this most interesting trip! I was fortunate to live along enough to see the unification of Germany and the fall of the Iron Curtain and I have long hoped to see a peaceful unification of the two Koreas. I feel it will happen some day and I wish all Korean people much peace and prosperity... and freedom! Warm greetings from a Yank.
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I don’t think it will happen soon. But then that‘s what they said in home country as well. Greetings from Germany
@@moccamixer You are probably right about this not happening soon and, yes, the same was said about German unification. We can only hope and support those who favor peace and freedom. Kind regards from the USA!!!
I bet its hard to get tour dates that DONT fall around May day.
There are other dates BUT all of these dates coincide with huge events such as their foundation day and an international marathon.
Just a note that lots of tourist companies schedule trips around holidays and festivals.
@@bandotaku Because they need a valid legal reason to be in NK, you cannot just book a tour of NK with nothing going on in the country
@@XionGaming2912 I wasn't talking about just NK, I was talking in general.
@@XionGaming2912 actually you can
These subway stations remind me somewhat of especially Moscow, Russia's underground - equally beautiful with chandeliers, murals and statues. Thanks for filming this!
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At least there is not traffic....
There is no car
@@sudhanshu4442 5:48
No one is allowed cars except officials or really rich people
But they are not happy
Yeah no traffic but your just like puppet... If you leave there....
Great insight again for us bro!
YOUR CHANNEL IS VERY EXCITING TO WATCH.... ALL DA WAY FROM LA....
Dude
That puppy is a first pet ever I have seen any North Korean video! WOW!
And I have asked many times that where are all the animals.. Pets and natural ones? Because usually you don't even hear birds singing.
The dog was probably that person's next meal.
Food for the people only. Bird is food and a is very expensive to clean bird poop off their GODs status / mural .
It is their emergency food supply.
Most likely its dinners
What do you expect in a city of three millions?
Better than the Paris metro that's for sure.
its great to see north koreans safe from all the divesty that as ruined my french country too
Hey your channel is dope..... All da way from Los Angeles,USA
Paris metro sucks... Probably the worst
The subway in North Korea looks like a old fashioned subway though, it's hard to imagine the subway in Paris.
Paris subway would be clean too if they sent anyone who throws trash or makes graffiti in a labor camp.
I'm south korean. thank you for video. We can't go northkorea. I hope to travel to North Korea as soon as possible.
I'm from India and I can't wait to visit your country.. I love korean dramas and music ❤️
@Welt people no. i'm south korean. i live in south korea.
@Welt people Like a unified Germany, Korea also wanted to be a unified Korea, so i used the German flag. 😂😂😂
Just wondering, why do you want to go there?
@@samanthaj9286 In the 70 years since the division of the peninsula, the two Koreas have been on different paths in many ways. So I want to go to North Korea and experience how different we are in many ways.
The trains are from East Berlin. :-)
Quite similar to the oldest trains still used in Munich, but instead of a display with the line number, these have pictures of the two leaders in each carriage.
Petra44YT Nein! What joke you are white people
The trains are from West Berlin, not from East Berlin. There were some trains from East Berlin, but they were withdrawn from the Pyongyang Metro in 2001.
Almost every North Korea vlog show the same environment.
They're only allowed to show the same things.
thats because the only tourism in north korea is through tourism groups and with guides
You sure? ruclips.net/video/AB5o3virVfY/видео.html
That's because you can get to North Korea only as a part of a tour. You can't just go by yourself wherever you want.
@@MW-vg9dn of course not it’s under a communist regime the people are not free.
Oh my. I was just binge watching your north korea vlogs. What a timely upload!
Same here 😊
everything feels like were in the 80's
More 50's-70's in my opinion
@@yoman45135
Ya more like 60s soviet union
more like 70s
A little fun fact about the Pyongyang Metro trains.
These trains, as seen in this video, were manufactured and used for public transport in West Berlin between 1955-1965. After this series was eventually exchanged for newer and more modern trains, the BVG (Berlin Public Transport) decided to sell the discarded trains to North Korea in the late 1990's. ^^
During the 90‘s kempinski wanted to buy rooms in north koreas tower of doom. I think Germans feel they have something in common due to the split country history
@@moccamixer Could be
@@OldSchoolsThaShit I'm from Berlin and we still have these trains here. I always loved riding the metro growing up. I was very surprised when I found out they have the same metro in north korea. I imagine it to be a crazy feeling to ride the metro as a berliner in north korea 😲
it's so empty. it's crazy.
your head is empty sheeple
Taipei (Taiwan) and my hometown Milan (Italy) really aren't that different.
maybe we live too tight in our cities
@@rabask9226 this. 👏
That city is very well engineered and i am not talking about buildings and stuff.
That's communist cities for you. Their planned and clean
@@ic.84 I am not talking about infrastructure. That city is full with very well programmed and controlled zombies.
All r actors hired by North Korean Government.
@@redpotato2585 Only the parts normally visited by foreigners, diplomats, and TV crews. The rest is a dysfunctional dump.
faheemomj idiot. They are not actors. They are the elite. The few who have a decent life in nk. The elite lives in the capital and the rest lives outside the capital. You think such a ooorncountry could afford to hire thousands of actors to be there everyday acting? Lol your lack of knowledge is disgusting
@@WorldsTrueNews you need to see the doctor...
The nazi-esque political billboard was strange. North Korea feels like an isolated social experiment.
Ah!!! But is it being run by Vault Tec
a society thousands of years old is an experiment? S. Korea is the experiment lol
The whatever decadent western country you are from must feel like a capitalist social experiment going boo haaaa.
‘Q’ says it’s a C_A/Google run mass MK Ultra experiment... not an unconvincing argument 🐸
Desert Sky North Korea seems more like a Republican’s dream. A dictator like Trump is running their country, while keeping the rich and the poor separated, and Nazi propaganda is widespread.
TheLifeOfJord I must thank you and all the other youtubers who go into North Korea and bring back videos. Its nice to see where my wife grew up as a young girl knowing I will never be allowed to visit north korea
Out of respect for otto warmbrier stop giving NK positive attention
Respect? He killed himself
@@rebeccaard1 no one beleives he actually stole the poster anymore his roommate came out publicly saying he was with otto the whole time and it wasnt him , the evidence is a grainy survillance camera that literally could be anyone, plz read more on the topic, NK kidnapped and murdered otto, if you honestly think otto stole that poster and deserved to die you are a confused american and siding with NK, trump should kill kim not make him famous, kims the new osama bin laden....wanted dead only...
I hope this idiot can vlog himself getting kidnapped and tortured to show the real NK experience , should be ashamed to give NK attention after what they did to otto warmbrier.... kim is the new osama bin laden .... wanted dead only...
@@rebeccaard1 if he stole the poster then why did the police wait until two days later to arrest him when he is leaving the country ...doesnt make any fvken sense does it you POS,, fvk you
The park where everyone is dancing, singing and having a good time at 1:00
Just saw the same thing on another blog called "My life in North Korea vs. South Korea" .....
Filmed almost a year apart.
EXACTLY! It's all staged. At least it seems to be.
This was exactly my thought. I also watched that video.
I've watched quite a few different N. Korea vlogs and almost every single one has the same festival and park celebrations as this one.
Propaganda
Perhaps that's exactly what they do on their daily basis
Thank you for putting this together, this series is amazing and I'm so glad I found it. I really appreciate that you put this together and like want to say it makes it feel real outside of what the media puts out. Thanks so much man.
I have been watching several North Korea videos over the last few days and you can see it opening up. Some of the older videos (10-15 years old) there was absolutely no contact with the locals, not much food, every photo checked and deleted. Give it another few years and you can wander around on your own.
All of what he's seen are staged. The tours are all guided and scheduled for that reason.
@@iheartheenim stop to think about what you just said... The fact you can be convinced by the media and propaganda and belive everybody are actors that, that is totally insane!
@@fingalandersonedvardsson8905 It's a fact my dear.
maldita_chinita Gahahah 🤦🏼♂️
@@fingalandersonedvardsson8905 Either you are naive, or you are a Chinese troll that relativizes communist totalitarian despotism, and you just pretend to be a naive.
Of course, everything is only Potemkin's village with secret police and spying on tourists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village
Btw: Little is known in the world that China is also spying on tourists.
I happened onto your channel. This was a great series. I'm really blown away that you were allowed to film like that. They must be trying to improve their image. Being from the US, I'm not sure we would have the same. Thank you for posting it!!
What lies about socialism?
It's amazing to see North Korea in this lens. The city is clean, lacks graffiti and doesn't look dilapidated. Perhaps other cities aren't like this but man this is a very impressive city. I hope for peace so that some day I can see this country.
The difference between cities in NK and the rest of the world is that the rich live in NK cities whereas the poor live in western cities.
Yeah this will be all a front for the complete poverty in the rest of the country sadly 😢
There'd better be no graffiti as the culprit would not live another day!
It’s all fake to impress us
this is just what the government wants you to see north korea is a very dark place
At 1:10 I saw a local not smiling. I can only assume she has now been purged.
He is being gently re-educated.
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finally wait till you update the video，so happy.hope it won't be updated very often next time.strongly support you
The women doing Tai Chi at the park are probably just actors
J- L. ABC nah everyone in this city are actors because I just don’t believe anything actually works without democracy :)
The people using the subways are actors as well. That one kid in someone’s arms was an actor too, indoctrinated at a young age. Sad really
@@Krispychikken the UAE isn't a democracy and everything works there just fine. Hell, even Westerners favor working in the UAE over their own countries, as it not only pays well, but the lifestyle is one of a kind and the weather is splendid.
Krispy chikken democracy is overrated
@@Krispychikken if democracy is really good as your thought. Why those democracy African countries are poor, people has even no food there
I like the way that he went to NK without any prejudice or bias or drama. Good job in presenting in a more neutral way!
Hi Jord - Thanks for the upload, I was in North Korea in April this year for the Pyongyang Marathon, went with Koryo Tours, loved it, fascinating place, visited the same places you went,
Out of respect for otto warmbrier stop giving NK positive attention
North Korea is deadass a big concentration camp stop making it seem positive
@@user-sh1gc3jk7l ? His stupidity what killed him ! And positive press ? Ole trumpy had no problems with the latest NK missile tests ! OHH SO POSITIVE! Lol!
@ Zeb Phoenix - of course you visited the same places as him as those are the only places tourists are allowed to see!
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. Love watching your videos and your comments.I find them informative and interesting. Keep it up.
you still alive?
I love that you didn't put creepy music like some people do with these documentaries
Your countenance really fits the ambience if Pyongyang. Very calming video that made me forget this is North Korea. It felt similar to Frankfurt at times, even Rotterdam (which I worked at for a while) on quiet days without many tourists about. It really is a worthwhile alternative destination. Thank you kindly - this has been the most educational entertainment I have watched on yt, even insta. Kudos
Great background music selection. I think the music subconsciously makes the views look great :)
Lipstick on a murderous pig
Why are there no wild birds in the city.
Because they have been eaten
Except the park he was in there were very few green places gardens or trees.. concrete jungle plus I assume a lack of rubbish so no seagulls or pigeons to forage.
@@fasteddie406 many concrete jungles have birds
That's what was missing, and I didn't even realize it. Looking again, I would've expected to see birds in public squares like at the Worker's Monument (6:02) but there are none at all. Maybe it's because there isn't any trash to attract them, but you'd think there would still be worms or insects to sustain some birds. Great observation.
@@BarracksSi or maybe the reason that almost no birds sighted is because the government don't want any birds shit staining their "Gods" statues, so they decided to kill all the birds.
People are so gullable. They let you see what they want you to see.
Yeah because you're so clever and you know how it is REALLY in North Korea, unlike us plebs.
@@MW-vg9dn or the fact it’s a communist country and defectors are telling their story, so everyone gets to know the stereo typical communist regime
@@mousenation3867 Defectors may also say things for their own benefit.
@@MW-vg9dn MW you seriously need to do better research on the topic.
@@MW-vg9dn so u don’t think it’s weird that every NK vlog shoes the exact same things the same women dancing the same venues nothing more every single time
I think that's the deepest subway in the world
Did you tour the death camps as well?
The fact that a subway in North Korea looks better than most subways in the US is a bit embarrassing for the US and astounding to me. It’s a beautiful metro, looks a lot like Moscow’s
May I ask which country has a worse metro than USA?
@@enzhus France?:)) Its because authority. People in North Korea would face serious persecutions on damaging socialist property
because it was built buy Soviet.
You can't compare Usa to the Dprk
@@enzhus Worse than USA? You can come to Toronto and take a look :)
I was gonna say, those stations look very similar to the Moscow subway. By the way, Russia’s metro is hands down the best I’ve ever ridden. So many trains and stations are everywhere
Agree with you. The subway looks 99% like Moskow's and it's beautiful!
NK subways built using Russian equipment and engineers..
Thank you so much for the videos.. always wanted to see more of NK n you just did it...
Great stuff. Can’t wait to visit.
Gotta say it looks like a pretty developed city .. in fact in a better shape than a lot of big cities in the world
Jon Swift the population is 3.6 million.... almost bigger than Berlin lmao. "Small town"
that fake rock tile in the background at the end of the video... lol!!!!
Sad to say, the late OTTO WARMBIER took the tour and came home in a coma and then passed away.
As much as I'd love to see this country for myself, I could never bring myself to support them by doing that
Same. Plus, South Korea seems a hell of a lot more lively.
Stupid attitude. A martyr in your own world.
No, he is right... If you go there, your first trip is to the Kim statue, you have to bow before them. You get filmed and they use it, showing that even people outside of our country are coning to bow in front of our dear leaders/Gods. You MUST bow, if you go there. Now, would you go and bow in front of Hitlers statue? The Kims are possibly even worst than Hitler was.
@@ruthboglarvisky6488 Bowing to a pair of statues is a negligible price to pay, and it's only expected if visitors walk up closely to them. Furthermore, visiting the statues is not compulsory. Bow before Hitler's statue? Why not?
@@ruthboglarvisky6488 The Kims are bad, but by saying they are as bad as Hitler you're just downplaying how awful Hitler was. Completely different countries, different histories. Don't try and compare them 1 for 1, you're an adult, you can form an opinion without having to judge someone against the worlds most awful human.
friend of mine went on one of these trips. his response. Theres 3 days i will never get back
Your friend is an ignorant fool.
Why added music?? Audio from the video was interesting anyway...
Again, quite informative. The local people appear happy and at ease which I didn't expect.
The Subway stations reminded me of Moscow Subway even before I heard you talk aboug that. Lovely!
I just love your videos, so calming and inspiring
Seeing this video is very interesting. It’s a great feeling to see these people so happy. But at the same time it’s so sad knowing the rest of their country is living completely different. And it’s even more troubling to know that these people may not even know a lot of people outside of Pyongyang are starving.
You know why they are starving? Food sanctions, "If we sanction North Korea surely the starved peasants can overthrow their decked out military" oh the irony of geopolitics.
@@TheRealIronMan Then what should we do, subsidize the North Korean regime by continuing humanitarian aid, aid that is needed in the first place because their own government fails the needs of its people? The North Korean regime continues to exist because money and supplies keeps flowing in from the outside.
@@saalank From where? North Korea struggles to import the most basic of medicines, from where is this coming from? North Korea continues because of its own labour, despite how most of the rest of the world tries to squash it without a bullet being fired
@@saalank You think America sustains themselves all by themselves? You know how many people they rob around the world every single day? You know how many kids they've slaughtered to keep their control over world politics?
@@TheRealIronMan this is so bullshit… Korea has a long history before even the US exist, so they were starving for centuries due to American sanctions? If you have people starving, it’s a choice. They have a dictatorship and the military/officials are so privileged that they leave nothing for the common people. Also they made a deliberate choice of not solving their food issue, the fat boys dynasty prefer making nuclear bombs… what else do you want
Their subway system is much nicer than The ones we have here in NYC
These foreign visitors to North Korea are on a tightly controlled tour which leads me to believe all of the joyful singing and dancing in the park, and probably the outdoor markets are staged.
The subway carts are formerly from the GDR, East Germany. They were used in Berlin for decades before they were bought by North Korea.
A German broadcaster once filmed a documention in the North Korean subway, and the journalist was able to find a scratch mark with his name tag he made back when he was a child in Berlin :D Totally crazy! The North Koreans weren't too happy though when he pointed that out. They did not wanted to seem as if they only had old and discarded stuff lol
The train is cleaner than the NYC subway. 😂
iloveblue76 well let’s be honest there are many things in life that are cleaner than NYC subways lol
@@katlinoneill2497 You're so right! 😂
iloveblue76 because people get punished if they littler
iloveblue76 Because it’s probably only in operation when tourist groups come through.
Tourist are only allowed in 2 stations. Only certain citizen are allowed in the subway.
The unfortunate manufactured happiness. Mandatory dancing on tourist day.
the metro is really beautiful.
KARLOS MARCUS it has only two lines lmao
You should see Moscow's then!! You'll love it!
@@EdwardRock1 Come to Australia we have cities with one train line, small roads and shit internet.
Interesting and nice video! It feels Iike traveling back in time a bit to the pre-90’s. However you can see that it is opening up and there are very modern skyscrapers built
Looks a LOT like my trip to the USSR back in 1984. Tour guides, beautiful subway, major cities very clean, etc...
There's something strangely beautiful and sombre about this video. Thanks for sharing.
Train cars are so antiquated-looking! The 1970's wants its tube cars back!
Just come to Berlin , they`re still in use
Those trains came from East Germany after WW2. The Russians replaced them and gave the old ones to North Korea. So just think, those things were in use while the Nazis were in power.
They work, which is all that's required.
Soviet subway model.A wonderfull cathedral for the people.Even in Almaty(Kazasthan is so similar).
I would love to see a video of the reactions from north Korean defectors watching these videos(like your first day video) to see if they are actors in all the tourist areas or real people? Just a thought... would be a cool video to see.
Search for Yeonmi Park, The voice of North Korea. She is great and she will tell you that point of view....
@@ruthboglarvisky6488 definitely will check it out! Thanks for the suggestion
@@ruthboglarvisky6488 She changed her story time to time. I think she just selling stories. One time she criticized Trump for peace talks now I see she criticizes Democrats. At this point I'm not even sure she is a real North Korean or not.
@@ChathurkaMadhushan you're questioning someone's ethnicity just because they criticised Trump? Jesus fcking christ🤦🏽♀️
@@cocoaicci_ How did you even came to such a conclusion? What I said was she always saying things what 'public' want to hear. That is how she keep her popularity. That is why she keep increasing the level her 'horrific experience' in NK. Last time I saw she was telling North Koreans eating rats and there is no desert in North Korea.
I don't think there is any explanation of why she changed her story.
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It looks better than I expected
A lot of guided tours, government approved tour guides, in North Korea will only allow you to see certain aspects of the country. They wont let you see the villages ect.
Of course it does, western media lies because NK is considered to be an enemy of the west, they did the same thing with the ussr and eastern europe, and still continue to do it today
@@panslawista Because no one lives in the city. It's a city built for show, not purpose. Why do you think NK mandates tourists only go to pre-approved destinations and be escorted by guides? It's because it's a nation of poverty run by a dictator.
@@brandonb.5304 hhahaha yeah no one lives in the city it is just built for show, believe that you will believe anything :D :D :D :D
Rudznik it truly is, even the patients in the hospital are actors, foreigners are not allowed to talk to the north koreans, they are strictly against filming, you can only see certain areas, not leave your hotel without your guide and a police officer. A 21 year old student was killed after being caught with a poster he took in his suitcase in like 2017. Everything is show my friend. You cannot even release footage without it being approved first.
Some people here really seem to be naive, thinking that he is filming what he wants. He is only allowed to film what the dictator wants him to film. Don’t get fooled by these forced smiles.
Johnston Steiner Of course in no country will you be able to visit military facilities, I am talking about being able to go to a country and tour by yourself. I am sure that in Italy, for example, many people visiting there can rent a car and do some exploring through the villages, however, in North Korea you are told to follow the guide and walk only where it is permitted. That happens because they want you to see what they want to show.
Johnston Steiner One can freely visit Appalachia and rural Georgia which are much better than NK but still potentially embarrassing. So your equivocations are ridiculous and convince no one.
The city is clean and even the railway stations.
Man, you are ACTUALLY IN North Korea? That indeed looks and must feel so surreal! Amazing!
The architecture in Pyongyang is amazing.
For me personally, the architecture brilliantly brings the sense of dystopia.. I don't know why
Nice city of Pyeongyang,,
I have watched many tourist videos / VLOGS regarding North Korea (Pyongyang), and it amazes me that some (such as yours), seem less restrictive as to what you can show / talk about on your VLOG as compared to others I have watched. Do you find that the atmosphere there has become less restrictive? Or what might you attribute it to?
It is theater for foreign consumption, per defectors.
There is another traveller, Jacob Laukaitis, he also travelled to North Korea 🇰🇵 and witnessed the same thing, North Koreans having a picnic and dancing for no reason.
Hey, fun fact! Did you know that the DPRK is a country with human beings in it? That means that just like other human beings, they are social creatures and tend to periodically engage in some kind of recreational activities, also known as having fun or spending time with friends and family. Shocking, I know! Perhaps you're familiar with such practices yourself... or maybe you just have a miserable life and are projecting that onto others.
ichigo73186 LMAO they’re just pretending for tourists 😂
@@EdwardRock1 Maybe you think the world revolves around you to that extent, but I can assure you that if a DPRK citizen met you they would probably feel nothing but pity and aversion.
People dance, do aerobics in public spaces, several times a day, literally all over freaking Asia.
ichigo73186 pssst! Let me help you with your job. Non-North Koreans don’t call NK “DPRK.” That’s only something North Koreans do. Next time you wanna pretend to not be a NK gov employee, call it simply. North Korea.
You’re English is good though!
*that subway is maintained better than some north american subway systems*
The subway train station is pretty!
It's interesting because in 3 video including your, the people dance in the park it's like they are said to do that it's like you said and like it was in Romania when it was an comunist country they want tourist to see what they want and be sure you was watched non stop even when you go on your own for a couple of time 😉. Nice video anyway much information i didn't know .
Yeah, seems everything those people do is staged.
Just found you, definitely going to continue watching 👍🏻😀. Keep up the good work
Remember Otto Warmbier before you decide to go there.
3:08 you can tell who's a tourist by who's filming the tunnel
where are the graffiti on the wall every subway have it??
Graffiting in north korea is probably similar punishment wise to murdering someone over in the uk
New York doesn't
GuitarGuy There is. You just haven’t seen it.
@@amysylvester7289 but there's not a ton of it. this isn't the 70s.
Sweden doesn't have too much
I envy you. Lucky guy ! You have a unique and rare experience that will last you throughout your lifetime.
And more importantly: THANK YOU so much for taking the time to records it and present it to us. You provided an amazing insight on your experience.
Yeah just to let you know everything set up in North Korea is fake
Not really fake, but you're only seeing the wealthy upper class of Pyongyang, not the average poor people in the rest of the country.
I like how you stay out of politics and competing political ideologies.
Great video!
Here in Munich we still have the same train cars... (despite having some modern ones)
I forgot this was North Korea for some moments, as our media only let's us see the military part. I am really gratefull that you made this and brought it too the people.
You realize you're only seeing what the NK government wants you to see, right? Why do you think tourists are only allowed to visit pre-approved locations while being escorted at all times by guides? This is a facade. North Korea is a poverty-stricken country ruled by a dictator.
@@brandonb.5304 Yes I know, and I still hate this country, but it at leasts let's you see the joy of the people who are IN the propaganda programm. That's what i actually ment.
It is a beauty isn’t it
Kim Jong-un babahahahahha
Kim please come to India n meet Modi.. I think both of you have same mentality n philosophy
Thank you for posting . Great vedio
I honestly think NK has potential to be a pleasant country. I know they only let you see what they want you to see, but just think about what it would be like if they put this much effort into the rest of the country. They don't have to be like the rest of the world to be a decent country.
Wow awesome 👌 atleast there is no traffic no rushing as well I will definitely enjoy peacefully while visiting north korea
Looks almost exactly like the Metro in Moscow
They don't need to check your memory drives because you were controlled the entire time. Everything you could have possibly filmed has already been pre-approved to create a positive PR image of North Korea. It's not like you were able to leave the city and go visit some provincial villages.
A very balanced report well done
It's a show, that's it!
Overall it looks beautiful
Microphones on the rooms?
Thank you for sharing this great video
the wholesome dancing and pretending to have a good time is totally an act.. I bet this is their job to be healthy, educated, happy well fed citizen for tourists. People just happen to carry the cutest babies and puppies.
kero sene “pretending to have a good time” Well I’d be having a good time if my job consisted of dancing for tourists.
Nah they're just happy. It's a good life if you live in Pyongyang. That's for the privileged
Jesus Christ you’re brainwashed! And so am I!
There were people with open beer and alcohol, It seemed they were buzzed and having good time, it's probably a fee day to act happy dance and drink to show the foreigners but I can tell happy people when I see them and they were in the moment.
You're a victim of propaganda. Try thinking for yourself - it's good for you
I have been to 25 countries so far and dunno i have always been interested in Korea 🇰🇵, Respect for the fascinating and unique footage ! Probably that reflects the country.
Nice video👍thanks
Very interesting, thank you for sharing your experience.
Well everything there is fake just to let you know you're constantly being followed by secret police to make sure you don't step out of line