North Korea's Lavish Subway System - Inside North Korea (Part 2/3)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
  • Shane visits the North Korean side of the De-militarized Zone (DMZ) and surprisingly finds that it's more relaxed than the South, however the North's propaganda is out of control. North Korea is serious.
    00:00 Introduction
    05:45 Pangapsumnida
    10:07 Kim Il Sung
    14:29 Pyongyang Metro
    WATCH PART 1: • From the DMZ Into the ...
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Комментарии • 11 тыс.

  • @spiralinglove2799
    @spiralinglove2799 7 лет назад +1054

    These guys have some fucking balls. Still filming this after police said they say don't. I would be shitting myself

    • @chopsuey--
      @chopsuey-- 7 лет назад +201

      Exactly. In that museum his cameraman said that the guards were mad and he said that he might be charged with criminal offence. He still kept filming. Guy's got balls that's for sure.

    • @Rhapbus1
      @Rhapbus1 7 лет назад +26

      An american being charged with a criminal offense in DPRK is like, decade+ in prison. That's not balls, that's sheer stupidity. That guy thinks this shit is a joke

    • @robbenem1345
      @robbenem1345 7 лет назад +30

      Rhapbus1 no hes a great filmer and we wouldn't be able to see shit like this without dedication shut the fuck up

    • @jacobshrum8010
      @jacobshrum8010 7 лет назад +37

      Its his job -- this made his career

    • @fuckoff187
      @fuckoff187 6 лет назад +6

      its easy to bribe a dirt poor person

  • @Hilariousity101
    @Hilariousity101 4 года назад +5571

    “They told me that I might get charged with a criminal offense for shooting-so now I’m shooting a bit more quietly”

    • @roboactive
      @roboactive 4 года назад +466

      Balls of fucking steel.

    • @zakuro8532
      @zakuro8532 4 года назад +166

      Of titanium

    • @AwkwardEduardo
      @AwkwardEduardo 4 года назад +31

      Half the time he’s full of shit. When they don’t want you to film they take the camera without hesitation. Use your brain next time and think more critically please :)

    • @lunarglacier528
      @lunarglacier528 4 года назад +172

      ​@@AwkwardEduardo How was he lying when what you're mentioning was literally reported?
      (12:18) He reported how they took his camera away, without hesitation. It's true that the guards were strict, but maybe the reason why they demonstrated lenience in the beginning (2:20) was to give a good first impression.
      The point stands that this kind of journalism takes guts.
      Also, what's the point in being rude?

    • @Rustam7899
      @Rustam7899 3 года назад +31

      @@AwkwardEduardo Oh and of course there’s a smiley face at the end if the comment.

  • @Saucemeister07
    @Saucemeister07 Год назад +466

    “You’re a lier, you lied to me”
    How did Shane even survive after a line like that

    • @merucrypoison296
      @merucrypoison296 10 месяцев назад +9

      They it explained it, by hiding from their guards

  • @eswan8900
    @eswan8900 Год назад +1072

    When the tour guide snickered at Shane's comment about cigarettes being bad for everyone, that was the most genuine moment I had seen from a North Korean (one who is still living in the country, anyway).

    • @wolfetteplays8894
      @wolfetteplays8894 Год назад

      It’s because they’re making fun of him for being a brainwashed slave

    • @Saucemeister07
      @Saucemeister07 Год назад +166

      And the immediate change back to seriousness was pretty tragic, which makes it seem all the more real.

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Год назад +41

      He's probably regurgitating the propaganda, and he's like, "f it, I don't care." lol.

    • @axelanderson2030
      @axelanderson2030 Год назад +30

      lmao Mr Kim was a little drunk and seemed so much more human when he was

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 11 месяцев назад

      They have their own NPC propaganda and don't care for that of the western NPCs.

  • @hankyboy42594
    @hankyboy42594 4 года назад +9279

    This is back when vice actually did cool shit. Now they just show you how to smoke weed out of vegetables.

    • @kaydub1793
      @kaydub1793 4 года назад +50

      Stankyboy42594 u right bruh

    • @4thGloryMonday
      @4thGloryMonday 4 года назад +228

      and promote child sex. look it up theyre trying to make us think its normal

    • @hankyboy42594
      @hankyboy42594 4 года назад

      Ali Abdul Rehman what’s it called?

    • @tanszism
      @tanszism 4 года назад +57

      @Achilles 1776 This, for the love of god, if you hate something STAND UP FOR YOUR BELIEFS, not just commenting, but actually do something.

    • @leeroymastus6287
      @leeroymastus6287 4 года назад +6

      That's useful info though

  • @dominiqueneko7684
    @dominiqueneko7684 6 лет назад +3184

    "How can they have nukes? They don't have electricity."
    what a sad sad country

    • @anoopnegi3346
      @anoopnegi3346 4 года назад +88

      Pakistan sold them the nukes .

    • @chico305SIGMA
      @chico305SIGMA 4 года назад +178

      That's why they have black outs because everything is for Defense. That's were all there money goes not the people.

    • @chico305SIGMA
      @chico305SIGMA 4 года назад +22

      @@anoopnegi3346 No. Mr Kahn sold them the technology. It takes a long time to make the materials needed let alone the actual nuclear weapon.

    • @scepticsquirrel
      @scepticsquirrel 4 года назад +20

      The Songun doctrine. They leave money and resources as much as they can cut from healthcare, waterworks or household electricity.

    • @arbaz79
      @arbaz79 4 года назад +5

      @@chico305SIGMA Are u talking about Abdul Qadeer Khan?

  • @Asianbrat
    @Asianbrat 5 месяцев назад +38

    The tour guide being drunk, laughing at, “they’re bad for everybody.” 🤣 that was great. That was the first genuine emotion I’ve seen in any NK doc.

  • @ReikiMaulana
    @ReikiMaulana 3 года назад +186

    "crazy food, politics, crazy food, politics.."
    Sounds like a a heaven on earth for my uncle

  • @conyerserin
    @conyerserin 6 лет назад +4334

    If these people went to South Korea or America they'd have a sensory overload.

    • @CrazedPapaBear
      @CrazedPapaBear 5 лет назад +31

      TonbErin very true

    • @g_6916
      @g_6916 5 лет назад +88

      Dan Wilsln I can’t tell if you’re being serious if so that’s the grossest comment I’ve ever seen 😂

    • @Dan-lg4bs
      @Dan-lg4bs 5 лет назад +31

      ΛПGΣᄂӨ _ why? She looks hot

    • @ioutra6121
      @ioutra6121 5 лет назад +129

      They'd die from how much freedom they'd have overnight

    • @syncdi3221
      @syncdi3221 5 лет назад +32

      @@Dan-lg4bs you disturb me if you're being legit

  • @USCisgay
    @USCisgay 7 лет назад +1430

    I don't think "proud to be an American" was sung that night at the karaoke bar.

    • @sticedalton
      @sticedalton 7 лет назад +45

      Shane is Canadian

    • @ErinaBleu
      @ErinaBleu 7 лет назад +24

      well canada is in america so...

    • @sticedalton
      @sticedalton 7 лет назад +35

      Yes but an American is a citizen of the United States of America a Canadian is a citizen of Canada so....

    • @sticedalton
      @sticedalton 7 лет назад +3

      Do you live in either akemi?

    • @az929292
      @az929292 7 лет назад +9

      In terms of heritage and language, yes, but otherwise, no way, they are completely different from eachother after 70+ years of separation.

  • @vagabondx2132
    @vagabondx2132 Год назад +184

    this is legitimately hard to watch, how awkward and insane it all is. I'm sure Shane felt the same way. it's like he had to embrace the craziness to even operate

  • @cinna-manspice4449
    @cinna-manspice4449 Год назад +461

    I know Vice isn’t exactly the most unbiased media network, but it is extremely entertaining to watch on the weekends.

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Год назад +25

      They're actually a lot more unbiased than they used to be. Just annoying they beg for change after every video. As if the people who watch these shows have money to give.

    • @cinna-manspice4449
      @cinna-manspice4449 Год назад +9

      @@williamyoung9401 I personally don’t care. I don’t have money either, but I want change. At least they use their voice, and are willing to flex their freedom of speech. Even if it could get them in trouble in other countries.

    • @vemarjag1098
      @vemarjag1098 Год назад +18

      @@cinna-manspice4449 I think he mean change as money not some social structural change

    • @cinna-manspice4449
      @cinna-manspice4449 Год назад +2

      @@vemarjag1098 gotcha

    • @No_MAGAts_
      @No_MAGAts_ Год назад

      Unbiased?
      Name one unbiased media outlet. And don't even mention those dumb cun ts Alex Jones or Steve Bannon.
      Vice covers stories other outlets would never even touch.

  • @amerlad
    @amerlad 7 лет назад +9483

    im sorry but can we take a small moment to appreciate the balls on this man not only is he risking his life to go to the most dangerous of places on earth but also he barely shows any signs of fear while doing it props to you mate

    • @joestinton7838
      @joestinton7838 7 лет назад +517

      Continuing to record when threatened too. Well done

    • @kuddley_t-rex4488
      @kuddley_t-rex4488 7 лет назад +156

      Amerlad mad and strait up lied to a guard

    • @williejohnson3866
      @williejohnson3866 5 лет назад +85

      Plus he’s worth a billion

    • @kwekstar44
      @kwekstar44 5 лет назад +270

      this documentary probably got everyone in the video in serious trouble

    • @jasperd.5734
      @jasperd.5734 5 лет назад +119

      i was thinking the same. irresponsible behavior from the makers to not obfuscate ppl's faces.

  • @kickdogseal
    @kickdogseal 4 года назад +6231

    People from the rest of the world - Hey, look how modern we humans have become.
    North Koreans - Kim Jong il invented electricity in his sleep in 1980.

    • @megaloblabber2948
      @megaloblabber2948 4 года назад +6

      @HZB OcYpcWr'Ctwu Odzs 😂

    • @timothicc
      @timothicc 4 года назад +217

      @HZB OcYpcWr'Ctwu Odzs and he doesnt pee and poo. He works so hard he burns it from within.

    • @AtariiWave
      @AtariiWave 4 года назад +102

      Supreme Leader good. Tesla bad.

    • @moustachio05
      @moustachio05 4 года назад +11

      @@megaloblabber2948 suomi perkele?

    • @emilia7102
      @emilia7102 3 года назад

      @@moustachio05 Suomi?

  • @McamilinT
    @McamilinT 2 года назад +621

    The sad part of this is that even though I appreciate the insight they brought us about north korea, they actually put in danger everyone they filmed who must´ve been blamed and/or punised for not noticing,... just my guess

    • @garethhancock8525
      @garethhancock8525 2 года назад +21

      NK law states citizens can't be punished for other peoples actions

    • @ruslantsokov1424
      @ruslantsokov1424 2 года назад +158

      @@garethhancock8525 except when they are your family ahahaha

    • @garethhancock8525
      @garethhancock8525 2 года назад +1

      @@ruslantsokov1424 lol 😂

    • @McamilinT
      @McamilinT 2 года назад +45

      @@garethhancock8525 yeah but that´s not exactly what they are known for..

    • @garethhancock8525
      @garethhancock8525 2 года назад +1

      @@McamilinT good point McamilinT

  • @carterwyatt5892
    @carterwyatt5892 7 лет назад +7218

    Man i miss the old vice, these documentarys were the best.

    • @-Minuano-
      @-Minuano- 6 лет назад +62

      I think North Korea is chasing Shane!? I hope not, sheesh.

    • @kalleolson7296
      @kalleolson7296 5 лет назад +59

      Yeah we need Shane Smith back!

    • @timfalardeau9753
      @timfalardeau9753 5 лет назад +215

      What?! What's wrong with "the Transgender Vanilla Merchants of Zaire"?

    • @skins4thewin
      @skins4thewin 5 лет назад +21

      LOL what was so great about this? This was total crap! They didn't even attempt to get any information from anyone. It's supposed to be a documentary yet they didn't even attempt to ask anyone any questions at all.

    • @destructonaut8506
      @destructonaut8506 5 лет назад +247

      skins4thewin well here’s the thing, you can’t try to get information from anyone because if you have even half of a brain cell you should be able to catch on that this is one of the dangerous places on earth, getting in is extremely difficult, your on a restricted tour, your hotel is tapped, majority of people you meet are working for the government so you don’t have much freedom. However what made this documentary so great was the fact that they had the courage to go into this country and record their experience and the life inside of North Korea that none of us can do. I agree that the newer documentaries are shit the journalists are very awkward and uncomfortable they can’t really make great documentaries. But they still went into relatively safe countries where as Shane is an absolute legend his documentaries were amazing

  • @keyboarddancers7751
    @keyboarddancers7751 9 лет назад +4294

    How those guys didn't get thrown out is beyond me.

    • @tashilhamu4510
      @tashilhamu4510 9 лет назад +45

      Touche

    • @robinm1211
      @robinm1211 8 лет назад +813

      How these guys were let out is beyond me. They have a reputation of keeping prisoners

    • @rackelthejackel
      @rackelthejackel 7 лет назад +391

      How those guys even got in is beyond me

    • @rackelthejackel
      @rackelthejackel 7 лет назад +12

      Steven Cook my goodness you're right! ... :|

    • @ajarkhan7277
      @ajarkhan7277 7 лет назад +45

      Steven Cook got permission to GET IN not to film anything

  • @Tea-oc3gh
    @Tea-oc3gh 2 года назад +140

    7:04 that honestly breaks my heart, They are normal good people, who have no idea how unlucky they are when it comes to these kinds of freedoms we taken for granted.
    I really hope one day the government falls there, and those people finally get the freedom they deserve.

    • @ftb282
      @ftb282 Год назад

      I imagine there's some 4th dimensional alien in his UFO saying the same thing about us

    • @Fabi-es1xy
      @Fabi-es1xy 11 месяцев назад

      bro they are literallly part of the north korean elite and therefore government. They are not normal north korean people. these could never be there.

  • @mariooliveira4044
    @mariooliveira4044 2 года назад +10

    10 years later and this is still gold

  • @Scrimiii
    @Scrimiii 5 лет назад +908

    "they hate every nation"
    *puts Teletubbies decoration in their bar

    • @2277ize
      @2277ize 4 года назад +5

      회색 lmaooooo

    • @sonicsabbath
      @sonicsabbath 4 года назад +30

      Kim Jong Un actually studied in the UK and likes a lot of british things apparently, weirdly enough

    • @wamxfl1p653
      @wamxfl1p653 4 года назад +51

      @@sonicsabbath He studied in Switzerland

  • @KiernanSullivan
    @KiernanSullivan 4 года назад +752

    Mr. Lee: *singing his heart out*
    Shane at the dinner table: 👁️👄👁️

  • @lensboi1229
    @lensboi1229 Год назад +23

    It’s now 2022 and I’m just here to remember when vice has balls to do this kind of journalism

  • @bennyjetsaroundtheworld9047
    @bennyjetsaroundtheworld9047 3 года назад +53

    "One day we will be re-united"
    Me: yea, I think North Korea will make a fine United State one day.
    Guard: wow, ok.

    • @catmanboy0
      @catmanboy0 3 года назад

      Ah yes the 51 state solution.

    • @anactualalpaca7016
      @anactualalpaca7016 2 года назад

      @@catmanboy0 >Is called "The United States"
      >Has 51 states

    • @erikurizita6702
      @erikurizita6702 2 года назад +1

      More like
      *Guard: You listen here you little shi--*

  • @walterkersting1362
    @walterkersting1362 4 года назад +2079

    When the electricity goes out they look up at the ceiling, shake their fists and say “ Damn Americans”.

    • @mariocaballero7645
      @mariocaballero7645 4 года назад +9

      walter kersting damn you America

    • @walterkersting1362
      @walterkersting1362 4 года назад +10

      MARIO CABALLERO enough sonsa bitches like you and this country will be damned...

    • @brandenjones716
      @brandenjones716 4 года назад +89

      "Stealingr korear electrictyr" lol

    • @alph5230
      @alph5230 4 года назад +4

      well, it is because of their sanctions

    • @bobthebuilder1360
      @bobthebuilder1360 4 года назад +12

      @@mariocaballero7645 DAMN U AMERICARRR

  • @Lamon1
    @Lamon1 6 лет назад +1637

    North Korea is like playing a open world videogame without any NPCs

    • @quanicle101
      @quanicle101 4 года назад +66

      i’d argue it’s more like a multiplayer game where you’re the only player

    • @quanicle101
      @quanicle101 4 года назад +5

      Peach Cob damn sorry i triggered you so much

    • @danbourne1473
      @danbourne1473 4 года назад +24

      Fallout 76?

    • @OHYS
      @OHYS 4 года назад +30

      I think you mean with only NPCs

    • @quanicle101
      @quanicle101 4 года назад +3

      Juicy Boi that’s what i said but that other guy is a douchebag

  • @teaganfletton2748
    @teaganfletton2748 3 года назад +48

    I love how he went there giving 0 shits and left, if I went I'd be over anxious and somehow be mistaken for a spy and killed 😄

  • @evilbug555to666
    @evilbug555to666 2 года назад +1

    Some of the best content on RUclips...🔥🔥

  • @TheEpicAppleEater01
    @TheEpicAppleEater01 8 лет назад +722

    I love how the North Koreans have Samsung air conditioners/fans.
    Context: Samsung is a S Korean brand.

  • @whatthehirsch7385
    @whatthehirsch7385 5 лет назад +557

    Funfact: the metro train is the old S-Bahn (electrical train) of Berlin. These Trains made it somehow to north korea.

    • @Georgey0121
      @Georgey0121 4 года назад +58

      WhatTheHirsch they were surplus and transported via trucks then shipped to north Korea by a guy named Bruce spinster and Henrik gobblestiff

    • @gunnerr8476
      @gunnerr8476 4 года назад +67

      They bought it from East Germany I bet, which of course is no longer a country.

    • @toebs_
      @toebs_ 4 года назад +25

      They were actually U-Bahn trains made in West-Berlin, sold long after the fall of the soviet union in 1998/99.

    • @grundgesetzart.1463
      @grundgesetzart.1463 3 года назад +7

      @@toebs_ well, are they not allowed to buy used metro trains? Bulgaria has done the same 10 years ago - you can find a mix of old Russian and French trains there....you get what you can, trying to match a minimum level of security with a tight budget....

    • @neillp3827
      @neillp3827 3 года назад +3

      @@Georgey0121 Bruce gobbler was a good goalie back in his Liverpool days.

  • @neilkruse835
    @neilkruse835 2 года назад +34

    These blokes have balls of steel. Filming quietly even when told off by angry guards and laughing at the threat of gross insensitivity charges while STILL in North Korea. Brave souls.

  • @gzmo0
    @gzmo0 3 года назад +14

    Ah old vice. Unbelievable footage, with the writing quality of a high school sophomore book report.

  • @aidanrozema8522
    @aidanrozema8522 4 года назад +1263

    I wonder what Mr. Lee's rating on trip advisor is.

    • @walle637
      @walle637 4 года назад +60

      Aidan Rozema only five stars!

    • @chazz9471
      @chazz9471 3 года назад +38

      a trip to Camp 14 after screwing up

    • @seplayer
      @seplayer 3 года назад +37

      One red Star

    • @SDSypher
      @SDSypher 2 года назад +3

      @@chazz9471 sad how that’s probably what happened

  • @dakota5252
    @dakota5252 8 лет назад +1752

    Save tea girl plz

    • @hugobrugivo3123
      @hugobrugivo3123 8 лет назад +13

      i play cod and bfh is that enough

    • @dakota5252
      @dakota5252 8 лет назад +44

      what ever it takes

    • @chewba2008
      @chewba2008 8 лет назад +1

      God damnit!

    • @olddrunkbastard1825
      @olddrunkbastard1825 7 лет назад +53

      omg yeah tea girl was cute 10/10 would give asylum

    • @Hunk62
      @Hunk62 7 лет назад +11

      who the hell is that 'tea girl' that everyone is talking about?

  • @Playername_Blue
    @Playername_Blue 11 месяцев назад +2

    The bit at 17:30, just before the end, nobody moves until Il Sun does. A subtle show of power

  • @Tker1970
    @Tker1970 4 года назад

    Fascinating. Thanks for posting.

  • @MPKampersand
    @MPKampersand 5 лет назад +787

    Imagine visiting the DMZ that day and you look across and just see one random white dude and a cameraman waving at you. It'd be so confusing.

    • @FManAngryAmerican
      @FManAngryAmerican 3 года назад +25

      Or better yet... throwing you the finger.

    • @evrtt_trn
      @evrtt_trn 3 года назад +74

      "wait which side am i on"

    • @briskymfs
      @briskymfs 2 года назад +6

      @@FManAngryAmerican while drinking beer 🤣

    • @anactualalpaca7016
      @anactualalpaca7016 2 года назад +9

      I'd be like "Boi wat de fuq"

    • @hapymine9632
      @hapymine9632 2 года назад +42

      Imagine being a south koren soldier and the tourist who where on your side of the dmz 3 months ago are now on the other side.

  • @DJEylisium
    @DJEylisium 8 лет назад +186

    8:13 Mr Lee is drunk as fuck and loving it XD Poor guy probably only gets that pleasure a few times a year!

  • @just_vince802
    @just_vince802 Год назад +22

    Respect to this man for what he accomplished At the same time being mindful that the guards / tour guide and possibly their families could be in danger after all this.

  • @jakobhopfer1997
    @jakobhopfer1997 3 года назад +11

    Vice really used to push the envelope and bring new and exciting journalism to the table. I wish they’d go back to that

  • @tblicher
    @tblicher 5 лет назад +591

    "demilitarized zone" - only people working there is military and guards

    • @Wiggyam
      @Wiggyam 4 года назад +53

      Troels Blicher Petersen
      The military isnt in the DMZ they are right behind it, the actual DMZ is just a small strip.

    • @lucayashudressler6367
      @lucayashudressler6367 4 года назад +6

      there is nothing de about the military zone

    • @insidewhale7288
      @insidewhale7288 4 года назад +2

      Luca Yashu Dressler yea there is the dmz means demilitarised zone

    • @adamvasquez9926
      @adamvasquez9926 4 года назад +18

      Sir a demilitarized zone is a zone no military can cross.....not one without a military standing by. Learn your terminology please.

  • @DeepWang27
    @DeepWang27 4 года назад +3262

    Me: *sitting on the toilet watching this* “Wow that’s crazy.”

  • @nhldude7866
    @nhldude7866 13 дней назад +1

    6:46 when the lady started clapping off beat with him i lost it😂😂 8:57 Same with "why goodnight?"

  • @constant-k
    @constant-k Год назад +5

    The man at the bar looked so depressed

  • @AlexanderWollheim
    @AlexanderWollheim 8 лет назад +1058

    I think for the time you were there, you literally doubled the number of overweight persons in the entire country.

    • @Overflowingg
      @Overflowingg 8 лет назад +182

      From 1 to 2

    • @ketilflatnose4930
      @ketilflatnose4930 7 лет назад +97

      Not even overweight, but normal weight.

    • @Rakaan1994
      @Rakaan1994 6 лет назад

      Alexander Wollheim HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @arbiter-
      @arbiter- 6 лет назад +1

      This legit made me laugh out loud. Thank you sir.

    • @norml6874
      @norml6874 6 лет назад

      Alexander Wollheim shit multiplied it by infinity

  • @Bucketheadhead
    @Bucketheadhead 9 лет назад +542

    I'll say one thing, the DMZ from the North Korean side does look like more fun. Imagine the look on a South Korean soldiers face when he sees a white guy on the North Korean side giving him the finger.

    • @ZURATAMA1324
      @ZURATAMA1324 8 лет назад +29

      Best comment.
      That sure sounds fucking awesome.
      I would do that if I was a white dude.

    • @Bucketheadhead
      @Bucketheadhead 8 лет назад +3

      ZURATAMA1324 Wouldn't even need to be white, only said that because Shane is white haha, as long as you don't look remotely Korean.

    • @ZURATAMA1324
      @ZURATAMA1324 8 лет назад +12

      Bucketheadhead
      That's the problem, mate.
      I'm Korean.
      And I think it makes it more poetically ironic when you are a white guy... since, you know.
      The north constantly yammers about how they hate white people's imperialism.

    • @Bucketheadhead
      @Bucketheadhead 8 лет назад +3

      ZURATAMA1324 Ah well then, you'll need to find another DMZ to have fun at. Also since white guys have been friends to S. Korea, the soldier would be one confused guy haha.

    • @dirkoftheblaze2352
      @dirkoftheblaze2352 6 лет назад

      Bucketheadhead Those guards must have the highest amount of willpower out of anyone else in the world

  • @apokolypx
    @apokolypx Год назад +2

    It's been 14 years and this is still great

  • @zamor_da
    @zamor_da 3 года назад +4

    That good ol' raw vice journalism.

  • @plh8707
    @plh8707 8 лет назад +2615

    "Korear"

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 9 лет назад +5439

    If this documentary has made anything clear, it must be that the North Koreans are beautiful, loving people, no different from anyone else. The problem is that these beautiful, loving people are born into an insane asylum. I could have been born there, you could have been born there. It's just bad luck that these people happened to have been born into the real life version of 1984.

    • @Capells
      @Capells 6 лет назад +93

      Micah Buzan well said

    • @Lambotino
      @Lambotino 6 лет назад +149

      my thoughts as watching this and seeing the people, its sad :-(

    • @KaladinVegapunk
      @KaladinVegapunk 5 лет назад +44

      oh exactly, its just bad luck being born there. nomatter where you go, people are people, they want the same things, food, water, safety and comfort for their families..
      its just theyre in a fucking loony bin of constant propaganda that isnt even sophisticated, its like a blunt instrument since they dont even have to try with everyone being bombarded with it since birth
      its because we have common sense and education we can look at it and laugh and go wow, what a joke, this wouldnt convince a mouth breathing 8 year old

    • @devilgene7330
      @devilgene7330 5 лет назад +23

      Yeah and so?
      I didn't ever thinked about north korean as horrible soulless robots
      Im not that kind of guy
      I know this is based on luck of being born on the right country or not but it may depends also of what WE do to help them
      Or it may just depends of that big guy (not an insult please dont send assassins) into power

    • @StayPrimal
      @StayPrimal 5 лет назад +1

      @@jackburton2680 Your message is ALMOST as stupid as the video you posted 1 year ago.

  • @gurra3585
    @gurra3585 3 года назад +5

    I love how he just dosen't show any fear at all even after he got threatened to be accused of crimes that can get you like 20 years of hard labor

  • @keijotoivonen3988
    @keijotoivonen3988 3 года назад +1

    Vice is it Best Documents!

  • @sugainfires6943
    @sugainfires6943 6 лет назад +583

    Mr. Lee got TURNT lol

  • @StueyBid
    @StueyBid 5 лет назад +348

    Didn't see one overweight North Korean... Only one exception, The Great Leader, but in fairness, a 25ft statue, can add ten pounds!! 😂
    Speaks volumes...

    • @yungsammysosa6201
      @yungsammysosa6201 4 года назад +22

      Yea...because they are starving to death...

    • @polloleche7719
      @polloleche7719 4 года назад +4

      Yeah because they don’t have any good you fuckin mut. Acting like then being malnourished is a good thing hahaha

    • @geordi5054
      @geordi5054 3 года назад +4

      @@yungsammysosa6201
      Went right over your heads.

  • @kalekas6332
    @kalekas6332 2 года назад +15

    This is the best RUclips series I’ve ever watched. I’ve never been interested in North Korea… until now.

    • @twkm05
      @twkm05 2 года назад +1

      My exact sentiments

  • @meteora1
    @meteora1 3 года назад +4

    I've really learned a lot about our neighbours. Thank u VICE

  • @e.hutchence-composer8203
    @e.hutchence-composer8203 4 года назад +1935

    Him: 'goodnight'
    Guard: how dare you, I see you tomorrow
    This country is weird...

    • @TheSwitch747
      @TheSwitch747 4 года назад +159

      Eddie Hutchence he said it because it was technically morning already

    • @bedrichroucek4713
      @bedrichroucek4713 4 года назад +192

      That was kinda cute tbh

    • @SirFaceFone
      @SirFaceFone 4 года назад +138

      He was joking lmao

    • @ServetS
      @ServetS 4 года назад +2

      Indeed

    • @The-Great-Sleep
      @The-Great-Sleep 4 года назад +1

      he didnt say that

  • @TheElecPlay92
    @TheElecPlay92 4 года назад +632

    I'd go to North Korea just to hang out at the state-sanctioned karaoke bar.

    • @smileyjackflanagan6053
      @smileyjackflanagan6053 4 года назад +72

      Sounds like a good place to go drown your sorrows in alcohol while singing propaganda songs and forgetting about the problems you might have back home. That’s the whole purpose of that karaoke bar anyway so fuck it. I’d gladly hang out there too.

    • @GetOffUrPhone
      @GetOffUrPhone 4 года назад +11

      Any run down karaoke place in South East Asia looks similar, no need to risk it lol

    • @smileyjackflanagan6053
      @smileyjackflanagan6053 4 года назад +4

      @Fman1292 Good advice.

    • @davidortiz3094
      @davidortiz3094 2 года назад +6

      @@smileyjackflanagan6053 Don't think it's wise to get drunk in North Korea

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 2 года назад +1

      @@smileyjackflanagan6053 just dont sing too well, commies dont like success

  • @TurtleSauceGaming
    @TurtleSauceGaming Год назад +9

    Imagine showing up to the DMZ on the north korean side after doing the trip to the south korean and just goofing around like some kinda frat boy in front of the same soldier who was like "don't point, don't breath, don't start wwiii"

  • @victoriamooney1927
    @victoriamooney1927 3 года назад +3

    Bring back the OG vice content

  • @GagaDecoded
    @GagaDecoded 8 лет назад +779

    I googled the International Friendship Museum for shits and giggles. Guess what one of the presents is? A VHS copy of SpaceJam. I have no words.

    • @killlannisters7195
      @killlannisters7195 8 лет назад +57

      +Chelsea Copeland Kim Jong Il was a big Basketball fan.

    • @mlaws11291
      @mlaws11291 8 лет назад +71

      Hell yeah I'll take a copy of Space Jam

    • @BonnieFluff
      @BonnieFluff 8 лет назад +1

      +Chelsea Copeland Kim joined that big jam in the sky

    • @RisaPlays
      @RisaPlays 8 лет назад +8

      OMFG XD SUDDENLY THAT CARD IN CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY MAKES SENSE!! XD

    • @ieatsoap88
      @ieatsoap88 8 лет назад +7

      +This drives most people crazy he even lied to his people saying he won all basketball championships

  • @Kavasacation
    @Kavasacation 7 лет назад +452

    They keeping saying 1968, 1951 and shit, i thought they believed it was year 105.

    • @adventureguy5088
      @adventureguy5088 7 лет назад +89

      Kavas oh yeah, weird. Guess they were trying to speak the Imperialist language of Brit......America

    • @harshitcsgo526
      @harshitcsgo526 7 лет назад

      Ka

    • @carismurphy6834
      @carismurphy6834 6 лет назад +15

      This is true, they were probably showing off for the Americans.

    • @SimGirl00
      @SimGirl00 6 лет назад +2

      Yes after Kim jong il death this documentary is old so they still used normal years

  • @svikelt
    @svikelt 3 месяца назад +2

    I had quite a similar experience on my all-expense paid, government-organized study-abroad program in China. Though clearly not as extreme, our stay seemed oddly catered to us as well, at several points. We were of course shown the best parts of each city and area we stayed at, but it could not all be hidden.
    On our way to a southern city, and the city we would spend most of our stay at studying, we took a bullet train that flew through rural areas filled with things like rice farms. I had to look away several times from the window because I would see children not only working in the fields, but bathing in them.
    When we got to the city, there were barriers set up that attempted to hide crumbling and impoverished areas. After talking and bonding with many of the Chinese students there, some of them opened up to me about the reality of it all. The whole trip was actively attempted to hide and paint over the blatant poverty and hell that occurs to most of their people.
    But I learned something, and it is something still worth remembering forever: they really are not that much different than how you and I are, here in the West. In fact, many of them knew more about certain aspects of American culture, like basketball or music, than I ever did. They appreciated a lot of the same things that we do, and they are simply just people, like you and me, who live under a very oppressive government. Here's to hoping that relations can be repaired again with China and that their people can get the care and support that they all desperately deserve.

  • @TheAmazingfulOne
    @TheAmazingfulOne 2 года назад +18

    It's pretty scary that the "hostess" at each venue is under the whim of the visitor. Like what if the tourist got really drunk and assaulted the hostess? I bet if she fought back she would be in huge trouble with the government.
    I also wonder what the guides would say of you tried to ask them about their life and where they live, what they like to eat, etc.

    • @Strathclydegamer
      @Strathclydegamer Год назад +12

      I doubt they’d stand by and let someone assault their colleague, especially given that would be a slam dunk conviction, even for a Kangaroo Court. Assault, potential sexual assault, drunk & incapable and so much more, all witnessed and likely on camera… it would be a perfect opportunity to jail a foreigner and use them as a bargaining chip.
      You’d like to think that no matter how drunk a visitor gets, they wouldn’t forget where they are and would be smart enough to not give an excuse

  • @sebadg5702
    @sebadg5702 4 года назад +553

    9 years and im still amazed with this documentary

    • @garethhancock8525
      @garethhancock8525 2 года назад +1

      Well wait till you turn 20 , NK will prob still be the same

    • @ookami5329
      @ookami5329 2 года назад +12

      I thought you said "I'm 9 years and im still amazed with this documentary" at first. Like, dang, kids must be real tough critics these days.

  • @jeremyaditya4474
    @jeremyaditya4474 8 лет назад +200

    lol, north Korea hates south Korea. but, north Korea's AC is samsung

    • @fadeaway3716
      @fadeaway3716 8 лет назад +44

      It's not like they have a choice. They have zero technology. Only military.

    • @yeahboi904
      @yeahboi904 8 лет назад +12

      +Fade Away even their military is years behind in technology

    • @flipflopnhenny
      @flipflopnhenny 8 лет назад

      I was gonna say that lol

    • @jasonsjbaker
      @jasonsjbaker 8 лет назад +4

      Oh yeah, I saw that at 3:40

    • @rasbearity6594
      @rasbearity6594 6 лет назад

      im the 100th like!

  • @CrusherX1000
    @CrusherX1000 Год назад +1

    I love how they cropped the picture in the thumbnail. So happy I live in a country where I can see things like that without risking my life

  • @thesenate4563
    @thesenate4563 2 года назад +1

    Ok but you gotta admit, that candle show was pretty impressive in terms of getting in formation.

  • @cadetri9716
    @cadetri9716 8 лет назад +559

    for some reason this made me really wanna fuckin visit north korea

    • @deathutm4005
      @deathutm4005 8 лет назад +44

      Dude Right I Wanna Eat Some Of that Friend Matter

    • @matthewtompkins5540
      @matthewtompkins5540 8 лет назад +19

      +Death UTM Mmmm, friend matter.

    • @thehoosierfortheUK
      @thehoosierfortheUK 8 лет назад +4

      +Death UTM just get a plate at long john silvers and those fried bits of batter underneath the fish and chicken filets it's pretty much the closest thing

    • @SheridanPGP
      @SheridanPGP 8 лет назад

      +Death UTM technically fried chicken is fried matter so...

    • @SMVvids
      @SMVvids 8 лет назад +2

      +Cadetri Gaming That's the goal of their Propaganda.

  • @ashumanchauhan1410
    @ashumanchauhan1410 8 лет назад +348

    I really like the vibe of this guy. He just has no fucks to give.

  • @tcontroversialg
    @tcontroversialg 3 года назад

    Shane is my favorite journalist in Vice

  • @WaldoBagelTopper
    @WaldoBagelTopper 2 года назад +2

    I'm WATCHING this and it feels more surreal by the moment. Can you imagine actually BEING this guy and trying to make it through all of this undetected?

  • @subwayguy1610
    @subwayguy1610 7 лет назад +451

    No, North Korea did not stop the largest power in the world, the Chinese army did.

    • @Deadlyaztec27
      @Deadlyaztec27 7 лет назад +32

      Indeed. Coming off of WWII no one wanted a large scale war against a regional power anymore.

    • @seanfisher100
      @seanfisher100 6 лет назад

      Subway Guy no.

    • @clorlaxorangemustdrinkcanc2785
      @clorlaxorangemustdrinkcanc2785 6 лет назад +17

      They won by hideing behind the Chinese

    • @SmegmaMale69
      @SmegmaMale69 6 лет назад +7

      We Russians lended a hand too, we defeated the imperialist dogs together. It saddens me how North Korean has turned into a glorified monarchy. It would have been better off becoming a part of the USSR or PRC. PRC would obviously make more sense.

    • @alvinnilsen-nygaard9538
      @alvinnilsen-nygaard9538 6 лет назад

      Mr. Syndie f

  • @danielkim9302
    @danielkim9302 8 лет назад +804

    this guy has some balls to talk and act the way to north Korean officials

    • @konanhuet623
      @konanhuet623 8 лет назад +9

      +daniel kim what are they gonna do? Nuke him?

    • @AndreasBoD
      @AndreasBoD 8 лет назад +8

      +Red Wolf If there's one country, except from the US, who could actually do that, it would be NK. So why not.

    • @konanhuet623
      @konanhuet623 8 лет назад +14

      AndreasBoD Would they seriously nuke a whole country and declare a nuclear war just for one drunk guy that went and filmed shit? They're retarded, but no one's that retarded

    • @AndreasBoD
      @AndreasBoD 8 лет назад +2

      Red Wolf Obviously my sarcasm didn't get through. Sorry 'bout that. Still, this country, tho... Who knows what they could do.

    • @konanhuet623
      @konanhuet623 8 лет назад +5

      that was some serioulsy unclear sarcasm

  • @windowsxp4853
    @windowsxp4853 3 года назад +49

    It’s sad you can see the genuineness with some of the people shown here, and yet none of their skills will ever get used to its fullest potential because of a Communist regime called North Korea.

    • @willnash7907
      @willnash7907 2 года назад +6

      North Korea isn't communist. What it was mostly modeled on was the japanese imperial occupation regimes and the chinese warlord period martial micro-dictatorships. Communism serves little more than slogans and iconography.
      Whether the regime should be considered post-communist or merely a politicallt unique totalitarian synthesis is still debated.

  • @Sandyyrn
    @Sandyyrn Год назад +10

    At 5:38 we can see the Griddy first be performed 🤣😂

  • @danielkearsley6301
    @danielkearsley6301 7 лет назад +339

    this guy has balls

    • @Deadlyaztec27
      @Deadlyaztec27 7 лет назад +43

      If you turn the volume up very loud you can actually hear their metallic ring as they smash together when he walks.

    • @titusstringer1986
      @titusstringer1986 7 лет назад +1

      Deadlyaztec27 this comment is amazing

    • @danielkearsley6301
      @danielkearsley6301 7 лет назад +1

      Wow this comment was 10 weeks ago that's pretty cool

    • @_Archerfranklin
      @_Archerfranklin 5 лет назад

      Those guys

    • @radioimmunoelectrophoresis9831
      @radioimmunoelectrophoresis9831 3 года назад +2

      @@danielkearsley6301 Wow this comment was 4 years ago, that's even cooler

  • @MRresievil310
    @MRresievil310 8 лет назад +263

    "Cigar is bad for me"
    - Puts Cigarette in mouth -

    • @bradlahsheelds
      @bradlahsheelds 6 лет назад +20

      He said cigarette.He was acting like he smokes all the time and needs to quit, but really he hasn't had a cigarette in 6 months

  • @floorlamp3104
    @floorlamp3104 2 года назад

    6:15 absolutely wonderful sound quality

  • @C-R-A-C-K-E-R
    @C-R-A-C-K-E-R 3 года назад

    Make Vice great again!

  • @ProXyFullBack
    @ProXyFullBack 7 лет назад +367

    Teletubbies made it to north korea 8:39

  • @Serenityfor1
    @Serenityfor1 4 года назад +3658

    Be grateful you won the birth lottery and didn’t end up in NK I feel especially for the women, but ultimately this place is hell on earth for anyone, humans or animals.

    • @joebrundrett6539
      @joebrundrett6539 4 года назад +39

      how for animals lmao

    • @johnwayne1591
      @johnwayne1591 4 года назад +81

      nugg eater cause they’re starving to death dumbass

    • @lilpooh9708
      @lilpooh9708 4 года назад +1

      no

    • @joebrundrett6539
      @joebrundrett6539 4 года назад +102

      John Wayne what the actual fuck did you just say? North korea has a food problem for its people not its fucking animals. Does the US field wild animals? no dumbass nothing changes for animals just because the political system changed. actual living brain dead.

    • @wewbie3036
      @wewbie3036 4 года назад +74

      Haha... i was born in china and I’m currently living in mainland China, home of THE TOTALLY GREAT COMMUNIST PARTY THAT WORKS WOTH NK FUCK CHINA FUCK CHINA FUCK CHINA

  • @amanshukla8758
    @amanshukla8758 4 года назад +6

    Damn dude !
    Shane Smith had some real guts to film all that stuff in the world's most secretive and unpredictable country.

  • @jbstandsforjasonborne3847
    @jbstandsforjasonborne3847 2 года назад

    I get sweaty palms watching stuff from inside north Korea. Like when someone climbing on a sheer wall

  • @scorpiaflueman8344
    @scorpiaflueman8344 7 лет назад +333

    8:50 Mr Lee was drunk off his ass 😂😂😂

    • @pantherpower4916
      @pantherpower4916 7 лет назад

      Oh for Shiz he lop sop doy

    • @lorenende7661
      @lorenende7661 7 лет назад +4

      yeah totally

    • @brandonfleming7118
      @brandonfleming7118 6 лет назад +5

      you can't hurt me mr lee, i have no feeling left mr lee (conan reference)

    • @PayrollTips
      @PayrollTips 6 лет назад +1

      he probably was shot

    • @chiyoko4244
      @chiyoko4244 5 лет назад

      The poor thing... Maybe he was purged when the security services watched the videos...

  • @jacksparrow90
    @jacksparrow90 4 года назад +311

    It looks like they are trying so hard to fake a normal life as a human being and show it to the world which is something that they know nothing about.

    • @glasgowdmon
      @glasgowdmon 2 года назад +2

      They're likely petrified of their government and army. Horrific

  • @shivaprasadum5851
    @shivaprasadum5851 4 года назад

    Bro you do some crazy stuff

  • @gravemindpenis
    @gravemindpenis 3 года назад

    I like to think that Mr. Lee was listing in to the conversation they were having while walking down the hallway

  • @jwyldeck
    @jwyldeck 8 лет назад +1398

    I feel so sorry for the tea girl she's soo cute!

    • @yyg4632
      @yyg4632 8 лет назад +38

      +sandythebear lol stereotype

    • @raimondsstokmanis1892
      @raimondsstokmanis1892 8 лет назад +45

      ***** You forget that everything is like a show there. Which basically means that the girl is cherrypicked.

    • @jwyldeck
      @jwyldeck 8 лет назад +3

      ***** me too

    • @antimatter4733
      @antimatter4733 8 лет назад +5

      there are probably thousands just like her...

    • @antimatter4733
      @antimatter4733 8 лет назад +3

      ***** I don't think there are that many cute North Korean tea girls but I could be mistaken.

  • @HeavyProfessor
    @HeavyProfessor 5 лет назад +391

    The women are absolutely beautiful. They are picked that way for these public positions.

    • @donovanburkhard
      @donovanburkhard 4 года назад +77

      Only the finest women for propaganda purposes

    • @Leanflare
      @Leanflare 3 года назад +11

      Wtf, I love communism now!

    • @CM-oy2kd
      @CM-oy2kd 3 года назад +1

      Aren’t they all

    • @HeavyProfessor
      @HeavyProfessor 3 года назад +1

      @@donovanburkhard he has so many wives

  • @BMW-sd6nn
    @BMW-sd6nn 2 года назад +2

    I watch this like once a year.

    • @Haddley333
      @Haddley333 2 года назад +1

      Me too, had a dream about NK and here I am again

  • @geraldcloutier5638
    @geraldcloutier5638 3 года назад +2

    7:34 that microphone sound slike a really strong acid trip

  • @warnett1234
    @warnett1234 9 лет назад +333

    at 8:30 you can really see how much these people are trained to be unhappy and never show emotion. Shane just made the guy laugh so he turns around and has a stone look on his face like nothing ever happened. I bet most of these people are great individuals but we or they will ever know that.

  • @douglasdangelo6755
    @douglasdangelo6755 4 года назад +2117

    It's sad to see that the vice of today stemmed from this great work in journalism. Shane was once a great, non biased journalist with immense courage and integrity. I wish vice would go back to its roots

    • @artificialavocado9652
      @artificialavocado9652 4 года назад +120

      I agree, but I am convinced this serious is directly responsible for an influx of American hipster tourist who think it would be so edgy to visit North Korea.

    • @tank6817
      @tank6817 4 года назад +124

      Canna Myth no, they eve definitely changed. They appeal to sensationalist news feeds now rather than actual journalism

    • @kylestallings9684
      @kylestallings9684 4 года назад +8

      Artificial Avocado lmao who are you even talking about though

    • @jahguide1122
      @jahguide1122 4 года назад +2

      Great works of journalism!!!!! hahahahahahahahhahhaaaaaaa fucking crap !!!

    • @flankedbyjackal116
      @flankedbyjackal116 4 года назад +27

      @Canna Myth VICE has changed its stance undoubtedly. To argue that is ridiculous.

  • @keijotoivonen3988
    @keijotoivonen3988 3 года назад

    Goooöd document!

  • @mcmurdostation7134
    @mcmurdostation7134 2 года назад +1

    I miss the old documentaries from vice they were good back then

  • @pizzahut99
    @pizzahut99 9 лет назад +111

    The way they say Korea, Kareir

  • @sonysonix
    @sonysonix 4 года назад +299

    Have you notice how their English speakers try and mimic American English Rather than say British?

    • @nickcompton2367
      @nickcompton2367 4 года назад +49

      I feel like an English accent wouldn't come natural to most native Korean speakers compared to an American one.

    • @cratarata2278
      @cratarata2278 3 года назад +11

      The person in the video narrating always throws in a jab about Britain which is pretty annoying

    • @joeboe1194
      @joeboe1194 3 года назад +22

      @@cratarata2278 bit sad, innit

    • @Gravitics
      @Gravitics 3 года назад +4

      @@cratarata2278 I didn't see or hear anything about Britain in this video, what are you on?

    • @cratarata2278
      @cratarata2278 3 года назад +1

      @@Gravitics um what are you on he mentions Britain/British people a few times throughout this series

  • @Anchor9Studios
    @Anchor9Studios Год назад +1

    I wish I could identify the song played while they were in the metro. I can’t find it anywhere and none of the listed songs in the credits on part 3/3 have the tune. It’s a nice song.

  • @ByzantineCuban
    @ByzantineCuban 2 года назад +2

    1:43 lmao that panning of the cemera from Shane chillin to the anoyed NK gaurd is subtly genius 🤣 its a tradition for me to watch this yearly at this point such a great documentry

  • @LiterallyGod
    @LiterallyGod 4 года назад +332

    It’s now 2020 and I’m just here to remember when vice was awesome

    • @broisyougobbling
      @broisyougobbling 3 года назад +6

      it’s so sad to see how the mighty have fallen

    • @beambreaker
      @beambreaker 8 месяцев назад

      Why?? I don't get why everyone is saying this ? If they made this documentary they should get credit for it not well they suck now so their past work sucks too.. I don't understand why you say this

    • @LiterallyGod
      @LiterallyGod 8 месяцев назад

      @@beambreaker lmao you must have cognitive issues

    • @zoande83
      @zoande83 7 месяцев назад

      @@beambreakerhe never said their past work sucks he’s saying the opposite