north korea trying to flex with basic things like umbrellas is very telling

I like how the swedish government still sends reminders to north koreas government as well about those damn volvos. The swedes are like, guys it may have been half a century but maybe they just forgot about those cars, we'll just send another reminder

I truly believe that every person you see in those videos is forced to do exactly what they are doing.

the fact they identify themselves as "north korea" is very interesting. I always heard them calling themselves just "koreans" because they think they live in the true "Korea"

Those trams are Czech trams (where I live) Tatras t5. They were a prototype and were so cheaply made that we just sold them to Norht korea because they were unusable.

If it simply said "nearly everyone has an umbrella, BECAUSE IT RIANS OFTEN HERE" I would be 100 times more convinced that many people have one.

"We have many cars" Five whole cars: 😳😱😱

1:14 "very quiet and calming" she says while it looks like a scene straight out of a zombie apocalypse movie...

Possibly the roads are wide so they can fit military aircarft. Brasilia (Brazil's capital) was designed the same way, so in case of war, planes can land safely in the city

If I recall correctly, I heard somewhere that anywhere where there's tourists or films there are practically paid actors to look like civilians. I believe I saw this in a video of someone who visited north Korea, and he wasn't allowed to film certain areas and either he made a comment about how the crowd appeared or someone in the comment section.

If he goes missing someday, we know where to rescue him. But I’m sure he’ll be living the life in North Korea.

How ironic that their propaganda achieved the exact opposite of their goals. I have never wondered about the umbrella situation in NK. Now I am. I was once offered the opportunity to visit North Korea. I declined, the idea of a trip where I'd be sponsoring the regime while every day I'm at risk of being arrested and killed for looking the wrong way was NOT worth satiating my curiousity.

That was only some of the mountains. The rest were executed. Truly a tragedy

i don't know what is more worrisome, the fact that they make videos about how nothing bad ever happens in Ba Sing S... i mean, North Korea, or the fact that some people believe it.

That one girl speaks good English because her family was part of the North Korean embassy in England. So she was one of the only North Koreans to grow up outside North Korea. Her grandfather was also really massive and high up in the army Kim Jong un actually threw him a massive funeral when he died. That little British Korean girl family is very massive and famous in North Korea.

I believe that the man at 5:28 is not a regular man, but a secret police agent. You see, North Korea does not allow dissent and opposition (something which most already know), so in order to catch them, they employ agents to pose around the country and maintain position, and to report dissent if any occurs nearby, such as criticism of the regime or an act of political defiance. From my observations, I can conclude that he's most likely one of those secret police agents I mentioned above. Look at his posture, the fact that he stands there for so long without moving, how he looks as if he is waiting, and how he is watching the farmer do the work. Judging by what I read from these comments, it's most likely that the farmer is not acting on his own and is being ordered by the agent to act like that, and if he defies, the agent can report it.

I like how they don't point out how the daily morning walk on the road is only quite and calming because no one can afford cars.

Its important to note that they are only showing you the freedoms you have in North Korea not the freedoms you could have.

The people in the DPRK don’t have internet access so for them to post these videos on tiktok for the world to see means the government technically posted them.

I actually recognize what performance the plate throwing video is from! It's part of "Nanta": a non-speaking physical performance about chefs that involves a lot of tricks like using knives to cut vegetables and plates thrown to other performers. I actually saw one performance live when I went to South Korea with my family and can a test to the level of skill that's needed for it and how cool it looks, they even had one guy on another guys shoulders catching plates and they had some beautiful throws. Only thing is, the video they had is definitely not the take they should have used - at the performance I watched they dropped maybe one plate over a FIVE MINUTE sequence. Not very skilled if this is the best part, North Korea

This gave me chills. My family lived in communist Romania and all the severe and absurd living conditions that I grew up hearing about are shown here. (And this is obviously just the tip of the iceberg)

It's funny how they flex with stuff that is completely normal for the rest of the world.. "We have cars". "We have umbrellas" "We have phones" :D

Ngl the 2nd video, the daily walk one, looks like something straight outta walking dead. It's kind of eerie and barren, compared to most places with enormous roads like that.

“Nearly everybody in North Korea has an umbrella” 😂

It's rough no matter how you cut it- pretty much the only path out of their dictatorship regime is some kind of conflict, internal or external. There is a chance that continued intense negotiations and a strong internal popular pressure to reunify *could* perhaps one day result in a peaceful loosening of restrictions in the country but that chance seems pretty slim

the fact that the cars and the phone shown in the tik tok are at least 10-12 years old tells you all you need to know

I'm not even going to fucking lie, this is exactly how my dad described living in 1960-1991 soviet union, look pretty much the same as the few photos he still has too. Crazy shit mate

Here in south korea, the government’s getting concerned bcos the guys up north won’t pick up our daily calls for a week now. Idk what’s going on there, but Jackson, if a strange number suddenly calls you, DON’T PICK UP

The thing about North Korea propaganda is that it just isn't very good or sophisticated. I've heard Sinologists say the same thing about Chinese propaganda for the west - it seems hyperfixated on local issues and Chinese foreign policy talking points that to Western audiences often feel bland or more like government press releases. This is what Russia has done so well for so long - even during the USSR, there was a real focus on producing propaganda that appealed to specific groups in the West, often along ideological lines. The point was partially to present Russia in a good light, but mostly to create disruption and division - that's the strategy that they find most most effective for their aims. But North Korea? I do think it's remarkable that so little effort is being made. Who is this content really for? Who are they trying to impress?

the person filming never did a full 360 and you might not think anything of it, however this is actually due to the fact you'd see a man holding a 12 gauge to the back of their skull

“Quiet and Calming” Shows giant ominous stone monolith with red writing on the side

So sad Jackson passed away after eating a lethal amount of kimchi

Sounds like N.K. needs a PR firm. I mean if your gonna make propaganda you should at least do it right.

Reminds me of one of those skits or stories of aliens trying to pre-emptively prove that they're human or that picture of a wolf on two legs captioned "look at me, I'm human, I pay taxes, I have depression".

“There is no war in Ba Sing Se”

I feel bad for the people that are held hostage there

I genuinely couldn't believe this love your content

*It has the same vives as Mark Zucc saying "ah yes, I enjoy human activities such as drinking water and smiling"*

I do like your long form videos, keep them up

Audi and Mercedez? okay.. Hyundai??? no way...

Damn 3 cars, a bus, and some icbms these people are loaded

North Korea is living in the future 100% (By in the future they mean after a apocalyptic event and humanity managed slowly to rebuild )

I love his long format videos

I thought he was gonna do a safety audit on North Korea 😂

The more I watch, the more I forget I already tapped the like button😂

Bro, when you inevitably disappear, I didn't see anything 👀

Thanks for sharing

Another great vid

The "the part of North Korea western media doesn't show you" part is insane, that's like going to Hiroshima after the bombs dropped and then saying"the part of Hiroshima the west doesn't show you"and its a bomb shelter

To be honest I am shocked that North Koreans are even allowed on TikTok at all.

"calming" *pans over to the most eerie landscape ive seen in my life*

3:34 fun fact all the trams were made in czechslovakia in the soviet era. a bare minimum of vehicles is actually made in north korea

I must say that regarding the issue of cars, in a city of nearly 3 million there are barely any cars. There are more traffic in villages with ca 10,000-20,000 inhabitants in Europe than in the entirety of North Korea.

One of my english teachers back in 7th grade, who was british by the way was a north korean travel agent who was also sponsored by the north korean government.

Another great watch, 10/10

"Yo dudes the Empire is pretty chill, Maybe you could like join it or something"

The trains gave me a vibe of a 1940s place....🤐 Pls dont kill me😥

Finally someone’s covering this

The thing is Pyongyang looks pretty normal itself but it’s so empty 😂 also the thing with Oxes is that they cant buy or afford petrol due to sanctions and it’s poor also here in Vietnam it’s also common

You make me laugh at the darkest times. Thank you for making me smile

If I were facing life in prison, or worse, in the US, I still would not defect to North Korea. I can't think of any situation I could ever be in wherein I would defect to that country

More North Korea propaganda, please! Quality content, and we even got a free Minecraft joke! And thanks for informing this Swede about that awful robbery! 🤯 I now have a new nemesis.

Thank you for the TikTok recommendation

@northkoreanlife: _life in North Korea is fine_ Source: *TrUsT mE bRoOoOo*

who the hell do they think they are fooling

I mean, I get why they’d mention cars, as a lot of people complain about how few cars there are (especially with the automotive industry knocking off everything). But the umbrellas I don’t get…

I thought you on only made shorts, nice

The guy that sells bikes in North Korea : 💸💸

Another great video good to see you have ads in your videos now lol hope you don’t get abducted 😂 (You didn’t have an emoji at the end so have a 🫥)

I am followed by one of these propaganda accounts and every once in a while they like my tiktoks. They also view my profile VERY often and once even commented just the letter "p" then immediately deleted it. No idea why

they fr be saying "yo dudes, the empire's pretty chill! maybe you should like join it or something!"

“My daily morning walk in North Korea” sounds like an actual shit post on Tik Tok

That looks like the DDR the zone where Germany belonged to the ussr after ww2 😂

tnx finnly someone talks about it

I vaguely remember from the TT page that the lady in the red coat showed up in another video and people thinking she was an actor or forced to be there.

Buddy how do you go and drop the sickest Minecraft battle choreography and then are react to propaganda😂

Who are they even trying to appeal to

The thing is like only 2 people have phones other people have to worry about food and life

That mobile game they showed was my talking tom 2 btw I played it years ago but I still remember how it looked

i had a dream last night where i was messaged by my friend via steam chat by my friend that told me he knew kim jong un, then kim messaged me and then i played roblox with kim in a game where you would find other random games via 3 blue buttons and an image on a white wall in a default baseplate with a weird sky color, my avatar was grey (or gray, i swap between them some times) with a light grey torso and kim was dressed like he looks in real life but robloxified, i went afk a couple times to message my friend and kim jong un. and then went fully afk trying to do something, and then i returned to roblox seeing kim gone, and then kim messaged me, clearly annoyed of my inactivity. i then panicked thinking he would execute me or nuke me.

3:40 That game is called "My talking Hank"

Jackson is one of the best content creators on the platform

Songbun: hostile

What do you think will happen if North Korea finally invaded Seol/South Korea and sees how developed and better it is than their home country?

that game at 4:00 is my talking frank? idk its that weird white spotted dog. i uset to play it

that GMod server joke was the best I heard recently

I love how they try to make their country look good meanwhile everyone knows the truth

I like using google earth to zoom in on North Korea. There’s maybe 1 car per every 12 city blocks, which appear to be mostly old big trucks and a few taxis.

3:58 that game is called my talking hank

Just got a shetchy add for volo on this video. Like come on bro you want me to buy something that you gave north korea for free. Lol

This is so sad how come they didn't show how amazing the North Korean labor camps?

I'm so sad, because they will probaly never be freed or atleast not in my life time

Here before 1M subs 💯

That game in question was Talking Hank. I played it once.

It was fun watching your videos RIP 😔✊

North Korea kinda based?

I do not think of any of those things

(3:40) the game that is shown on the phone is actually Talking Hank by Outfit7 (they made talking tom and others)

It's crazy how both communist and capitalist dystopia fit on the same peninsula

2:14 PLUS THOSE VOLVES YOU STOLE FROM SWEDEN