North Korean teens punished over K-dramas

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Rare footage has emerged from North Korea showing two teenage boys sentenced to hard labour for watching and distributing South Korean films and dramas. The clip, provided by a South Korean think tank, was reportedly created for educational purposes to warn citizens against watching entertainment from the South, a crime punishable by death in the reclusive North.
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  • @Diana734
    @Diana7344 ай бұрын

    This is exactly why I do not blame people for risking their lives to get out. That is insane.

  • @Bos_Meong

    @Bos_Meong

    4 ай бұрын

    yeah like theres nothing to lose even if you died trying, because you cant call that living, its fate worse than death to be born in north korea.

  • @Diana734

    @Diana734

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Bos_Meong 12 years of their lives being punished for watching a show? They are kids. I would not want my kid to grow up in that rigid society.

  • @laurac_351

    @laurac_351

    4 ай бұрын

    It is close to impossible to try and escape successfully now.

  • @laurac_351

    @laurac_351

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@Diana734They didn't have a choice

  • @Noname-zs2tb

    @Noname-zs2tb

    4 ай бұрын

    Nobody wants freedom for kdrama

  • @KillberZomL4D42494
    @KillberZomL4D424944 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad to be born in a free country.

  • @flameasta8070

    @flameasta8070

    4 ай бұрын

    This is whole process people democracy. This true democracy. It is rule of law. People are govern under rule of law. Opposing this will cause social unrest and lose peace. All of us have to work together to maintain harmony and peace and uphold rule of law. It is roooted in our culture. Those who oppose it are secessionist and are working under foreign influence. Without kim there is no new korea.Hail motherland

  • @viviangarcia5696

    @viviangarcia5696

    4 ай бұрын

    Well, if freedom gives you the ability to watch/consuming any entertainment content without barriers, then i guess its freedom to me, we all after all using the internet and youtube.

  • @kylorokx1552

    @kylorokx1552

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@viviangarcia5696 not in China

  • @Bos_Meong

    @Bos_Meong

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@kylorokx1552why? are you chinese?

  • @krooge111

    @krooge111

    4 ай бұрын

    Free country?? Look around you and read the many laws in the "1st world countries" and think again if you're actually free.

  • @koibitothescrublord4977
    @koibitothescrublord49774 ай бұрын

    Convicted serial killer: So what are you in for, boy? These guys: Watching TV....

  • @Sa.d.bo26

    @Sa.d.bo26

    4 ай бұрын

    They were executed no jail time

  • @azisbro

    @azisbro

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Sa.d.bo26proof please

  • @flameasta8070

    @flameasta8070

    4 ай бұрын

    This is whole process people democracy. This true democracy. It is rule of law. People are govern under rule of law. Opposing this will cause social unrest and lose peace. All of us have to work together to maintain harmony and peace and uphold rule of law. It is roooted in our culture. Those who oppose it are secessionist and are working under foreign influence. Without kim there is no new korea.Hail motherland

  • @z3lrin382

    @z3lrin382

    4 ай бұрын

    Bold of you to assume there would be any known alive serial killer roaming on jail in north korea

  • @thuydoan7496

    @thuydoan7496

    4 ай бұрын

    @@z3lrin382 There are no such thing as serial killers in North Korea, just serial escapees to South Korea.

  • @narmadhae6883
    @narmadhae68834 ай бұрын

    Feel sorry for those teenagers spending their precious lifetime in hard labour prison.what a cruel dictator their leader is.

  • @zeryuouros4411

    @zeryuouros4411

    4 ай бұрын

    Well, at least they didn't get the death Penalty like the last students who watch K-Drama

  • @ananyajere

    @ananyajere

    4 ай бұрын

    bhagwan use jaldi upar bula le🙏

  • @reaganr652

    @reaganr652

    4 ай бұрын

    Calling that guy a leader is like calling the earth flat

  • @ananyajere

    @ananyajere

    4 ай бұрын

    bro he is a sweeper not a leader

  • @livery955

    @livery955

    4 ай бұрын

    @@reaganr652 He is a leader...... leading his people to starvation and slavery

  • @244hayrick
    @244hayrick4 ай бұрын

    The fundamental right of a human being is freedom -- sadly it's not for many.

  • @exudeku

    @exudeku

    4 ай бұрын

    Freedom is a privilege for them

  • @legendaryblood1937

    @legendaryblood1937

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@exudekuit is also for us. Tho our discipline is far worse because the government only works by the power of profit.

  • @flameasta8070

    @flameasta8070

    4 ай бұрын

    This is whole process people democracy. This true democracy. It is rule of law. People are govern under rule of law. Opposing this will cause social unrest and lose peace. All of us have to work together to maintain harmony and peace and uphold rule of law. It is roooted in our culture. Those who oppose it are secessionist and are working under foreign influence. Without kim there is no new korea.Hail motherland

  • @okwatever3582

    @okwatever3582

    4 ай бұрын

    Once again--we shouldn’t take our rights and freedom for granted.

  • @eastcoastsailingcenter7768

    @eastcoastsailingcenter7768

    4 ай бұрын

    Come on u can do better than that ….

  • @ImRadMan.
    @ImRadMan.4 ай бұрын

    You can't keep the people in the shadow forever. eventually their temptation is going to peak right into the light at the end of a tunnel.

  • @jont2576

    @jont2576

    4 ай бұрын

    I watched Kim jong IL die on KZread and that was an eternity ago,north Korea is still in the shadows.

  • @jont2576

    @jont2576

    4 ай бұрын

    I watched Kim jong il's death and funeral on KZread in my late teens and that was an eternity ago. North Korea is still in the shadows.

  • @jont2576

    @jont2576

    4 ай бұрын

    I watch Kim jong il's death and north Koreans celebrating his funeral on KZread when I was in my late teens, That was an eternity ago and north Korea is still in the shadows.

  • @beanmanbutchina

    @beanmanbutchina

    4 ай бұрын

    But you can

  • @Youjeez123

    @Youjeez123

    4 ай бұрын

    You know what an escapee from north korea have said ? The can't think of rebellion you know why ? She said they were busy thinking of what to eat next they've been starving and have no time think about such things.

  • @Jkd_77
    @Jkd_774 ай бұрын

    If ever you feel like your life is miserable, just think about the people of NK who are starving and can’t even enjoy simple luxuries like K-POP or any form of entertainment without doing years of hard labor or being executed.

  • @legendaryblood1937

    @legendaryblood1937

    4 ай бұрын

    Quite amazing how luxuries are generated just by dancing and singing. If you ever feel dumb? Just look at those who still believe that all of this claims about North Korea are true.😂 They've been debunked a couple of times yet people rather ignore the evidences and proceed to their older knowledge that majority are hoaxes about DPRK😂

  • @meanwhale4017

    @meanwhale4017

    4 ай бұрын

    Denying someone feelings… because someone may have is worse ??

  • @kayenat10

    @kayenat10

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@meanwhale4017 We should at least acknowledge how privileged some of us are

  • @ImGonnaOilYouUp

    @ImGonnaOilYouUp

    4 ай бұрын

    @@meanwhale4017 Misconstruing someone's words... because your reading comprehension is bad ??

  • @imthecoolest50

    @imthecoolest50

    4 ай бұрын

    Everyone has their own struggles.

  • @annien.1727
    @annien.17274 ай бұрын

    This is RIDICULOUS! Absolutely ridiculous! Enforcing nonsensical rules like that is just bonkers.😡 Those boys did nothing wrong! What's this country's problem?

  • @pennyc8252

    @pennyc8252

    4 ай бұрын

    This country problem is South Korea 😮

  • @yohaneslay8109

    @yohaneslay8109

    4 ай бұрын

    the problem is south korea is rich. if they poorer than north,the north will livestreaming south korea for 24/7

  • @MollyHJohns

    @MollyHJohns

    4 ай бұрын

    It's not the country. It's the people. Or more accurately, the leader(s) governing the country.

  • @xi5lv

    @xi5lv

    4 ай бұрын

    Is this true? I didn’t know NKoreans aren’t allowed to watch SKorean dramas . I’m pretty sure Nkorea is so uptight that they don’t have their own form of entertainment.

  • @kiddobix

    @kiddobix

    4 ай бұрын

    North Korea is run by a dictator

  • @tommyvo6910
    @tommyvo69104 ай бұрын

    Crazy to think North Korea are so confident when clearly their people would choose to leave if given the chance for a better life.

  • @semicolon2599

    @semicolon2599

    4 ай бұрын

    the sad part is that their people are made to think that they are living the better life

  • @LadyyInsanee

    @LadyyInsanee

    4 ай бұрын

    @@semicolon2599deadass. everyone there is like words can’t explain how brainwashed they are. he wants his own people DEAD n it’s all for da money.. krazy.

  • @11kwright

    @11kwright

    4 ай бұрын

    @@semicolon2599 That’s the worse part when you know it’s all a lie but has to pretend to believe it!!! Hence why some are trying to escape. Humans are intelligent beings and if your country is better why try to hide and fake the outside world. One will question the regime from all angles as some just don’t make sense or add up!

  • @GoodMusicManiac999

    @GoodMusicManiac999

    4 ай бұрын

    People flee NK because of hunger. They have no idea freedom or human rights exist.

  • @ValBoon997

    @ValBoon997

    4 ай бұрын

    If they allowed their most low privileged citizens to leave North Korea, I'm 100% sure all of them will leave right away and seek asylum in SK.

  • @Vainashell
    @Vainashell4 ай бұрын

    Depressing and backwards. Every other country in the world can watch if they want, but not them. Why is that?

  • @robertsonamsle2911

    @robertsonamsle2911

    4 ай бұрын

    North Korea just being North Korea, what do u even expect from those inhumane morons 😭

  • @blaiseviola3318

    @blaiseviola3318

    4 ай бұрын

    Its North Korea its obvious why

  • @justmytwocentsdontgetmad

    @justmytwocentsdontgetmad

    4 ай бұрын

    The country is ruled by a tyrant dictator whose family managed to control the country as absolute monarchs for more than half a century now. As long as the Kim family and their loyal supporters are in power, this country will continue to stay stuck in the Dark Ages. Unless something happens and their ruling government gets overthrown

  • @gavasiarobinssson5108

    @gavasiarobinssson5108

    4 ай бұрын

    Yotube is censoring videos

  • @xinpingdonohoe3978

    @xinpingdonohoe3978

    4 ай бұрын

    Probably because every country except them is not at war with South Korea.

  • @sagarzeus4748
    @sagarzeus47484 ай бұрын

    Unlike other situations, revolt against North Korean government is very unlikely anytime soon Even slightest actions like these teens did, are punished and stop spread of outside informations. Peace for NK's people and hope that NK truly becomes Democractic.

  • @sosipin2000

    @sosipin2000

    4 ай бұрын

    USA and the Lapdogs says this statement from 1953 till now 😋😜😁🐶🐩🐕🤡🤡🤡

  • @tttuu3309

    @tttuu3309

    4 ай бұрын

    Like Iraq?

  • @JL_hahaha0303

    @JL_hahaha0303

    4 ай бұрын

    @@tttuu3309 is that the only democratic country you can think of? 🤣

  • @JT-bs2lm

    @JT-bs2lm

    4 ай бұрын

    Depends on who's the next leader but if it is Jong Un's son pampered with wealth then we're doomed. Jong Un experienced democracy studying in Europe but still sticked to power and wealth.

  • @centerrightpunk

    @centerrightpunk

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@tttuu3309 of course, those are the only two options, right?

  • @asmita2318
    @asmita23184 ай бұрын

    This is lenient punishment. They actually shoot people who are caught watching Korean drama. And the labour prison is extremely hard to survive. From what I heard from the escapees interview, that people work until they die. They literally die while working. There is less rest, less food. Just working a lot. I don't know if these young boys will survive such harsh labour. This is just so cruel.

  • @34thncrenshaw

    @34thncrenshaw

    4 ай бұрын

    what do they do>?

  • @chillfluencer

    @chillfluencer

    4 ай бұрын

    Do you have proof for your claims? No.

  • @flameasta8070

    @flameasta8070

    4 ай бұрын

    This is whole process people democracy. This true democracy. It is rule of law. People are govern under rule of law. Opposing this will cause social unrest and lose peace. All of us have to work together to maintain harmony and peace and uphold rule of law. It is roooted in our culture. Those who oppose it are secessionist and are working under foreign influence. Without kim there is no new korea.Hail motherland

  • @highnoon2844

    @highnoon2844

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@chillfluencereven normal people there barely have anything for themselves and suffer from starvation every year. Do you know about their mine labor? Lets say thats where their hard labor sentence will be, where theyll get even less resources than their nominal amount before, in that kind of environment. OP hasnt linked any 'proof', but he probably thought people could apply common sense. Guess he was wrong

  • @aizeniversary756

    @aizeniversary756

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@chillfluencer Are you N.Korea spy?

  • @beaaaaaa4066
    @beaaaaaa40664 ай бұрын

    This is beyond ridiculous!!! They're very young and we're shamed! i hope they can overcome this

  • @DEPUTY---PROPHET.25124pryg

    @DEPUTY---PROPHET.25124pryg

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@MalayArchipelagoEastIndies what do you mean?

  • @st8ofmind325

    @st8ofmind325

    4 ай бұрын

    Press X to doubt

  • @Mika-cc1fp
    @Mika-cc1fp4 ай бұрын

    "over k-dramas???" "12 days of hard labor huh-- that's too much." "WAIT, IT'S 12 FREAKIN' YEARS???" 8 seconds in, and i'm already losing my mind

  • @seanrowshandel1680

    @seanrowshandel1680

    4 ай бұрын

    Labor is not punishment......... ?? .... ?? ...

  • @somkeshav4143

    @somkeshav4143

    4 ай бұрын

    @@seanrowshandel1680yes it is lol

  • @zeryuouros4411

    @zeryuouros4411

    4 ай бұрын

    @@seanrowshandel1680 yes, it is. Cause you don't get paid for it.

  • @Candycloud_19

    @Candycloud_19

    4 ай бұрын

    @@zeryuouros4411basically slavery

  • @amoghdesai9075

    @amoghdesai9075

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@seanrowshandel1680 labour isent but slavery is

  • @vedantarekar5207
    @vedantarekar52074 ай бұрын

    I hate this country 😢

  • @jeffiscool

    @jeffiscool

    4 ай бұрын

    @@david_omI agree

  • @anacc3257

    @anacc3257

    4 ай бұрын

    @@david_om Why are you not speaking english on an english website and comment section?

  • @julian-id6xf

    @julian-id6xf

    4 ай бұрын

    Incel ​@@anacc3257

  • @shanmaomao4156

    @shanmaomao4156

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@anacc3257Someone's sad that others are choosing to speak abother language? 英语不是唯一的语言,你知道吗?

  • @mudshovel289

    @mudshovel289

    4 ай бұрын

    @@anacc3257it’s not an English website. You can change the language of the app menu and buttons in the settings. The channel is English but there’s no rule that one must talk in English.

  • @yenxion6516
    @yenxion65164 ай бұрын

    Kim Jong Un and his family are probably watching kdrama and listening to kpop.

  • @thuydoan7496

    @thuydoan7496

    4 ай бұрын

    Actually Kim Jong Un likes watching basketball and listening to Katy Perry music.

  • @xXxSkyViperxXx

    @xXxSkyViperxXx

    4 ай бұрын

    u be surprised at the reactions on the faces of the north korean audiences that watched red velvet perform kpop in pyongyang before last 2018 hahaha

  • @thuydoan7496

    @thuydoan7496

    4 ай бұрын

    @@xXxSkyViperxXx without watching it, I can already imagine what their reaction was like. Hahaha

  • @hazelmint6671

    @hazelmint6671

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@xXxSkyViperxXxIt was 😐

  • @minjiekim8794

    @minjiekim8794

    Ай бұрын

    kim jong un is literally a reveluv

  • @laurac_351
    @laurac_3514 ай бұрын

    This is gut wrenching, I feel physically sick. It is so heartbreaking 😢

  • @shiverarts8284

    @shiverarts8284

    4 ай бұрын

    Hey get over yourself united states used to do this too

  • @Ashik067

    @Ashik067

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@shiverarts8284When exactly a US citizen was executed for watching foreign content? Can you elaborate? Because from above it seems like you are one of Kim's dogs!

  • @nora-bee

    @nora-bee

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@shiverarts8284 I too remember when the US put teenagers in prison camps for 10+ years for watching TV.

  • @christianv-h3278

    @christianv-h3278

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@shiverarts8284muh but what about bad bad United States 😢

  • @AG77420

    @AG77420

    4 ай бұрын

    If this makes you physically sick, get off the internet. This is the tip of the iceberg

  • @HuongNguyen-yz3vq
    @HuongNguyen-yz3vq4 ай бұрын

    This is insane, I feel so lucky because I was born in a free country. Poor these two young boys😢😢

  • @Amen7801

    @Amen7801

    4 ай бұрын

    What free country???? There is no free country in this whole world. Wake up from slumber party

  • @vionamic

    @vionamic

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Amen7801he meant like, more freedom than nk at least

  • @rakuun8986

    @rakuun8986

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@Amen7801at least you still can connect to the people of other Country

  • @ilikechickennuggetssebee7238

    @ilikechickennuggetssebee7238

    4 ай бұрын

    same,i'm from Brazil

  • @prajju8114

    @prajju8114

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@Amen7801 freedom to do the things they want, he meant. Democracy is freedom my friend.

  • @rogueagent0191
    @rogueagent01914 ай бұрын

    Ok. They say 12 years but do you guys think these poor kids will make it out alive?

  • @BrokenInBeauty

    @BrokenInBeauty

    4 ай бұрын

    Statistically and tragically, no I don’t.

  • @rikiyaaragaki

    @rikiyaaragaki

    4 ай бұрын

    i doubt it, maybe the only thing that last is their name

  • @gabrielesolletico6542

    @gabrielesolletico6542

    2 ай бұрын

    Of course they won't. Most people can't live 2 years in their Prison Camp.

  • @tomiz17
    @tomiz174 ай бұрын

    One day north Koreans will rebel

  • @KillberZomL4D42494

    @KillberZomL4D42494

    4 ай бұрын

    Only possible if half the soldiers will be on the citizens' side but if it's just the citizen then R.I.P to them.

  • @CalonDosen25

    @CalonDosen25

    4 ай бұрын

    When? One day 100 years later, still waiting 😶

  • @TheJohnnyJohnny

    @TheJohnnyJohnny

    4 ай бұрын

    They will not, because the guilt and shame culture is strong in their society.

  • @733t0ne-yd6qf

    @733t0ne-yd6qf

    4 ай бұрын

    They to h8ngry to fight

  • @gambigambigambi

    @gambigambigambi

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@KillberZomL4D42494Exactly. The only reason French Revolution won was because the Napoleon Army sided with the masses. Without army's backing, a NK revolution is impossible.

  • @itsmeluxiaf3916
    @itsmeluxiaf39164 ай бұрын

    Imagine being in the comfort of your own house and not being able to watch what you want

  • @yuigahama9710

    @yuigahama9710

    4 ай бұрын

    Like palestine?

  • @prezzelhyun

    @prezzelhyun

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@yuigahama9710Palestine lives in ur head rent free. Palestine have many options such as being actual peaceful, build their nations, not to do terrorist acts, accept two states solution and live on . Not wage war and cry on internet when u can win. How many of these Koreans have? Also pro tip - their are many Palestinians living abroad freely

  • @prezzelhyun

    @prezzelhyun

    4 ай бұрын

    Nonetheless pray for Palestine (innocent one's) . Israel can't dq

  • @cocklitette

    @cocklitette

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@prezzelhyunYou are right Palestine lives in my mind rent free,but wdym by terrorist acts? h@mas ≠ Palestine even if you are saying there are Palestinians in abroad,how does it make the situation any better?don't you see new news bout what happens when they leave,also why did isnotreal reject ceasefire then? It's not now been going on for 75 years before h#mas was created there is more onto the story but at last I would like to say they have the right to cry.

  • @teamvipershayer8360

    @teamvipershayer8360

    2 ай бұрын

    @@prezzelhyunterrorist acts? Then why Those Womans and childrens are dying ? And israel making cringe tiktok on them ? Like Come on Go there and see by yourself if your mother died there hopefully not but if then you can understand who is main terrorist and whose land rights it was people always finds a ways to hurt Muslims most cases even a small one becomes a big and if they were others they lower

  • @skid9985
    @skid99854 ай бұрын

    As a Chinese i wish the north will open up and fight for their freedom.

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    China 🇨🇳and Korea🇰🇵 will remain steadfast against the sins of freedom and dangers of democracy and greed of capitalism

  • @davidmartin7039

    @davidmartin7039

    Ай бұрын

    You fight for your freedom in china... The set the uyghur people free

  • @KitKitChanIsaac

    @KitKitChanIsaac

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@TPDTNDOk communist propaganda bot

  • @DaleFamily3291
    @DaleFamily32914 ай бұрын

    These people are monsters.

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    And you are not?

  • @nightmare348
    @nightmare3484 ай бұрын

    How psychotic does a nation have to be to sentence teenagers to what very well could be "work until you become bones" because they want to watch South Korean soap operas?

  • @yamiscape

    @yamiscape

    4 ай бұрын

    The rivalry is really bad they HATE us. The government that is

  • @heavent883

    @heavent883

    2 ай бұрын

    @@yamiscape like for what though? what guys do they the one who invaded first

  • @Akashi-ml9dn
    @Akashi-ml9dn4 ай бұрын

    The fact such thing can still exist in Modern Age is truly a freak of nature

  • @Gumbocinno
    @Gumbocinno4 ай бұрын

    I'd rather die trying to escape than live like that.

  • @shubhnamdeo2865

    @shubhnamdeo2865

    3 ай бұрын

    They do worse things to people who try to escape.

  • @Odettehearts

    @Odettehearts

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@shubhnamdeo2865like...?

  • @JohnnyJohnJon83
    @JohnnyJohnJon834 ай бұрын

    They’re only 16 geez come on !

  • @georgewashington7551

    @georgewashington7551

    4 ай бұрын

    Rules are rules for them apparently

  • @adamirfan6986

    @adamirfan6986

    3 ай бұрын

    16 quite older

  • @ESCJaden

    @ESCJaden

    Ай бұрын

    didn't they sentence a whole family to life in prison for reading the bible, including a 2 year old infant?

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    Old enough to serve old enough to be labor

  • @sonamdrema9372
    @sonamdrema93724 ай бұрын

    And few youtubers who go to north korea and see what they have been shown or allowed to see says north korea is not as bad as the media and defectors says. I mean its tragic

  • @KansaiCornetto

    @KansaiCornetto

    4 ай бұрын

    They has been blackmail

  • @quartzmerlin

    @quartzmerlin

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm sure the KZreadrs who were invited by the government, paid by the government, and lead only to certain parts of the country by security and (most likely) armed guards whereas every other part of the the nation is completely closed off to them and forbidden from being recorded have a completely unbiased opinion of North Korea.

  • @kristhedank3055

    @kristhedank3055

    4 ай бұрын

    ​​@@quartzmerlinI wouldn't say that really, id say they fear their lives

  • @ngandang96
    @ngandang964 ай бұрын

    Very sad and distorted society. The level of hatred they have for SK is absurd. SK wanted their own road, they did not want to have anything to do with NK, and today also they never want to invade, i wonder what all the hatred is for. Wonder if its just their own inferiority and fear that within the ppl they will like SK more

  • @LS-Moto

    @LS-Moto

    3 ай бұрын

    Its to make the people think the south is bad. If the people find out that the south (or any other place outside NK) is actually really nice and thriving, the regime is in danger of losing the power over people.

  • @isaacmalcolm8595
    @isaacmalcolm85954 ай бұрын

    That country isn’t safe to live in no freedom!

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    Rich coming from an american. North Korea hasn't had any gun crime at all. Your country isn't safe to live in due to too much freedom.

  • @lauralafauve5520
    @lauralafauve55204 ай бұрын

    I've heard about some of this before. It's a sad, sad situation.

  • @erikad0511
    @erikad05114 ай бұрын

    I'm assuming they'll do their time and come out to do 10yrs mandatory military service... so unbelievably cruel... "Maybe" the parents can bribe the officers for some leniency 🤞

  • @jedigovna295

    @jedigovna295

    4 ай бұрын

    Someone said that they were executed 😭

  • @gilded_spark_7022

    @gilded_spark_7022

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@jedigovna295 really? This is absolute insanity

  • @morbid747

    @morbid747

    4 ай бұрын

    If someone commit a crime in NK , his family would also be convicted of participating in his crime. That's the common law in that hermit country.

  • @shubhnamdeo2865

    @shubhnamdeo2865

    3 ай бұрын

    @@morbid747 Not only that, but 3 generations of family will be forced to live in prison. Essentially, if one goes to a N Korean prison, the one, his entire family, and then the generation in his family of his child and grandchild will also be there.

  • @chxrry_x_x
    @chxrry_x_x4 ай бұрын

    As a South Korean I literally feel so bad for the North oml. Like, a death penalty too? Tf?!

  • @ngaiengnabyntakijaitbynr-rt3yy

    @ngaiengnabyntakijaitbynr-rt3yy

    4 ай бұрын

    As a Indian citizenship I love South korean drama ❤😊 K_drama South korean people deserve love from India 🇮🇳

  • @chxrry_x_x

    @chxrry_x_x

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!@@ngaiengnabyntakijaitbynr-rt3yy

  • @StardustDragon2500

    @StardustDragon2500

    4 ай бұрын

    okay, i also feel bad for those who get insulted just because of their born physique which they don't wanna to be. Like it or not South Korean is as racist as America.

  • @chxrry_x_x

    @chxrry_x_x

    3 ай бұрын

    I don't judge people for their born physique but uhm...ok? If I'm being honest not all Koreans are like that. But I can say some are very cruel people@@StardustDragon2500

  • @StardustDragon2500

    @StardustDragon2500

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chxrry_x_x Oh yes it is, Not all Koreans, but when it comes MANY or MOST then it is the problem. Of course i don't say all koreans.

  • @alfineranai6952
    @alfineranai69524 ай бұрын

    the leader still does not understand why their people become depressed

  • @gametri-eq6lj

    @gametri-eq6lj

    2 ай бұрын

    they are made to believe they are living the best life possible

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    funny that, True Korea🇰🇵 has a less depression rate and higher birth rate than Fake Korea🇰🇷

  • @redacted4ever-298
    @redacted4ever-2984 ай бұрын

    All the people supporting NK over being "Against USA" and praising Kim's name, what would you do if this was a member of your family or even yourself in the shoes of these 2 teens right now? Being sentenced to hard labor for a decade and two just for watching a kdrama series.

  • @jammiewright2718

    @jammiewright2718

    4 ай бұрын

    I think most of them who praise Kim sound like edgy teenagers

  • @far_centrist

    @far_centrist

    4 ай бұрын

    What would I do? I would be proud, finally my kids would stop watching trash like k-drama when there are tons of actually high quality stuff out there.

  • @jeppyjep

    @jeppyjep

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@far_centrist They probably cant even watch the "high quality stuff".

  • @Mate_Antal_Zoltan

    @Mate_Antal_Zoltan

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@far_centrist okay, name some of that high quality stuff. Chances are, it is not approved by North Korea

  • @aM1ghtyP1rate

    @aM1ghtyP1rate

    4 ай бұрын

    Well, a family can get a part of a punishment too. It's called "three generation punishment rule"

  • @ChristiKim
    @ChristiKim4 ай бұрын

    I feel so terrible for these people.

  • @KiyokaMakibi
    @KiyokaMakibi4 ай бұрын

    12 years hard labour for that?! Makes you wonder what crimes there are for less than that…

  • @sofiqyu

    @sofiqyu

    4 ай бұрын

    If you believe in any religion besides the Kim Family(they basically copied christianity but replaced it with their names for their religion by the way) you can be killed or sent to prison camps. 80 people were killed in a stadium once for owning real bibles. If it's an anniversary of a leader's death, you are obligated to go to out and cry, if you don't go out at all, seen smiling or laughing you may be killed or sent to a camp, on top of that there are "check ups" to see if the mourning looked convincing in which you're punished if it doesn't, there was once a hundred day mourning period of this. You are also demanded to hang up photos of the leaders in your home and they send inspectors to make sure you do and in the right way(no photos higher than them or taking the spotlight, and you will be fined if there is dust). An American student visiting North Korea got 15 years in prison for pulling one down and a mother is under supervision from the government for political crimes because when her house caught on fire she saved her kids instead of a portrait of a leader, her kids got burns but she wasn't able to buy their meds right away because of the investigation and her neighbours didn't help because they were scared of being charged aswell, there are cases of people dying to get these portraits during natural disasters which are heartbreaking. The more you learn about about it the worse it gets, it's just awful.

  • @JigglyPuff_JesusChristLovesYou

    @JigglyPuff_JesusChristLovesYou

    4 ай бұрын

    @@sofiqyuI pray for all of the North Korean people.

  • @joshispro345
    @joshispro3454 ай бұрын

    some people in the comments are defending north koreas actions lol

  • @mudshovel289

    @mudshovel289

    4 ай бұрын

    They’re wannabe Chinese in other countries who do have Chinese ancestry. They feel this need to support everything China does and because North Korea was supported by China in the Korean War, they will defend North Korea. It’s really silly because neither of them are their actual countries.

  • @user-vt4po6vl9k

    @user-vt4po6vl9k

    4 ай бұрын

    just for fun

  • @hazelmint6671

    @hazelmint6671

    4 ай бұрын

    Bums 😂

  • @djgabucay

    @djgabucay

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah i don't get them either.

  • @princekievargas220

    @princekievargas220

    4 ай бұрын

    WHAT DO YOU AGREE?​@@Shadow_ball

  • @sennataylor592
    @sennataylor5924 ай бұрын

    Didn’t Kim Jong Un take photos with Red Velvet when they came to North Korea? He even specifically pulled Irene aside to stand next to him and away from the other RV members. So it’s ok for him to like South Korean pop but his people can’t watch dramas? Edit: also, let’s not forget about his father, who literally kidnapped a South Korean actress and her director husband so they would make movies for him. The blatant hypocrisy in this family is astounding.

  • @chaettos

    @chaettos

    4 ай бұрын

    kim jong un is probably a perv or jst thinks he’s all that

  • @StardustDragon2500

    @StardustDragon2500

    4 ай бұрын

    where's the proof for "didn't kim jong un take photos with red velvet?" or "... his father kidnapped south korean actress..." ? i wanna see it

  • @kookie175
    @kookie1754 ай бұрын

    funny how north korean generals and officials have being seen filmed in official banquets filled with western cuisine and even a chocolate fondue..

  • @williamlai29
    @williamlai294 ай бұрын

    If North Korea sentences tourist to hard labour for watching K-dramas Tourist: I'm Innocent! I thought that was from HK China!

  • @ktharuni9645
    @ktharuni96454 ай бұрын

    he does these kind of things to his own people and then cry in front of them telling to increase the birth rate .. how foolish he is to think that they are gonna have babies so that he can continue this monster behaviour . One day their gonna rebel so hard that his downfall would be a chilling story people would ever hear.

  • @roym4457

    @roym4457

    4 ай бұрын

    He could just fly to China if that happens. LOL.

  • @BeanBeanMcBean3000

    @BeanBeanMcBean3000

    4 ай бұрын

    yh how can he expect people to have children when this could be their fate in the future?

  • @ctm2725

    @ctm2725

    4 ай бұрын

    That is their only way of rebelling against the dictators😢.

  • @elle4805

    @elle4805

    2 ай бұрын

    He’s a pathetic clown

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    democractic SK is struggling with birth rates too. what is your point

  • @TheNinjutsuAlchemist
    @TheNinjutsuAlchemist4 ай бұрын

    If you’re such an utopia, why do you have to fear entertainment from ‘inferior’ countries, huh Kim Jong Un? The cognitive dissonance is real.

  • @allisonmiller2684

    @allisonmiller2684

    3 ай бұрын

    Dang! That’s gold! 😂👍

  • @rinzo2009
    @rinzo20094 ай бұрын

    The boys didn't just win an all-expense paid trip to the Re-Education Camps for watching K-drama They won the trips for watching the Westernized version of K-drama instead of the OG version.

  • @Hoonqueen

    @Hoonqueen

    4 ай бұрын

    You mean k drama bc kpop and k drama are two completely different things

  • @rinzo2009

    @rinzo2009

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Hoonqueen Noted. Thanks for the correction.

  • @dyawr

    @dyawr

    4 ай бұрын

    This isn't reeducation camp, it's *hard labor* camp like the gulags. It's usually a death sentence, u don't make it 12 yrs.

  • @NCHLTII

    @NCHLTII

    4 ай бұрын

    @@dyawrre-education is the propaganda term

  • @johncarloarbilo4645
    @johncarloarbilo46454 ай бұрын

    This is the reason why we fight for freedom😢

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    yes.. freedom...freedom to secure oil rights for companies😂😂😂😂

  • @TanathipSin
    @TanathipSin4 ай бұрын

    Unless there is an outside intervention or a change of Kim's heart, DPRK is most likely going to remain as-is

  • @shubhnamdeo2865

    @shubhnamdeo2865

    3 ай бұрын

    Kim will never change. Maybe if his nephew when he comes to power he can change DPRK, but else, no. If the Kim family dies or is kidnapped, the entire regime will collapse into chaos.

  • @ESCJaden

    @ESCJaden

    Ай бұрын

    nobody dares to, not even the US. They train their men to be soldiers from the day they are born. They are way too dangerous

  • @Estherbethe1...
    @Estherbethe1...4 ай бұрын

    Outrageous! A perfect example of why people who still live in free countries should never allow the weakening or stripping of ANY rights and educate ourselves on psychology and propaganda. I hope soon the oppressed people will rise up... If it were me id rather die fighting than slowly.

  • @SunFlowersCutie
    @SunFlowersCutie4 ай бұрын

    This is so sad.

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak4 ай бұрын

    This is very sad.... KPop would be harsh punishment too I guess. What do you guys think?

  • @jejudo3000

    @jejudo3000

    4 ай бұрын

    K-dramas are poisons to young mind

  • @dincoox1915

    @dincoox1915

    4 ай бұрын

    Maybe

  • @g-ed0818
    @g-ed08184 ай бұрын

    So sad this beautiful country leaded by terrible government..😢

  • @gemmaevans9001
    @gemmaevans90014 ай бұрын

    Hard to live without freedom in this kind of country north korea 😢😢😢

  • @AllyMark-xy8ry
    @AllyMark-xy8ry4 ай бұрын

    This is so sad. The fear of loss of mind control is causing this insanity.

  • @rickdaracc4611
    @rickdaracc4611Ай бұрын

    I wonder what the crowd of students watching this are thinking. Do they find this ridiculous, or do they truly believe what the boys did to be a heinous act worth over a decade of hard labor?

  • @strada21_
    @strada21_3 ай бұрын

    The officers were angry because the boys told them the final chapter and how that drama ended , it was doctor stranger

  • @throughthewind9043
    @throughthewind90434 ай бұрын

    Thats illegal tho! Being a free person is a human right.. I feel sad for the young boys.

  • @darthplagueis3488

    @darthplagueis3488

    4 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately, anything “western” is considered illegal and criminal in North Korea. Where even watching some South Korean shows can land you possibly facing the North Korean firing squad.

  • @user-ol3tk3em4s
    @user-ol3tk3em4s4 ай бұрын

    Our world is literally the real life Hunger Games 😬😬😬

  • @nombaite2443
    @nombaite24434 ай бұрын

    North Korea is like a reality show of George Orwell's 1984.

  • @miasmic100
    @miasmic1004 ай бұрын

    What madness is North Korea, this country must be freed

  • @look-out-4-1-another
    @look-out-4-1-another4 ай бұрын

    I bet Kim Jong Un watches all kinds of shows from South Korea & from around the world.

  • @jiatram1320
    @jiatram13204 ай бұрын

    Wow. That means I could be sentenced to life in prison for all the k dramas I've watched.

  • @hazelmint6671

    @hazelmint6671

    4 ай бұрын

    Same 😳 Especially dramas where the plot involves the Korean war!

  • @YusukeEugeneUrameshi
    @YusukeEugeneUrameshi4 ай бұрын

    NEVER EVER VISIT NK. DO NOT EVER THINK, ATTEMPT. THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS A PRISON IN JUST ONE WRONG MOVE. I feel so sad for the citizens of NK they don’t have freedom.

  • @emotionaleagle3435
    @emotionaleagle34354 ай бұрын

    I don't understand why other fully developed countries don't try to take over this country? These people don't even have basic human rights. This situation is pitiful.

  • @Kaidrawsstuff

    @Kaidrawsstuff

    4 ай бұрын

    They probably consider it to kuch of a hassle to do so and if I'm being honest I'm not suprised

  • @gautaminandi5572

    @gautaminandi5572

    Ай бұрын

    Geopolitically its not easy at all 1) Nk has China's backing 2)NK has nukes.

  • @meylisa1688
    @meylisa16884 ай бұрын

    Please teach them what is human rights 😭

  • @davidpak271
    @davidpak2714 ай бұрын

    What a sad life

  • @proud_chinese_traitor
    @proud_chinese_traitor4 ай бұрын

    That's why Taiwan needs keep democracy forever

  • @samuelchen717mu7

    @samuelchen717mu7

    4 ай бұрын

    Dude China isn’t that bad although their government is very harsh I think the people still have a lot of freedom although not as much as America they are more safe especially in bigger cities when going out at night

  • @Cosmo1093

    @Cosmo1093

    4 ай бұрын

    @@samuelchen717mu7 A de-facto ban on K-pop and K-dramas has existed in China for several years. It's a pretty low bar you're setting by saying "people still have a lot of freedom" just because they don't get jailed over violating that ban. There are also places in Asia that are both free-er than China AND safe -- Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore (kind of). Those are probably better comparisons than the US?

  • @samuelchen717mu7

    @samuelchen717mu7

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Cosmo1093 yes but people especially in America think that they have no freedom when in really most people especially the younger generation all use vpn so… plus China is a lot safer compared to to the USA which people from the west don’t understands but other than that your right many East Asian countries when compare to the politic is better than China but in China we still have freedom!

  • @SameWaveLength

    @SameWaveLength

    4 ай бұрын

    Who knows.. maybe after Xi steps down a Harsh Dictator will follow like the Kims.. we never know, that is why you dont wanna give too much power to a SINGLE person.. look at Russia fighting a senseless war against ukraine for Putins Ego@@samuelchen717mu7

  • @MultiverseRaidenWarriors

    @MultiverseRaidenWarriors

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@samuelchen717mu7 come to taiwan

  • @gailsarno4507
    @gailsarno45074 ай бұрын

    Crash Landing On You Kdrama really depicts the life, hope and curiosity of every North Koreans 🥺🥺🥺.. their dreams to experience how it feels to live in a place where there are lights at night . What it feels to have a freedom.

  • @ilaisafinau3453
    @ilaisafinau34534 ай бұрын

    Oh my Gosh, this is too much. 16 year old execution just by watching kdrama. Wow this country is the worse place that I could ever imagine. No wonder people are trying to escape this country just for the sake to have their freedom 😢.

  • @Tianshanwarrior
    @Tianshanwarrior4 ай бұрын

    Ridiculous

  • @jdabull
    @jdabull4 ай бұрын

    These two boys would be lucky to walk out living after 12 years. People die of starvation in North daily. Of course uprising is a repetitive history of man kind under such oppression. Yet all these extremely cruel measures are to keep its people weak and in check from such mind by blocking what is out there and making examples of.

  • @Mr_Valentin.
    @Mr_Valentin.4 ай бұрын

    And the UN will do nothing as usual...

  • @AKFourteen
    @AKFourteenАй бұрын

    North Korea should launch their own kpop and kdrama

  • @user.asleep
    @user.asleep4 ай бұрын

    What is this oppression?! I feel sorry for those people

  • @luthfinicolasereni5595
    @luthfinicolasereni55954 ай бұрын

    The ironic thing is, the freaking president tasted freedom while he studied abroad.

  • @LittlePanda888
    @LittlePanda8884 ай бұрын

    I remember the Great Leader and a great number of N. Korean audience watched a live performance by singers, celebrities and kpop idols from South Korea such as Red Velvet a number of years back. Shouldnt they be also charged for some crime as well? What hypocrisy...

  • @hazelmint6671

    @hazelmint6671

    4 ай бұрын

    Exactly! I don't get it as well.

  • @HachiTheBullMoose
    @HachiTheBullMoose4 ай бұрын

    I'd rather die attempting to flee a country like N. Korea than being forced to live my whole life in there.

  • @junpabelonia
    @junpabelonia4 ай бұрын

    What a cruel world in North Korea. 😢

  • @christianwijaya6906
    @christianwijaya69064 ай бұрын

    We might not see them again

  • @mischa6688
    @mischa66884 ай бұрын

    It’s 2024 now but in some countries it’s still 1800s

  • @gabrielesolletico6542

    @gabrielesolletico6542

    2 ай бұрын

    1800? Befor Christ...

  • @VoidlessOfSpace
    @VoidlessOfSpace4 ай бұрын

    It's times like these that make you realize anywhere is better than being in North Korea.

  • @whiskey4o4

    @whiskey4o4

    4 ай бұрын

    unless you're in ohio.

  • @shubhnamdeo2865

    @shubhnamdeo2865

    3 ай бұрын

    @@whiskey4o4 don't joke man, there are times to joke and times not to.

  • @whiskey4o4

    @whiskey4o4

    3 ай бұрын

    @@shubhnamdeo2865 unless you're in ohio.

  • @symontemplar1418

    @symontemplar1418

    3 ай бұрын

    Syria? Iran? Yemen? Russia?

  • @whiskey4o4

    @whiskey4o4

    3 ай бұрын

    @@symontemplar1418 almost as bad as being in ohio.

  • @dillon17
    @dillon174 ай бұрын

    Idk how this day and age, this country still exists.. like its just unhumane.. and cruel..

  • @butterfree93148lifestyle
    @butterfree93148lifestyle4 ай бұрын

    Can't believe an act like watching TV series which is deemed normal by standard is considered a crime against state by NK. feeling sorry for these boys. We can only hope and pray.

  • @TVKiDoOfficial
    @TVKiDoOfficial4 ай бұрын

    They need freedom, Korea must be United.

  • @quenchtv5436
    @quenchtv54364 ай бұрын

    This is so sad 😢

  • @TeluguBidda007
    @TeluguBidda0072 ай бұрын

    I feel pity for all those students. They are literally cutoff from the world and don't even know whats happening in their neighbour South korea. Im from india and i enjoying watching k dramas. North Korea should atleast let their next generation know the world and how life is across globe

  • @JohnG44

    @JohnG44

    2 ай бұрын

    Why would they that would mean them losing control after.

  • @Petreski447
    @Petreski4474 ай бұрын

    The reason why they have a 2 million man army is not just the outside world, its also to protect them from a civil rebellion, its also why they keep everybody in the dark when it comes to the rest of the world, this people are truly born in the matrix, its a tragedy of epic proportions.

  • @thisdeath
    @thisdeath4 ай бұрын

    this is just so sad i HATE politics.. some innocent lives get hurt.. evil people are so disgusting.. man these poor boys..

  • @TPDTND

    @TPDTND

    Ай бұрын

    Cry moar

  • @thisdeath

    @thisdeath

    Ай бұрын

    @@TPDTND what.. dont be mean..

  • @aedt3
    @aedt3Ай бұрын

    I feel sorry for all the people in N.K

  • @ginawylie5049
    @ginawylie50494 ай бұрын

    Thats so sad and very wrong . Poor boys.

  • @Jhin-jo5ri
    @Jhin-jo5ri4 ай бұрын

    You will got killed for watching DRAMA? man this is utterly ridiculous .

  • @futurevegan8617
    @futurevegan86174 ай бұрын

    I kind of forgot this was North Korea for a second and I expected this to be silly rather than just really sad.

  • @user-fx2hg7jl5h
    @user-fx2hg7jl5h4 ай бұрын

    they get punished for just watching k drama? what the fck haha 😂😅

  • @Blitzkit
    @Blitzkit4 ай бұрын

    as long as nokor citizens think that outside nokor are the enemies instead of their government they'll probably stay like that for a decade or two. but huge technological gap will really hurt nokor overall.

  • @loelds4817
    @loelds48174 ай бұрын

    China is similar to north korea. Kdrama is also banned in china.

  • @BombasticKesha9999

    @BombasticKesha9999

    18 күн бұрын

    China is LEAGUES freer than North Korea. There's literally no comparison

  • @speartongamer6080
    @speartongamer60804 ай бұрын

    How was footage from North Korea obtained?

  • @zefferz
    @zefferz3 ай бұрын

    this is absurd:(

  • @ash8225
    @ash82254 ай бұрын

    the way id be sentenced to life from the amount of kdramas ive watched

  • @eddy-nd7nh
    @eddy-nd7nh3 ай бұрын

    I bet little rocketman watches all the k dramas he wants tho

  • @Its_Nardos
    @Its_Nardos2 ай бұрын

    They might be like i wish i was born in South korea not North korea 🇰🇵🇰🇷 feel bad for them 😞

  • @Fr4nz2K
    @Fr4nz2KАй бұрын

    Idk why they just wont work together and overthrow the government seems to me north koreans like these rules and punishment

  • @minniemango4967

    @minniemango4967

    Ай бұрын

    It’s not that easy when they’re not exposed to the outside world and their is other countries that are supporting and funding North Korea so

  • @AdityaSharma-yk5fs
    @AdityaSharma-yk5fs2 ай бұрын

    Glad to be born in India

  • @2006_dinesh

    @2006_dinesh

    2 ай бұрын

    True ❤😊

  • @user-nb2cl9ci2b

    @user-nb2cl9ci2b

    2 ай бұрын

    Hello india 👋👋 🇮🇳❤

  • @2006_dinesh

    @2006_dinesh

    2 ай бұрын

    🇮🇳🥰🇰🇷

  • @comradebanana129

    @comradebanana129

    2 ай бұрын

    What do you do for a living bud?

  • @gautaminandi5572

    @gautaminandi5572

    Ай бұрын

    Same