@@imadeadgoat8252 I've never left Brazil and I speak with a british accent, RP actually. It's just how you study english. Not saying that she didn't spend some time in England, but that you don't have to.
They probably handpicked her and didn't allow her to train anything else than english, just to use her as a propaganda tool. In North Korea, students showing exceptional talent or skills, especially in areas like language, arts, or sports, may be selected for specialized training programs. These individuals are sometimes used in ways that align with the regime's propaganda goals. Nothing is a coincidence, everything is controlled. But yes the girl is talented ofcourse, but not impossible with the level of hard work they basicly force them to do from very low age.
Obviously, propaganda from a written script! haha No way a young girl would say "our children can enjoy" ...if it was coming from her she would say "we can enjoy" there are many other areas that make is obvious as well.
Right. This is seriously scripted. Any kid, maybe, when talking about amusement parks, they'd be talking their favorite one, or the best time they had at them. Who they went with. Or maybe what games they like playing with their friends ect. And I'm pretty sure children wouldn't be talking in such a clear way, I mean in such a monotonous way. And at one point when she's at the swimming pool it looks like she glances slightly to the side for a second.
While I don't doubt that the videos are scripted, she's not a native english speaker. In korean "our" is commonly used when talking about people. There's a good chance that she would've used the same words if she was translating from korean to english in her head
@@Kyuupire Oh, you mean like the 우리 or 우리는. I've heard of a person, like a single person saying "our son/daughter" even though it's just them. I forgot about that, I see your point. She could have translated it as literally "our" since 우리는 is our, instead of saying "we" "every kid" or something along those lines.
@@KyuupireBoth “we” and “our” are the same word in Korean. So, she basically just made a mistake on the way she should say it. Or, she was told to say it that way to appeal to families.
@@bibibabo123 Deadpan means that even if the the face is smiling the eyes are giving off the sad depressed vibe. I never said she wasn't human. You are the one who came up with that.
As a British person it is really unnerving to hear her accent. At times it sounds almost flawlessly English, but very recognisably odd. For one thing she sounds ridiculously posh, she also pronounces things too well for a child. She sounds like a middle aged duchess. Additionally the language is obviously cultish sounding, no one speaks like that, and the inflection is hauntingly wrong. Very uncomfortable to watch.
I hate to break it to you but the gov are using her as a puppet and properganda trying to fool us into thinking the hermit kingdom is perfect and paradise but we all know that's VERY FAR from that.🤦🏾♂️
@@cahidijoyoraharjo7833 She's educated in the UK because she's more privileged then normal citizens.Who are suffering from being neglected like animals in the country side.Plus the girl is being used as a puppet for the governments properganda which is pathetic cause this hell hole country has been exposed for what for it is decades ago.
@@Yk1000- Wait. So she was allowed to step outside of North Korea? Isn't that forbidden? Don't the North Korean government put leash on each and everyone of their citizen? They're not even allowed to communicate with the world, right?
If you look at the girl, she never smiles and no one is smiling in any of the shots. They also carefully chose a girl who looks like her diet is good. Every time she says 'our children' it gives me the creeps. She is a child and she's parroting the script that they gave her. No child would speak that way. The water park looks like a dumpy little place with a slide. Big deal there. Also, notice that all of the shots are very tight. No people in the background having conversations or children playing. It's like mannequins posed and told to move but not very much.
I wonder why you see it as so evil when it’s North Korea but do not give a shit when it’s US or generally the global north. Cause when you think about it, we also have children used as actors for commercial purposes.
I'm sure that 11 year old kid studied English abroad. Yes, her English sounds more British. However, I'm sure she's reading from a script. Even native English speakers don't really sound that perfect. I do have to congratulate her on her impectible English skills.
You dont have to study abroad to sound like that. You can hire people in. It seems like she is surrounded by professionals and not people who speak slangs or informal languages.
@@akkti_as said in the video, the girl was most likely from an upper class family given she was living in pyongyang, and is able to film "vlogs" like that. even kim jong un studied abroad when he was younger, but they usually only go to switzerland or other european countries.
I love the sound of Hyunkyung's voice...! Her insights into the inner workings of N Korea are fascinating. We're all the same people, we just emerge into the world from different paths. 😊
"you'll be TOtally surPRISED ... whereEVER you go" - she sounds like Prince William. The closeup of bingsu (shaved ice) carefully excludes any background or wide shot which would risk revealing the truth that this is a tightly controlled propaganda shot. I like the 1980s microwave at Grandma's place. 5:21 NO ONE in the background of the ?popular ?crowded water park? 7:12 I like the pretend selfie pan but it ain't the girl doing that, it's the camera man, and both girls look scared. 7:31 "hotdog!? hamburger!?" - genuine shock!! 9:22 made a mistake, OMG they're gonna punish me now ... !
i wish you could add photos to youtube comments because i have it perfectly paused right now where it literally shows a grown man standing in front of them in the reflection of the mirror behind him. literally have to pause at the right moment at 7:12 right before the camera pans away and they start walking down the hallway (BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE GROWN MANS RELFECTION HOLDING THE CAMERA IN FRONT OF THEM)
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That young girl was not taught to speak English in North Korea with an accent like that. Probably the daughter of a diplomat based in the UK. Also, if she is from North Korea, she didn’t once mention the Dear Leader, which is normally the start and finish of any sentence by a North Korean
There's this video analyzing the idea of "North Korean" influencers, and being North Korean and understanding how it works from both Korean perspectives, Hyunkyung manages to get a lot of points from that video: - Scripted lines and stilted delivery - Most fluent British English speaker in North Korea - No access to the internet unless you're the elite - Unrealistic displays of North Korea - Aimed towards Western audiences (the analysis video also mentioned China and Japan as targets for other influencers) I guess that's the reason these videos aren't accessible in South Korea; they're trying to soften the viewpoints of South Koreans about North Korean that distracts from the overlying issues about North Korea.
her english is very good, but it’s sad since she obviously being forced in some way (i say in some way because i don’t know her exact situation, it could be coercion or something else), it’s clear that she’s reading from a script since she’s just advertising north korea and isn’t speaking like an 11 year old kid (both in tone and language)
You've got these liars having this girl say how positive it is there, then the liars like Yeonmi Park exaggerating the negative aspects for book sales. I'm glad this girl tells the truth.
Well she probably does, but it's not an average kid's bedroom and most NK kids dont have that. As was said, in North Korean context she is privileged so she (allegedly) read Harry Potter and gets to go to the water park etc. (It was only her third time there tho... Idk if she goes to another indoor pool or if one even exists. For my nieces going to "the swimming hall" is a weekly thing, so they've gone countless times in their life. 😅 It was the same for me in 1990s-2000s. And we're not rich and werent & arent in the capital, so there's the vast difference to average North Korean life.)
As she explained the the video, this girl is the daughter of one of the most wealthy families in Pyongyang... one of the most privileged kids in the country. i dont find it hard to believe she has a room like that. Her family is one of the top of the top...
When a former NK is surprised seeing what’s in Pyongyang, it really shows how so privilege people are in the city rather than the rural area. Her reactions are real😅I was also shocked because not to boost or anything but in my country, mostly everyone knows what’s in the capital of the city. For example, a popular tourist place, theme parks or even shopping malls. If you’re from the rural area or village, when people ask where do you wanna go, we will often say the popular place in the city. It’s not just for the high-ups and rich people, but everyone around the country. I hope NK resident will have the same freedom and benefits in the future if their country regulation changes.
From my understanding North Korea doesn’t have freedom of movement. You can’t just go a visit or move to Pyongyang you have to go through paperwork and be approved.
I would’ve closed the video after the little girl said “our children” because aren’t *you* a child too!? In america, our commercials who use children always have them represent themselves and others like them as “we”, emphasizing that they are a child representing the product. She’s talking like an older man gave her a script, made her memorize siri speaking the script, then reproduce it on camera over and over again. I saw no emotion in the part where she was supposedly excited :,(
Ironically it might be more believable if she spoke English with an accent. Her English is simply too perfect, like she learned Received Pronunciation from an English private school.
@@inshort6831no he said "F" capitalism in defense to when I was talking about North Korea.. because the cry baby doesn't want to work or go to college....
To be fair, had I not learnt about north korea in school I might not know the real conditions. There might also be people who look at this and go 'wow it's changed!' thinking its gotten better. Sadly sometimes people struggle to conceptualise that something so horrible is still happening today
When I try to wrap my head around NK and all of its propaganda, I do find it mentally challenging. That country and its politics and all is like, man, do what.
I'm from Malaysia. We all know North Korea's true circumstance. No matter how much they sent out these videos, we, the foreigners are not that dumb. No children would speak or act like that. She looks like she's making videos for a school project. These videos are basically laughingstock for us foreigners. Not towards the children, but towards the government of North Korea, with their play pretend "fun park".
i mean this might somewhat true to the top 1% of the population, like the girl in the "vlog". it's like showing america but only showing the life of a new york heiress, but not showing the bums on the street and ordinary people's lives in the country side. it's still clear even if the girl DOES regularly eat bingsoo and go to waterparks (hopefully she does, what a sweet girl), this is still a scripted propaganda. she never smiled and the words are unnatural. i just hope the production crew is nice to her
When I first heard about this youtube video of vlogs in NK, I was shocked since months ago I read an article about having no internet there or any access to any form of media aside from the state’s own media.
Fascinating. Very clearly carefully directed and scripted. I do wonder why DPRK would bother going to such extremes with the current global situation. It seems like a lot of effort to me.
her accent is good but that must be because she has a 'good' tutor for her. but her story telling is rather like a textbook instead a real conversation, so i done believe it😅
I dont know how people fall for these so easily, it was the same when Yeonmi park's youtube channel was blowing up and so many people bought into everything she said
Shes got a very posh old english accent most english accents don’t sound like this unless its london based and it’s an old person. Its like the accent Americans think we have however we haven’t spoke this way in years and only older posh british people sound like this little girl.
I honestly feel sorry for all North Koreans. We had the same regime, I even remember wearing those ugly red scarfs as a kid. You know what we did? We made revolution and now we have democracy. I don't understand why they are so obeying, while they could be thriving, like their neighbours. There is millions of them vs one tyrant and few soldiers ... it's worth of the freedom!
The problem here is that they are comparing life in North Korea with life in Pyongyang. The situation is very different from the rest of the country, and there are indeed many luxuries in Pyongyang. Munsu Water Park is indeed quite impressive.
We all learned british english in school but movies and songs influenced us more 😅 Not sure what North Korea is trying to achieve with this weird staged video though...Also, doubt any foreigner would believe this..
“Endless things our children can enjoy” coming from a kid ?? Ana adult wrote that and she memorized it. A child would never say “our children” when they ARE a child
I’m American. Born and raised in New York. We know North Korea is NOT like the images she showed in the video, and that this was fake. I’m certain she’s on a set and she is a child actor for the government. My heart breaks for her. She’s probably so scared. Fortunately, many Americans know the truth about North Korea. We don’t know much, but we know they are bad.
Song-Ah's 1st video sounds like the script was lifted wholesale and adapted from the Queen's Christmas Greetings! 😅 The rest, her delivery is so stilted, probably because she's trying so hard to not mess up the script… Hyunkyung saw right through it of course, but her nostalgia for General Seome was cute. I really hope Hyunkyung doesn't believe we Westerners buy into DPRK propaganda -- we usually just laugh at it. I almost feel bad for Song-ah… almost.
I think most americans know by now that all NK produces is propaganda, but I don't know about other countries. I imagine most larger western countries know.
As an English person, you can tell her "accent" is a faked one, it's someone putting on the accent, clearly acting and reading a script as you said. It's the same as you'd hear from someone in USA pretending to do an English RP accent. All very forced. No one who learns English from a young age sounds like that.
The Queen did speak like that from a young age, but of course her circumstances were literally unique. No one else speaking English natively sounds like that. RP is basically dead anyway.
Her English is flawless, but not in a normal or natural way. The accent is odd. But mostly she sounds like an AI robot reading a script. Her word choices are very adult choices. (I was a language teacher in South Korea for 10 years, so it isn't a language barrier - it is saying what she is told to say). She has memorized everything from her manners to her script to the inflection. Poor kid.
When i watch this video, it's kinda sad watching hyunkyung's expression. It feels like all of the things in the propaganda video was a dream for her and all of north korean residence. It feels like she envy that the little girl was able to experience all of that in north korea, while she and many of her friends need to endure the hard life. I hope hyunkyung has a better life in south korea!
They literally tell her that at the start of this video. Did you not watch the part where the guy behind the camera said he had to download the video illegally?
@@jessicaregina1956 If you mean that from the perspective of Korea's beauty standards, then yeah, probably. I actually prefer Hyunkyung, though. Prettier than most idols, anyways.
@@jessicaregina1956 No it's not, and at least Hyunkyung is real -- K-pop beauty standards are a lie and you bought into it just like they wanted you to. North Korea isn't the only Korea that makes propaganda. SK's just promotes plastic surgery and unaliving.
I think that ward is for upper class. I heard from documentaries that upperclass of NK can have access to things so maybe they can watch movies like these.
It is still a country for those who were born there and live there, and we should respect this. What we should not tolerate is the awful government/state leader(s) behind the awful dictatorship and human rights violations.
it's not that they didn't have electricity. during the shaved ice part, she mentioned that it was weak. so just most likely they had blackouts, etc. can still watch TV but periods of time where they had no electricity.
Eu assisti vários vídeos da Coreia do Norte e também da Coreia do Sul (por exemplos os doramas, seu modo de vida, sua cultura, etc...) para ver as diferenças entre os 2 países. O que mais impressionou na pequena Coreia do Norte, foram os espaços amplos, como praças, ruas, os prédios e as casas não são como em outros países. Por exmplo: todos muito junto ou seja um amontoado de construções. As cidades norte coreanas, a impressão que dá, é que elas são mais respiráveis, limpas e sem toda aquela poluição visual de propagandas/marketing....
Oh god I'm getting a sinking suspicion that this kid lives like she's in the version of the Truman show. Just picked out young, somehow influenced to have a that weird accent and play out propaganda scripts. The accent is so unnerving like she's been listening to an AI version of what a british accent sounds like
Her language skills makes me wonder if she is the daughter of a diplomat and has been one of the few trusted families to have been sent overseas, and then brought back
No need, there's English education within the country as well. Usually some children of elites that can later act as tour guides and interpreters, but now apparantly also to act as propaganda mouthpieces on youtube
Man I love the way they talk.. it’s so alien to an American. Not just the words but the cadence and how they pause on words and just “ahhhhh” sometimes… it’s awesome 😂 also seeing an Asian that learned British style English is always strange to me 😂
Check out “ Surfin in the DPRK” several utubers visited some years ago and managed to make the video, I sure hope the guide who sang is okay. It’s a lovely video.
they have internet but I think they they just try to use platforms specific to China, though it doesn’t seem like citizens care cause I keep getting odd Chinese videos on TH-cam and instagram.
Google doesn't accept china's policy, Microsoft partly did so bing existed in China. It's a 2-way problem. It's the same as other countries banning stuff violating their laws. India banned tiktok, so did USA?
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She’s right. This is the best english I’ve heard from a North Korean.
She is British-Korean
She spent some of her life in England hence the accent
@@imadeadgoat8252 I've never left Brazil and I speak with a british accent, RP actually. It's just how you study english. Not saying that she didn't spend some time in England, but that you don't have to.
even from a south korean
They probably handpicked her and didn't allow her to train anything else than english, just to use her as a propaganda tool. In North Korea, students showing exceptional talent or skills, especially in areas like language, arts, or sports, may be selected for specialized training programs. These individuals are sometimes used in ways that align with the regime's propaganda goals. Nothing is a coincidence, everything is controlled. But yes the girl is talented ofcourse, but not impossible with the level of hard work they basicly force them to do from very low age.
Obviously, propaganda from a written script! haha No way a young girl would say "our children can enjoy" ...if it was coming from her she would say "we can enjoy" there are many other areas that make is obvious as well.
Right. This is seriously scripted.
Any kid, maybe, when talking about amusement parks, they'd be talking their favorite one, or the best time they had at them. Who they went with. Or maybe what games they like playing with their friends ect.
And I'm pretty sure children wouldn't be talking in such a clear way, I mean in such a monotonous way. And at one point when she's at the swimming pool it looks like she glances slightly to the side for a second.
While I don't doubt that the videos are scripted, she's not a native english speaker. In korean "our" is commonly used when talking about people. There's a good chance that she would've used the same words if she was translating from korean to english in her head
@@Kyuupire Oh, you mean like the 우리 or 우리는. I've heard of a person, like a single person saying "our son/daughter" even though it's just them.
I forgot about that, I see your point. She could have translated it as literally "our" since 우리는 is our, instead of saying "we" "every kid" or something along those lines.
@@KyuupireBoth “we” and “our” are the same word in Korean. So, she basically just made a mistake on the way she should say it. Or, she was told to say it that way to appeal to families.
@@Kyuupire Is is a British-Korean.
The deadpan emotionless look in the 11 year old girl's eyes is the same in every video.
I don't think she looks deadpan. She is as human and has a right to be in this world as much as you.
@@bibibabo123 Deadpan means that even if the the face is smiling the eyes are giving off the sad depressed vibe. I never said she wasn't human. You are the one who came up with that.
The adults from North Korea have that same expression, it's like a mask.
Maybe she's AI
@@Der.Geschichtenerzahler More like just following a script while knowing that if she messes up she could be sent to a labor camp.
As a British person it is really unnerving to hear her accent. At times it sounds almost flawlessly English, but very recognisably odd. For one thing she sounds ridiculously posh, she also pronounces things too well for a child. She sounds like a middle aged duchess. Additionally the language is obviously cultish sounding, no one speaks like that, and the inflection is hauntingly wrong. Very uncomfortable to watch.
The inflection does my head in. 😵💫
I hate to break it to you but the gov are using her as a puppet and properganda trying to fool us into thinking the hermit kingdom is perfect and paradise but we all know that's VERY FAR from that.🤦🏾♂️
She was probably trained by watching royal British people videos.
@@cahidijoyoraharjo7833 She's educated in the UK because she's more privileged then normal citizens.Who are suffering from being neglected like animals in the country side.Plus the girl is being used as a puppet for the governments properganda which is pathetic cause this hell hole country has been exposed for what for it is decades ago.
@@Yk1000- Wait. So she was allowed to step outside of North Korea? Isn't that forbidden? Don't the North Korean government put leash on each and everyone of their citizen? They're not even allowed to communicate with the world, right?
If you look at the girl, she never smiles and no one is smiling in any of the shots. They also carefully chose a girl who looks like her diet is good. Every time she says 'our children' it gives me the creeps. She is a child and she's parroting the script that they gave her. No child would speak that way. The water park looks like a dumpy little place with a slide. Big deal there. Also, notice that all of the shots are very tight. No people in the background having conversations or children playing. It's like mannequins posed and told to move but not very much.
Você é simplesmente DOENTE.
What f ur comment gives them info to make better propaganda?
@@Freya_Blue If they need filming advice from a random youtube comment, they are dumber than I thought they were
I wonder why you see it as so evil when it’s North Korea but do not give a shit when it’s US or generally the global north. Cause when you think about it, we also have children used as actors for commercial purposes.
@@Freya_Blueexactly. What if? What? Lol.
It’s not going to convince the masses nor the many.
Keep bringing her back for more please! I like hearing her commentary the best, very informative and not to mention her reactions are very genuine.
Shes probably been trained & is a propaganda tool 😢
agreed!!
youre so right plus shes extremely pretty too
I'm sure that 11 year old kid studied English abroad. Yes, her English sounds more British. However, I'm sure she's reading from a script. Even native English speakers don't really sound that perfect. I do have to congratulate her on her impectible English skills.
Her accent is very old fashioned rp - only very older more elderly British speak that way anymore.
impeccable?
You dont have to study abroad to sound like that. You can hire people in. It seems like she is surrounded by professionals and not people who speak slangs or informal languages.
Abroad?? Girl do you not realise she lives in NORTH KOREA??? You think she can go abroad?? 😭
@@akkti_as said in the video, the girl was most likely from an upper class family given she was living in pyongyang, and is able to film "vlogs" like that. even kim jong un studied abroad when he was younger, but they usually only go to switzerland or other european countries.
I love the sound of Hyunkyung's voice...! Her insights into the inner workings of N Korea are fascinating. We're all the same people, we just emerge into the world from different paths. 😊
Hyunjyung voice sounds like my daughter’s. I think she must have lived in the south of England for several years
@@francesboardman8584 I could listen to it all day 😊
"you'll be TOtally surPRISED ... whereEVER you go" - she sounds like Prince William. The closeup of bingsu (shaved ice) carefully excludes any background or wide shot which would risk revealing the truth that this is a tightly controlled propaganda shot. I like the 1980s microwave at Grandma's place. 5:21 NO ONE in the background of the ?popular ?crowded water park? 7:12 I like the pretend selfie pan but it ain't the girl doing that, it's the camera man, and both girls look scared. 7:31 "hotdog!? hamburger!?" - genuine shock!! 9:22 made a mistake, OMG they're gonna punish me now ... !
She's probably been trained by British royals speaking from videos and such
i wish you could add photos to youtube comments because i have it perfectly paused right now where it literally shows a grown man standing in front of them in the reflection of the mirror behind him. literally have to pause at the right moment at 7:12 right before the camera pans away and they start walking down the hallway (BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE GROWN MANS RELFECTION HOLDING THE CAMERA IN FRONT OF THEM)
Can't believe I found this so quickly to it being posted. I really enjoy the girl in these videos, I've watched a few. Please try to keep her around!
Yoo I couldn’t understand why u were saying u found this so fast lol until I’ve seen the time
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That young girl was not taught to speak English in North Korea with an accent like that. Probably the daughter of a diplomat based in the UK. Also, if she is from North Korea, she didn’t once mention the Dear Leader, which is normally the start and finish of any sentence by a North Korean
She actually lived un the uk with her mum bec her mum is a High official
Well, not really. Ask anyone who has taught a North Korean and they'll tell you that's just lip service.
Yes it has been confirmed. Her family is in close relationship with Jim jung un her parents were uk diplomats and she lived there for a bit I think
it's pretty obvious it's a script made by an adult when she says "our children"
There's this video analyzing the idea of "North Korean" influencers, and being North Korean and understanding how it works from both Korean perspectives, Hyunkyung manages to get a lot of points from that video:
- Scripted lines and stilted delivery
- Most fluent British English speaker in North Korea
- No access to the internet unless you're the elite
- Unrealistic displays of North Korea
- Aimed towards Western audiences (the analysis video also mentioned China and Japan as targets for other influencers)
I guess that's the reason these videos aren't accessible in South Korea; they're trying to soften the viewpoints of South Koreans about North Korean that distracts from the overlying issues about North Korea.
"The Bizarre World of North Korean Influencers" by fern
That little girl was NOT having a good time. She seemed terrified.
her english is very good, but it’s sad since she obviously being forced in some way (i say in some way because i don’t know her exact situation, it could be coercion or something else), it’s clear that she’s reading from a script since she’s just advertising north korea and isn’t speaking like an 11 year old kid (both in tone and language)
It's really sad that an 11-year-old got forced into this propaganda business and this fact alone speaks volumes about the NK regime.
For any advertising strategy, there will always be a script, no matter the county... What a stupid speculation
You've got these liars having this girl say how positive it is there, then the liars like Yeonmi Park exaggerating the negative aspects for book sales. I'm glad this girl tells the truth.
Yeonmi is worse. She spreads capitalist pro American propaganda
Yeonmi isnt a liar
@@Sarah.2. look at what she says about America
No North Korean girl ever had a bedroom that looked like that.....
Well she probably does, but it's not an average kid's bedroom and most NK kids dont have that. As was said, in North Korean context she is privileged so she (allegedly) read Harry Potter and gets to go to the water park etc.
(It was only her third time there tho... Idk if she goes to another indoor pool or if one even exists. For my nieces going to "the swimming hall" is a weekly thing, so they've gone countless times in their life. 😅 It was the same for me in 1990s-2000s. And we're not rich and werent & arent in the capital, so there's the vast difference to average North Korean life.)
As she explained the the video, this girl is the daughter of one of the most wealthy families in Pyongyang... one of the most privileged kids in the country. i dont find it hard to believe she has a room like that. Her family is one of the top of the top...
@@p1kkuma Maybe she's the daughter of the minister or esteemed general or something like that.
Except her...and her friends, maybe
OMG. Even poor families that I knew growing up in the USA had it better than the richest kids in NK. Mind blowing stuff.
Hyunkyung is so beautiful 💗
She is so gorgeous and I like her voice
When a former NK is surprised seeing what’s in Pyongyang, it really shows how so privilege people are in the city rather than the rural area. Her reactions are real😅I was also shocked because not to boost or anything but in my country, mostly everyone knows what’s in the capital of the city. For example, a popular tourist place, theme parks or even shopping malls. If you’re from the rural area or village, when people ask where do you wanna go, we will often say the popular place in the city. It’s not just for the high-ups and rich people, but everyone around the country. I hope NK resident will have the same freedom and benefits in the future if their country regulation changes.
From my understanding North Korea doesn’t have freedom of movement. You can’t just go a visit or move to Pyongyang you have to go through paperwork and be approved.
I would’ve closed the video after the little girl said “our children” because aren’t *you* a child too!?
In america, our commercials who use children always have them represent themselves and others like them as “we”, emphasizing that they are a child representing the product.
She’s talking like an older man gave her a script, made her memorize siri speaking the script, then reproduce it on camera over and over again. I saw no emotion in the part where she was supposedly excited :,(
Ironically it might be more believable if she spoke English with an accent. Her English is simply too perfect, like she learned Received Pronunciation from an English private school.
North Korea is opening their borders for tourists again in December 2024, so maybe that's why they're showing this to Western people as well.
I'll tell my socialist nephew about it maybe he would want to move there
@@Willowspovthink your nephew would prefer countries with actual socialist principles like Norway or Denmark
@@inshort6831no he said "F" capitalism in defense to when I was talking about North Korea.. because the cry baby doesn't want to work or go to college....
*welfare and social market economy not socialist.
@@inshort6831 you don't know him... So shhh!!
11:22
that expression, those emotions, are golden
7:42 I don't think anyone besides a few metally challenged western people think that's what North Korea is like!
To be fair, had I not learnt about north korea in school I might not know the real conditions. There might also be people who look at this and go 'wow it's changed!' thinking its gotten better. Sadly sometimes people struggle to conceptualise that something so horrible is still happening today
When I try to wrap my head around NK and all of its propaganda, I do find it mentally challenging. That country and its politics and all is like, man, do what.
I'm from Malaysia. We all know North Korea's true circumstance. No matter how much they sent out these videos, we, the foreigners are not that dumb. No children would speak or act like that. She looks like she's making videos for a school project. These videos are basically laughingstock for us foreigners. Not towards the children, but towards the government of North Korea, with their play pretend "fun park".
i mean this might somewhat true to the top 1% of the population, like the girl in the "vlog". it's like showing america but only showing the life of a new york heiress, but not showing the bums on the street and ordinary people's lives in the country side. it's still clear even if the girl DOES regularly eat bingsoo and go to waterparks (hopefully she does, what a sweet girl), this is still a scripted propaganda. she never smiled and the words are unnatural. i just hope the production crew is nice to her
Damn can’t believe I’ve seen this so fast lol, the moment I’ve heard abt the waterpark..bruh u can really tell this video was made as a propoganda.
When I first heard about this youtube video of vlogs in NK, I was shocked since months ago I read an article about having no internet there or any access to any form of media aside from the state’s own media.
I think you watching to much propaganda video.
Fascinating. Very clearly carefully directed and scripted. I do wonder why DPRK would bother going to such extremes with the current global situation. It seems like a lot of effort to me.
It's an old video.
02:36 Extremely thick British accent when she say " go". I can't believe people buying this.
Her voice is satisfying
Hyunkyung is so beautiful !!! 😍🥰❤🥰😍
Part of her Accent went South African 😂
her accent is good but that must be because she has a 'good' tutor for her. but her story telling is rather like a textbook instead a real conversation, so i done believe it😅
What I love the most about these propaganda vlog channels is the idea of they thinking the west will believe it's all natural.
Honestly a lot of older people probably do. They believe everything online.
I dont know how people fall for these so easily, it was the same when Yeonmi park's youtube channel was blowing up and so many people bought into everything she said
Her phone is not filming
Shes got a very posh old english accent most english accents don’t sound like this unless its london based and it’s an old person. Its like the accent Americans think we have however we haven’t spoke this way in years and only older posh british people sound like this little girl.
She probably is the daughter of a high ranking official and attending private school in britain.
I honestly feel sorry for all North Koreans. We had the same regime, I even remember wearing those ugly red scarfs as a kid. You know what we did? We made revolution and now we have democracy. I don't understand why they are so obeying, while they could be thriving, like their neighbours. There is millions of them vs one tyrant and few soldiers ... it's worth of the freedom!
The problem here is that they are comparing life in North Korea with life in Pyongyang. The situation is very different from the rest of the country, and there are indeed many luxuries in Pyongyang. Munsu Water Park is indeed quite impressive.
Just had a quick look on google maps, that water park looks like it hasn't been open since they filmed that video.
I have a feeling they only open it up during special days of the year. There simply isn't enough privileged families in NK to run it daily.
@@sanseverything900 True. I also have a feeling, looking at the satellite photos, it might have been winter when the photo was taken.
We all learned british english in school but movies and songs influenced us more 😅 Not sure what North Korea is trying to achieve with this weird staged video though...Also, doubt any foreigner would believe this..
You should look through the comments of propaganda videos from NK. You'd be surprised how many people are in awe and actually get fooled.
“Endless things our children can enjoy” coming from a kid ?? Ana adult wrote that and she memorized it. A child would never say “our children” when they ARE a child
I would love to see her react to a north korea vlog filmed by those one of those foreigner tourist groups
I’m American. Born and raised in New York. We know North Korea is NOT like the images she showed in the video, and that this was fake. I’m certain she’s on a set and she is a child actor for the government. My heart breaks for her. She’s probably so scared.
Fortunately, many Americans know the truth about North Korea. We don’t know much, but we know they are bad.
At least they didn't kill millions of people all around the world in the name of freedom democracy
You admit yourself you don't know anything; yet you are very sure of yourself
That's alright. We all know the US isn't like the propaganda show on television either.
This girl Hyunkyung is so interesting. She's charismatic and has led such an interesting life
I went in north korea in 2016 and I recognized the 빙수‘s spot. It is a real one, it’s near the central university. I used to go there to have some.
She has a better british accent than me…..a brit.
That's how great north Korea is
I'm from North Korea and just wanted to say we livin good man stop throwing shade.
"You can't become a TH-camr just because you want to, so it must be made up for propaganda"
Seems a quite powerful counterblow for the West.
That child has no soul behind her eyes. It's sad.
She’s so beautiful. I love her red sweater over the shoulders like we did back in the 80s. Looks so preppy and stylish.
Song-Ah's 1st video sounds like the script was lifted wholesale and adapted from the Queen's Christmas Greetings! 😅
The rest, her delivery is so stilted, probably because she's trying so hard to not mess up the script… Hyunkyung saw right through it of course, but her nostalgia for General Seome was cute. I really hope Hyunkyung doesn't believe we Westerners buy into DPRK propaganda -- we usually just laugh at it. I almost feel bad for Song-ah… almost.
I think most americans know by now that all NK produces is propaganda, but I don't know about other countries. I imagine most larger western countries know.
Always interesting to hear opinions from North Koreans about their own country
Bypassing any form of censorship isn't illegal,censorship is what is illegal!
The REAL eagle saying TRUE words! 🦅
something about the see you soon creeeped me out..
As an English person, you can tell her "accent" is a faked one, it's someone putting on the accent, clearly acting and reading a script as you said. It's the same as you'd hear from someone in USA pretending to do an English RP accent. All very forced. No one who learns English from a young age sounds like that.
The Queen did speak like that from a young age, but of course her circumstances were literally unique. No one else speaking English natively sounds like that. RP is basically dead anyway.
Her English is flawless, but not in a normal or natural way. The accent is odd. But mostly she sounds like an AI robot reading a script. Her word choices are very adult choices. (I was a language teacher in South Korea for 10 years, so it isn't a language barrier - it is saying what she is told to say). She has memorized everything from her manners to her script to the inflection. Poor kid.
When i watch this video, it's kinda sad watching hyunkyung's expression. It feels like all of the things in the propaganda video was a dream for her and all of north korean residence. It feels like she envy that the little girl was able to experience all of that in north korea, while she and many of her friends need to endure the hard life. I hope hyunkyung has a better life in south korea!
That girl isn’t even experiencing that in North Korea. It’s a fake propaganda video.
Would’ve been a great opportunity for a vpn sponsor
Who's going to tell her it's the south who blocked the TH-cam channel from appearing lol
In all the cases, Google will block any NK channel after few months.
They literally tell her that at the start of this video. Did you not watch the part where the guy behind the camera said he had to download the video illegally?
She is so pretty!!
This is below average for Korea.
@@jessicaregina1956 If you mean that from the perspective of Korea's beauty standards, then yeah, probably. I actually prefer Hyunkyung, though. Prettier than most idols, anyways.
@@jessicaregina1956 No it's not, and at least Hyunkyung is real -- K-pop beauty standards are a lie and you bought into it just like they wanted you to.
North Korea isn't the only Korea that makes propaganda. SK's just promotes plastic surgery and unaliving.
I think that ward is for upper class. I heard from documentaries that upperclass of NK can have access to things so maybe they can watch movies like these.
Hyunkyung is so precious☺
I was raised watching Boy General....lol😂😂😂😂
진심으로 여러가지로 가식적이고 역겨운 곳이다.
나라라고 불러주기 조차도 싫어서 그냥 역겨운 곳이라고 쓰겠음
It is still a country for those who were born there and live there, and we should respect this. What we should not tolerate is the awful government/state leader(s) behind the awful dictatorship and human rights violations.
I don't think that phone was even on when D:
don't worry, most if not all westerners do understand that North Korea is lying 😭
Right unless one is super ignorant. This is the one think like 99.9% of westerners know. North Korea is lying about everything. 😂
I can assure her, MOST, if not all 'foreigners' know the videos are fake lol.
i do have a question as to how she watched that cartoon because she said that they didn't have access to electricity
it's not that they didn't have electricity. during the shaved ice part, she mentioned that it was weak. so just most likely they had blackouts, etc. can still watch TV but periods of time where they had no electricity.
The kid looks so not satisfied and overworked
she openly said every thing isn't scary for her? As i heard that north Korea can escape back his peoples from nearby country. Is that true?
she talks like smartschoolboy
The way her comment is so brilliant 🎉
I loved this video ❤
Eu assisti vários vídeos da Coreia do Norte e também da Coreia do Sul (por exemplos os doramas, seu modo de vida, sua cultura, etc...) para ver as diferenças entre os 2 países. O que mais impressionou na pequena Coreia do Norte, foram os espaços amplos, como praças, ruas, os prédios e as casas não são como em outros países. Por exmplo: todos muito junto ou seja um amontoado de construções. As cidades norte coreanas, a impressão que dá, é que elas são mais respiráveis, limpas e sem toda aquela poluição visual de propagandas/marketing....
1:56 the Teemo laugh i cant :,D
Hen Gen is very beautiful
Oh god I'm getting a sinking suspicion that this kid lives like she's in the version of the Truman show. Just picked out young, somehow influenced to have a that weird accent and play out propaganda scripts. The accent is so unnerving like she's been listening to an AI version of what a british accent sounds like
Kim should turn N. Korea into the worlds biggest casino with world class shows, and ten times bigger than Disney World, etc, etc....We would come!
Her language skills makes me wonder if she is the daughter of a diplomat and has been one of the few trusted families to have been sent overseas, and then brought back
No need, there's English education within the country as well. Usually some children of elites that can later act as tour guides and interpreters, but now apparantly also to act as propaganda mouthpieces on youtube
The way this is narrated, you can clearly see it's scripted.
Man I love the way they talk.. it’s so alien to an American. Not just the words but the cadence and how they pause on words and just “ahhhhh” sometimes… it’s awesome 😂 also seeing an Asian that learned British style English is always strange to me 😂
It’s like the camera was stuck on macro the whole time to make sure we don’t accidentally see the dystopic nightmare behind the curtain.
Hi just found your channel and just subscribed ❤🥳
Check out “ Surfin in the DPRK” several utubers visited some years ago and managed to make the video, I sure hope the guide who sang is okay. It’s a lovely video.
she is so pretty i love her haircut omg
Wish her have a good life in S.Korea.
She was on the news years back. It was confirmed that she grew up in London where her parents served as Diplomats, hence the accent.
That poor girl is probably forced to live in isolation for the mere fact she even knows about the existence of Harry Potter
Actually the Harry Potter books are one of the few Western series allowed there oddly enough
Is there any video about her and her story? I would love to watch!!
Omg I remember this video from a few years ago.
How did they even get her out of north korea??
08:33 It's funny, but it's the same in China.
they have internet but I think they they just try to use platforms specific to China, though it doesn’t seem like citizens care cause I keep getting odd Chinese videos on TH-cam and instagram.
Google doesn't accept china's policy, Microsoft partly did so bing existed in China.
It's a 2-way problem. It's the same as other countries banning stuff violating their laws.
India banned tiktok, so did USA?
Possibly the girl is the daughter of a diplomat and had lived and been to school in the UK? This would explain her accent at least.
Okay listening to her British accent and being in NK is really nerve wracking to me as a UK citizen no 11 year old speaks like this 100% scripted
A single look at a recent satellite photo of the Korean peninsula at night is enough to debunk it all.
Not knowing how to outer life kills their dream of revolution.
That's why they don't revolt.