Maybe but we don't fully know we know little about this country and the media being the media need a story so make stuff up that is why I believe bit about north Korea but I kept an open mind.
The "hero" they were all mindlessly clapping for was involved with the "Pueblo Incident" from 1968. During North Korea's capture of the ship (which was in international waters off it's coast), 2 American soldiers were killed. The remaining 82 crew members were malnourished and tortured until they "confessed" to everything NK said they did wrong. They also had to promise never to spy on them again. So... how about that round of applause now?
Granted, but I wouldn't go to a Klan meeting, listen to them proudly talk about how they hung someone, then give them a round of applause. Wrong is wrong.
Ha ha - you're welcome! I just had to say it. And considering his American friend was mocking the TSA in the Day 1 vlog since they didn't have to take off their shoes at the airport, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he applauded, too. =\
Love how people are telling Louis that this isn't the "real" North Korea when he's the one who's there experiencing it. Everyone knows about all the negatives about it, obviously, but how do you think you know any better when he's the one actually there experiencing it for himself?
its hard to focus on the "positives" of a country that enslaves its own people, has no freedom of speech or religion and has brutal punishments. You are a fucking moron.
Have you watched a documentary on North Korea? Watch the recent National Geographic one. Google "north korea amnesty international." Watch the video called "North Korean prisoner escaped after 23 brutal years" of a young man who was born in a concentration camp from a family that were shot to death for attempting to leave. Watch the TED talk of a woman who was able to escape before being sent to a concentration worker camp, and then fought and put her life on the line to get her family out of there as well.
These trips are complete propaganda and controlled to show you a certain, not-so-true side of life inside of North Korea. Plenty of information online that states that.
For this vlog series on North Korea the word "experience" must be used very loosely. The thing everybody is pointing out is that he is not really experiencing anything about North Korea, he doing only what they allow, seeing only what they want him to see. Have you seen him wander off the beaten path like he did when he was in China or anywhere else? Have you seen him not with the tour group? The answer is no, people are not trying to say they know better than Louis, they are just stating that what Louis is seeing and doing is not normal in North Korea. It's hard not to point out the negatives when the positives are staged for tourists.
Yo. Louis is smart guys - give him some credit. If he got caught at customs with hours of footage pointing out the flaws of the North Korean way of life - it would be taken off him or he could even face jail. I expect we'll get a lowdown of the other side of the coin after all the vlogs go up. Hold tight.
+Pyry Puustinen When the North Koreans were having a class learning English they all said HELP when the instructor said help too lol. It's just obviously a joke.
Now I understand why Raya was so upset about him being in North Korea... they DO tend to push the boundaries quite a bit when they're out exploring anywhere.
Everything looks so scripted... because it is. Like the skate park looks like a great place to hang out but only you guys are there. Not gonna lie I feel like yall where walking on egg shells. When you guys got yelled at by the tour guide about that running thing being for kids... I got SO scared for yall lol.
TJ Mac these trips don't happen often and are EXTREMELY structured. people are told not to go in the areas that they will be and actors are put there and told to act happy and not complain about anything or tell them anything.
Guys can you calm down? Of course everything they show them isn´t the "real North Korea". But in my opinion even these "fake" things are rlly interesting to see. It gives you insight into a country you don´t rlly know that much about, so just "enjoy" (or whatever) watching the Vlogs and wait for what he has to say about the trip in a few days.
Tralalalalalala i know right, some aspects of society is so corrupted and some people are just so irritating with their lack of awareness, the list goes on. Some of Louis's subscriber's are bashing him for apparently "promoting" Nk propaganda and for "not" seeing that everything was staged, when they should be saying thank God that Louis is Safe.
i couldn't help but notice that the women who was leading them through the war ship had a guilty look in her face the whole time like she was lying, weird
I agree, but that's not weird at all in a sense that it happens all the time in a country where its own people have to fake their own actions, especially towards visitors and tourists. We just have to accept it, because there's nothing we can do about it.
or possibly because she was showing people around that were from an opposing side of the war to n. korea, she was basically showing them where their people were killed and captured by her people. Personally i would feel a bit guilty in that situation.
You know all it's set up when the skate park looks pretty new and net like built less than a month ago and there's none but the foreigners. It's creeping me out so badly.
You have no idea why comment. You have no idea what happens in North Korea like anyone else . Your western country feeds you propaganda just like any other country in the world . I was made to think New York a revolutionary city lmao when I went the only nice part was Wall Street
Some of the people themselves are the only real positive. Not so much the government itself. If you ever feel down, it is a reminder of what kind of crap humans are capable of occasionally overcoming for the sake of freedom
+Chasbo Daniels they have to go to work it is mandatory in North Korea apparently they is very scheduled days and only 1 or 2 leisure days . but they have to work they can't not work like on America
All those apt buildings are empty, no tenants. As mentioned why does the city & streets look so empty of pedestrian & Vehicle traffic with over 3 million People. The North Korean Govt creates all these mega neighbourhoods filled with High Rise Apt's to make it look like a huge successful city.
Those tour guides take back about 40 years, I had almost forgotten how beautiful Korean women could be, my experience though my experience was limited to South Korea
+Stealth1 my brother showed me documentary of North Korea and in the documentary the city was a ghost town there was hardly anyone there they said unless you're a government official you were a slave ( sorry for the bad grammar)
7:02 she thought it was one of her superiors and her life flashed before her eyes as she thought they found out that she had taken an extra 6 grains of rice the previous morning.
I like how the North Koreans' sense of aesthetics regarding science is still stuck in the '50s with all the little atom models, it really feels reminiscent of Fallout
Don't care that your comment is 3 years late, but you only think that way because your taught by your media that North Korea is like the Twilight Zone so therefore, everything looks weird to you. Using an atom model that they have as proof that they're stuck in the 50s is an illogical claim to make, seeing as how there is nothing connecting the two in any way.
Besides a single bird... has anyone seen any other animals? No dogs, no cats, no pigeons or squirrels or rodents... Louis' past vlogs have always noted the wildlife in an area... but is North Korean devoid of life other than the occasional bird and humans?
That's sort of why I'm pointing it out - a land devoid of life is usually a sign of major problems. You can't sweep the lack of nature under the rug and orchestrate it like they have done with the experience overall. That said - while I certainly wish that Louis would address the fact that this was very staged (considering he is home and safe), I don't think he does it JUST for the Instagram.
Louis honestly just seems like himself. He's a glass half full kinda guy, with little to no scepticism. I quite enjoy his different take on North Korea compared to the intense VICE series & others.
i get why louis isn't saying anything bad because they will excecute him if he does. also louis cant go anywhere else, tourists in nk aren't allowed to go where they want they have to all be in a group following a bus then locked in the hotel, he doesnt choose where to go
+Adam McKittrick Louis is British not American , but I understand that if the whole group was executed then the British and Americans would impose repetecutions
As much as I'm enjoying this, please don't think this is legitimately life there. Everything you're interacting with is being artificially crafted for tourists
+TylerTv Louis is a very intelligent and well traveled person. He obviously is following the information given to the group before arriving in North Korea about the do's and don'ts of travelers. I would be acting just the same if I was there for my own personal safety. I keep thinking it must be hard for miss Kim, the doorman, and others that get to have new experiences by interacting with people outside of the NK way of life. Weird and confusing.
judy gent I agree, we don't want him saying "the wrong things" and getting arrested or something. But I'm curious to how some of the nk people that we've seen alot throughout the videos in North Korea think.
What bothers me is that people say the dprk is so poor and its so malnourished. It is implies it is because it sucks and its so backwards and such, when in reality it would not be nearly as bad if the UN was not so backwards about it, with economic sanctions and such, it is honestly infuriating, the UN is killing millions more people than the gov is
@@Tesseract1887 The People are starving because their dear leader is spending billions on nuclear weapons. Don't come and tell me that you know the solution to such a complicated problem. There is a reason why things are the way they are.
@@Tesseract1887 The US can do that. It is the richest country in the world. No one is starving to death in America, nor being forced to work in inhumane conditions if they disagree with the regime.
@@PedroSantos-fw6gk I wonder why they are starving to death? Maybe it is because no one is allowed to sell them fertilizer or any supplies at all? And I am not disagreeing with you on that, their punishments can be extreme but the sections placed on them by the UN make things 10 million times worse than they would be otherwise
if you wanna see something different like trade shows of N.K and different restaurants then go visit ""Aram Pan"" youtube channel .. if the county trust you you can go to lots of places and you can see him go to places where other tourist dont normally get to go
Tah Sin I've seen all of Aram's videos and they are truly amazing! So curious about lots of things. Especially the female tour guide/his friend who he films a lot.
You'll find most of the tours are the same as they are basically propaganda shows, and tourists are funnelled into specific marked areas where the general public aren't allowed into.
Louis definitely has to be careful. He co-leads the SOLVEY PROJECT, alongside the United Nations - which just imposed sanctions on North Korea. He would be a perfect "example" for propaganda as a prisoner, if he even set one toe out of line...
I completely agree. There's no way he's not aware of the atrocities in North Korea but their way of life is so consumed with trying to save face that the mere mention of something that they don't like could lead to deportation at best. I'm curious to see if he's going to talk about it all once he's caught up on vlogs.
at 10:57 - using that AK Rifle to shoot an element on the screen to display its properties on the computer shows how peace-loving and non-violent North Koreans are... [insert sarcasm here] xD
Why would you sneak into a class you weren't supposed to be in? Some guy just got framed for stealing a poster. I wouldn't play with fire if I were you. But what was with the "Let's give him a big clap!" Come on!
To be fair, by all accounts the guys were drinking that night. It's possible the Wormier guy had a bit too much to drink and then delusionally thought it would be a good idea to steal a poster. Obviously he didn't steal it...or maybe N Korea did frame him. We'll never for sure know - only he knows that, and he's dead.
It's weird how, in a previous episode, the hotel bell boy saw a skateboard for the first time in his life and yet they do have a skateboard park in North Korea...
The tour guide seemed so formal and cold, but when she laughed, she seemed to turn into a regular human. There are no absolute enemies, just enemies in relation to the times. Today enemy may be tomorrows friend.
Yes, I understand he's trying to show the 'positive' things in North Korea but there really are none. Everything Louis (and other tourists) are being allowed to see is purely a front to make people think the country is no different to any other. It somewhat angers me that Louis is either uneducated or just purely reluctant to talk about what the country is truly like.
I think he said earlier that they will check inside is phone and stuff. So i think he just doesnt want to risk it IF they watch the footage on his camera. Just my opinion, i might be wrong tho
I think he knew he was being listened to all times otherwise I'm sure he would have said otherwise, also he might have gotten the tour guides in serious trouble !
***** Endmysuffering TylerTv I understand he can't say negative thing whilst he was there but he has now returned and thus has edited and upload these vlogs but I would of thought he could edit in his actual opinions on the country.
" I’m trying to focus on positive things in the country and combat the purely negative image we see in the Media." Why exactly? It's an awful place where people starve in political prison camps and in the streets and it should be known by the entire world.
Slippy these tours are made to show only the good and nice parts do you think standing on a small tower can show you the entirety of North Korea? I do Not think so.
good point, though boedicia who lead the iceni vs Rome was from norfolk,picts,gaels& celts were similar across whole of Britain,ireland&parts of Europe
As an American this made me sick to my stomach. Seeing them giving that guy a round of applause was too much. And the tour guide seemed so nervous and uncomfortable like she feels bad lying.
They have to be respectful when visiting North Korea. You can't just say what you want, and disrespect a hero of their country, unfortunately, or they will end up being intrograted, and expelled from the country (or much worse).
So everyone should bow down to the Americans?? This guy fought just like your soldiers and deserves every bit of commendation for fighting in the first place. He had no choice in the matter and still was able to capture a US ship! Incredible, I would like to see you in his situation and come out of it as well as he did.
Bitch as an American that doesn't make you a special fucking snowflake Most other viewers have just as much freedom as you but surprisingly they're countries didn't invade the Middle East for natural resources Oh and they also have viable candidates in their elections unlike our current one
My uncle was on that captured ship, Peublo! I was a little girl and remember how it was horrible the crew was treated by those bastards! I cringed Louis shaking the hand of someone who was directly responsible for the way the Peublo crew was treated!
I'm so sorry. The cruelty that man is capable of, regardless of nationality, is always repulsive, and hurts our hearts so deeply. I'm sure your uncle was a fantastic man.
Blame the USA for using spy ship during 'peace time'. Your uncle knew the risks. What were N.Korea meant to do, be all nice to the crew, no they had to show an example of them.
Has anyone seen the news recently about Pyongyang, North Korea? I read some news this morning that said the workers building the skyscrapers (probably the ones Louis showed in yesterdays vlog) are actually drugged up in order to speed up there work. As they are trying to build all the skyscrapers before the winter comes!!
"the sleeping man in the black shirt", intriguing, in north korea, anybody would need authoritative authorization to be in the immediate proximity of foreign tourists, all of the north korean's seen are infact paid, if even a meager compensation, to sit, and play a role for foreign eyes and minds, like the vast majority of north korean's, the sleeping man, no doubt, started his long grueling day, very early, struggling to feed himself and his family, struggling to get to this other "job", a professional poser, imagine the sheer drudgery of sitting for hours pretending to be reading like a free modern man, in some free country, he just fell out, for some desperately needed sleep, i wonder, when the north korean censors review this video, and everything is seen and reviewed, will this hapless desperate man be fired, or possibly even worse, we will never know, i wish kafka were alive to see the incredibly bizarre story of north korea, he would be able to summation and insight so much better, the sleeping man in the black shirt, the story will never have an ending
You know, I made the comment to someone that they seem to be role playing. Like they received working orders of where to be and how to act. Like a science fiction world.
>literal skate parks in North Korea >some dumb Westerner that would believe North Koreans aren't allowed to breathe if it was news from the US, 'they can't enjoy those things :'( so sad'
Same , people think they know about North Korea because they were taught propaganda in school etc . I just watch and look at the pretty dope architecture and stuff
I don't see anything wrong with how he's acting but they are right Louis changes how he acts around different people. he is very much a follower and not a leader.
+nickbruck101 I'd say he's a good at being friends with everyone, and he may have to slightly alter how he acts in order to do so. Not necessarily a bad thing.
Leegul that is very much a bad thing. there is a difference in changing the topics you talk about based on the people you are around and altering how you act.
***** exactly. i did that when i was younger and i ended up in a deep depression because of it. but yeah i can see how someone might think he was annoying in these videos but he's not normally like that. he is pretty immature but usually not in childish annoying way. the reason i watch his videos though is because of the child like way he approaches things. he's not a very intellectual person and he doesn't try to be. he's a very artistic which is the exact opposite of me and i feel like his videos add balance to my way of thinking.
Dude. Do you think they would have let him out the country if he was running round calling bullshit at everything? His safety comes first, and we as viewers are lucky to get to experience it through his lens, I'm sure Louis is as smart as we are and knows that it defs aint a democracy despite the fact they call themselves one haha
Maybe this could happened, but he didn't said nothing about it yet. Again Louis is such a great youtuber and makes this platform better than mostly, I only disagree in his point of vision about the North Korea's goverment.
I might be wrong but the reason why they might be coming out 11 days after they were filmed is because the North Koreans have to check what's in them, to make sure he's not disrespecting or discussing any thing that they don't want him to talk about?!
Louis, your behaviour at the war museum feels a little inappropriate. When you met the soldier who had captured the American war ship you laughed about congratulating him. Come on man, that's not on!
+xecoq no, it wouldn't be okay to laugh at anyone who considers them self to have committed an act of bravery just because the though to you is ridiculous
@@NLF68 Can't really have a corrupt government if your whole system is essentially one big crime syndicate. Governments are supposed to look after their people, not keep 99% of them dirt poor and then lock them up in reeducation camps if they ever dare to criticize the leader. All the while leeching off their own hard work. For the shitstain that the US government is, it's still a lot better than any communist government that has ever existed.
13:18 is the hardest thing I’ve ever seen Just walking with the presidents in background That would be my profile pic on everything for the rest of my life
they really couldn't though. they could only show what they witnessed and if they showed any of the horrors of the country it could get them in trouble but it could potentially have their korean friends killed. Louis is on a tight rope where falling on either side means trouble.
Louis certainly can't. A Canadian man was sentenced to life in a labor camp for having a bible with him. In January an American tourist was sentenced to 15 years for trying to take a poster home with him. If somehow they managed to go to another area of NK that alone would get them in prison. If they filmed it that would probably result in an execution.
I hope to goodness Louis does a vlog after his North Korea vlogs are uploaded explaining freely what he thought of the country. I know he likes to see the positives and he has to watch what he says but from what I've seen in this trip so far is that he is completely falling for the propaganda North Korea are putting in front of him and I hope it is not the case and he is just putting on a friendly act to avoid trouble.
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I hope Louis understands that 90% of all of that was puppeteered for them. Like the harry potter book and internet
try 100%
i hope you understand that your media makes propaganda about nk
Maybe but we don't fully know we know little about this country and the media being the media need a story so make stuff up that is why I believe bit about north Korea but I kept an open mind.
i hope you realise 9/11 occured bcoz USA wanted reason to invade for oil Politely InForming
+Celder175 For these vlogs
The "hero" they were all mindlessly clapping for was involved with the "Pueblo Incident" from 1968. During North Korea's capture of the ship (which was in international waters off it's coast), 2 American soldiers were killed. The remaining 82 crew members were malnourished and tortured until they "confessed" to everything NK said they did wrong. They also had to promise never to spy on them again.
So... how about that round of applause now?
an hero
Granted, but I wouldn't go to a Klan meeting, listen to them proudly talk about how they hung someone, then give them a round of applause. Wrong is wrong.
Thank you, Chris!! It seemed like the British people there were clapping, but I wonder if his American friend clapped too? 😕
Ha ha - you're welcome! I just had to say it. And considering his American friend was mocking the TSA in the Day 1 vlog since they didn't have to take off their shoes at the airport, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he applauded, too. =\
Its bc he can get imprisoned if he didn't.
I feel bad for some of those north Koreans they look like they were having fun with the americans or wish they can do something like that
Mikoto Suoh believe it or not, North Koreans are actually one of the most happiest people.
The capital is like Panam in Hunger Games they actually live quite well. Very strict but yes.Ignorance is bliss though
Mikoto Suoh yah the kids at the libary where like ...what is fun?
Mr. unitato lmao
Dsp _Spankme Starvation is bliss, lelelelelellelelelel.
I wonder if 1984 is in that library.
probably not
or Fahrenheit 451
Actually, it could be. They probably wouldn't have a clue what it is. "If the West has it, we must have it!"
Fahrenheit 451 is mostly about nescience and consuming, not like 1984 which is nearly opposite, with cult of the "leader", totalitarism and poverty.
Or the Hunger Games...
Fun fact Kim Jong-il invented the skateboard and mastered it in less than a day. Later American spies stole the idea.
juandenz2008 nah dude z-boys invented the 1st one
WafflesOn AStick Larry Stevenson was the man who made it. Original z-boy.
WafflesOn AStick well yeah I kinda figured but y'know we don't need the retarded crowd to pick that up and see it as real info
I thought Kim Il Sung invented water and American spies stole his technology in 6000BC when Earth was created.
^this^
At 7:02 is what you came for
You'll thank me later
Thanks a lot.
Zhang Zhishan u da reelz vipz
Zhang Zhishan thank you 8months later
Zhang Zhishan for once, the rest of the vlog was kind of entertaining
Shes dead lol.
That korean woman looks quite beautiful keeping in mind shes using little to no make up
shes ugly
too bad she's going to die for laughing :/
we all have a thing for uniform women :)
Snitch Blitzer Dont get me started with my crush wearing her old school uniform!
Love how people are telling Louis that this isn't the "real" North Korea when he's the one who's there experiencing it. Everyone knows about all the negatives about it, obviously, but how do you think you know any better when he's the one actually there experiencing it for himself?
its hard to focus on the "positives" of a country that enslaves its own people, has no freedom of speech or religion and has brutal punishments. You are a fucking moron.
Have you watched a documentary on North Korea? Watch the recent National Geographic one. Google "north korea amnesty international." Watch the video called "North Korean prisoner escaped after 23 brutal years" of a young man who was born in a concentration camp from a family that were shot to death for attempting to leave. Watch the TED talk of a woman who was able to escape before being sent to a concentration worker camp, and then fought and put her life on the line to get her family out of there as well.
These trips are complete propaganda and controlled to show you a certain, not-so-true side of life inside of North Korea. Plenty of information online that states that.
Matt...Louis knows that. None of these comment are telling him ANYTHING he doesn't know.
For this vlog series on North Korea the word "experience" must be used very loosely. The thing everybody is pointing out is that he is not really experiencing anything about North Korea, he doing only what they allow, seeing only what they want him to see. Have you seen him wander off the beaten path like he did when he was in China or anywhere else? Have you seen him not with the tour group? The answer is no, people are not trying to say they know better than Louis, they are just stating that what Louis is seeing and doing is not normal in North Korea. It's hard not to point out the negatives when the positives are staged for tourists.
Next video: "Pranking KIM JONG UN! (I GOT SHOT!)
Yo. Louis is smart guys - give him some credit. If he got caught at customs with hours of footage pointing out the flaws of the North Korean way of life - it would be taken off him or he could even face jail.
I expect we'll get a lowdown of the other side of the coin after all the vlogs go up. Hold tight.
i agree
Yes, I can't wait to hear what he thought after he got out. Hopefully he will do an Q&A video about it.
Thank you! It's not like he went there to expose the country, it's basically from a tourist perspective & it's a once in a lifetime opportunity
+gabbie witham I see your point, but am sure tourists never get close to any of the real or bad parts of NK. Trips are tightly managed and limited.
exactly! I was looking for this comment
30 million books, and I didn't see one bookshelf. 30 million books come through that little glory hole, huh?
I whish the world would help these people. they need it. did you hear what happened at 2:20
+monster what happened?
+monster what happened?
+Pyry Puustinen When the North Koreans were having a class learning English they all said HELP when the instructor said help too lol. It's just obviously a joke.
How else are they gonna monitor what you read?
I love how when you scared her she changed from all serious to a human being and laughed.
When miss Kim got mad at 11:40 💀
Now I understand why Raya was so upset about him being in North Korea... they DO tend to push the boundaries quite a bit when they're out exploring anywhere.
+DiscoverWithDima Exactly
+DiscoverWithDima yuuup so true. he's kinda stubborn lol
"this is for kids"
it scared me
Everything looks so scripted... because it is. Like the skate park looks like a great place to hang out but only you guys are there. Not gonna lie I feel like yall where walking on egg shells. When you guys got yelled at by the tour guide about that running thing being for kids... I got SO scared for yall lol.
Haha True
obviously they know this. a city with millions of people, yet they are the only ones at the skate park. there's no way not to notice.
yes! everywhere seems really empty, where is everyone!??
TJ Mac these trips don't happen often and are EXTREMELY structured. people are told not to go in the areas that they will be and actors are put there and told to act happy and not complain about anything or tell them anything.
fascinating and bloody scary at the same time.
WINDOWS 95?! lmao! Kim Jong-un playing some Age of Empires for battle practice.
I'm pretty sure thats not win95 it's some custom os made to look like win95
It's not a custom OS or windows 95. It's Windows XP.
yep I can confirm it is Windows XP, probably a bugged version though
That’s what he wants you to think. He gets the TOP level hacker working for him. Do some research on Samsung got hacked events.
lmao
Guys can you calm down? Of course everything they show them isn´t the "real North Korea". But in my opinion even these "fake" things are rlly interesting to see. It gives you insight into a country you don´t rlly know that much about, so just "enjoy" (or whatever) watching the Vlogs and wait for what he has to say about the trip in a few days.
someone smart, thank you
+TylerTv hard to spot in Louis's comment sections, isn't it?
exactly
villegas24 that is so true
Tralalalalalala i know right, some aspects of society is so corrupted and some people are just so irritating with their lack of awareness, the list goes on. Some of Louis's subscriber's are bashing him for apparently "promoting" Nk propaganda and for "not" seeing that everything was staged, when they should be saying thank God that Louis is Safe.
How much do you bet his hotel room is bugged with like 20 cameras
Probably more Stalin
Are you in incognito Hitler ???
only 20?
Double agent Stalin ahaha
Adolf Hitler can north Korea even afford 20 cameras?
"ahahaha i got u"
"Yes, and now gulag time"
i couldn't help but notice that the women who was leading them through the war ship had a guilty look in her face the whole time like she was lying, weird
Just no
Even tho she's lying I wonder if she knew she was its possible that she was just taught history that way but also u could be right
Yeah I noticed it too
I agree, but that's not weird at all in a sense that it happens all the time in a country where its own people have to fake their own actions, especially towards visitors and tourists. We just have to accept it, because there's nothing we can do about it.
or possibly because she was showing people around that were from an opposing side of the war to n. korea, she was basically showing them where their people were killed and captured by her people.
Personally i would feel a bit guilty in that situation.
You know all it's set up when the skate park looks pretty new and net like built less than a month ago and there's none but the foreigners. It's creeping me out so badly.
neat*
You have no idea why comment. You have no idea what happens in North Korea like anyone else . Your western country feeds you propaganda just like any other country in the world . I was made to think New York a revolutionary city lmao when I went the only nice part was Wall Street
+Bumpy_Road lol u so confused stop ur propaganda
+Success That's what I'm saying, I'm saying that the skatepark looks new like no one has used it before lol
Sandra González Hito yeah i agree with you, i was replying to Bumpy_Road
"The purely negative portrayal we see in the media"
What exactly is positive about North Korea?
LordVader1094 lack of imagination much?
Humanity
There is nothing positive about North Korea. Maybe the landscape.
Some of the people themselves are the only real positive. Not so much the government itself. If you ever feel down, it is a reminder of what kind of crap humans are capable of occasionally overcoming for the sake of freedom
The women
North Korea looks so empty, nobody's outside
This is the only place tourists can go so they probably keep most of the general public out on purpose.
Probably designated tourist areas
Not probably. It is.
FuzzleLand no, its just they don't allow the locals in these high end places where the tourists go
like Detroit :)
City of 3 million, whys it so empty?
yeah the "happiness" going there seems a bit fake
they are working in day
Hmm, I wonder why everything looks so clean and empty? Could these areas be just for managed visitors? Hmm.
+Chasbo Daniels they have to go to work it is mandatory in North Korea apparently they is very scheduled days and only 1 or 2 leisure days . but they have to work they can't not work like on America
All those apt buildings are empty, no tenants. As mentioned why does the city & streets look so empty of pedestrian & Vehicle traffic with over 3 million People. The North Korean Govt creates all these mega neighbourhoods filled with High Rise Apt's to make it look like a huge successful city.
Those tour guides take back about 40 years, I had almost forgotten how beautiful Korean women could be, my experience though my experience was limited to South Korea
Louis we need a whole vlog about the actual truth of what's actually happening over there lol
Atleast what you think about NK.
+Nandagopal Nair Maybe when UK vlogs start coming back.
Hopefully he does that once he's finished uploading these NK vlogs.
He doesn't know the truth, he only knows what he sees himself . There is no really official info on North Korea
oh yes
I am having bad vibes while watching the North Korea vlogs. It might seem like they are having so much fun but I would never go there.
Same here, I feel on edge all the time
They're probably all part of the high class. Personally I really would want to go there.
I agree, I'm so worried for all the people I see there
+Stealth1 my brother showed me documentary of North Korea and in the documentary the city was a ghost town there was hardly anyone there they said unless you're a government official you were a slave ( sorry for the bad grammar)
To be honest i would like to go there
7:02 she thought it was one of her superiors and her life flashed before her eyes as she thought they found out that she had taken an extra 6 grains of rice the previous morning.
Best comment of the year!
Ironic that Louis clogged when they were reciting the english word 'help'
*vlogged
H
Hope Everyone Likes Pancakes.
+Zach Bussey savemarinajoyce 😩
playing god New best friend right here.
watching the war museum as an American is kinda awk 😂😂
I agree... when they played the clip of the prisoners...that was sad and depressing
Louie told the guy well done lmao
For reals kinda felt uncomfortable when I was watching that
+Mike Kass we're talking about our perspective of this video as Americans
Awkward? More like aggravating.
I like how the North Koreans' sense of aesthetics regarding science is still stuck in the '50s with all the little atom models, it really feels reminiscent of Fallout
Don't care that your comment is 3 years late, but you only think that way because your taught by your media that North Korea is like the Twilight Zone so therefore, everything looks weird to you. Using an atom model that they have as proof that they're stuck in the 50s is an illogical claim to make, seeing as how there is nothing connecting the two in any way.
Besides a single bird... has anyone seen any other animals? No dogs, no cats, no pigeons or squirrels or rodents... Louis' past vlogs have always noted the wildlife in an area... but is North Korean devoid of life other than the occasional bird and humans?
That's sort of why I'm pointing it out - a land devoid of life is usually a sign of major problems. You can't sweep the lack of nature under the rug and orchestrate it like they have done with the experience overall.
That said - while I certainly wish that Louis would address the fact that this was very staged (considering he is home and safe), I don't think he does it JUST for the Instagram.
Their people are starving, I don't want to say it, you'll figure it out. Look up Venezuela's zoo while you're at it.
There was actually a magpie in his last vid 😂
Lmao nah but I don't see birds every day when I go to New York either
Nope, no dogs or cats. At the end of Raya's last vlog, that was something that Louis said was odd about NK.
If you hear closely at 2:30 they all say help
I was laughing so hard
hahahah
Lirkeyy 😂😂😂😂
Lirkeyy LMAO
They where secretly pleading 😂😂
Louis honestly just seems like himself. He's a glass half full kinda guy, with little to no scepticism. I quite enjoy his different take on North Korea compared to the intense VICE series & others.
i get why louis isn't saying anything bad because they will excecute him if he does. also louis cant go anywhere else, tourists in nk aren't allowed to go where they want they have to all be in a group following a bus then locked in the hotel, he doesnt choose where to go
They can't execute him because he has done nothing wrong if they did there would be repercussions from the us
+Adam McKittrick Louis not American, the US would do nothing...
+Adam McKittrick Louis is British not American , but I understand that if the whole group was executed then the British and Americans would impose repetecutions
The U.S would surely be pissed even if he's not American he's still under are care
As much as I'm enjoying this, please don't think this is legitimately life there. Everything you're interacting with is being artificially crafted for tourists
he knows, he isn't able to say anything bad about nk for OBVIOUS reasons
+TylerTv Louis is a very intelligent and well traveled person. He obviously is following the information given to the group before arriving in North Korea about the do's and don'ts of travelers. I would be acting just the same if I was there for my own personal safety. I keep thinking it must be hard for miss Kim, the doorman, and others that get to have new experiences by interacting with people outside of the NK way of life. Weird and confusing.
judy gent I agree, we don't want him saying "the wrong things" and getting arrested or something. But I'm curious to how some of the nk people that we've seen alot throughout the videos in North Korea think.
If you see North Korea from space at night, It's darkness is confused with dark of the ocean. Only Pyongyang is small dot of light on the map.
What bothers me is that people say the dprk is so poor and its so malnourished. It is implies it is because it sucks and its so backwards and such, when in reality it would not be nearly as bad if the UN was not so backwards about it, with economic sanctions and such, it is honestly infuriating, the UN is killing millions more people than the gov is
@@Tesseract1887 The People are starving because their dear leader is spending billions on nuclear weapons. Don't come and tell me that you know the solution to such a complicated problem. There is a reason why things are the way they are.
@@PedroSantos-fw6gk so are the leaders of the US
@@Tesseract1887 The US can do that. It is the richest country in the world. No one is starving to death in America, nor being forced to work in inhumane conditions if they disagree with the regime.
@@PedroSantos-fw6gk I wonder why they are starving to death? Maybe it is because no one is allowed to sell them fertilizer or any supplies at all? And I am not disagreeing with you on that, their punishments can be extreme but the sections placed on them by the UN make things 10 million times worse than they would be otherwise
These tours are always the freaking same! I feel like I know them by heart even though I haven't visited NK yet.
if you wanna see something different like trade shows of N.K and different restaurants then go visit ""Aram Pan"" youtube channel .. if the county trust you you can go to lots of places and you can see him go to places where other tourist dont normally get to go
Tah Sin I've seen all of Aram's videos and they are truly amazing! So curious about lots of things. Especially the female tour guide/his friend who he films a lot.
жасмин Л. it is fascinating! and you can see in this videos, it is much more open as a country then what western medias tell us
You'll find most of the tours are the same as they are basically propaganda shows, and tourists are funnelled into specific marked areas where the general public aren't allowed into.
Maximus 1 visit ""Aram Pan"" youtube channel.. you will see open vlogs. its that Nk gov dont trust the tourists or may be they thinks they are spy
Louis definitely has to be careful. He co-leads the SOLVEY PROJECT, alongside the United Nations - which just imposed sanctions on North Korea. He would be a perfect "example" for propaganda as a prisoner, if he even set one toe out of line...
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yeah i never even thought about that
I completely agree. There's no way he's not aware of the atrocities in North Korea but their way of life is so consumed with trying to save face that the mere mention of something that they don't like could lead to deportation at best. I'm curious to see if he's going to talk about it all once he's caught up on vlogs.
He's home now so u don't need to be worried
Completely agree
You acted like jerks in the library... i was disapointed
Imagine if Black people behaved like that.
@@Richard_Parker_Offl tf
@@Richard_Parker_Offl 😂
@@Richard_Parker_Offl wtf you talking about
Lane makes me ashamed to be an American.
+YOU THINK SO DO YEAH
KK I WANT ALL OF YOU TO FUCKING GET AWAY FROM LOUIS'S VIDEOS RIGHT NOW. YOUR CANCER IS GOING TO SPREAD.
+YOU THINK SO DO YEAH y'all too salty
why? i thought he was fucking hilarious and wished he made vlogs!!
maybe you should just get the stick out of your ass and quit trying to be serious all the time.
YOU MAKE ME ASHAMED TO BE AN AMERICAN YOU SHOULDNT BE ASHAMED BECAUSE IF ONE GUY SUCK IT UP AND YELL MURICA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
at 10:57 - using that AK Rifle to shoot an element on the screen to display its properties on the computer shows how peace-loving and non-violent North Koreans are... [insert sarcasm here] xD
If you had anything to help you in chemistry, the equivalent of a Nintendo Zapper made from an AK is pretty damm cool.
+Casey Edwards *damn
Casey Edwards
hahaha I know right? lol
lol yeah because that is the LEAST violent thing for here in the US! That's like those old video games from the 1980's and the old video arcade.
loll like america is any better, you can probably walk down the street and see people with handguns.
Why would you sneak into a class you weren't supposed to be in? Some guy just got framed for stealing a poster. I wouldn't play with fire if I were you. But what was with the "Let's give him a big clap!" Come on!
Marude Maru they dont want to be rude lmao
To be fair, by all accounts the guys were drinking that night. It's possible the Wormier guy had a bit too much to drink and then delusionally thought it would be a good idea to steal a poster. Obviously he didn't steal it...or maybe N Korea did frame him. We'll never for sure know - only he knows that, and he's dead.
Framed?
Windows 95 still better than Windows 8 I guess
yep
did you just replied to yourself
wwmm25 Apparently
It was actually Windows Xp but with a skin
+Roan Merchant
We still have Windows XP on public school computers in my country too :D
It's weird how, in a previous episode, the hotel bell boy saw a skateboard for the first time in his life and yet they do have a skateboard park in North Korea...
The tour guide seemed so formal and cold, but when she laughed, she seemed to turn into a regular human. There are no absolute enemies, just enemies in relation to the times. Today enemy may be tomorrows friend.
Good philosophy josh now back to your Star Wars toys
@@gierno4828 bruh shut up
Metal Gear Solid 3?
Yes, I understand he's trying to show the 'positive' things in North Korea but there really are none. Everything Louis (and other tourists) are being allowed to see is purely a front to make people think the country is no different to any other. It somewhat angers me that Louis is either uneducated or just purely reluctant to talk about what the country is truly like.
He was not aloud to say negative things about the country while he was there. I'm sure he doesn't really believe everything he says.
he obviously can't talk down on the country in his vlogs because it has to be checked before he's given the "ok" to post them, so relax.
I think he said earlier that they will check inside is phone and stuff. So i think he just doesnt want to risk it IF they watch the footage on his camera. Just my opinion, i might be wrong tho
I think he knew he was being listened to all times otherwise I'm sure he would have said otherwise, also he might have gotten the tour guides in serious trouble !
***** Endmysuffering TylerTv I understand he can't say negative thing whilst he was there but he has now returned and thus has edited and upload these vlogs but I would of thought he could edit in his actual opinions on the country.
"sorry, we are children" "THIS IS FOR KIDS" omg
" I’m trying to focus on positive things in the country and combat the purely negative image we see in the Media."
Why exactly? It's an awful place where people starve in political prison camps and in the streets and it should be known by the entire world.
no it's a beautiful country, medias are saying lies
the media brainwashes people with fear, some may be true but most are over exaggerated and change the way you think
>the commies defending it
kek
Slippy these tours are made to show only the good and nice parts do you think standing on a small tower can show you the entirety of North Korea? I do
Not think so.
It might be also bc they can have cameras and microphones
I wonder if Animal Farm is in that library
Ahahaha😂
very funny
EndlessMike my favourite book of all time by George Orwell
1984
Everyone just want to have fun and no worries why can't we all get along
That elder man d'ho 😂 Love his vibe 5:05 "he captured the US ship let's congratulate him WOOOO" and the "AWESOOOWMME" 😂
Im really suprised that Lane guy, didnt get them locked up
This is giving me such a 1984 vibe and this guy filming isn't even commenting on it
This video sums up white guys who wear their hair in dreadlocks for me...
well memed friend
Naomi It doesn't scream multi-cultural. It screams I've Got a trust fund-Will McKenzie 2014
The Celts used to wear dreads, as an Irish man stop appropriating my culture
good point, though boedicia who lead the iceni vs Rome was from norfolk,picts,gaels& celts were similar across whole of Britain,ireland&parts of Europe
>white
rofl
Louis is the kinda guy to scare a north korean tour guide and be fearless
the military guide is dead by now
As an American this made me sick to my stomach. Seeing them giving that guy a round of applause was too much. And the tour guide seemed so nervous and uncomfortable like she feels bad lying.
They have to be respectful when visiting North Korea. You can't just say what you want, and disrespect a hero of their country, unfortunately, or they will end up being intrograted, and expelled from the country (or much worse).
So everyone should bow down to the Americans?? This guy fought just like your soldiers and deserves every bit of commendation for fighting in the first place. He had no choice in the matter and still was able to capture a US ship! Incredible, I would like to see you in his situation and come out of it as well as he did.
+Lucas Vander-Bartlett he didn't even capture it they just lie about everything
Bitch as an American that doesn't make you a special fucking snowflake
Most other viewers have just as much freedom as you but surprisingly they're countries didn't invade the Middle East for natural resources
Oh and they also have viable candidates in their elections unlike our current one
LEMON CLOROX Probably the only thing DPRK could say that would be true. The US like to spy on other countries.
now we can finally say that the age old question "how does one make a country like north korea seem like italy" is answered :')
My uncle was on that captured ship, Peublo! I was a little girl and remember how it was horrible the crew was treated by those bastards! I cringed Louis shaking the hand of someone who was directly responsible for the way the Peublo crew was treated!
#attentiongiven #justanotherliar
I'm so sorry. The cruelty that man is capable of, regardless of nationality, is always repulsive, and hurts our hearts so deeply. I'm sure your uncle was a fantastic man.
At least spell your uncle's ship correctly, it is Pueblo.
Your uncle was a war criminal.
Blame the USA for using spy ship during 'peace time'. Your uncle knew the risks. What were N.Korea meant to do, be all nice to the crew, no they had to show an example of them.
Has anyone seen the news recently about Pyongyang, North Korea? I read some news this morning that said the workers building the skyscrapers (probably the ones Louis showed in yesterdays vlog) are actually drugged up in order to speed up there work. As they are trying to build all the skyscrapers before the winter comes!!
They do that in Dubai too
How thats mad!
Jessie mhm :P
Drugs like Red Bull or coffee, or like pills?
like crystal meth
That skate park is the most cleanest park ever
Mr. Rethz if not they jail you with hungry dogs
Maybe bcs it's never used 🤔
"the sleeping man in the black shirt", intriguing, in north korea, anybody would need authoritative authorization to be in the immediate proximity of foreign tourists, all of the north korean's seen are infact paid, if even a meager compensation, to sit, and play a role for foreign eyes and minds, like the vast majority of north korean's, the sleeping man, no doubt, started his long grueling day, very early, struggling to feed himself and his family, struggling to get to this other "job", a professional poser, imagine the sheer drudgery of sitting for hours pretending to be reading like a free modern man, in some free country, he just fell out, for some desperately needed sleep, i wonder, when the north korean censors review this video, and everything is seen and reviewed, will this hapless desperate man be fired, or possibly even worse, we will never know, i wish kafka were alive to see the incredibly bizarre story of north korea, he would be able to summation and insight so much better, the sleeping man in the black shirt, the story will never have an ending
Where are you getting your facts from?
Sounds like a novel.
You know, I made the comment to someone that they seem to be role playing. Like they received working orders of where to be and how to act. Like a science fiction world.
ive never seen so much of north korea.
i wonder why they allowed him to filmed this
+minho0610 it's good propaganda tbh
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yet you actually arent seeing much of north korea at all
They're enjoying all of these things that the people that actually live there cannot.... I wouldn't feel right...
Why? You're getting the attention, and things you deserve for wasting thousands of bucks to go there.
All while supporting KIM by spending your money there..
>literal skate parks in North Korea
>some dumb Westerner that would believe North Koreans aren't allowed to breathe if it was news from the US, 'they can't enjoy those things :'( so sad'
Technically we're all enjoying something that someone in the world can't have but does it affect you?
I think they enjoy things much more than we would do, since they don’t know any better...
Everyone is commenting and thinking about why Louis is not criticising NK etc etc, but i'm just here thinking, Damn thats a pretty dope skate park.
Same , people think they know about North Korea because they were taught propaganda in school etc . I just watch and look at the pretty dope architecture and stuff
right? that's probably one of the nicest "public" skateparks i have ever seen
I will go to Nk only to skate on a empty and dope skatepark
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+Felipe Souza xD
I don't like the way Louis acts around Lane
That's normal Louis, he changes around other people imo
I don't see anything wrong with how he's acting but they are right Louis changes how he acts around different people. he is very much a follower and not a leader.
+nickbruck101 I'd say he's a good at being friends with everyone, and he may have to slightly alter how he acts in order to do so. Not necessarily a bad thing.
Leegul that is very much a bad thing. there is a difference in changing the topics you talk about based on the people you are around and altering how you act.
***** exactly. i did that when i was younger and i ended up in a deep depression because of it. but yeah i can see how someone might think he was annoying in these videos but he's not normally like that. he is pretty immature but usually not in childish annoying way. the reason i watch his videos though is because of the child like way he approaches things. he's not a very intellectual person and he doesn't try to be. he's a very artistic which is the exact opposite of me and i feel like his videos add balance to my way of thinking.
Why can't I stop liking this guy? I can't help it... I just like him. Something isn't right...
Those lads in the library were probably confused and slightly pissed off from the noise
Louis please stop de kim Jong Um propaganda, he is a dictator. By the way I still loving your work on RUclips.
He knows, don't worry. He just wasn't allowed to say anything negative in the vlogs or he would get in trouble
What's wrong with dictatorships? Just because they have gone wrong in the past . I don't see anything wrong with North Koreas governments
Dude. Do you think they would have let him out the country if he was running round calling bullshit at everything? His safety comes first, and we as viewers are lucky to get to experience it through his lens, I'm sure Louis is as smart as we are and knows that it defs aint a democracy despite the fact they call themselves one haha
Maybe this could happened, but he didn't said nothing about it yet. Again Louis is such a great youtuber and makes this platform better than mostly, I only disagree in his point of vision about the North Korea's goverment.
he knows, so he keeps promoting them?
thats playing with fire, the real prank would be lining you up at the firing squad
Kim Il Sung was actually born in Russia
this is true
A Soviet military camp
NolantheMLGpro I know, Kim Jon Un went to school in Austria
FC FC FC FC *Switzerland
NolantheMLGpro no wonder there was a soviet flag
I might be wrong but the reason why they might be coming out 11 days after they were filmed is because the North Koreans have to check what's in them, to make sure he's not disrespecting or discussing any thing that they don't want him to talk about?!
oh yeah that's definitely it. he didnt say that before he started filming but im sure that they watched everything before they let him leave.
"I'd like to study there" *when it sounds like a constant car alarm is going off*
I like the editing @ 2:20 where Louis made them say "Revolution, All day and night, help"
Louis, your behaviour at the war museum feels a little inappropriate. When you met the soldier who had captured the American war ship you laughed about congratulating him. Come on man, that's not on!
Would it be ok if it was an american "war hero"
+Ror shach I think you misunderstand me, I am saying that they were mocking the North Korean soldier and that is wrong
+Stalin I think you've misunderstood me
+xecoq no, it wouldn't be okay to laugh at anyone who considers them self to have committed an act of bravery just because the though to you is ridiculous
it was clearly a joke
It's really a shame and tragedy that such a beautiful place full of such beautiful people is so corrupted :(((
It's less corrupt than the United States and it's puppet countries
@@NLF68 Can't really have a corrupt government if your whole system is essentially one big crime syndicate.
Governments are supposed to look after their people, not keep 99% of them dirt poor and then lock them up in reeducation camps if they ever dare to criticize the leader. All the while leeching off their own hard work.
For the shitstain that the US government is, it's still a lot better than any communist government that has ever existed.
craziest vlogs yet!
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all the dancing creeps me out xD anyone?
it makes me feel sick dude
I agree!!!
Yup
i know right is like they are not fee to be them self it is so creeping
Miss kim seems like such a nice person. I feel bad that she has to live in such a country :/
You're only seeing what they want you to see!!!!! Open your eyes!
We know already Jesus Christ!
+pol1250 No. Not even slightly as extreme as North Korea
+pol1250 are u dumb
if I had a dollar for every comment I see like this, it still wouldn't be enough to help the majority of North Koreans.
why tf have yt changed the video interface back to the shitty one?!
I noticed that too. It appears to only be on these North Korean videos.
Glad that's not just me. Haven't seen that UI in a looooong time.
***** interesting
Yeah, weird....
Crazy how they're surrounded by actors 100% of the time.
These vlogs are sooo eerie and unsettling.
Does anyone else find Miss Kim weirdly attractive or is that just me?
Nah, she's sexy.
Me
i'd tap
I agree, she is fit
Why weirdly? She's very attractive and seems really nice
13:18 is the hardest thing I’ve ever seen
Just walking with the presidents in background
That would be my profile pic on everything for the rest of my life
4:50 but the nk was building tunnels under the border. that's a bit more naughty don't ya think
and they never show the bad side of North Korea
they really couldn't though. they could only show what they witnessed and if they showed any of the horrors of the country it could get them in trouble but it could potentially have their korean friends killed. Louis is on a tight rope where falling on either side means trouble.
Louis certainly can't. A Canadian man was sentenced to life in a labor camp for having a bible with him. In January an American tourist was sentenced to 15 years for trying to take a poster home with him. If somehow they managed to go to another area of NK that alone would get them in prison. If they filmed it that would probably result in an execution.
when the tourist take off from north korea
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"andddd cutt!!!! nice acting y'all"
I wonder if these videos have to be approved before he uploads them
They check all camera footage before you leave North Korea
no they dont, they dont watch HOURS of footage, before they let him get on the plane.
+LapizHD they do though, ithapoens. irdepends on your posture.
Really interesting to watch these. Knowing the terrible things about North Korea, it must've strange to have a pleasant tour in the country
Kim Jong Un: "We captured your boat"
Trump: "We captured half of your peninsula"
@HailToTheHorse ASk 100 KOreans with no threat of guns and see who they support, USA!. Freedom always!
and if you look really close you can see the wall paper starting to fall off
Look at all those locals enjoying the skate park too! must be frustrating finding some open space
Yeah they have a skate park but nobody can skate
2:43 - This is windows XP - the windows logo is from XP onward. They just use an old style classic theme skin for the user interface.
I hope to goodness Louis does a vlog after his North Korea vlogs are uploaded explaining freely what he thought of the country. I know he likes to see the positives and he has to watch what he says but from what I've seen in this trip so far is that he is completely falling for the propaganda North Korea are putting in front of him and I hope it is not the case and he is just putting on a friendly act to avoid trouble.
30 million books! Basically the Citadel from Game Of Thrones! 😂😜😜😜
that's actually normal for a grand library, most old British library's have 100 of millions of books.
It has 10000+ documents but can hold 30 million
Bet it doesn't have 1984...
I dont know, but i find relief watching n. Koreans smiling and laughing. I actually replay everytime they laugh/smile.
Ms. Kim is the ultimate good sport hahaha
Some of those women there are beautiful. Glad I live in South Korea :)
may she rest in peace :-(
Why are all the North Korea vlogs using the old RUclips player?
I noticed that too, it's weird seeing it again
same here !!!!