The Terrifying Danger Of Wearing Makeup In North Korea | Shady | Refinery29
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2019
- On this episode of Shady, our host Lexy Lebsack travels to Korea to uncover the reason behind the danger of wearing makeup in North Korea. An underground network of women are smuggling beauty products into the country as an act of rebellion. Press play to watch this week's Shady!
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"The reality is beauty isn't going to free North Korea, but curiosity about self expression creates curiosity about the outside world." That's beautiful and such a humbling reminder that being empowered can come in many different forms
+happytofu Exactly!
Your comment almost made me cry, why 😢
This isnt just about fuxking makeup. Its about the freedom of expression and individualism.
TheNanamariam 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
you can write "fucking" lmao
And also through fashion too
One thousandth like!! Hehehe
@@Koseiku you can also write however you want, just so you know
People who blame this on makeup don’t see the bigger issue. If a government bans something as trivial as makeup, the government is to blame-not the people who try to get it. Imagine being so obsessed with what people wear
Exactly like if the government bans certain good items and people smuggle those items in it’s the governments fault his banning SOMTHING that so simple it won’t do anything
How can someone be so loud yet so wrong. STFU ur underdeveloped brain cant comprehend what is happening its more complicated"muh FrEeDoM"
That's not it either. Imagine being a Christian a believer of Jesus in another country. You will be murdered. Makeup is not worth getting in trouble or dead.
Exactly, people are missing the point. This government is acting like makeup is a drug. And that changing a hairstyle is a rebellion act punishable by being brutally beaten to death. If your choice on how you wear your appearance can get you killed what other things can get you killed as well? Even being associated with a "supposed spy" gets you killed.
It's about the power he has over women's appearance. They're defying him and his control of what they're allowed to do with their looks.
imagine restricting your citizens in every way and not allowing them to do anything and then being mad that they tried to escape
That's how your citizens would describe you as a worst and shitty President but unless if you're masochist.
It’s so sad. I pray all those poor people living in that horrible country to someday go somewhere much better.
Ikr. What do they gain from it anyway?
@@kanalmimiidk it’s a good question. I think it’s a matter of control. They want to be able to control their citizens and use it as a way to gain power and eventually overpower other countries. But they don’t want the citizens to leave so they treat them like this. So sad.
@@kathleenkelly7957 Oh... Well then I hope they don't be TOO harsh on their citizens, they don't deserve that kind of treatment..
Imagine being killed just because you wanted to feel beautiful.
If this happens to me I will die everyday......
Not only you, all the family.
Kim Jung Un seeing this video: *Mike Wozowski meme*
Well so many complain about beauty industry creating bad standards, so I guess North Korea tried to go the opposite, without realizing that it’s oppressive when persons choice is taken away.
Bell Brambelles you’re 100% right, they try to control every aspect of citizens’ lives, and consequences are costly for you AND your family smh
He's basically Korean Hitler
Grace 2.0 omg yes
Yes but he doesn’t take people to concerntration camps
@@upds_0851 That's china.
See Donald Trump ain't so bad...
@@akachan1.241 you're completely right..
when she talked about how her brother sacrificed himself to take the blame, I started tearing up so bad. what a noble act of him to do and he will be remembered :(
In George Orwell's 1984, one of the characters, Julia, does exactly this. She illegally buys makeup and puts it on as an expression of her bodily autonomy. It's crazy to think the world of 1984 exists today in North Korea.
Woah just bought the book but didnt get the time to read it omg
@@sneha.k7104 I had to read it for school, but, as a teenager, we thought nothing of it at the time, just a "boring" book. This hits differently now. I think of reading it again.
the book is fiction, can't be an example to measure an actual country.
We can buy makeup without even leaving our houses and they have to smuggle it. *good Lord*
illumina TEA squidward 😂
I love your dp😅😅
That's the tea sis😂😂
i like ur pfp
@@mmoliik7502 thanks bae
i’m convinced that we don’t even know half of what’s happening in those concentrations camp in North Korean...
That's what I'm afraid of. You just know it's way, way worse.
Concentration camps never mean anything good. If you think about how much of a nightmare it possibly is - it's probably a 100 times worse. I mean...well no, let's not talk about what happened in German concentration camps ages ago. It's pure horror. I'm convinced it's as bad if not even worse...didn't think this could be possible first but I honestly think this country beat my country in terms of the horrors they've put people through...devastating...
They're never good. I remember watching several documentaries on NK when somebody snuck in recording the soldiers working at the camp gathering people of all age who has broken rules, taken them into a clear road or forest and shoot the people there while just throwing their bodies to the ground or even beat them to death. They also have scheduling to when they'll go to work or school with the alarm there, so many homeless children due to several deaths of starvation and torturing of families, the officials there will hand you jobs and you can't choose it or you'll just be kicked out of the city part, living in the dumps. It's just bad because the rules there are so strict that you can get killed for the smallest things. It's scary to think what goes on there everyday and innocent people losing their lives at the camp. Their prisons are probably their camp. Nobody knows when they get out or if they'll ever do from their punishments. ( sorry, i just watch too many documentaries of north korea back then lmao ; since I've seen people who visit there vlog and it looks so quiet, so I wanted to see if it was really like that but there were actually something dark behind it all. )
We dont. We didnt know what went on in Germany's concentration camps. North Korea would never allow anyone to found out.
You should go to Asian boss channel on YT and find North Koreans decteors who ran away from their down country etc, they will tell the story’s that nobody knows
What his brother did, bring tears in my eyes, he was such a hero.
He was a true example of humanity and sacrifice for your family.
It's scary, I hope she stays safe for the rest of her life. I've seen men and women that escaped get brought back somehow and you can only imagine what hell they go through for that.
As S.Korean I welcome every N.Korean escaping from N.Korea to S.Korea🥰 We should protect them at all cost.
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You have a kind heart❤
We stan a friendly queen💜💜💜💜
getting a face mask after escaping north korea would probably be your first luxury ever. a taste of your new life and freedom and a re-claiming of your body. there's absolutely nothing shallow about that.
Completely agree. And to finally hold in your hand and see with your eyes what you have heard of for so long, and knowing it's not a dream anymore, it's heartbreaking and not something shallow at all
Yeah, i also think it could be a sense of normalizing(?) yourself or feeling "normal" after years of being told what to do what to wear etc. Its a way for them to feel just like a regular person who gets to be free.
100 percent agree. Where I work I help and advice refugee women on shades and what skin products would work best for them from time time. Not only do these women start a brand new life, they start a brand new self-image. A new identity.
+janedoe 100%!!
Keep drinking the Kool-Aid.
5:35 She speaks so elegantly, like so mannered and beautifully gosh
As someone who has worked much of my career as a professional makeup artist, this is a fascinating story about how beauty products serve as, not just pampering, but freeing products, to people who are used to such repression. Ultimately, it's great if Kim Jong-Un wants to invest State money in developing the greatest cosmetics in the world. Maybe it'll keep his mind off of building nuclear weapons? Can you believe the approved haircut menu? Wild.
but that idiot girl thouh , her brother got executed in north korea taking all her blames, and here she IS BUYING MAKUP STUFF TO MAKE HERSELF MORE BEAUTIFUL..HER MIND IS JUST FUCKED UP!!
as a human, I absolutely hate that people show off in the comments. like bro talk in a chill normal way.
@@LoveliiAurora Not sure who you think is showing off?
North Korea -> punish women for wearing makeup
South Korea -> expect women to wear makeup at all times due to societal pressure
This is just so crazy to me like how... I don't think this will ever not get me mad
I’m not really sure it’s that simple, especially because SK people can’t wear makeup like people do in much of western society.
@@Valentine-kx7fk You kidding? Women in south korea wear more makeup than in the west, by a lot. SK is an advanced modern country, eclipsing many of western European countries and US in terms of fashion, technology.make up is v. popular, I lived in Seoul for over 2 years
both are abnormal to me. too extreme no middle ground
@@Valentine-kx7fk im a korean woman who have lived in some western countries for few years and i think we koreans wear makeup more actually. Western girls ive seen wear very heavy makeup usually for special ocasions. Other times? not so much, unless they are youtube beauty guru(wannabe) whatsoever, while korean girls prefer natural,subtle makeup which takes a lot of time and products regardless lol and we are expected to do that all the time. People casually say its courtesy that women wear makeup for other people.
"why would they want face masks?" is like asking "why would they want pleasures beyond satisfying basic needs?" imo.
NK is a totalitarian state, but what is totalitarianism? Read this: medium.com/@franciscopaterson/totalitarianism-worst-of-the-isms-f02e8055bed1
I suppose the criticism comes from those saying that there are other basic needs that need to be met. A facemask may not provide physical basic needs, but its something that boosts emotional moral and shows them something different. In some ways, its more important. It gives them a light.
Which is also why it's so infuriating seeing people criticize other people on welfare for daring to want or even have anything nice.
Sue ikr I think its crazy what that those small things can give some ppl
Because for so long all they could have was basic needs or less than basic needs...and seeing in their hands a face mask to so many seems so trivial, to the refugees it reaffirms that their escape isn't a dream they will wake up from, but a reality.
Danbi sounds so weary and heartbroken. I hope she finds some semblance of happiness and peace after all she endured
The fact what her brother did is just soo sad...he risked his whole life just so his family and lil sister can escape the torture and pain...world needs more people like these...
This makes me hate myself for ever complaining that I couldn’t afford a certain beauty item.
Eh, we all got our struggles
One kid shouldn't hate himself if he's hungry just because kids in Africa are starving, ya know?
indiecloud100
Good point 🙌🏻
@@indiecloud100 wow...well said. I never thought of it that way
indiecloud100
True, we should just be grateful for what we have
Riley.Alexandria you should
I can't imagine being scared to wear makeup because of your government, no one should feel like this.
Hì
@@nirankaarsharma6879 But foreign tourists in North Korea are only allowed to go to certain places, they don't show you the sufferings and pains. One of my uncles married a North Korean woman and I remember someone asked her a similar question, and she said that the foreigners are only shown the best part of North Korea and people from other regions can't even go to the capital freely without the government approving it. If you find this video taken place in South Korea is dubious, then try to watch testimonies made by those who escaped to other countries.
Btw, hi fellow queen fan
Nelly plays oi!
I feel bad for complaining about Donald Trump
When I heard "What's wrong with wanting to look their best as they are really starting a new life", I can't hold my tears.
It is disgusting to control people like that.
What her brother did, that is pure love and bravery. Most of us can only aspire to be like him.
Katharina Maria he made great sacrifice to save her sister and I feel sorry for her. I hope they are at better place
Not everyone can be a martyr. I was almost murdered by the people I was trying to protect. So no more. Been there. Done that.
@@geek7227 im sorry about that it must hurt that the very people you try to save stab you in the back.
i hope your life is going well :)
@@jayfawn8478 she meant her family lost its unity. The loss of her brother and abuse of the government ended her family. They stopped trusting. They broke apart.
@@jessleighton3795 whether its translation mistake, the subtitle says "I broke up with my family after" so I guest she CUT TIES with them. maybe a native korean speaker will help us all.
What her brother did was incredibly heroic, selfless and honorable.
Yet sad and heartbreaking, just the thought of it just breaks me a bit
she's so strong since before that but shes even stronger to endure it all really.
If I were him, I would have done it too. To keep the whole family safe? Definitely!
And nobody cares because he died. It doesn't matter. World goes on. Isn't that cruel?
Respect for him. 💖💖💖
I hope she knows that there are thousands of people in the world now that will never forget what he did. It's not much, but I hope she knows.
We spent 2 years in S Korea when I was growing up. The mystery and horrors surrounding what we as kids knew about North Korea was chilling. These people are enslaved and impoverished. I wish there was something to be done to help them with inciting a nuclear war.
The first girl with brown hair is so cute
The girl with the black hair is mature and chill
I’m happy their living better
She started a smuggle business at the age of 14 in North Korea?
Wow
+blinkarmy Her story is so crazy!
@@refinery29 I was really curious about how it started?she was basically a kid how did she managed it?but unfortunately none of these questions asked.
@@gumihoreyiz same, I always wonder how people get their hands on illegal things. I wouldnt know where to look!
@@gumihoreyiz from what theyve said, theres a lot of people who wanted the beauty products so she was probably part of a small group of smugglers.
Amazing, right?
It's sad how the fact that some people comment "omg my fave kpop group yay" like seriously? This video is about a struggling woman telling her story on how fled north Korea. That's seriously all you got from this video?
Nah I’m more angry about people who blamed the sister for letting her brother die or “who give a fuck about her getting make up. People are dying in other places” like really?
I don't see any comments like that lol
Vanhmingliani Tochhawng there is, if you look in some of the comment threads you will find them. Just look at comments that complement the sister or feel bad for the brother. You would see a couple of comments blaming her.
I agree! I like k-pop but there's a place and time for certain things!! It's just tacky and inconsiderate! Not all k-pop fans are like this 😳
i absolutely agree, i am a k-pop fan myself but there is a place and time for things and people who do this are so inconsiderate and ignorant. i want you to know that not all fans are like that though, a lot of us have brains
I’ve watched this 4 times. It’s sooo inspiring and makes me so grateful!
Wow this felt way longer than just 14 minutes. So much information and gave me a different perspective. Fantastically done 👍
Her brother must be dead by now...my heart is completely broken for her.
KyaputenAura :(
@Quick Dickson forty seven I think you know that obviously I don't mean just her, but clearly him and her entire family in general. Like come on dude don't troll on videos like this :/
@Quick Dickson forty seven Put yourself in her shoes...this world needs more empathy.
@Quick Dickson forty seven I think the other 200 people who liked my comment would agree with me that everyone deserves empathy. It's not her fault. Her country is at fault. Until you know what it's like to live a day in her shoes, back when all of this was happening, you really can't judge or act like you know all the details. Sending you love dude, like for real it's okay if you don't agree with me, I just would think that if this was flipped and you were in her position, you would be so disappointed knowing that this is how your story was being interpreted. This is real....the freedoms people have in western countries, like we take it for granted so often. If you lived a day in her life I think your heart would break for her too.
@Quick Dickson forty seven So you should have empathy because none of that would have ever happened if it wasn't for the chaos and horror going on in North Korea. If her family had been anywhere else, she would have never had to make such choices. Hard choices. That clearly still haunts her every second of every day. I just hope she doesn't see these types of comments about her because she has so much love in her heart, I want her to know that her feelings are valid. In North Korea, her brother as the older male would have been taken regardless, he made the choice to protect her. There was nothing she could have done. It's hard to see it that way, but her entire family should never be in this situation in the first place..so the idea of placing blame on her is just so wrong. And for you to say you wouldn't wear makeup, that's not what the phrase "put yourself in someone else's shoes" means, it means to literally take on their emotions and all the information that that person has in that moment and then acting, not you and your current life. If you had existed in her world, you'd see it differently.
I'm crying my eyes out right now I feel so stupid to take what we call normal things for granted.
@Ivy Ward im the ghost and im sorry
@Ivy Ward LMAOOOO
I’m not. Where I live is similar to this (not this much.) I wish to have a better life soon 🤞
@@saltedwounds I'm praying for you 🤞 Stay strong ❤
@Ivy Ward Lmfaoooo
Excellent program! Very informative. Everyone should watch!!
Excellent doc! One of the best I have seen on *any* subject. Pleasantly surprised this is from Refinery 29! Not at all what I was expecting.
“You were a rebel”
“Yeah 😄”
7:00 her face!! 👏🥰 You can tell how proud she is! And she should be!
Low key, she's a queen
Cat On Fire *highkey
@@MeliaMimi oops, my b
Shut up
@@chocosquirrel3319 ?
She's so beautiful, not just facial features, but they way she lights up when experiencing things that are so normal for us that we take them for granted. Im glad she got out
Aimiko you do realize there’s two women right?
@@margievanpetten78 wait what
Flower Child It’s not a “she” it’s a “they”... There is two different women in this video.
Aimiko Which one?
@@drea94 The korean one
i just wanna say that the picture at 3:05 is soo perfect! really captures the high control of korea, especially with guard peeping through the stand. (i feel like i sound literature teacher finding the deepest meanings in the most simple things but i just had to express this cuz i loved it)
This was eye opening and heartbreaking. Thank you for the work you put into this and thank you for sharing what you learned
Human being controlled by human, what makes you think you're higher?
Neko Neko ♥️
👏👏👏
that blew my mind even further than this video already did wOW
Lana Joy I’m pretty sure they’ll find someone else just as horrible or even more to replace him
Neko Neko niko niko kneecaps
Eating rats to survive? Omg this is very serious. We really need to help these people.
We can't, that's what makes this whole situation worse. The only way is if the people decide to fight back and regain their freedom.
You know you can just send food aids but the government probably would say by diplomacy they were able to get some food
They ate the dead during the famine in the 90s.
Hennessy Oloyede go help then.
@@Toohot2handle758 If I had a way that I could help these people, trust me I will help them. But for a student like me things are really tight as well
This video is so informative. I never want to take things for granted.
Amazing documentary
Imagine being in the sisters position... your brother saying his final goodbyes to you with tears running down his face and shaky hands... I cannot even comprehend all the pain she felt in those moments and the pain she might even feel now. God bless her and her family’s souls.
horrifying
TurtleBear 101 that part of her story made tears roll down my face. The rest of the world really needs to do something about the lack of human rights in some parts of the world
And the guilt.
That part really made me tear up
He’s not you know like dead right? ㅠㅠ idk anymore
God I am Sorry for complaining about my life.
Lol
Me too, i really need to stop ugh
You should pray instead of commenting it's better but you dont have to
Me too.😶
Same I need to stop
I got emotional 10 seconds in during the intro when she teared up while saying " and that's why I came to South Korea risking my life". I ended up tearing up again when I heard more about her story.
Love this series, definitely the best from refinery29
Her brother is such a beautiful, brave soul. I can't imagine how hard it must've been for him to do that.
I agree with you on that. My feeling is that he knew that she would be able to escape from North Korea some how. He knew that he could save them from more torture even though it broke the family apart.
The people of North Korea must have the strength of a saint to be able to survive after the torture. I am ashamed of how spoiled I am when I complain of my chronic pain issues.
you call yourself a socialist yet you seem to be against the DPRK... why is this?
@@ucxb932 because north korea is a dictatorship??? "i want housing, food, water & all essential needs to be free, because people deserve to live" is vastly different to "i wiLL CONTROL MY COUNTRY WITH IRON FORCE AND ANYBODY WHO DISOBEYS ME WILL HAVE THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED"
@@husband-of-chinggis what you described is a welfare state, not socialism, lmao. of course the internet "socialist" knows nothing about socialism. a true socialist state is authoritarian and violently deposes the bourgeois through violence and expropriation of property. u know nothing about socialism.
@@ucxb932 also?? PLEASE do not turn this heartfelt memorial into an unasked-for debate, ffs. you clearly have zero respect for this woman and her brother.
this is the ONLY thing people should go to war for- Human rights.
If only that's how it worked. People shouldn't have to die because their country wants oil or something
@@acethebase735 facts
@@acethebase735 the fact that people actually go to war for that makes me wanna fly to mars.... fr
No even for this I don’t think war should exist :(
@@malindaxie500 yeah I agree too
Thank you for this kind of video
Hi K-Beauty! We’re behind you 💛. Happy to buy some products to support your work! Where in Australia can we pick these up?
And the concept of “soft power” is inspiring! It definitely can be applicable in many ways beyond beauty 💕
I couldn’t help but smile when I saw her excitedly telling the reporter that they have the same neutral colours. It was so adorable! She must have gone through so much unnecessary pain, she deserved the happiness she got in the end. I’m so happy for her and everyone else that made it out of there and is flourishing! While it is somewhat naive to say so, I truly wish that all North Koreans stuck under the regime will get the opportunity to experience this kind of happiness.
As my grandma says: joy is the key.
I send this message to all the N Korean people
There has to be _some_ way we can help! Doesn't have to be big, I think they would appreciate just about _any_ effort being made.
@@haalahmouti7 lmao this comment/vid isnt abt bts xd
That’s because the woman is white and their beauty standards are European influenced
Danny No, they aren’t. They’re influenced by ancient times where people that worked in the fields were darker, hence whiter people were perceived as rich and beautiful. Also, having a neutral tone has nothing to do with skin colour. It’s the undertone of your skin. It has nothing to do with European influence.
"Soft power" no wonder Japan's so big. They have the power of hello kitty and anime on their side
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DONT DUCK W ME I GOT THE POWER OF GOD AND ANIME ON MY SIDE
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Don't forget Mario/Nintendo and other brilliant games they've brought to life
sasukekun11907 so true!!
Excellent video.
Such an interesting history!
For some reason I'm in love with South Korea and will love to learn more about it.
Thank you a lot for sharing and I would love to see more of the RUclips videos of this channel.
Laura!
I find it scary how a place like North Korea can still exist. And unfortunately there is next to nothing we can do about it.
Well all we can do is hope that it's ways will change.......
Just like their are places like Yemen where women are sold to be married to some 35 year old pervert at 9 years old and held down and raped on their wedding night ITS DISGUSTING
Professional Subscriber and there are places like America where they send their men to kill innocent people and will be congratulated when they come back
@@asho7467 Fun Fact! War (the thing you are referring to) is actually not American exclusive! Also, the fact that you would compare war to something like this is disgusting.
Sisi Lee “innocent” sure
Imagine how lucky we are to not be born in such a country like North Korea.
I constantly think about this, and how we hardly appreciate it, too.
Skydoeskey I know right! We’re so blessed.
@@acidnerrrv Definitely true!!!
Selfish to even have children in a place like that
Dude for real. I so badly wish I could go there and free all those poor people. 😔
In the beginning when Jessie was at the beauty place her happiness was an inspiration! So happy it's contagious!
This is how the revolution will happen by grace and soft power... We r so lucky to be here to see the beginning of the massive change in councioussness.... Blessings 🙌🙏
I cried when she said that her brother took all the blame 😭😭😭
Me too...he's a hero. 👏❤👏
They must have been really close for him to do something like that. It breaks my heart, she looked so sad.
So did I it broke my heart
OnE fAnCy pEnGuIn .
*sobs uncontrollably
im ok
*shnifff
I started to cry when she talked about her brother. What a selfless man. I can’t believe the burden this woman will have to bare for the rest of her life, she is so strong.
+billliebunny She has been through so much!
OMG IS THAT BILLIE I SEE
anotherbillieeilishfan is that really all you got from their comment 🤦🏾♀️
exactly 😭
Refinery29 I hope she can heal at least a little after the horrors of North Korea
When i see videoes like these......it just feels that i am living in a whole different world......happy comfortable and enjoying.....we are blessed to have all the priviledges
Thank you for a very interesting video.
*what the hell someone give this lady a hug and tell her it's okay*
edit: why are people attacking me for a comment i made over a year ago? i completely forgot about this comment. i’m fully fucking aware that a hug won’t take away her trauma. but what can i do? i’m just a british teenager. i don’t even remember writing this comment and i don’t remember it gaining any traction. so please, leave me alone.
Ayano Aishi just it’s not
Ayano Aishi i just came from a yandere simulator vid lol
@@konorimiumizu5008 I don't remember asking
@@konorimiumizu5008 But yansim's a cool game tho
Ayano Aishi i just saw ur username is ayano aishi
she was arrested and tortured for selling makeup like wtf???
Mahmood Massarwa That is the power of authority there. It’s a horrible hell. Their leader doesn’t care for his people at all. They are just workers that he can dispose of at any time and he’ll just get the next batch of them soon enough. The leadership there fully runs on controlling fear. Though sadly only for him, not anyone else, eventually people don’t get effected by the fear anymore. And we are able to be told and find out what really goes on.
One of these days his gonna get bit in the ass so hard by Karma. And that entire country is gonna celebrate.
@@falllingraindrops1543 there is no way things are gonna go on like this in north korea , i think that the end of his sadistic rule is close
PandaCub as a female, I would not have a child there. If that meant no sex, I would oblige to that. If circumstances made me a mom, I would take my life and my child in my belly to a better place.
While ppl in the uk r talking about selling drugs near feds and they don’t get arrested
Mahmood Massarwa
I saw a documentary about few weeks ago about a woman who had one Single Bible verse written down. That's it. When it was found, they took her Entire family to the camps. Her children, husband, and her parents all arrested and she was the only one to get out alive.
Thank you for giving us your information about what North Korea is really like. We know it is not good but never realized how really bad it actually is. Your brave to share this with us and I pray for your safety and want to know more that you can to share with us. I am so sorry you had to go through such a terrific life while you were there and thank Gok you are here now.
I hope this trend really takes off and gets bigger and bigger! More power to the people!
I really want to still be alive when north korea becomes a free nation :(
Edit: bye I forgot this existed and it is my most liked comment‐
Samee!
Yasss
Me too
I hope that happens
Me too. This is so unfair and terrible to everyone living there!
Ikr
Damn, we can get cosmetic and skincare very easily but they literally have to get them illegally.
Really make me think about the privilege we have.
+nyancat1907 Right?!
Meanwhile i prefer get it delivered to my house than shop my own 🤦
freedom of expression is a right in the US.. so I wouldn't say we're privileged so much as the north korean's literally have no human rights
Who can I give my unused makeup to? I need someone to put this stuff in goody bags for them Stat
@@pandawolfmutant3174 If women are banned from wearing makeup, then how would a 'goody bag" help them? Don't fall prey to this ignorant demonization of people.
What the women need is a less dictatorial regime, but not at the expense of their national health and wellbeing
This just came up in my news feed and I can't believe it's two year's old. What a tragic story. I don't really know how to process it all. Less than 15 minutes to remind me that there's still so much pain and struggle in the world.
Her brother is a hero. My heart is completely broken for her family and her brother.
This is terrifying I feel so bad for all these women
So what if it was you
ruclips.net/video/KyRur4pBDcc/видео.html thats why i never used makeup just home remedies.
Being arrested for a different haircut. That’s insane
I want to know what happened to her brother..is he alive, executed or in jail?
@Eve Z. Damn..what a kind man. And she left her family after her brother sacrificed himself...
Her brother is a hero. Bless him. R.I.P
@@nmmk9134 You should shut up like In NK there is no freedom for anything
@@nmmk9134 It wasn't just beauty products. It was freedom, she didn't want to live the rest of her life restricted.
nm mk I think it will cost more than her brother’s life, if she wanted freedom...
@@nmmk9134 u should go thr n stl thr happily...
@@nmmk9134 did you even watch the video?
Channels like these can teach me more than any school ever will
Taking the cosmetic approach...brave and stunning!
The fact that y’all placed an ad in the middle of that woman’s testimony is disgusting.
Today watching- they took it out/ changed it
@@MichelleSPodcast not really
@@whydoialways_changemyprofi4461 not really what? I just watched the video and the ad is after her speaking, no longer during it.
So my point was, Danni, looks like you inspired change!
I just watched and it’s still there ☹️ it was a bit jarring
No music
No internet
No makeup
No traveling
No coca cola
No driving
Your télévision is controled
.....
Welcome to the hell
Are you French? you wrote television with accents
I would have been driven mad but they don't know anything different 😑
music
internet
makeup
traveling
coca cola
Your télévision is uncontroled
.....
Welcome to the hell, iraq
... Is that all that matters??
@@AZ-bc7wd yes. Mental health is important.
I'm always surprised that places like north Korea exist in this day and age , your a strong woman and I admire your courage and persistence to have something so simple that you shouldn't have to fight for ! Good for you 👏 ❤️
Very interesting thank you
This journalist is really excellent. She did a great job discussing the social, political and economic aspects of this topic.
I agree, I enjoyed watching this video and it gave me lots of insight.
@@zooted6761 ikr same I love this channel
Yes I cannot express how good the reporter is. Been a long time since I’ve been impressed by RUclips videos.
TheZchristina97 i don’t she’s the best interviewer tho
I believe their life would become better if the US canceled the economic sanction and let them join the world business ...
If you think your life is a mess. Imagine North koreans who dies without knowing what true happiness and freedom is.
😔
i hate when people try to dismiss other people's struggles just bc someone hAs iT wOrSe. you need to grow up
So now I’m not allowed to feel sad because there are others out there who have it worse than me.
ARMY BTS well said
Why, just why do people have to be so mean about everything. I am so sorry to anyone that was hurt by OP comment. I happen to agree with it, at least the freedom part as you can find happiness anywhere/anytime. My body is tired and I am not sure how much longer I can hang on and keep fighting, but I still know that I am luckier than some people. For 7yrs I have been fighting a terrible genetic terminal disease and this month we have moved to home chemo, because I am too compromised to be moved. I'm not even sure if we will make rent in 6days, but whatever happens we will be okay. Good luck to you guys! Also, we all suffer and I hope this makes us more empathetic as humans, instead of divides us even more.
Danbi is such a beautiful and strong woman, and so is Jessie- I wish them both luck and happiness for what they are doing. They deserve SO much respect !!!
Such a sweetheart.. no one deserves to be treated this way.
Terror fact: Kim Jong Un is only 35
in sanity bruh fr? god damn this dude is gonna take over for a while then🤦🏽♀️
Then he will make a nice young corpse.
Hes uggggly for only 35
*screams internally*
yeah when this video called him a millennial I was like shittttt he isssss
Bro this made me tear a bit cause of those kids in North Korea getting brainwashed from the real world
Shut up !!
😂😂
Your government makes you pay taxes for everything. 😉
nothing to do with the comment, but i'm the 666st liker
x Conan kun x and yours torture you😉
When she mentioned her brother and what he did I started to cry and I went and hugged my brother 😢 😭
I was born and raised in Canada and in my French culture, makeup was part of being a teenager. I also know about North Korea and different places like that, that has so many strict rules. However, I never realized that wearing makeup or even possessing it, can lead to arrest in North Korea. I feel bad for that lady and her family. Her brother risked his life for his sister, over things we wouldn't even think twice about here in Canada. Thank you for this educational video.
Her brother is such a beautiful soul may he Rest In Peace
Yeah, that's the part of the documentary that made me cry. What a selfless act he did to save his sister and family.
Omg that part made me want to go back in time and take his place 🥺🥺🥺
Well, if he didn't confessed, all his family will be dead up to the 3rd generation.
Her selfishness (smuggling make-up) led to the death of her brother.
@@pulloutsange Exactly how was she being selfish? Her family knew what she was doing, protesting the govt in her own way as a young person, they supported that. If they didn't support it they would have made her stop. Her brother sacrificed himself so that she could have a better life. That is love.
I would pay to listen to the lady who explained 'soft power' speak for hours. Her voice is beautiful
Jæda Kim I agree completely so calming
Me too
It’s like she has the most general accent in the world! Very beautiful
thought it was just me 😂🙌🏼
She has a lovely accent
Such a brave young man her brother was, bless him and his sister and their family
This is so heartbreaking I’m tearing up
Lexy: [walks into a lab]
Lexy: "It's like a lab in here"
+jomasterthesecond LOL!
Refinery29 at it's best. 🙂
Refinery29 at it's best. 🙂
9:39 me: *is about to cry*
youtube ad: SHAMPOO!!! :))
EXACTLY I LITERALLY WAS ABOUT TO CURSE
I got an ice cream commercial oof
I got a deodorant ad /
NEW MAGNUM ICE CREAM
I got the ice cream one
Wow this was an eye opener. I had no idea North Korea is like this. It's absolutely shocking!
My deepest condolences to the family, relatives, and friends
i respect her brother so much, i haven’t met him but i love him. rest in peace, angel. you’re very much appreciated ❤️
IKR
I got an ad in the middle of her crying, like it was a Clinique ad
@@dzdzik when I read the first part of your comment I was shocked but then it all made sense
Muhammad Dzikrullah I know same it’s really sad how we r hoping someone is dead rather than facing such cruelty😞
@Channy Whocares Uh, no, I think you meant to say regimes are macabre. Maybe go educate yourself
I feel like she's going to be kidnapped for this.
Me too
It's possible that she's got South Korean citizenship now. So she legally can't be dragged back because North Korea would be breaking international law by doing so I think.
Don't put that out into the universe! She's safe in the South now 🙏🏽🙏🏽
They can’t. She lives in South Korea now.
Storylover lol not if anyone knows tho
Those that take torture & can still smile & be successful in life... I have no words- she almost made me cry seeing her try to suppress her pain. I can’t imagine that
THOOT