See How One North Korean Soldier Escaped To South Korea

See How One North Korean Soldier Escaped To South Korea | TODAY

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In December, a North Korean soldier scrambled across the DMZ, the heavily guarded border that separates North and South Korea, in a bid for freedom that was caught on video. TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie visits the exact spot where the defector drove, ran and then crawled across the border, despite suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
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See How One North Korean Soldier Escaped To South Korea | TODAY

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@Cashyy5 3 жыл бұрын

Mad respect for the South Korean soldiers that saved him

@abcdefffue 2 жыл бұрын

@RIGHT TIMEZ r u crazy?

@unidentifieddude2685 2 жыл бұрын

@RIGHT TIMEZ Um...

@fleur8887 2 жыл бұрын

@Walter what did that guy say

@Fergus_0703 2 жыл бұрын

@Walter the comment got deleted. What did he said?

@chengyang9487 2 жыл бұрын

No if they dodo their family bye bye.lol. Duh.

@minkowski2326 6 жыл бұрын

literally Run for Life

@briancarpenter6413 6 жыл бұрын

literally crawl for life

@GabriellaG123 6 жыл бұрын

Bopaler You’re right

@GWAILIN 6 жыл бұрын

and Don't take your freedom for granted. Clearly.

@jameshsu8303 6 жыл бұрын

for k-pop

@discopanzer1009 3 жыл бұрын

He almost died. Seriously nobody wants to get shot by a gun

@Sheila612Miller 2 жыл бұрын

This is why my dad fought so many years ago in Korean War. Nothing has changed. Rip daddy!

@dizzyjosh9036 2 жыл бұрын

@funnycrab5684 2 жыл бұрын

@KZfaq Sucks ?

@tylerg8314 2 жыл бұрын

@KZfaq Sucks ????

@Hello-ms2rk 2 жыл бұрын

Rip😔

@Its-Me. 2 жыл бұрын

May his soul rest in eternal peace.

@MustacheCashStash125 2 жыл бұрын

Mad respect for the dude that escaped and the doctors and soldiers that helped him.

@charlotte-zo4jp Жыл бұрын

yeah mad respect and all but imagine his family 3 generations will have been tortured because he escaped

@Redofreko Жыл бұрын

@@charlotte-zo4jp he was the son of a general, so most likely not

@charlotte-zo4jp Жыл бұрын

@@Redofreko good chances that dosent stop them

@phobepotatoegirlpretty5774 6 жыл бұрын

A moment of silence for his family...

@phobepotatoegirlpretty5774 6 жыл бұрын

Yes he has one,to become part of the army,he has to have a Wife and a child or even children. Pls do your research before you speak swines

@ilike_donuts21._.13 4 жыл бұрын

Phobepotatoegirl Pretty sadly it’s 2019 and both him and his family is dead

@billnolastname5078 4 жыл бұрын

@@ilike_donuts21._.13 Not true.

@bananaassasin7514 4 жыл бұрын

the 3 generation rule

@jonny_9189 4 жыл бұрын

Its worth it tho, his old family will die and be reborn in South Korea if he gets married and has children

@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj 6 жыл бұрын

Kudos to the South Korean and US soldiers for rescuing him. This truly shows how bad life is in North Korea but yet many still refuse to believe it.

@ayjaybay93 6 жыл бұрын

Who refuses to believe it? I know North Korea denies the existence of the many concentration camps clearly visible from satellites and spoken of by defectors, but besides that I’ve always thought people knew things are bad there but many don’t pay attention or realize the extent.

@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj 6 жыл бұрын

Longlive China Did you ever think of why your soldier must runaway? You must treat them very badly for them to risk their life and even their families’ lives in order to fight for a better life and the factor that many have and take for granted, “freedom”.

@xDeibu 6 жыл бұрын

They refuse becoz they've been told to refuse. Life in dictatorship be like

@user-vg2fm7zy4s 6 жыл бұрын

Longlive China -- “Allow to run away” ?! Also, you spelled moron wrong, asshat. Additionally, let it be known that free countries typically don’t have to prohibit the movement of their citizens, therefore entrapping them. Such free countries instead allow travel, at the inclination of the individual

@MySHINeeAWESOME 6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@michaelg8642 2 жыл бұрын

you would think the NK guards would be like “oh.. they saved him even though he is one of us? … Maybe they arent the bad guys?”

@advin6159 2 жыл бұрын

propaganda: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

@oui3255 2 жыл бұрын

they would still shoot since they're scared that their own comrades would see them as a traitoe

@bape7372 2 жыл бұрын

They’ve been brainwashed since they were born and they know their family will be killed or put in prison

@extraslayar4585 2 жыл бұрын

You see thats not what they think happens. They just saw a guy they shot disappear into the leaves and the SK and US military yellled a message back. Theyre brainwashed into believing that guy was either tortured or killed but why would they say that they wanna destroy NK so theyll say they helped him so more come over.

@onichan6897 2 жыл бұрын

Some of them already know that but they still have no choice but to follow.

@onixy2239 2 жыл бұрын

A coincidence that the Olympics were being held at that time on South Korea but seriously, he managed to escape with gun shot wounds and still live. Mad respect.

@thefakeslimshady7542 6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he escaped, but this means that they're going to torture his entire family...

@misscattrap 6 жыл бұрын

Unless he doesnt have one....

@raceris7309 6 жыл бұрын

The problem is.... If you want to be a soldier in NK, you must have a family first. So he has a family....or had.

@chelseacomps829 6 жыл бұрын

Raceris sometimes that’s not enough for people to stay. Selfish if you like but id do the same if I couldn’t smuggle my family since I mean that’d be so hard

@auteereign1332 6 жыл бұрын

They know that they’ll be tortured so they had to have been dead if he was willing to escape. It’s so sad.

@serbianultras5030 6 жыл бұрын

The Fake Slim Shady oh you poor soul 😂

@Fahad-rb6qi 6 жыл бұрын

He just wants a better life man

@itsplaytime6465 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know

@iamaloafofbread8926 3 жыл бұрын

@@itsplaytime6465 how dare he trying to live

@Royalghost5244 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@GoRedd 3 жыл бұрын

@@iamaloafofbread8926 litteraly north korea, in 6 words

@skylighttemper8832 3 жыл бұрын

North Korea more like NOOB korea

@magnolia2 2 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness he was lifted and taken to the hospital and survived. We need to start treating humans as good as we treat most animals and pets. Everyone is worthy of it.

@JennyGormanRitter 2 жыл бұрын

Shout out to the news reporter who actually knew what questions to ask. Good on her!

@marcellachan9787 5 жыл бұрын

Fact:Those soldiers who failed to capture the defector will also be punished along with defector’s family.

@aarondesller8214 4 жыл бұрын

For real? Who said that?? 😢

@savagesock3598 4 жыл бұрын

@@aarondesller8214 its just something you would expect

@armymooexolonceonedlittlem7903 4 жыл бұрын

@ahhsnap _xbox well he did

@armymooexolonceonedlittlem7903 4 жыл бұрын

@ahhsnap _xbox becz they need to have a family for becoming a soldier so that they can have hostages n if the soldier dares to escape his family would all be killed

@zksadiaza9302 4 жыл бұрын

yeah :(

@achxmed354 4 жыл бұрын

The 4 solders could’ve escape with him

@blablablablablablablabla7789 4 жыл бұрын

Kim Hanbin they are al brainwashed and all there families would have been tortured to death.

@elegantstyles5219 4 жыл бұрын

Why do l get crash landing on you feels

@achxmed354 4 жыл бұрын

Elegant Styles idk.

@rachelg1447 4 жыл бұрын

Blablablabla Blablablabla either way since they did not catch the guy their family is going to go to a labor camp

@ppslayergod69xd96 3 жыл бұрын

If they did, all their families would have been killed or sent to labor camps

@Sparky27219 Жыл бұрын

“He was driving across the dirt, just to drive across” excellent reporting

@carven_chr9715 Жыл бұрын

Yes milord

@romant7204 10 ай бұрын

How lucky the majority of us are to not have to go through something like this

@stacymiller9647 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you South Korea for being human and SANE!!!

@evanytgaming1986 3 жыл бұрын

What

@Goldrunner1169 3 жыл бұрын

@@evanytgaming1986 bruh

@evanytgaming1986 3 жыл бұрын

@@6LCuete i was asking how are they not sane that was a normal thing to do to help someone

@realunclejoe7748 3 жыл бұрын

@@evanytgaming1986 what?

@generalfrankmckenzie7646 2 жыл бұрын

This was the first time I had to visit South Korea And I must say their army is really brave

@kainecaulfield5391 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the south soldiers helped him. So nice

@stavrosgiannaros7041 3 жыл бұрын

Even in the tensest and most hostile location on Earth, humanity still exists. We need to take something from that each morning when we go to work with the Office or store Karen.

@admiralmichaelmgilday1151 3 жыл бұрын

This was the first time I had to visit South Korea And I must say their army is really brave. That man should be a hero

@wiskyr6510 2 жыл бұрын

@@stavrosgiannaros7041 I think it's pretty much universally understood that almost all North Koreans are a victim of their circumstances and anytime someone defects I'm sure everyone has a good idea of what's right

@K4R4SHY 2 жыл бұрын

You have to provide medical care for soldiers even if their on the other side. Its written in the Geneva convention.

@amazonhippie7826 Жыл бұрын

Why wouldn’t they? They want ALL of Korea to be free. These are their people. They’d save every North Korean if they could. They had a whole war about it. Technically an ongoing war.

@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi 2 жыл бұрын

Its heartbreaking that one continent is seperated by war. I really hope that one day north and south can reunite or at least relax a little more and allow travel or at least communication between north and south. I just got finished watching Crash landing on you from netflix and although its a tv show, it highlights the fact that the people in the north are just that, people.

@JHEntertainment98 5 ай бұрын

Ain’t happening as long as the Kim Regime continues.

@ramknepperjr3921 2 жыл бұрын

A moment of silence for the soldiers who failed to capture him.

@princelawrencebaynosa4032 2 жыл бұрын

A moment of silence for the guard who fall while capturing the guy

@j-bonez796 2 жыл бұрын

A moment of silence for his family that is probably being tourcherd or dead

@user-vq1mr6ce5l 2 жыл бұрын

@@princelawrencebaynosa4032 i think it was to make it less recoil when shooting the gun or idk if there is two falling

@nezarr272 2 жыл бұрын

@@princelawrencebaynosa4032 it's for accurate aiming and less recoil if he shoot...

@natedurinho 4 жыл бұрын

Dude survived alot of shots all the while having probably a heartbeat faster than usain bolt. Legend

@I_the_Taco 3 жыл бұрын

Like ender men skipping arrows

@ColocasiaCorm 3 жыл бұрын

Usain bolt heart rate is slow you nincompoop

@natedurinho 3 жыл бұрын

@@ColocasiaCorm i did not know that 1 year ago

@monkeman5578 3 жыл бұрын

@@ColocasiaCorm I think he met his running

@erinbarretto1340 2 жыл бұрын

I think the NK soldiers were intentionally missing him for him to escape. Just my opinion

@guitarhamster102 6 жыл бұрын

Good to see a korean american colonel.

@Adam-vd7op 6 жыл бұрын

guitarhamster is he even Korean?

@USMC978 6 жыл бұрын

AdamIsHere yes, he’s the first Korean American captain to graduate from the U.S Naval Academy. Google helps, also being a Marine does too.

@coolminecraft1457 6 жыл бұрын

Dayvien PLAYZ naval academy that’s very very clearly US ARMY

@USMC978 6 жыл бұрын

Cool Minecraft stuff lol, marines graduate from there too. Service members can switch branches after their contract. My marine buddy did the green-blue program. You can graduate the naval academy and then become whatever you want. It’s just a stepping stone. Which service where you in?

@tysonmorgan346 6 жыл бұрын

Dayvien PLAYZ lol he won't answer because he isn't apart of the military

@wilhelminoalfred3584 3 жыл бұрын

he has a second life on that particular moment, God bless you guy! and i hope peace prevail on that region on earth and i also pray for your leaders to be lenient to their subject.

@Drama_Voyage 9 ай бұрын

Imagine being shot at by your own country's soldiers and being saved by your enemies. salute to those South Korean soldiers who saved him despite him being their enemy.

@tacituskilgore80 25 күн бұрын

That's the truth of North Korea and all dictatorships. Dictators hate their own people. And the biggest sponsor of all dictatorships is Russia.

@queenfan45 5 жыл бұрын

I feel that anyone who escapes North Korea should be given a medal for bravery.

@admiralmichaelmgilday1151 3 жыл бұрын

This was the first time I had to visit South Korea And I must say their army is really brave

@rosalinadelacruz3695 2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@SteveSteveYu Жыл бұрын

agree

@rajatverma360 Жыл бұрын

true

@s-ritchi3402 9 ай бұрын

Man spent his entire life saluting old men with +50 medals on their chest, i'm sure a medal is nothing but a meaningless piece of tin for him. Besides, I think a future in the free South is enough of a reward for him.

@kakirin9421 6 жыл бұрын

The guy who is running for his life, hes heart must beating like super fast

@carsovideos3904 3 жыл бұрын

@@checkoutmyplaylistsforente8054 wth is a hearth

@_justice570 3 жыл бұрын

He was probably pumped with adrenaline and animal him took over

@fatfitnessvang299 2 жыл бұрын

Life and death situation so f it

@genghiskhan.2265 2 жыл бұрын

Adrenaline is a nice thing

@bruhimwin9917 2 жыл бұрын

Feeling of freedom . Beautiful life .

@CCJ243 7 ай бұрын

I couldn't imagine the grief and hopelessness he must've felt behind that wall as he lay bleeding out before his rescue.

@huiwen4149 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry for his family.

@wasilaify 6 жыл бұрын

I hope he gets married and can have children grow up in South Korea.

@Ssgt2012 5 жыл бұрын

I think he was already married in North Korea. I am not sure, if so, I am not sure about the marriage.

@niall7547 5 жыл бұрын

최병훈 -Nice kitchen bro 😂

@daddydouka6272 5 жыл бұрын

wasilaify lmao while all his family is killed back home

@eak4889 5 жыл бұрын

You need to have a family in order to join the military in NK, so that they won’t escape because they are told that if they escape, their family will be tortured

@user-ov5qe6kq7k 4 жыл бұрын

In NK if you want to be a soldier you must have a family

@dmitrypavlenko2352 6 жыл бұрын

Just seeing this guy driving like a madman to safety makes me feel that adrenaline level

@DANKRUPTSY 2 жыл бұрын

If he was a good driver there would be no running

@deathkorpsofkreig6493 Жыл бұрын

@@DANKRUPTSY he was getting shot at its funny how you can expect someone to drive calmly while you know you will die if you get hit or captured

@aaaaaa-hh8cq 6 ай бұрын

@@DANKRUPTSYlol ok keyboard warrior lets see what you will do under heavy fire and stress 😂

@crimeworkers130 Жыл бұрын

Praise to the American and South Korean soldiers who saved him and gave this man a chance to be free

@rosemariepudrido2505 2 жыл бұрын

Salute to all soldiers in south korea.

@tongl274 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this 3 years later; this daring escape still gives me goose bumps.

@phantomjosh2148 2 жыл бұрын

4 years later

@uisdobad3560 Жыл бұрын

@@phantomjosh2148 88 years later

@Monkforilla Жыл бұрын

@@uisdobad3560 hwat da boo boo

@randomality77 9 ай бұрын

@@uisdobad3560 100.37 years later

@paulthenotsogreat8032 6 жыл бұрын

Since I'm seeing a lot of comments asking if he was deported back to the North. I made a list about what certain countries would do to North defectors. This is only based on what I know so please correct me if I'm wrong. Defectors to South Korea are well taken care of since the south still considers the north citizens as their own Korean citizens. Defectors to China are arrested then deported back to the North to maintain good relations. (China is only NK's ally in global politics and trade). Defectors passing through the Sea of Japan into Japan itself is deported back to "Korea" though not specified which korea. Since flights are only possible toward Seoul and direct flights to Pyongyang are only available via China, Japan flies them directly into South korea. Very sneaky Japan is trying to appear neutral but it's really clear who they favor :) Defectors to USA (yes that's a thing)are given US citizenship. Though only one successful defection to US has been known to public when one North Korean escaped through China and made his way into Europe a sought asylum to a US embassy there. Last I heard, he's currently living somewhere in the Eastern coast of the US.

@americanfrontier2448 5 жыл бұрын

Correct, the South Koreans took him in, he was in critical condition, but he was healed and now I believe he has citizenship and has had his first and last name changed.

@Joniiboyyy 5 жыл бұрын

I need some smart friends like y’all.

@barodrinksbeer7484 5 жыл бұрын

it depends on if you can get to an embassy, wherever you are.

@xx_theone420blazeit_xx9 5 жыл бұрын

Laos & Cambodia also deport North Korean's back to NK & I think Russia does as well

@bobsnob3073 5 жыл бұрын

@@franciscsdominguez3929 Mainland China, I know Taiwan doesn't deport them back to North Korea, and I can imagine it would be the same for Hong Kong.

@MC_Elie 3 жыл бұрын

Just watching this would make you want to count your blessings one by one and be thankful with what you have.

@moleculardrugs 3 жыл бұрын

Colonel is a hero, deescalated a serious situation that could have exploded

@xino951 3 жыл бұрын

"They are probably watching us" Straight up "Yes they are" 🤣

@Txiv.Tsov.Ev.Ntxawm 3 жыл бұрын

colonel Lee knew lol

@BeyondAverageSkilled 2 жыл бұрын

north korean won't be able to do anything to them and even if they do shoot and killed them, theres going to be a war and it won't be good for the north.

@whoareyou3781 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeyondAverageSkilled man why tf don't we just force our government to war on them mfs

@nezarr272 2 жыл бұрын

@@whoareyou3781 WW3, if government of each ally country attack, it could be the dead of the earth and the human kind.

@CosmicStar3 Жыл бұрын

@@whoareyou3781because both countries get nuked, nobody wins

@geneva1040 4 жыл бұрын

What a brave soul that North Korean soldier was. The hospital found maggots inside his body! Another sad thing is, he was only 18-years old! He looked older! I hope he’s doing well and one day be able to tell the world about his ordeal. I’ll be listening!

@josephine2517 2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't 18

@geneva1040 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephine2517 Oh. So how old was he?

@josephine2517 2 жыл бұрын

@@geneva1040 i checked google he is either 27/28

@linzani8028 2 жыл бұрын

Nevermind his age, maggots😳?

@geneva1040 2 жыл бұрын

@@linzani8028 If a person looks older than their age, it’s usually due to the stress that person had in their life, which means that soldier went through a lot of stress living in North Korea, but who wouldn’t?

@nikhilmore9609 2 жыл бұрын

Just imagine him waking up next morning in freedom 😍😍

@GrandMasterLynx 2 жыл бұрын

It’s Amazing how fast that man was with his balls of steel

@donotbangchan 4 жыл бұрын

He saw a chance and went for it, what a brave man. I hope his family is okay tho, i saw a comment that said they could’ve been tortured

@BeyondAverageSkilled 2 жыл бұрын

he wanted to escape and marry an african

@elizabeth1stofenglandirela901 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, his family will be toruted, if you do a crime in North Korea. 3 Generations will be tourted which will be: Your Dad, You & Your Son.

@randomonlineuser6401 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeyondAverageSkilled?

@ricky1747 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeyondAverageSkilled stop it.

@Jack-di1ho 2 жыл бұрын

i heard somewhere they would only be tourtured if the person escapes from prison, but dont trust everything you read online right?

@trentsavage4533 3 жыл бұрын

He most likely had nothing left to loose including his family

@tiqsoo 2 жыл бұрын

*lose

@yoshino2880 2 жыл бұрын

he have families

@kobyschechter8163 4 ай бұрын

The defector is the son of a GENERAL in North Korea.

@jeremiasnolasco-uw2lt 10 ай бұрын

Prayers to his family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@bobababy6089 10 ай бұрын

Its crazy how theyre fighting when they're basically one country just divided by that stupid wall

@maxridley2645 5 жыл бұрын

I just watched the whole video of him escaping this guy has BALLLS!!!

@aphrodite5651 6 жыл бұрын

Why cant north Korean army turn against kim jong un?

@user-bb6fp7zo6j 6 жыл бұрын

Dva Main because of implantation when they are young

@edroyfernando 5 жыл бұрын

Brainwash

@NYBD 5 жыл бұрын

fear

@wwspd7105 5 жыл бұрын

Brainwashing in the majority and fear in the wise ones They don't know better, they are taught that the west are evil and their country is a paradise. Just usual propaganda in the Cold War style Really dark The smart ones are very small in number and so they couldn't convince the majority in time before they get silenced It's all done so that the Kims can fill their hunger and grow fat. Look how fat they are.

@MegaMarie 5 жыл бұрын

One day, it wil happen. Probably a war between those soldiers who want freedom and those who still brainwashed by Kim. Freedom for North Korea civilians will happen.

@InglesDinamico100 Жыл бұрын

People just will understand how painfull is to live in north korea when they fell pain as well

@suckyourdeadnan4805 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace too the soliders family

@rubyfroggatt6853 4 жыл бұрын

It's so sad to think about everyone punished for him wanting freedom. It must have been very difficult for him to do this knowing his family would be put in prison or a death camp......

@mynameisstolen 2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately everyone there gets punished for wanting freedom… it’s so sad

@horseonjupiter 6 жыл бұрын

Crazy to think they are both the same people, separated by the west and now sworn enemies. Truly sad.

@bimoadhi5242 6 жыл бұрын

Divided by western imperialist

@user-ve8ry1xw8v 6 жыл бұрын

horseonjupiter by the west ? How ?

@chillaxinfool6857 6 жыл бұрын

ya boy gpistol i think he thinking about the war between them...cuz you know how un or us was involved

@ericthompson9818 6 жыл бұрын

Justin Yap I’m pretty sure it’s by both. US and soviets love dividing territories in countries during Cold War

@afg4life947 6 жыл бұрын

horseonjupiter you're right

@ilhamdayenne4656 2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable that he survived 6 bullets much respect to the south korea soldiers and doctors

@aaaaaa-hh8cq 6 ай бұрын

That's the power of will power. He went through this suffering because he wanted to live. And he lived ❤

@qasimdurrani2560 Жыл бұрын

Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰🇰🇷🇺🇸to south korean and American soldiers

@lev8103 6 жыл бұрын

Im happy he got away he's so brave I could never

@mother-fng-bonswa3612 6 жыл бұрын

tomorrow Kim himself will escape

@elrikko3050 6 жыл бұрын

😹😹😹

@jn4198 5 жыл бұрын

@Last Outsider sk:kim we have a mcdonalds,and denis rodman Kim:escapes nk to mcdonalds Sk:you are under arest

@heyitsmariabanana 5 жыл бұрын

Scape from himself 😂

@rynxuz 5 жыл бұрын

He has no feet to begin with

@hatarihikari5374 5 жыл бұрын

@@rynxuz xD

@wimbbecks6634 2 жыл бұрын

Respect!!

@rsxteufel Жыл бұрын

We as Americans have NO CLUE what freedom is and never will. We are spoiled and take thing for granted.

@photadyta 6 жыл бұрын

Has this ever happened in the past, where a military fired at their own people? What’s the word for it? Friendly fire?

@hshdhhrhr7829 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah McConnell 1:31

@davida9304 6 жыл бұрын

North Koreans defect all the time. Although some go through China then catch a flight to South korea. Dangerous either way

@hshdhhrhr7829 6 жыл бұрын

Richard Morgan what are you talking about?

@Koi-studio 6 жыл бұрын

Are they no longer teaching history or kids just dumb these days? East Germany used to shoot people who tried to go over the Berlin Wall for years. Look it up if they are not teaching you that in school dummies!

@leobentley7056 6 жыл бұрын

Yoon Kim I don't think you caught the sarcasm.. you know insulting one intelligence is only deflecting that fact you may be self conscious about yours. Lol just saying I wish people didn't always result to the "are you not learning in school or are you just plain stupid" it's old and a stupid comment in its self.

@fargo6762 6 жыл бұрын

Bae:Come To South Korea,My Parents are not home Me:Escaping NK To SK

@summerpeach3389 5 жыл бұрын

Nice joke but why here....

@sinkiller112 5 жыл бұрын

because people don't have a sense of awareness since they're too dull in the head.

@NG-sz2xi 5 жыл бұрын

Nope

@gubadagoober 5 жыл бұрын

@@sinkiller112 its a joke and hard humor i guess you dont get dark humor

@Spenceycat123 4 жыл бұрын

Stolen from the original video

@proudasiangirl576 2 жыл бұрын

I was there at the DMZ in 1989 when I was serving the U.S. Army.

@gamalwilliams6811 2 жыл бұрын

SIMPLY IT'S BEEN SAID: WHEN A SOLDIER ESCAPES NORTH KOREA IT'S GOD ASSISTING A MIRACLE

@radry100 5 жыл бұрын

It's funny that there isn't even a fence to seperate the border.

@Jake-rs9nq 2 жыл бұрын

There's fencing all along the DMZ. There's none at this spot because it's the Joint Security Area. The one location where the fence is removed and soldiers face each other. It's left open for communication purposes.

@Lucy-hz5oi 16 күн бұрын

Why do we need a fence in a place where we've been monitoring each other 24/7 for over 70 years without a single second of rest? Areas that are not joint security areas are heavily guarded, with huge amounts of electric barbed wire stretching out and keeping even that place from coming and going.. Don't worry about it.

@maijkjh9763 3 жыл бұрын

If only soviet union & America did not split korea, the people in North Korea would have a much easier life and they wouldn't be have to be separated

@julle9458 3 жыл бұрын

Ain't that simple

@hailcia9246 3 жыл бұрын

There’s only one Korea.

@monkeman5578 3 жыл бұрын

@Vladilena Milizé why is that supposed to be funny?

@azizgames3287 2 жыл бұрын

@Rose dowling on my though i think its nature thing cuz before virus millions of thing happened don't just say its china

@johnburns1902 10 ай бұрын

As a younger man I recall quite clearly when the Berlin wall came down and Germany was reunited. The East German citizens were astonished at the difference between the West and the East. This is very similar. If the two Koreas were to unite the North would be overwhelmed with excitement and pleasure at their first tastes of freedom.

@guaybique4210 2 жыл бұрын

Southern hospitality!! 🙌🏽

@ifGarage 6 жыл бұрын

So did the North Korean soldier live? Did he finally get his freedom that he wanted? All you guys talked about was how he escaped, I want to know if he lived and is still in South Korea.

@mrarne2749 6 жыл бұрын

if Integra yes he lived but got shoot 2 Times’

@TommyGianquitti 6 жыл бұрын

He doin fine

@sarlol00 6 жыл бұрын

5, he got shot 5 times

@richardkim2298 6 жыл бұрын

He restored from seriously wounded coma and was cured. And now he lives in South Korea in safe, in good health.

@justicecardenas4514 5 жыл бұрын

Any video interview ??

@manisankartripura2622 4 жыл бұрын

Hug to south korean soldiers .huge respect to them.

@fazzhamdan752 Жыл бұрын

More respect to the Korean soldiers May Allah continue to protect them all

@supergingerr 2 жыл бұрын

Misheard DMZ as DMV…still checks out as the scariest place on earth.

@blackpinoy235 3 ай бұрын

All family of this guy suffering today😢😢😢😢

@vetinte1886 5 жыл бұрын

This gives me goosebumps

@bunniekb5212 6 жыл бұрын

I pray for his family...

@lemonadelemon1960 2 жыл бұрын

I would have kept chasing him and then escaped too.

@Ali-lm7uw Жыл бұрын

Lol, good idea

@Kira36k 2 жыл бұрын

Colonel Lea gave a great narrative of the situation

@bethm5791 3 жыл бұрын

This always gets to me when I think of the DMZ- "I witnessed a soldier, not so different from myself, being executed by firing squad when he was caught trying to flee," An Chan-il, a 66-year-old defector and North Korea expert, told ABC News. He said that he kept the dead soldier's badge during his own escape to at least give the man's soul a chance to have a look at South Korea. This defector saw a solider get shot trying to defect and took his badge when HE defected so the man could see some freedom :/

@mikelhoffman6075 2 жыл бұрын

They have to be charged for there crimes

@aaaaaa-hh8cq 6 ай бұрын

It's a sad life living under dictatorship. Either north Korea , Iran, Russia(to some degree). Iran literally kills innocent girls for not having hijab and burqa. I'm just speechless

@willyanti8108 3 жыл бұрын

I'm actually afraid to say this, but North Korea is too cruel. We are so lucky we aren't born there😭

@_nishantj_ 3 жыл бұрын

Why are you afraid

@fadybassem9804 2 жыл бұрын

Why are you running

@twistedbliss58 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you be afraid? North Korea isn't coming for you unless you're somehow living there and were able to view this video and comment.

@kellysamuels7456 2 жыл бұрын

YES

@AnnAnn-lw9pe 3 жыл бұрын

This Breaks My Heart To See This. I Feel If Someone Wants To Leave Just Let Them Go. People Have A Right To Move & Live A Happy Life.

@aaaaaa-hh8cq 6 ай бұрын

Dictators have no regards for human life. Funny how all of them call themselves "leader" and not dictator. Look at Iran and north Korea ..

@aydolnunguna7612 3 жыл бұрын

South Korea should put a huge screen facing North Korea and plays K-POP and K-drama 24/7. 😂😂😂

@Jubekful 5 жыл бұрын

Bae : Come now Me : I live in North Korea i can't. Bae : My parents aren't home. Me : 1 sec.......

@bean2216 5 жыл бұрын

Jubek Phillip did you set he other comment. It’s similar to yours

@eomerchua7430 5 жыл бұрын

@@bean2216 ikr

@I_the_Taco 3 жыл бұрын

Stoleennnn

@justicecardenas4514 5 жыл бұрын

Possibly can reunite with long lost family in south korea that was split long ago. Remember south & north are essentially the same people.

@soggyturbo6431 2 жыл бұрын

South korean soldier was so kind to save his life because they know all the civilians are very innocent and some soldiers are innocent too

@thecyberpirate Жыл бұрын

me acting on my intrusive thoughts

@GretchentheAlligator 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like the easiest way to escape, get stationed on the dmz and run when no one is looking, and don’t have family

@ulysses4989 2 жыл бұрын

In order to become a soldier you need to be married with a family

@maybeasinner8007 2 жыл бұрын

@@ulysses4989 bro no. There is something called mandatory military service where they don't care whether you have family or not. They'll force you into the military.

@mjjacks2092 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe they haven’t paid the phone bill since 2013

@loadingex.e619 4 жыл бұрын

Stolen comment

@charlottemachin8320 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@ricardovelez2564 2 жыл бұрын

Look how bad is that country hope he doing good. BLESSING

@ninalol7308 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to him

@jumbuno 3 жыл бұрын

That's dedication for freedom

@alvitha8292 2 жыл бұрын

I respect that soldiers because he has the braveness to escape from northkorea to south🇰🇷

@samanthacollins1032 2 жыл бұрын

Thank God for these people! They helped him when he was about dead. Thank you for your service!

@fazzhamdan752 Жыл бұрын

We thank you all for the help of the Korean

@jasonking5838 6 жыл бұрын

That was intense I´m glad that he escaped

@cindyhuiqing8610 6 жыл бұрын

wow that defector have became a legend for crossing that danger area man!! But hope that defector is gonna recover soon! But i feel great that the south korean army are willing to save that army boy life.

@CamFits 3 жыл бұрын

This man took 5 shots in the back. God bless this man.

@_yxm Жыл бұрын

Going to be honest. I'm glad that he escaped to a better place but I'm really worried for his family. I really don't want to think what happened to his family but I am genuinely worried. Yeah, even the soldiers who tried to capture him. I am also nervous what happened to them.

@chaosXP3RT 5 жыл бұрын

They talk about how guns are killing machines and yet this dude takes 5 and survives

@thegaminggeek8504 5 жыл бұрын

chaosXpert He's a soldier and almost died when he got to the hospital

@nelsonvontitfuk1471 4 жыл бұрын

Ooch

@derekchauvin2756 3 жыл бұрын

It's the power of adrenaline

@NimanyuRajAgrawal 2 жыл бұрын

it depends upon what was the strength of the gun and bullet. And most importantly, where in the body it hit.... That guy was lucky that all the 5-6 gun shots were in non-critical areas, atleast that he didn't die on spot and could survive after getting rescued and treated. He had a very big amount of bloodloss though.

@aznbbygirls 2 жыл бұрын

Instead of shooting, those 4 other soldiers coulda defected with the defectors. Missed opportunity.