it's horrible and so disrespectful to interrupt someone who's talking about his traumatic life, please next time just be quiet and let him speak! My heart goes out to this brave, strong and kind hearted young man. I wish you had more emphaty for him...
I imagine this is what it would be like telling your life story to a class of 4th graders, always interrupting and only understanding the rudimentary parts of your journey to freedom 🙄 i applaud Ryu's patience and strength 👏🏾
they're are sick . you heard them say that they enjoy listening to his trauma in the beginning rather than express empathy. they re interrupting him because they are trying to steer his story to the worst parts so it can get peoples attention for umm.... money.
Yes I agree I felt that way just watching the other two videos and that was one on one and just a few times but with this extra interrogator it is just insane Too bad B
They are honestly very naïve and Charles even called them out at the end for participating and even WORKING FOR the Kim government. I have no clue how Jordan Harbinger and his friend can still be so naïve and still participating after the show. Its shocking that they even had to interrupt and ask him so many silly questions when you'd think by now they would know a little bit about north korea and the people who have escaped. Not the brightest tools in the shed clearly and if they were the ones born in north korea they would likely still be there now... Charles even now shows his ingenuity and ability by learning how to program which you'd think people born in the USA would take advantage of learning such skills but neither one of them knew the first thing about programming..
This guy could have told his amazing story without you even being in the room. The guy with the hat was cool but the other guy... not interested in your useless questions or interrupting just to repeat what he said. Even after he asked you to just let him tell his story.
Seriously. Charles says they ran out of money and he had to drop out of school to take care of his mom. Then he interrupted and said “ so your grandmother ran out of money and you had to take care of your mom?” Like fuck it’s absurd the interruptions. I could understand if his English was bad but it’s really really good.
The most annoying part is Charles explains things so well this guy CONSTANTLY asks the dumbest questions It has made this one of the hardest videos to finish on TH-cam but nothing like the journey Charles has been through and has overcame Thanks for sharing your story! May God bless you!
But almost, not like charles overcome of northkorea but ALMOST. This pink jacket guy is HORRIBLE in such kind of vids. He thinks ameuterly like he is keeping the conversation fresh and interesting with his weird out of the blue questions wich are almost all of them useless.
I would love to hear this guys incredible life story. I wish pink shirt would SHUT UP so he could tell it without being interrupted every other sentence!!!!
They was pissing me off. Like just stfu and let this man speak. We all are willing to listen but its hard to listen when you 2 keep smacking your gums every 5 seconds while Charles is talking.
@@frederickmoller You’re right, this is an interview. And maybe that’s why I’m so upset. They ask very good questions and I am excited to hear the answers but every time he starts into his answer he is interrupted and then he never gets back to what he was saying!
I know Charles and I have to say, I’m amazed everyday by how encouraging and joyful he is. I could be having the worst day and he just has to smile and give me an encouraging word, and my day is made. Keep living your life Charles. I wish you all the happiness in the world.
Wish they could have just let him tell his story without feeling the need to interrupt every 10 seconds! Imagine living in a hell hole that doesn't let you have a voice and then come on a podcast where they constantly over talk you. The irony 🤦🏽♀️
I feel this way here and in so many "interviews". I get trying to keep someone on track so they do not go off track and end up talking about the color of their second-grade classmate's shoes... but really we are here to hear them and not you ...more them and less you
What a powerful story. Charles seems to have turned out to be a good person even though his early life was so brutal and tough. Amazing to see. God bless him.
I am too a life long Christian, well forever long Christian. I'm so happy you are in the U.S. & am so hPpy your are a brother in Christ. The Almighty definitely helped you get over here! Awesome, harrowing story, you have an amazing testimony that will help lead other people to Christ. Hallelujah
Charles Ryu is such an amazing soul. I really enjoyed listening to him. He have no need to be like Will Smith at all. He's a great character in his own way. May TMH GOD continues to bless him and the rest of you all.
I was stationed 13 miles from the DMZ 2015-16 and it always haunted me how much different life was just minutes north from me. Charles you are so brave and I congratulate you on your citizenship! Such a powerful story that needs to be heard by everyone.
This is so heart breaking North Korean refugee..so glad he's in USA ..i really think that Jesus really save him no joke! God bless America..land that i love.thank you for the story.It inspiring me to do better.
This interview was VERY hard to watch😢 More like watching an interrogation not an interview. The way they interrupted him every minute of this video is so uncomfortable to watch. He doesn’t hardly ever get to finish a sentence. He’s side tracked while trying to keep a flow to his timeline. This is terrible and he had such a heroic story to tell☹️😞 Of all of the interviews I’ve watched of NK escapees, this was by far the hardest to watch because how terrible they treated him.
I completely agree. I have watched many interviews and this was very difficult to watch imo; they kept interrupting him and unnecessarily disrupting the flow and his train of thought making it impossible for him to finish his sentence.
Absolutely riveting. One of the most unbelievable North Korean defector stories I've ever heard-and that is a high bar. I almost didn't watch it because of the "I Ate Someone Else's Vomit" thumbnail. Thank you, autoplay!
Forget about James Bond, his story is that of an action hero all on its own. Escaping N Korea twice, finding himself in the middle of nowhere in China after three days walking without food or water and unable to speak the language. From there not too many then make it to the US. Amazing story about his drive to live a free man is inspiring. From London, UK
Red jacket needs to put the mic down and keep it away from his mouth indefinitely and give poor Charles a damn chance to tell his story in peace. It's like he loves the sound of his own voice or something. And what's so infuriating is that his questions aren't even worth the interruptions, like at all!!
I love this podcast! However, I'm so glad you do not often include a second interviewer - or in this case interrogator. That guy is hard to listen to. He interrupts constantly and states the utterly obvious over and over.
I watched the whole video because I wanted to hear the whole story about Charles. Honestly, the two interviewers really didn’t know how to interview people and ask questions. They always interrupted him while he’s telling the story. Why not just let him to tell his story ? If you have any questions, you can ask later after finishing telling his whole story.
What an amazing young man, i wish every American was as humble and brave as him. GOD was absolutely watching over him, i have no doubt especially when the motorcycle guy showed up and helped him when he needed it the most. What a testimony!!!!
@Stacia Renee, if there was a god was watching over him, why did he put this kid through torture for 17 years and then what, yawn and say, well maybe I'll save this one? This is a story of an incredibly strong, resilient person who had the courage to fight for his freedom even though he risked torture and death. Nothing supernatural about it.
What a really nice guy I watched all of that the way he makes eye contact and is always smiling just amazes me the people who have been through the most terrible things are always the happiest glory to him I hope he has an amazing life what a guy ❤
I watched Yeonmi Park on Joe Rogan years ago and watched her again recently and then watched her on many other channels. Now I’m watching about other NK defectors and the stories are truly heartbreaking. It’s also incredibly interesting to realize this is going on right now. 😢 I wish these people the best and I pray the ones stuck there get an opportunity for true freedom. God Bless them. 🙏🏻 Hate to hear him getting scammed by a thieving pos and equating that with Capitalism being bad. I’ve lived here my whole life and would never go buy my own car by myself. Lots of criminals, sadly. Bad people everywhere. Bless his heart. 😢 He needs some good, solid friends and to get away from California. 😅❤
@@brookereed7663 what do you mean by that? They have different stories because they are different ppl but are you inferring that someone is lying about something? Which part?? I am genuinely interested. I just saw Park’s interviews (2 of them) and found them so moving and heartbreaking- all of them. Anyway- I didn’t think there were inconsistencies, but I wonder what you found. I’m also listening while I’m at work so I could have missed something
@@paolamadrid206 just listening to how he describes growing up compared to how she talks about growing up. The way he talks about growing up, it wasn't as bad as her growing up. BUT I suppose she's older then him and she's talking about the 90s and he's talking about the 00s.
@@paolamadrid206 BUT people are says she is a grifter put in place for republican propaganda. When she was on a game show with her mom, when talking about eating bugs, her mom said it wasn't that bad and she had a big imagination. BUT idk. It's hard to trust anything anymore.
I believe Yeoni dramatized a lot of her story. She is now a republican propaganda tool, I obviously cannot say for fact. I just got a weird vibe from her stories, her words are very careful.
I really just watched it to the end because of Ryu, but honestly this two guys are rude, that is when you see people who has had it easy their whole life think of it as something you can question, kind of make fun of, and to think it is funny to question him about his life in those certain ways they did, man you should treat him with not a bit, much more respect than what you did. The one guy with the microphone questioning him; ''Oh I was there!'' trying to make him self superior, yes we know you have traveled, So what OMG you guys really should improve on the way you treat your guest.
"We pushed a 1000lb cart ......." "So like you had to push it using your legs and arms?" "Yeah becau......" "So it's not mechanical?" Like shut up, he couldn't finish a full sentence at times. Very interesting guy to listen too when not being interrupted every 5 minutes. Lasted an hour before I switched off. The constant interruptions.
I gotta go find this story where he's actually allowed to tell it. I get that it's THEIR show, Idt anyone will lose sight of that; but to have NO self control; speaking compulsively, making jokes, asking dumb questions & making even dumber comments incessantly-after Charles speaks a couple sentences, is just torturous. Maybe THEY should just tell it. The poor guy forgets where he was & loses his story telling stride throughout the charade, due to their nonsense. Ugh. Way to show respect & gratitude. O wait; or is it that HE owes YOU? Is that the problem?
Some of the jokes they made actually made me feel ill. Truly disgusting interview skills. This man is not a comedian hes a trauma survivor which i think they forgot.
Wow, let the guy tell his story. This was frustrating at times to watch...I'm glad he's an American citizen now and hopefully discovering his life goals and purpose
1:50:00 let me clarify this part as a Mongolian. Mongolia is a democratic country which doesn’t deport north korean refugees or any other refugees back to their respective countries. If something we even help them to contact south korean embassy so that they can go there safely. In this part when he said “if they caught north koreans deep in south china, for example mongolia” i hope he was refering to inner mongolia (which is an autonomous region in china) BUT Mongolia, independent country is not part of China. And what a great story Charles. Happy for you that you got your freedom
I didn't know that as a non American but I did know Mongolia helps defectors by sending them to Sk so the story didn't add up there. Many thanks for clarification!
God must've blessed this man. From what I've gathered about Communist China, people generally don't go out of their way to help strangers, especially if it means risking one's own freedom or well-being in some way (like helping a North Korean defector). Miracles are real, and this is it. It fills my heart with joy, knowing how he cried out to the Lord in his darkest hour. It is similar to one of my favorite psalms, Psalm 118: "I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The Lord is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me. It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in princes." ☦✝
I lasted 30min into the interview. The interviewers' are so excited and involved they can't stop themselves from interrupting Charles every other minute. Please let the man speak.
Ive seen this whole interview and i don't see nothing wrong with the interviewers. They did a good job asking good question and keeping us the audience engaged.
Hated when he kept interrupted his story with questions that he already spoken about. Even the guest got fustated by saying 'can i just tell my story'. Enjoyed the story telling, felt i was there in some parts.
If anyone's wondering, 장진 (長津/ChangJin), is the county where toughest battle of the Korean War was fought. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir) In English, it's called the "Battle of Chosin", because we didn't have enough Korean interpreters at the time, we used a lot of our Japanese Americans to act as translators (for several reasons: One of them, was prior to the war, Korea was a colony of Japan's where they had forced Koreans to learn and speak Japanese, and without much maps of Korea of our own, we had to utilize maps that the Japanese had drawn up.)
31.17 the friendly asian way to say stfu🙊 Charles is a tough man, I know ppl like him in Asia💪💪💪 The Dude with the red jacket destroys the whole Story & turns it into an Interrogation. Charles is used to it.
Haven't heard the full story yet, but I've been binging these kinds of videos. It's pretty amazing that this guy didn't give up--and yet I'll give up when things even get a teeny tiny bit difficult. Incredibly inspiring.
This could’ve been so much better hadn’t you two interrupted him as much as y’all did. It was ridiculous. Especially the one in the pink shirt. Even after explaining things as clear as he did he was still interrupted. Whether it’s a conversation or not he should’ve been able to talk about his experiences without being stopped every 5 seconds. Charles even said let me tell my story that should’ve been a reminder to be a proper interviewer. Let people finish then ask questions.
The interviewers don't seem to be listening and keep asking Charles questions about facts that he has already given: Eg his father lived 12 hours away from the border and then they ask him 'does your father live near the border.?' No wonder the interviewer took 2 hours. At one stage Charles even says ' he guys let me tell my story.'
Charles and us go way back. The edited version of this story is smoother, but this is one of the first times he told the story. It needed massaging big time
I noticed that, he explained what kind of jobs they did at the detention camp and 2 mins later he asked him what kind of work they did lol shit happens tho
@@JordanHarbingerShow Really doesn’t sound like it when he asks you to stop interrupting him in exasperation. Stop making excuses for your buddy’s poor work.
@@JordanHarbingerShow The other guy in the red shirt was actually one of the worst interviewers/podcasters I have ever seen. If you can't see how much you guys were interrupting then that's a you problem. His voice was starting to grate on me halfway in. Even just the amount of pointless repeating he did. Let him push buttons behind the camera.
My goodness the poor man must've thought "I escaped the north korean psychopathic regime, labor camps, torture interrogations, brainwashing and I am trying to tell my story to two 11 year old girls who find it funny to interrupt me every 2 seconds......gee....how wonderful I've given my time to be treated so well by these little gitls" 🙄🙄🙄 This is why I'm humiliated at how spoiled, selfish and ignorant our western society has truly become. We are so damn ungrateful and so rude! Thank you to this brave young man for sharing the most intimate parts of his life. There are sooooo many people listening and we appreciate this rare glimpse into a world we cannot fathom. You're an amazing courageous and unbelievably strong human being. Don't lose your kindness its unbelievable to see such joy after so much suffering May the Lord bless you and keep you all your days 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I just want to say as a patriot, welcome and thank you for getting your citizenship and congratulations brother. You are a true 007 buddy. Keep safe and keep keeping on.
When you go through such a hunger, you’d do anything to eat what you find. In USA many of us are so privileged that we don’t know what hunger is. It’s called survivor mode to stay alive. He is in pain but I can sense he’s holding his tear. No time to cry but I feel so much love for this man. May God bless this gentleman and hope he find Jesus Christ so he can have the eternal life. Our life isn’t guaranteed but there is a way to get to eternal life…John 3:16/14:6…❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Charlie - "I seen a banana, and I bit it." Interrogator : "with the peel?" Charlie - "We arrived at my dad's house." Interrogator - "near the border?" Bruh. If you don't stop interrupting him with the unnecessary questions. Geesh 🤦🏿♀️
I am Arabic and when. I came here I also needed 2 years to open my ears and be able to follow through how American speak lol 🎉glad he is here now. But Iam also taking how many people did not succeed I am sorry for that life u went through I kind of cried I hope peace will be in the whole word
I struggle with Yeonmi's narrative having watched this. I just came from her interview on this channel right before and she talks about stuff like NKs having no concept of emotions or love but Charles tells a very different story in terms of culture
Yeomi,exasgerates on her stories about her life in NK,50% of her stories are made up,and exasgerated..imo,but no doubt Life in NK,is hard and horrible for alot of their ppl.
Don’t you think even within NK there can be different experiences and ways of life? I forget how old Yeonmi was when she escaped but I imagine peoples perspectives will be very different based on what their lives were like and how old they were when they left. Nothing is black and white even within the people of NK
They had different upbringing as well. He came from a family with political connections. His family was much better off than Yeonmis family (Still awful of course). Its the same thing as comparing somewhere like Malibu, to a poor part of New Mexico. Your lives are VASTLY different, despite being in the same country. Yeonmi was also a girl, rape is much less of an issue for men. Most of her horror stories have to do with her and her mother being trafficked. That's something he would not have to deal with since he is a boy. @@jadesx96
@@HungTran-dv5me yea I believed in yeonmi 100% for years but just recently looked through some videos doing some critical journalism on her past. It's worth taking a listen because she's unfortunately taken up too much of the conversation while likely embellishing and dramatizing. It's hard to believe anything she says or said. Really enjoyed Charles' story, very down to earth and just a remarkable journey. Wish him nothing but success.
'94 babys woot woot. Great interview thanks for the opportunity to learn and listen! Side note yall It *is* a podcast, not a one on one interview, it's a different Vibe. I just watched a one on one interview with Y Parks (not going to butcher her first name) and am enjoying this interview just as much. My #1 and really only podcast is Distractible which is 3 guys and the convo flows like this too.
do you even listen to what he's saying?he meant different races not racism! did the 23 people that liked your comment even read your name?!?! what do you mean by 12 is my limit?
@@ericl8471 I don't even remember what my comment was about, it was a year ago. As for my user name, it's a quote from my favourite TV series, 'Spaced' and is in reference to cups of tea. Where was your depraved mind going?
@@twelvesmylimit I totally agree about the part when he's talking about racism. I am mixed race, I live in a very conservative red-state, where my life has been threatened by the extremely cowardice KKK, a few times. It really hits home when you hear someone else talk about how the racism was understandable but yet at the same time hurtful. Btw...seems as if ericl8471 is extremely envious of your name. What a weirdo for even asking how you came up with it🤦🤷
@@twelvesmylimit... I don't get it either. I just don't understand how a person can be so heartless. The white superiority is way outta hand and it proves to be dangerous 😢
Now that's the meaning of intelligence to me. He picked up English astonishingly well. Intelligence is not Not memorizing something regurgitating it on a test and then forgetting it. That is the meaning of programming not intelligence. This guy is impressive for real.
Correction to interviewers; it's not about "connections" to live in Pyongyang, have a good job and live a good life. It's about the classes given by the government to individuals depending on their families' loyalty to the government....core, wavering, hostile and many sub classes.
Many people complain that the interviewees interrupted too much. I feel different. I liked that they asked about more details all the time because I found those details also very interesting and they asked the right questions. Greetings from Germany 👋
This really helped me see a perspective I never think about. I imagine I'm considered middle class since I own my own home out right but I can't imagine the hardships.
You have Soo much empathy 😇🙏🏽😇. That will bless you ; give to the poor and you will never lack. People are Soo selfish and it's Soo sad😢❤😢. Pray for your neighbor 🙏🏽 treat people how you want to be treated ❤️🙏🏽❤️
My gosh the guy with pink shirt interrupting all the time I was listening as a podcast and had stop to leave this comment and realised now everyone thought the same… Charles couldn’t conclude one single thought without interrupting
Thank you very much for this video!! Very interesting and informative. I wish Charles can see South Korea or already has since he really was raised in Korean society.
It’s horrific anywhere, but I’ll never forget seeing those images of children. They didn’t have an ounce of fat, completely skin and bone. To think the NK, government, were the ones who needed to be bribed to get outside help into the country. Anyone able to sit back and watch ppl suffer like that, aren’t human.
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it's horrible and so disrespectful to interrupt someone who's talking about his traumatic life, please next time just be quiet and let him speak! My heart goes out to this brave, strong and kind hearted young man. I wish you had more emphaty for him...
They actually were allright. Not very intrusive.
I disagree, it builds up suspense and is a great storytelling technique.
get over yourself
I imagine this is what it would be like telling your life story to a class of 4th graders, always interrupting and only understanding the rudimentary parts of your journey to freedom 🙄 i applaud Ryu's patience and strength 👏🏾
Amen
they're are sick . you heard them say that they enjoy listening to his trauma in the beginning rather than express empathy. they re interrupting him because they are trying to steer his story to the worst parts so it can get peoples attention for umm.... money.
@@bravojonny347Totally agree, they are bad interviewers. She should've went to joe rogan to cover it.
It’s like trying to have a convo at work with my fellow military members. 🤪 Folks, don’t join the military unless you have the IQ of a rock!
For real !
These guys interrupt every minute to ask this guy to keep telling his story. It's brutal
I got from it they were just super excited. I just started it tho 😅
Yes
I agree
I felt that way just watching the other two videos and that was one on one and just a few times but with this extra interrogator it is just insane
Too bad
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Just interrupts constantly or restates the obvious if not possible makes a random comment
Yup, it's disrespectful. They are like radio presenters
They are honestly very naïve and Charles even called them out at the end for participating and even WORKING FOR the Kim government. I have no clue how Jordan Harbinger and his friend can still be so naïve and still participating after the show. Its shocking that they even had to interrupt and ask him so many silly questions when you'd think by now they would know a little bit about north korea and the people who have escaped. Not the brightest tools in the shed clearly and if they were the ones born in north korea they would likely still be there now... Charles even now shows his ingenuity and ability by learning how to program which you'd think people born in the USA would take advantage of learning such skills but neither one of them knew the first thing about programming..
I wish there was another video where he is allowed to finish his story without being interrupted
Fr they talked more than him
He did the same thing with that undercover chef, it is unwatchable at times.
Actually they like hearing themselves talk. Do they really care about the subject? No, obviously not
He forgets what he was saying bc he gets interrupted so much and doesn’t finish 🙄🤦♀️
I tried watching this twice but couldn’t finish either time. Too many interruptions.
This guy could have told his amazing story without you even being in the room. The guy with the hat was cool but the other guy... not interested in your useless questions or interrupting just to repeat what he said. Even after he asked you to just let him tell his story.
I agree 100%
Glad this is the general consensus
Fawwwwwwwk these guys are really something
Seriously. Charles says they ran out of money and he had to drop out of school to take care of his mom. Then he interrupted and said “ so your grandmother ran out of money and you had to take care of your mom?”
Like fuck it’s absurd the interruptions. I could understand if his English was bad but it’s really really good.
The most annoying part is Charles explains things so well this guy CONSTANTLY asks the dumbest questions
It has made this one of the hardest videos to finish on TH-cam but nothing like the journey Charles has been through and has overcame
Thanks for sharing your story!
May God bless you!
Worst interviewer ever!!
But almost, not like charles overcome of northkorea but ALMOST.
This pink jacket guy is HORRIBLE in such kind of vids.
He thinks ameuterly like he is keeping the conversation fresh and interesting with his weird out of the blue questions wich are almost all of them useless.
Fuck your god who would allow such things to happen to a man.
FACT
I would love to hear this guys incredible life story. I wish pink shirt would SHUT UP so he could tell it without being interrupted every other sentence!!!!
Both of them kept on interrupting and made this guy lose his train of thought. It was so hard to follow.
They was pissing me off. Like just stfu and let this man speak. We all are willing to listen but its hard to listen when you 2 keep smacking your gums every 5 seconds while Charles is talking.
Me too, I want to hear his incredible life story, but this is an interview, so what's your problem with the two interviewers....sheesh!
@@frederickmoller You’re right, this is an interview. And maybe that’s why I’m so upset. They ask very good questions and I am excited to hear the answers but every time he starts into his answer he is interrupted and then he never gets back to what he was saying!
Pink Shirt really sucks badly!!!!! Always interrupting. He needs lessons from Shawn Ryan.
I know Charles and I have to say, I’m amazed everyday by how encouraging and joyful he is. I could be having the worst day and he just has to smile and give me an encouraging word, and my day is made. Keep living your life Charles. I wish you all the happiness in the world.
When you go thru hell, heaven is good lol
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Wish they could have just let him tell his story without feeling the need to interrupt every 10 seconds! Imagine living in a hell hole that doesn't let you have a voice and then come on a podcast where they constantly over talk you. The irony 🤦🏽♀️
OMG it’s sooo annoying! Just let him talk!!!! 😡
Kristie Bowman, I agree!
I feel this way here and in so many "interviews". I get trying to keep someone on track so they do not go off track and end up talking about the color of their second-grade classmate's shoes... but really we are here to hear them and not you ...more them and less you
What a powerful story. Charles seems to have turned out to be a good person even though his early life was so brutal and tough. Amazing to see. God bless him.
Can anyone recommend me another interview with this man where he isn’t interrupted every 5 seconds?
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Did you find him I would love to bring him on the podcast 🥹
I am too a life long Christian, well forever long Christian. I'm so happy you are in the U.S. & am so hPpy your are a brother in Christ. The Almighty definitely helped you get over here! Awesome, harrowing story, you have an amazing testimony that will help lead other people to Christ. Hallelujah
What an incredibly charismatic, charming, intelligent, heroic, amazing person. Im so glad you made it, and I hope all of your dreams come true! ♥️
Also, yet another North Korean escaping again - this country knows how to give its citizens second chance!!
The honesty in this kid is refreshing.
His story should be cast in Hollywood to show respect for him and the suffering of human beings.
Hollywood SUCKS ! The cult of celebrity worship needs to end ? No one should idolize these posers . Hollywood is a sewer of corruption.
bigger n better things than crap hoollllywoooood!
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Charles Ryu is such an amazing soul. I really enjoyed listening to him. He have no need to be like Will Smith at all. He's a great character in his own way. May TMH GOD continues to bless him and the rest of you all.
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Thank you so much🙏🏻
@@JordanHarbingerShow It would be better if you 2 stop interrupting the guest.
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Amen 100%
I was stationed 13 miles from the DMZ 2015-16 and it always haunted me how much different life was just minutes north from me. Charles you are so brave and I congratulate you on your citizenship! Such a powerful story that needs to be heard by everyone.
This is so heart breaking North Korean refugee..so glad he's in USA ..i really think that Jesus really save him no joke! God bless America..land that i love.thank you for the story.It inspiring me to do better.
@@kuntheaproch9201 stop with the Jesus B's if he existed north Korea wouldn't be so backwards and suffering
I understand buddy pretty well maybe better if you could have stopped interrupting him.
It’s a conversation. Not a monologue. Thanks for watching.
But you are not adding to story, make the interruptions cou6
They're terrible not even asking the right questions smh
@@JordanHarbingerShow consider listen to your audience, especially same advice comes so many times! So defensive!
@@jessielemon2477 - and he is the worst interviewer! Conversation my A$$.
This interview was VERY hard to watch😢 More like watching an interrogation not an interview. The way they interrupted him every minute of this video is so uncomfortable to watch. He doesn’t hardly ever get to finish a sentence. He’s side tracked while trying to keep a flow to his timeline. This is terrible and he had such a heroic story to tell☹️😞 Of all of the interviews I’ve watched of NK escapees, this was by far the hardest to watch because how terrible they treated him.
I completely agree. I have watched many interviews and this was very difficult to watch imo; they kept interrupting him and unnecessarily disrupting the flow and his train of thought making it impossible for him to finish his sentence.
I couldn’t agree more with you!
I agree so so so much ….. it’s a test of patience to watch thrn interrogate him.
No doubt. This was very very uncomfortable.
Charles is such a sweet man, and I wish him much success in his life! God bless him.
Absolutely riveting. One of the most unbelievable North Korean defector stories I've ever heard-and that is a high bar. I almost didn't watch it because of the "I Ate Someone Else's Vomit" thumbnail. Thank you, autoplay!
Lol, that is *why* I watched it. It sounded rather interesting.😂
Forget about James Bond, his story is that of an action hero all on its own. Escaping N Korea twice, finding himself in the middle of nowhere in China after three days walking without food or water and unable to speak the language. From there not too many then make it to the US. Amazing story about his drive to live a free man is inspiring. From London, UK
Red jacket needs to put the mic down and keep it away from his mouth indefinitely and give poor Charles a damn chance to tell his story in peace. It's like he loves the sound of his own voice or something. And what's so infuriating is that his questions aren't even worth the interruptions, like at all!!
Watched the whole episode! Charles is an extremely brave guy.
Absolutely. More like this in The Jordan Harbinger Show podcast feed
I found his story so heartbreaking yet his personality is still so funny and sarcastic and I love it!!!
I love this podcast! However, I'm so glad you do not often include a second interviewer - or in this case interrogator. That guy is hard to listen to. He interrupts constantly and states the utterly obvious over and over.
Yeah that format didn’t work out too well
I agree. Its annoying and doesn't add anything.
Yes the red shirt guy is a duck def muffed this up
Agree 100%
Horrible
Let the man speak… makes for a possibly great podcast awful. This man’s story is incredible
I wish they would stop interrupting him so much.
edited interview (without interruptions) in The Jordan Harbinger Show podcast feed
@@JordanHarbingerShow Just don't do it and then you won't have to edit.....
What a human being this men is!! Respect!
Charles is such an amazing human being, his voice and attitude is just so heartwarming what an amazing, brave, an absolutely inspiring guy
I watched the whole video because I wanted to hear the whole story about Charles. Honestly, the two interviewers really didn’t know how to interview people and ask questions. They always interrupted him while he’s telling the story. Why not just let him to tell his story ? If you have any questions, you can ask later after finishing telling his whole story.
What an amazing young man, i wish every American was as humble and brave as him. GOD was absolutely watching over him, i have no doubt especially when the motorcycle guy showed up and helped him when he needed it the most. What a testimony!!!!
@Stacia Renee, if there was a god was watching over him, why did he put this kid through torture for 17 years and then what, yawn and say, well maybe I'll save this one? This is a story of an incredibly strong, resilient person who had the courage to fight for his freedom even though he risked torture and death. Nothing supernatural about it.
What a really nice guy I watched all of that the way he makes eye contact and is always smiling just amazes me the people who have been through the most terrible things are always the happiest glory to him I hope he has an amazing life what a guy ❤
I watched Yeonmi Park on Joe Rogan years ago and watched her again recently and then watched her on many other channels. Now I’m watching about other NK defectors and the stories are truly heartbreaking. It’s also incredibly interesting to realize this is going on right now. 😢 I wish these people the best and I pray the ones stuck there get an opportunity for true freedom. God Bless them. 🙏🏻
Hate to hear him getting scammed by a thieving pos and equating that with Capitalism being bad. I’ve lived here my whole life and would never go buy my own car by myself. Lots of criminals, sadly. Bad people everywhere. Bless his heart. 😢 He needs some good, solid friends and to get away from California. 😅❤
But I can't help to notice that his story differs DRASTICALLY from hers.
@@brookereed7663 what do you mean by that?
They have different stories because they are different ppl but are you inferring that someone is lying about something? Which part?? I am genuinely interested. I just saw Park’s interviews (2 of them) and found them so moving and heartbreaking- all of them. Anyway- I didn’t think there were inconsistencies, but I wonder what you found. I’m also listening while I’m at work so I could have missed something
@@paolamadrid206 just listening to how he describes growing up compared to how she talks about growing up. The way he talks about growing up, it wasn't as bad as her growing up. BUT I suppose she's older then him and she's talking about the 90s and he's talking about the 00s.
@@paolamadrid206 BUT people are says she is a grifter put in place for republican propaganda. When she was on a game show with her mom, when talking about eating bugs, her mom said it wasn't that bad and she had a big imagination. BUT idk. It's hard to trust anything anymore.
I believe Yeoni dramatized a lot of her story. She is now a republican propaganda tool, I obviously cannot say for fact. I just got a weird vibe from her stories, her words are very careful.
I really just watched it to the end because of Ryu, but honestly this two guys are rude, that is when you see people who has had it easy their whole life think of it as something you can question, kind of make fun of, and to think it is funny to question him about his life in those certain ways they did, man you should treat him with not a bit, much more respect than what you did. The one guy with the microphone questioning him; ''Oh I was there!'' trying to make him self superior, yes we know you have traveled, So what OMG you guys really should improve on the way you treat your guest.
Let the dude talk stop interrupting him and cutting him off
These survivors are so incredibly intelligent and grateful for every life experience. God bless them bountifully.
"We pushed a 1000lb cart ......."
"So like you had to push it using your legs and arms?"
"Yeah becau......"
"So it's not mechanical?"
Like shut up, he couldn't finish a full sentence at times.
Very interesting guy to listen too when not being interrupted every 5 minutes. Lasted an hour before I switched off. The constant interruptions.
I read comments to see if others felt the same as me or if I was being annoyed at nothing at all.
for all the crazy things Charlie went through and the extraordinary life he’s lived he is still just a normal down to earth guy.
He could write a book with his story. Its very powerful!
Nobody in Hollywood will make a movie about their incredible stories because of Chinese censorship in Hollywood. Too bad!
What a hard life!! His an amazing soul 💖 he truly is. A movie should be made about his life.
Definitely
I gotta go find this story where he's actually allowed to tell it. I get that it's THEIR show, Idt anyone will lose sight of that; but to have NO self control; speaking compulsively, making jokes, asking dumb questions & making even dumber comments incessantly-after Charles speaks a couple sentences, is just torturous. Maybe THEY should just tell it. The poor guy forgets where he was & loses his story telling stride throughout the charade, due to their nonsense. Ugh. Way to show respect & gratitude. O wait; or is it that HE owes YOU? Is that the problem?
Some of the jokes they made actually made me feel ill. Truly disgusting interview skills. This man is not a comedian hes a trauma survivor which i think they forgot.
Can’t even listen to this because they just refuse to let him talk even a full 2 minutes. They Interrupt him every time .
This man is the real "Bad Boy". Bless 🙌 this young man.
Wow, let the guy tell his story. This was frustrating at times to watch...I'm glad he's an American citizen now and hopefully discovering his life goals and purpose
1:50:00 let me clarify this part as a Mongolian. Mongolia is a democratic country which doesn’t deport north korean refugees or any other refugees back to their respective countries. If something we even help them to contact south korean embassy so that they can go there safely. In this part when he said “if they caught north koreans deep in south china, for example mongolia” i hope he was refering to inner mongolia (which is an autonomous region in china) BUT Mongolia, independent country is not part of China.
And what a great story Charles. Happy for you that you got your freedom
Many of us non-Americans understand that there is Mongolia an indépendant country and inner Mongolia an area of China
I didn't know that as a non American but I did know Mongolia helps defectors by sending them to Sk so the story didn't add up there. Many thanks for clarification!
Let the dude tell his story! Oh my goodness. You repeat exactly what he just said to confirm
I'm so glad you made it here so you can live your life your way. Blessings and love in your new life❤
God must've blessed this man. From what I've gathered about Communist China, people generally don't go out of their way to help strangers, especially if it means risking one's own freedom or well-being in some way (like helping a North Korean defector). Miracles are real, and this is it. It fills my heart with joy, knowing how he cried out to the Lord in his darkest hour. It is similar to one of my favorite psalms, Psalm 118:
"I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes."
☦✝
I lasted 30min into the interview. The interviewers' are so excited and involved they can't stop themselves from interrupting Charles every other minute. Please let the man speak.
This guys awesome. Good job interviewing him. You acknowledged you interrupted him and i didnt hear any more interuptions personally. Excellent.
This guy is telling and incredible story and the interviewer can't shut up. It's not about you Dude!
Ive seen this whole interview and i don't see nothing wrong with the interviewers. They did a good job asking good question and keeping us the audience engaged.
Heavy dose of information about DPRK. Thank's guys!
They’re being very rude to their guest, interrupting him multiple times with long nonsense disrespectful comments and remarks. Terrible interview.
Hated when he kept interrupted his story with questions that he already spoken about. Even the guest got fustated by saying 'can i just tell my story'. Enjoyed the story telling, felt i was there in some parts.
If anyone's wondering, 장진 (長津/ChangJin), is the county where toughest battle of the Korean War was fought. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir) In English, it's called the "Battle of Chosin", because we didn't have enough Korean interpreters at the time, we used a lot of our Japanese Americans to act as translators (for several reasons: One of them, was prior to the war, Korea was a colony of Japan's where they had forced Koreans to learn and speak Japanese, and without much maps of Korea of our own, we had to utilize maps that the Japanese had drawn up.)
thanks for the background :)
North Korea also kidnapped people from different countries to teach them the language which is sickening.
31.17 the friendly asian way to say stfu🙊
Charles is a tough man, I know ppl like him in Asia💪💪💪
The Dude with the red jacket destroys the whole Story & turns it into an Interrogation.
Charles is used to it.
I would SO hang out with this guy. Then, perhaps, I could simply sit back....sip some beers and learn what I couldn't in this interview.
Haven't heard the full story yet, but I've been binging these kinds of videos. It's pretty amazing that this guy didn't give up--and yet I'll give up when things even get a teeny tiny bit difficult. Incredibly inspiring.
What an amazing man...🙏🏼🥰 ty for sharing the story!!
We have SO MUCH to learn from him!!!
This could’ve been so much better hadn’t you two interrupted him as much as y’all did. It was ridiculous. Especially the one in the pink shirt. Even after explaining things as clear as he did he was still interrupted. Whether it’s a conversation or not he should’ve been able to talk about his experiences without being stopped every 5 seconds. Charles even said let me tell my story that should’ve been a reminder to be a proper interviewer. Let people finish then ask questions.
Could not stand the guy in the pink shirt he was so rude and annoying
I love love love this guy and his story! Best interview yet!!!!
The interviewers don't seem to be listening and keep asking Charles questions about facts that he has already given: Eg his father lived 12 hours away from the border and then they ask him 'does your father live near the border.?' No wonder the interviewer took 2 hours. At one stage Charles even says ' he guys let me tell my story.'
Charles and us go way back. The edited version of this story is smoother, but this is one of the first times he told the story. It needed massaging big time
I noticed that, he explained what kind of jobs they did at the detention camp and 2 mins later he asked him what kind of work they did lol shit happens tho
@@JordanHarbingerShow no it didn’t. He was doing fine without the ten million obvious questions that NO VIEWER even had except you two.
@@JordanHarbingerShow Really doesn’t sound like it when he asks you to stop interrupting him in exasperation. Stop making excuses for your buddy’s poor work.
@@JordanHarbingerShow The other guy in the red shirt was actually one of the worst interviewers/podcasters I have ever seen. If you can't see how much you guys were interrupting then that's a you problem. His voice was starting to grate on me halfway in. Even just the amount of pointless repeating he did. Let him push buttons behind the camera.
🙏Charles goodluck to your dreams🙏 I can see you have big potential to reach whatever goals that is🙏
what a blessing to have you be here with us in America
My goodness the poor man must've thought "I escaped the north korean psychopathic regime, labor camps, torture interrogations, brainwashing and I am trying to tell my story to two 11 year old girls who find it funny to interrupt me every 2 seconds......gee....how wonderful I've given my time to be treated so well by these little gitls"
🙄🙄🙄
This is why I'm humiliated at how spoiled, selfish and ignorant our western society has truly become. We are so damn ungrateful and so rude!
Thank you to this brave young man for sharing the most intimate parts of his life. There are sooooo many people listening and we appreciate this rare glimpse into a world we cannot fathom. You're an amazing courageous and unbelievably strong human being. Don't lose your kindness its unbelievable to see such joy after so much suffering
May the Lord bless you and keep you all your days 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I just want to say as a patriot, welcome and thank you for getting your citizenship and congratulations brother. You are a true 007 buddy. Keep safe and keep keeping on.
When you go through such a hunger, you’d do anything to eat what you find. In USA many of us are so privileged that we don’t know what hunger is. It’s called survivor mode to stay alive. He is in pain but I can sense he’s holding his tear. No time to cry but I feel so much love for this man. May God bless this gentleman and hope he find Jesus Christ so he can have the eternal life. Our life isn’t guaranteed but there is a way to get to eternal life…John 3:16/14:6…❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Charlie - "I seen a banana, and I bit it."
Interrogator : "with the peel?"
Charlie - "We arrived at my dad's house."
Interrogator - "near the border?"
Bruh. If you don't stop interrupting him with the unnecessary questions. Geesh 🤦🏿♀️
I really appreciate his honest answer to the guys when they asked if people should visit North Korea.
Thank you for sharing his story!
I think this would have been a better show if you would have let him talk more instead of interrupting them.
It was a good interview. He is one of the few defectors I've seen that thinks reunification will happen. It shows he is a true optimist.
I am Arabic and when. I came here I also needed 2 years to open my ears and be able to follow through how American speak lol 🎉glad he is here now. But Iam also taking how many people did not succeed I am sorry for that life u went through I kind of cried I hope peace will be in the whole word
I'm 48m in, this is crazy. Great interview
Thanks Eddie!
I would be interested to see Charles and Yeonmi Park on an interview together. Her story shows what a "unconnected " family lives like.
I struggle with Yeonmi's narrative having watched this. I just came from her interview on this channel right before and she talks about stuff like NKs having no concept of emotions or love but Charles tells a very different story in terms of culture
Yeomi,exasgerates on her stories about her life in NK,50% of her stories are made up,and exasgerated..imo,but no doubt Life in NK,is hard and horrible for alot of their ppl.
Don’t you think even within NK there can be different experiences and ways of life? I forget how old Yeonmi was when she escaped but I imagine peoples perspectives will be very different based on what their lives were like and how old they were when they left. Nothing is black and white even within the people of NK
They had different upbringing as well. He came from a family with political connections. His family was much better off than Yeonmis family (Still awful of course). Its the same thing as comparing somewhere like Malibu, to a poor part of New Mexico. Your lives are VASTLY different, despite being in the same country. Yeonmi was also a girl, rape is much less of an issue for men. Most of her horror stories have to do with her and her mother being trafficked. That's something he would not have to deal with since he is a boy. @@jadesx96
@@HungTran-dv5me yea I believed in yeonmi 100% for years but just recently looked through some videos doing some critical journalism on her past. It's worth taking a listen because she's unfortunately taken up too much of the conversation while likely embellishing and dramatizing. It's hard to believe anything she says or said. Really enjoyed Charles' story, very down to earth and just a remarkable journey. Wish him nothing but success.
He said "I used to breath fear" 😥😭😥😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
'94 babys woot woot. Great interview thanks for the opportunity to learn and listen!
Side note yall
It *is* a podcast, not a one on one interview, it's a different Vibe. I just watched a one on one interview with Y Parks (not going to butcher her first name) and am enjoying this interview just as much. My #1 and really only podcast is Distractible which is 3 guys and the convo flows like this too.
Great Man
Thank you for telling your experience
You are hero!
🙏🌎💙💛✊️✊️✊️
'Trying to get used to the racism.' That broke my heart. 😢
do you even listen to what he's saying?he meant different races not racism!
did the 23 people that liked your comment even read your name?!?! what do you mean by 12 is my limit?
@@ericl8471 I don't even remember what my comment was about, it was a year ago.
As for my user name, it's a quote from my favourite TV series, 'Spaced' and is in reference to cups of tea. Where was your depraved mind going?
@@twelvesmylimit I totally agree about the part when he's talking about racism. I am mixed race, I live in a very conservative red-state, where my life has been threatened by the extremely cowardice KKK, a few times. It really hits home when you hear someone else talk about how the racism was understandable but yet at the same time hurtful. Btw...seems as if ericl8471 is extremely envious of your name. What a weirdo for even asking how you came up with it🤦🤷
@@lilblondebeautyyy I'm so sorry you have to experience such hatred. I'll never understand it.
@@twelvesmylimit... I don't get it either. I just don't understand how a person can be so heartless. The white superiority is way outta hand and it proves to be dangerous 😢
Hope you ll have a wonderful life now!❤
Now that's the meaning of intelligence to me.
He picked up English astonishingly well.
Intelligence is not Not memorizing something regurgitating it on a test and then forgetting it. That is the meaning of programming not intelligence.
This guy is impressive for real.
This story would have been much better if they started listening to him and stopped asking questions that he already answered…
San Jose welcomes you with open arms Charlie Ryu!
Correction to interviewers; it's not about "connections" to live in Pyongyang, have a good job and live a good life. It's about the classes given by the government to individuals depending on their families' loyalty to the government....core, wavering, hostile and many sub classes.
This is also about connections. You’re halfway there with the Songbun caste but the caste system is largely about connections and corruption.
Oh Charles Ryu, I hope and pray that you achieve everything you dream of.
Many people complain that the interviewees interrupted too much. I feel different. I liked that they asked about more details all the time because I found those details also very interesting and they asked the right questions. Greetings from Germany 👋
Charles is so charming and charismatic! Great interview!!
Amazing. I am happy for him. Congratulations on getting your American citizenship!!
This really helped me see a perspective I never think about. I imagine I'm considered middle class since I own my own home out right but I can't imagine the hardships.
You have Soo much empathy 😇🙏🏽😇. That will bless you ; give to the poor and you will never lack. People are Soo selfish and it's Soo sad😢❤😢. Pray for your neighbor 🙏🏽 treat people how you want to be treated ❤️🙏🏽❤️
My gosh the guy with pink shirt interrupting all the time
I was listening as a podcast and had stop to leave this comment and realised now everyone thought the same…
Charles couldn’t conclude one single thought without interrupting
Jordan, you're a wonderful interviewer, and Charles Is such a brave soul. Love your podcast!
Thank you! So much more in The Jordan Harbinger Show podcast feed!
@@JordanHarbingerShow - No, you kept on interrupting him!
Married with pizza - please don’t lie to him.
I hate the way they tried to insert jokes and humour into his gory past, it's not something to make fun of.
Americans...
Just let the guy tell his story, stop the constant interpretations...
The podcast feed has the uninterrupted interview. thanks for watching.
My dad had to do the same as he is saying about sandbags moved from one side to other and back, in Japanese POW Camps in WWII
So I listened to the double podcast on this guy today. Cudos to the lucky guy
Thanks for listening man
Thank you very much for this video!! Very interesting and informative. I wish Charles can see South Korea or already has since he really was raised in Korean society.
It’s horrific anywhere, but I’ll never forget seeing those images of children. They didn’t have an ounce of fat, completely skin and bone. To think the NK, government, were the ones who needed to be bribed to get outside help into the country. Anyone able to sit back and watch ppl suffer like that, aren’t human.