North Korea In The Age Of Trump

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  • čas přidán 23. 01. 2020
  • VICE Media founder Shane Smith has been traveling to North Korea for years, including during some of the most acrimonious periods in its history. Back in 2018, the country was on a charm offensive and appeared to be slowly emerging from its isolation.
    In the wake of a series of inter-Korean summits and the first ever DPRK-U.S. summit, Smith returns to the Korean peninsula to see how Seoul and Pyongyang are reacting to the new détente.
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Komentáře • 13K

  • @vilai47
    @vilai47 Před 4 lety +4751

    2012: "I am not coming back to North Korea"
    2020: *throws his own water in the eternal well of Kim*

    • @brwnboy9700
      @brwnboy9700 Před 4 lety +30

      Lmao

    • @markbattad
      @markbattad Před 4 lety +251

      I wonder how that Russian guy is doing now

    • @johntsak5461
      @johntsak5461 Před 4 lety +19

      @@markbattad Lmao, me too

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Před 4 lety +3

      John Tsak hehe hi john did you know my boyfriend is gay? Hehehe

    • @therealstephenfilms
      @therealstephenfilms Před 4 lety +58

      @@markbattad the fish the legend!
      Mark Battad is an OG FAN

  • @michaeldengg
    @michaeldengg Před 4 lety +8146

    They may be brainwashed or forced but they are damn good at parades.

    • @Stewpkiddable
      @Stewpkiddable Před 4 lety +471

      *Evil Parades. Thats how the Nazis marched.

    • @michaeldengg
      @michaeldengg Před 4 lety +246

      @@Stewpkiddable mkay

    • @cornheadahh
      @cornheadahh Před 4 lety +268

      I was thinking the same thing while watching. That parade looks like it would be amazing to see.

    • @pocketsand5216
      @pocketsand5216 Před 4 lety +328

      @@Stewpkiddable goose stepping is not unique to the Nazis

    • @thatchannel563
      @thatchannel563 Před 4 lety +219

      Not brainwashed, taking part in a parade is a very high honor these people train very hard and hold these experiences as a source of national and personal pride.

  • @victorama9608
    @victorama9608 Před 2 lety +749

    Damn shane be old now, this is the same dude who went to russia in search of north korean villages while being drunk with the fish😂

    • @alondramanriquez1725
      @alondramanriquez1725 Před 2 lety +52

      Omg the fish 😆

    • @ryanmatofficial2951
      @ryanmatofficial2951 Před 2 lety +36

      Bro that video was legendary and so was the fish

    • @Dwight_
      @Dwight_ Před 2 lety +7

      can you send a link of that?

    • @curiousmind_
      @curiousmind_ Před 2 lety

      @@Dwight_ search North Korean labor camps

    • @nateman_
      @nateman_ Před rokem +6

      HAHAHAH I also watched that whole episode and it's like watching a movie that he met strangers along the way and those strangers become the character of the movie

  • @thomasboi2255
    @thomasboi2255 Před 2 lety +525

    "don't touch anything" *pulls out bucket from well used by kim il sung*

  • @hossertravels221
    @hossertravels221 Před 4 lety +4162

    How does Shane smith still get access to North Korea after all the shit he’s pulled off.

    • @treroney4720
      @treroney4720 Před 4 lety +29

      Hosser Travels what did he do??

    • @-rheto-7837
      @-rheto-7837 Před 4 lety +303

      ikr??? didn’t he talk to North Koreans back in Russia?

    • @tomdilland8030
      @tomdilland8030 Před 4 lety +12

      @@abongilebitsha909 link doesn't work, can you send it again?

    • @hossertravels221
      @hossertravels221 Před 4 lety +245

      @@treroney4720 watch the old documentary on vice, its still there. i guess they were one of the first to actually exposed the reality on video, north korea had issued a statement regarding their documentary if im not mistaken as well.

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Před 4 lety +3

      MsMysticWorld hi mystic girl can I hug u hehehehehhehehe

  • @sashagallaway1945
    @sashagallaway1945 Před 3 lety +6734

    It's incredible to see this from a camera that doesn't look like it's from the 1980s

  • @survivinginflation8579
    @survivinginflation8579 Před 2 lety +1730

    I am shocked Shane went back after the first documentary. They could have easily sent him to the gulag as the first one could have been considered disrespectful to the regime.

    • @vincentramunno5474
      @vincentramunno5474 Před 2 lety +106

      I don't think they would really imprison an American journalist at this point. If this was 20 years ago than that would be different but a lot has been happening and relations with North Korea has improved, I don't think they would want to risk that.

    • @Blackfang_12
      @Blackfang_12 Před 2 lety +10

      They probably would if Kim Jong-il was still the Supreme Leader of North Korea.

    • @happynilo1731
      @happynilo1731 Před 2 lety +28

      Dont get fooled,he was asking for approval to enter again,he wouldnt go if he knew they wanted him in prison

    • @scottnukend
      @scottnukend Před 2 lety

      Don't be shocked, this was obviously allowed because he had state officials with them and it is a propaganda doc, not like the way they used to do things at vice. HBO is in control of VICE now

    • @scottnukend
      @scottnukend Před 2 lety

      Don't be shocked, this was obviously allowed because he had state officials with them and it is a propaganda doc, not like the way they used to do things at vice. HBO is in control of VICE now

  • @eybon
    @eybon Před 2 lety +624

    My favorite line from Donald Trump is this: Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself .

  • @TriggerLRSSG
    @TriggerLRSSG Před 4 lety +2395

    Shane in 2012: “I’m sure as hell that I’m not going back to North Korea.”
    8 years later, there he is again.

    • @kiritouchiha4764
      @kiritouchiha4764 Před 4 lety +57

      Where's tea girl? And shane won't be noticed cause he lost his awesome hair.

    • @ezekielguy402
      @ezekielguy402 Před 4 lety +10

      Kirito Uchiha probably got put to death

    • @lp8969
      @lp8969 Před 4 lety +18

      Let us hope that we can find a way to coexist - there is no need for the US to hurt other nations through military or economic force only because of differences in ideologies.

    • @xGunner1600
      @xGunner1600 Před 4 lety +8

      If its anything to make trump look bad Hollywood and the rest of the left will do everything in their power to do it

    • @DJTe3n
      @DJTe3n Před 4 lety +4

      It was actually 6 years later

  • @rivvy2138
    @rivvy2138 Před 4 lety +1923

    "Don't touch anything and don't step on the floors Ok?"
    Ight... *enables creative mode*

    • @roopek.9511
      @roopek.9511 Před 4 lety +31

      *spectator mode

    • @pocketsand5216
      @pocketsand5216 Před 4 lety +33

      @@roopek.9511 no, spectator mode is a corporeal state of non existence, with creative mode you're able to not touch the floor, and exist.

    • @JadeCaptorMC
      @JadeCaptorMC Před 4 lety +5

      Noclip

    • @pocketsand5216
      @pocketsand5216 Před 4 lety +1

      @@JadeCaptorMC materialization through the floors is not contact with the floors or objects, but I'd imagine it to be disrespectful

    • @lazybeaver9683
      @lazybeaver9683 Před 4 lety +1

      @@pocketsand5216 Always always Remember that Trump is always listening : )
      and...
      Rejoice! Rejoice!
      Rejoice! and throw flowers!
      Rejoice! and sing praise!
      Donald J. Trump has been reborn
      As the 2nd Son of God.
      Almighty Brother of Christ.
      To Crush the enemies of Israel!
      And bring Peace and charity
      Among all people of Earth.
      And deliver US to heaven,
      From now til the end of days.
      Amen.

  • @sonnybaby9074
    @sonnybaby9074 Před 2 lety +48

    “Don’t touch anything or the floors”
    “Say less” *floats into room*

    • @OskTheMosk
      @OskTheMosk Před 2 lety

      @Straight Serum Copied reply (emoji)

  • @josephburnside2135
    @josephburnside2135 Před 2 lety +43

    The way they march is somehow simultaneously goofy and impressive.

    • @ragingstauner6109
      @ragingstauner6109 Před 2 lety +4

      George Orwell pointed out that sort of marching is like a bully making funny faces at you secure in the knowledge that you can't laugh at them.

  • @angeloc4722
    @angeloc4722 Před 3 lety +4085

    I don’t understand how they still let this guy in...

  • @MrPeet23
    @MrPeet23 Před 4 lety +24979

    THIS IS THE VICE NEWS THAT WE WANT TO SEE!

    • @CornbreadOperator
      @CornbreadOperator Před 4 lety +323

      I agree!

    • @lebronllena3484
      @lebronllena3484 Před 4 lety +361

      Yeppp Ang abu hajaar is still rolling

    • @BEEZYBRAH685
      @BEEZYBRAH685 Před 4 lety +27

      Hundredddd

    • @banegas0411
      @banegas0411 Před 4 lety +124

      @@lebronllena3484 lmao abu hajaar will never die

    • @GAMEOVER-yy6zj
      @GAMEOVER-yy6zj Před 4 lety +90

      We are more interested in that damsel in distress-that cute tea girl. We want to know what happened to her.

  • @ssaredkermit5566
    @ssaredkermit5566 Před 7 měsíci +7

    LOL when he told the guide there would be no need for militaries if you are not at war, bro had a revelation

  • @koshkovitz9988
    @koshkovitz9988 Před 2 lety +24

    9:00 "if north and south korea unify there will be no need for missiles because there will be no war" I thought he was gonna get arrested on the spot

  • @bradsully6620
    @bradsully6620 Před 3 lety +2200

    "Dont step on the floors."
    "Ok, let's go in."

  • @kimjong-un9407
    @kimjong-un9407 Před 4 lety +10248

    Lol when was this filmed, didnt even know about this

    • @Longlivegoldeness
      @Longlivegoldeness Před 4 lety +497

      Lol you have to keep up Comrade!

    • @denniss.i.9560
      @denniss.i.9560 Před 4 lety +559

      whats up, rocketman!

    • @kiyotakaayanokoji6950
      @kiyotakaayanokoji6950 Před 4 lety +388

      Winnie the Pooh Low-Budget Edition.

    • @makhotherichardmatli7852
      @makhotherichardmatli7852 Před 4 lety +117

      I have huge respect for North Korea and its leadership, North Korea has remained unshaken by the west and its sanctions. As an Afrikan child, I hope and wish Afrikan leaders can learn from North Korea.

    • @adibshakirsaffaruddin650
      @adibshakirsaffaruddin650 Před 4 lety +41

      Hey the great leader Kim. I didn't know u are good in english. Lol

  • @Fredrikbjerk
    @Fredrikbjerk Před 2 lety +233

    I was shocked by the interview of civilians in Pyongyang that they`re open for relations with the US and the west, this plays a huge part and might actually be the best thing for the development of the nation.

    • @bruh-sf4gw
      @bruh-sf4gw Před 10 měsíci

      I'll be honest they don't have much choice in what they say. The tour guide was staring them down as they spoke and even if the tour guide wasn't there, showing your face on camera and having any opinion against the government in north Korea is basically asking to be killed

    • @PC_Simo
      @PC_Simo Před 8 měsíci +13

      I was shocked that he was allowed to interview the civilians in Pyongyang, in the first place 😮. Then again; those two were probably staged, as a part of the tour. I doubt that the minder would have allowed Shane to interview them, if they were just random civilians. Who knows, how many civilians he tried to interview, but was stopped by his minder. 🤔

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL Před 5 měsíci

      200th like

    • @usmanahmad2382
      @usmanahmad2382 Před měsícem

      They still dont see the true colour of us thats why

  • @user-x958
    @user-x958 Před 2 lety +71

    8:30 when you live in a regime and a American journalist ask a complicated question and you know you may get tortured by his reporting but you try your best

  • @nocturnex9339
    @nocturnex9339 Před 4 lety +3944

    I asked my North Korean friend, “what’s it like to live in North Korea?” He responded, “can’t complain.”

  • @jaykay6249
    @jaykay6249 Před 4 lety +1993

    Woman: Don’t touch anything
    Reporter: *Drinks from from personal spoon of Great Leader .*

    • @av8973
      @av8973 Před 4 lety +136

      You can drink from that well, you just can't put the remaining water on the spoon back in the well

    • @claytonroberts5881
      @claytonroberts5881 Před 4 lety +66

      and then dumped his leftover water back into the well. 🙄
      (but gotta respect not editing out such stupidity. haha.)

    • @Cutecumball
      @Cutecumball Před 4 lety +8

      Clayton Roberts you look like a North Korean fake account

    • @chrisodom2650
      @chrisodom2650 Před 4 lety +61

      In his defense He probably thought it could be worse to throw the magic water on the ground

    • @lannyfromcanada9134
      @lannyfromcanada9134 Před 4 lety +4

      @@chrisodom2650 he shouldn't have taken the extra magic water. Major disrespect

  • @Flip111000
    @Flip111000 Před 2 lety +22

    its incredible to see the guy actually talking about electricity shortage, what a brave man, honestly

  • @JohnAsparagus96
    @JohnAsparagus96 Před rokem +8

    "Don't touch anything."
    Shane: *so this is the well*

  • @dpfecarotta
    @dpfecarotta Před 4 lety +2727

    Shane Smith did not disappoint here.
    Vice can go off the rails, like any media, but they delivered here. Shane is a legend.

    • @Hommiiee
      @Hommiiee Před 4 lety +19

      He does not care for his life at all! He's the best indeed.

    • @hughrealman50
      @hughrealman50 Před 4 lety +1

      @KAT how do you know?

    • @carter_1
      @carter_1 Před 4 lety +9

      Shane is a legend, agreed.

    • @thomasranalli8128
      @thomasranalli8128 Před 4 lety +1

      KAT they definitely do

    • @dtraindaimyo3377
      @dtraindaimyo3377 Před 4 lety +3

      @@hughrealman50
      We know from their constant failed tests, they can't do anything right.
      The Americans have literally have monitored every test launch they have done via spy sattelites and other means, they consistently fail to reach their objectives and overstate their numbers.
      Iran can't even reach the North America with their ICBMs (they publically admit this), and their technology far surpasses North Korea.
      Use your brain.

  • @devastater97
    @devastater97 Před 3 lety +1389

    One thing can certainly be said about North Korea. They don't miss leg day. EVER.

    • @zeyadashraf6396
      @zeyadashraf6396 Před 3 lety +38

      They'd get shot if they do

    • @haiminh7630
      @haiminh7630 Před 3 lety +4

      @@zeyadashraf6396
      Dude,not every single mistake made them get shot

    • @mayeliw7276
      @mayeliw7276 Před 3 lety +24

      @@haiminh7630 yeah, they get beaten up

    • @donkimp473
      @donkimp473 Před 3 lety

      😂

    • @bread6435
      @bread6435 Před 3 lety

      @Donetsk People's Republic joke maybe?

  • @LUNE.44
    @LUNE.44 Před 7 měsíci +10

    This is some absolutely incredible reporting. So good I actually felt shivers down my spine. Good job

  • @jayq5637
    @jayq5637 Před 2 lety +11

    "Don't touch anything" takes a drink from the well. Smh

  • @Violant3
    @Violant3 Před 3 lety +4542

    i can't help but laugh everytime trump says "rocketman"

    • @bvachowiak9235
      @bvachowiak9235 Před 3 lety +9

      Ki

    • @yngnove3912
      @yngnove3912 Před 3 lety +96

      Rocketman go brrrrr

    • @Zesmas
      @Zesmas Před 3 lety +84

      @@ems4884 u mean kim did, not trump, trump was simply putting his foot down, nothing more. kim was the one launching missiles over japan, and threatening people with nuclear bombs.........

    • @canema7334
      @canema7334 Před 3 lety +9

      Lol dotard

    • @cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059
      @cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059 Před 3 lety +23

      I can't help but laugh every time Rocketman says "Dotard."

  • @OctavioAraujo
    @OctavioAraujo Před 4 lety +1433

    Female soldiers goose-stepping in high heals, that's impressive.

  • @JohatsuSha
    @JohatsuSha Před 7 měsíci +7

    I feel great sympathy for the people who were unfortunate enough to be in North Korea. 😔😔🤷

  • @alexmartinez3683
    @alexmartinez3683 Před 3 lety +766

    Rare to hear a North Korean say “I think”

  • @fakenews3282
    @fakenews3282 Před 4 lety +794

    Shane : Can't go back to NK.
    Also Shane: *GOES BACK TO NK.*

    • @surerockco.models3452
      @surerockco.models3452 Před 4 lety +3

      They're just showing off their high-end defence capabilities. He has to be considered a spy by now in NK.

    • @blurh3lix951
      @blurh3lix951 Před 4 lety +5

      I wanna see the tea lady if shes not dead

  • @lalilali3750
    @lalilali3750 Před 2 lety +9

    I am quite shocked they were able to interview normal civilians.

    • @kimmyjong-un3894
      @kimmyjong-un3894 Před 2 lety

      They interviewed them in peyongyang so they are the "elite" upper class society. They didn't just interview regular Schmegular country side starving people

    • @TiananmenPrism
      @TiananmenPrism Před 11 měsíci

      Or maybe its because NK is not as fucked up as the western media wants us to think?

  • @alexikey1425
    @alexikey1425 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Shoutout to the camera man who got everything out of focus

  • @ericmckinney9057
    @ericmckinney9057 Před 4 lety +1755

    How is Shane allowed back over and over. And I can’t even go once.

    • @fkwithfriezaday
      @fkwithfriezaday Před 4 lety +115

      thats my question how tf is he back

    • @koreanplayboy
      @koreanplayboy Před 4 lety +24

      @@fkwithfriezaday cia

    • @asherjackson4504
      @asherjackson4504 Před 4 lety +14

      Why can’t you go?

    • @vibemauster3176
      @vibemauster3176 Před 4 lety +60

      @@asherjackson4504 Its not like theres a global pandemic happening or anything

    • @717jeezy
      @717jeezy Před 4 lety +58

      @@vibemauster3176 if anything , North Korea was one of the better off countries when the pandemic spread world wide as they do not have open borders and heavily monitor who goes in and out of the country . them being secluded from the rest of the world actually worked in their favor in terms of a global pandemic virus spreading into their country . they should've only had minimal impact in terms of virus statistics and they would've had a huge advantage in stopping the spread if done right . then again it only takes 1 to start the virus spread so how they handled it would greatly determine how well they ended up doing against the virus .

  • @HokiePitcher22
    @HokiePitcher22 Před 4 lety +1537

    Their government handler seemed like a genuinely good guy. I feel bad for his situation.

    • @borismcnair4263
      @borismcnair4263 Před 4 lety +51

      Probably a son of the n. Korean nobility

    • @rrongpi
      @rrongpi Před 4 lety +14

      I wonder if he got fired???

    • @marcleon1513
      @marcleon1513 Před 4 lety +152

      Richard Rongpi They get “fired” alright as in gun fired.

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Před 4 lety +3

      Marc Leon hehe hi mark did u know my boyfriend is gay hehehe

    • @jacksonfan221
      @jacksonfan221 Před 4 lety +8

      ProAm probably dead

  • @sergiomissaglia6380
    @sergiomissaglia6380 Před rokem +3

    I have never seen someone from North Korea talking soo freely, something is off

  • @taoreedmukaila1000
    @taoreedmukaila1000 Před rokem +5

    Interesting video to watched. Thanks for risking your life for journalism. I also love the ending interview. That old man spoke very well, and he's a true leader.

  • @michaelj6392
    @michaelj6392 Před 4 lety +1096

    It’s really impressive how they march so close without kicking each other

  • @M.F.Jones2
    @M.F.Jones2 Před 4 lety +660

    why can't North and South Korea just have a dance off and be done with it already

    • @TheSoloAsylum
      @TheSoloAsylum Před 4 lety +81

      North Korea can't afford dance mats or to feed it's dancers.

    • @urielfulgencio5285
      @urielfulgencio5285 Před 4 lety +11

      TheSoloAsylum I mean it’s dancers/gymnastics in the stadium seemed to move very well for them not being able to eat enough 😂

    • @eoagr1780
      @eoagr1780 Před 4 lety +13

      Pakistan and India have been doing that for years.

    • @dweeeebreal
      @dweeeebreal Před 4 lety +12

      Last time they had a dance-off roughly ~5M people died, and even ending in a tie.

    • @TheSoloAsylum
      @TheSoloAsylum Před 4 lety +5

      @@eoagr1780 Imagine the smell at that event.

  • @halos4124
    @halos4124 Před 2 lety +2

    The end guy in the interview really knew how to handle his words.....He seems more like a wise sensei to either a brilliant student or a over-brilliant student.

  • @knivez.official
    @knivez.official Před 2 lety +2

    I respect that death march walk, its so precise

  • @Henry-hr9ze
    @Henry-hr9ze Před 4 lety +288

    Nothing says "our economy is booming" like a nice, guided tour of the local silk factory.

    • @1nsaniel
      @1nsaniel Před 4 lety +5

      Hey you get what you can, when your sanctioned to shite territory

    • @YYmmmYY
      @YYmmmYY Před 4 lety

      @Pistol Pete why can't they produce missiles? We can.

  • @Alyrael
    @Alyrael Před 3 lety +1739

    "Today, we are de-militarizing the DMZ..."
    Ah yes, we must remove the militaries from the de-militarized zone.

    • @renehopkinson5079
      @renehopkinson5079 Před 3 lety +14

      Sushhh 😳

    • @philjoseph3252
      @philjoseph3252 Před 3 lety +128

      The dmz is actually (contrary to its name) the most militarised zone In north Korea. He made perfect sense when he said that

    • @kimmyseon46
      @kimmyseon46 Před 3 lety +48

      The dmz is the most militarized boarder on earth and if you cross it you will definitely die

    • @Picklericksin
      @Picklericksin Před 3 lety +8

      You are an idiot for making that statement

    • @patrickwatkiss7872
      @patrickwatkiss7872 Před 3 lety +20

      I always thought the name was somewhat ironic tbf. A lot like the ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984. Strange that....

  • @muslimn4312
    @muslimn4312 Před 2 lety +5

    “I wish to be happy” damn you ok? We’re here for you man

  • @lucastrettferd9421
    @lucastrettferd9421 Před 2 lety +26

    Im only imagining the look on North Korean people's faces when They get to see The South and it's Developed and Futuristic culture....

    • @monty1389
      @monty1389 Před 2 lety +2

      It’s replication of the decadent western liberal model? They’d probably be thrilled.

    • @MyNameMeansPalm
      @MyNameMeansPalm Před 2 lety +2

      They would think it is too western and lack culture

  • @NathanRiess
    @NathanRiess Před 3 lety +759

    12:52 bruh his government tour guide be looking right up at this dude like “YES ANSWER CORRECTLY OR ELSE DEATH CAMP”

    • @midnightwolf5660
      @midnightwolf5660 Před 3 lety +14

      Deserves more likes vice is bias.

    • @edmund3504
      @edmund3504 Před 3 lety +36

      Or do you think it could be that he's leaning in closer to hear the guy better because they're in a crowded train station? Let's be real here

    • @Czlife643
      @Czlife643 Před 3 lety +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @enyuli4886
      @enyuli4886 Před 3 lety +29

      I am almost certain that was staged. Source: grew up in Communist country.

    • @thatbasedfeliscatus577
      @thatbasedfeliscatus577 Před 3 lety

      @@enyuli4886 True, have a good day.

  • @Conker187777
    @Conker187777 Před 4 lety +534

    “This picture shows our military force”
    Shane: right

    • @AlmostGod007
      @AlmostGod007 Před 4 lety +1

      Conker 😂

    • @tylermcdonald7143
      @tylermcdonald7143 Před 4 lety +16

      The poor bastards wouldn't stand a chance lol

    • @theisgood0
      @theisgood0 Před 4 lety +5

      one guy agrees with him about not needing military anymore if peaceful terms are met *5 seconds later*
      "US ensures our security maybe military for now" okay okay

    • @cchanielmendoza7649
      @cchanielmendoza7649 Před 4 lety +1

      😂😅

    • @heyjessie884
      @heyjessie884 Před 4 lety +1

      😂😂😂😂

  • @la_gallada_ruiz9818
    @la_gallada_ruiz9818 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video 👍💯

  • @PC_Simo
    @PC_Simo Před 8 měsíci +1

    3:12 The thing is that; when the DPRK communicates directly, in conventional ways; most of the time, other countries seem to have trust issues with them. Maybe for a reason.

  • @daviddrivez9978
    @daviddrivez9978 Před 4 lety +603

    I’m kind of amazed they let him back in after the Russian adventure...

    • @eksadiss
      @eksadiss Před 4 lety +35

      Yea I was gonna ask how they keep letting him back in, if they aren't going to arrest him. He keeps calling them out on every video.

    • @friendlyindianscammer2887
      @friendlyindianscammer2887 Před 4 lety +20

      Maybe North Korea is finally opening-up albeit very weirdly

    • @TheKdrerik
      @TheKdrerik Před 4 lety +19

      being a billionaire now probably has something to do with it

    • @thegtafanboy
      @thegtafanboy Před 4 lety +13

      I think they're confident. They also figured that vice works very closely with the state department which, under a trump presidency, means that you get a pro-diplomacy and optimistic piece from them.

    • @TD1021-
      @TD1021- Před 4 lety +35

      That shit was awesome. Thats the type of things vice needs to go back to. Not fuckin nipple piercings and lochness monster hunting

  • @damnit.sarrah
    @damnit.sarrah Před 3 lety +3424

    i like how every single citizen is skinny but the leader 😂😂

    • @8aba_Yaga
      @8aba_Yaga Před 3 lety +185

      That's not funny

    • @olefella7561
      @olefella7561 Před 3 lety +52

      @@rottenrobbie8466 True, decades long Western sanctions killed a million innocent N. Koreans in famine & starvation in the past already.
      It's all come down to the West's dependency on China's Rare Earth Minerals.
      North Korea is targeted by the Imperialist West all because it possesses the second largest deposits of 'Rare Earth Metals' in the world; worths several Trillion Dollars.
      These very rare 'Rare Earth Metals', are essential ingredients in modern electronic equipment.
      They are found largely in places like China & N. Korea, which held three quarters of world's rare earth reserves.
      Remember, twenty years ago, it was Iraq, and Saddam, and WMD (weapon of mass destruction). The real motive was Oil.
      Today, it is North Korea, and Kim, and nuclear weapons. The real motive is Rare Earth Minerals.
      Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick.

    • @8aba_Yaga
      @8aba_Yaga Před 3 lety +81

      @@rottenrobbie8466 so a ruthless dictator that threatens everyone with nuclear apocalypse shouldn't at least be sanctioned? This is ALL on Kim Jong Un. As soon as his top dogs give up power then the North Korean people will get all the help they could ever need and then some.

    • @olefella7561
      @olefella7561 Před 3 lety +25

      ​@@rottenrobbie8466 'Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It'.
      Remember, Germany in the pre-World War II era, was imposed upon with numerous and heavy war reparations, tariffs and sanctions by Western Colonial Powers for over a quarter century; eventually when that nation sank into mega depression, which made way for World War II, as Germany struck back.
      A similar scenario ran in Japan, when that nation too was bullied by maritime sanction; essentially blocking the whole island through naval blockade by Anglo Western naval ships for so long until Japan ran out of (imported) oil, and struck back at Pearl Harbor naval base that participated in year-long sanctions.
      People of North Korea have suffered long enough, half a century of sanctions by the bully West, resulting in the death of over a million innocent people due to starvation & famine.

    • @tsrenis
      @tsrenis Před 3 lety +19

      @@olefella7561 The difference is that the people of Germany were upset and could elect a new leader and form new parties
      North Korea doesn't have that.
      It's kinda silly to even compare them, though I do get where you're coming from.

  • @cosmicthespider7974
    @cosmicthespider7974 Před 10 měsíci

    I was actually stationed at Osan AB. Got there in may 2017 left June 2018. I do remember tensions being quite high.

  • @skm3813
    @skm3813 Před 2 lety +4

    Look at North Korean Guide's face at 9:07 , when he said Military is not important ! 😆

  • @ayo2064
    @ayo2064 Před 3 lety +268

    How tf did Vice manage to finesse North Korea into letting them back in again after the entire documentary they made years ago, with the same exact reporter no less lmfao

    • @WetaMantis
      @WetaMantis Před 2 lety +17

      Propaganda.

    • @RRAX
      @RRAX Před 2 lety +3

      That should tell you a lot right there. But noooo, let's just give a like and think Vice is cool. 🙄

    • @JM-dy4ty
      @JM-dy4ty Před 2 lety +2

      He is literally the founder and was the CEO of VICE until 2018.

  • @inlovewithgothhoes
    @inlovewithgothhoes Před 4 lety +395

    8:55 why he gotta do him like that lmao he got him questioning his whole life now

    • @Teleportcom
      @Teleportcom Před 4 lety +65

      That hit him like a freight train.

    • @zacharyoliver5332
      @zacharyoliver5332 Před 4 lety +3

      Hahahahaha GOT HIM!!!!!

    • @anonymity7336
      @anonymity7336 Před 4 lety +16

      Lol my thought exactly but then at 9:14 he gets back on the position and continues on with his propaganda.

    • @brunovazquez1
      @brunovazquez1 Před 4 lety +33

      Not his life just his thought process. It looked like he tried to remain neutral as possible but this dude kept jabbing them progressive questions.

    • @blueanon8021
      @blueanon8021 Před 4 lety +10

      i hate to say white americans stay doing lil shit like that 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MajorPlatapus
    @MajorPlatapus Před 2 lety

    i like to think that everybody can hear him in the intro. the entire Square, patiently awaiting for the video to begin

  • @mixtapemall2530
    @mixtapemall2530 Před 2 lety +4

    He is the real life "India Jones"! I watched all his docs but the ones on NK are very well done with humor and all. To see him here after the last NK documentary is INSANE!!! Shane has planet size testicles. 💪🏿

  • @jasonl8326
    @jasonl8326 Před 4 lety +745

    13:12 Poor North Korean guy just trying to get through life, then he's ambushed with questions where if he gives the wrong answers could land him in a work camp for the next decade.

    • @1982nitinarora
      @1982nitinarora Před 4 lety +84

      Not hkm but three generations his parents hus childrdn and entire immediate family

    • @thebichocr7659
      @thebichocr7659 Před 4 lety +2

      Where you get all this from?

    • @ryanabdollahi898
      @ryanabdollahi898 Před 4 lety +9

      TheBicho CR7 it’s true

    • @thebichocr7659
      @thebichocr7659 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ryanabdollahi898 because?

    • @cloud-homestudio8128
      @cloud-homestudio8128 Před 4 lety +15

      ​@@thebichocr7659 because thats what oppressive regimes do if they want to punish people. dummy

  • @oliviamckelley5127
    @oliviamckelley5127 Před 3 lety +2740

    I hope that the guide and his family weren’t punished for his honesty and choice to disclose information. While it might be for our entertainment or intrigue because this nation is so divisive and controversial... the truth is that three entire generations of a family could be brutally murdered for speaking out in a way the regime doesn’t like. I enjoyed this piece by Vice news but I hope we take into consideration the dangerous position we could be putting North Koreans in who are simply trying to survive each day.

    • @SJ-qf2tz
      @SJ-qf2tz Před 3 lety +213

      yea I thought the same. I mean we understand what this country does to these people it is incredibly selfish to put them in danger like this when they share information.

    • @michaelperez6075
      @michaelperez6075 Před 3 lety +2

      . MmlA

    • @blaaake6010
      @blaaake6010 Před 3 lety +65

      You shouldve seen this guy in 2009, holy crap wasn't it completely different

    • @boopsnootandboogie
      @boopsnootandboogie Před 3 lety +108

      I agree. I thought the journalist was being disrespectful and not very cautious of what you just stated.

    • @Truck-kun_01
      @Truck-kun_01 Před 3 lety +101

      They should've blurred the guys face,he might've doomed the poor man

  • @lavishgxdBoD
    @lavishgxdBoD Před rokem +2

    This is the standard I’d expect from vice, not a lot of what they choose to cover these days. Great video

  • @leoteasdale7484
    @leoteasdale7484 Před 2 lety +1

    Those marches are impressive

  • @aurathedraak7909
    @aurathedraak7909 Před 3 lety +2778

    not gonna lie, but NK has one of best military marches

    • @LEMONZEBRA554
      @LEMONZEBRA554 Před 3 lety +591

      Honestly you have a point, but if they make a mistake they die so I guess they use that as motivation ☠️

    • @luismolina3124
      @luismolina3124 Před 3 lety +262

      @Reyhan Ananta by the way it isn't just a rumor, they will execute anybody that does bad to their government including talking bad about their government.
      Look it up BUD

    • @randomclipsmilitary9056
      @randomclipsmilitary9056 Před 3 lety +35

      Yeah because if you dont they either punish you or even execute you one north korean soldier defected and said how they never cared about her and said she injured her legs and nothing was done

    • @aurathedraak7909
      @aurathedraak7909 Před 3 lety +7

      @@randomclipsmilitary9056 now let's give them covid

    • @Luke-tm5oy
      @Luke-tm5oy Před 3 lety +15

      I think its the prussian goose step a lot of other military's used to do it.

  • @bt-jz7ki
    @bt-jz7ki Před 4 lety +144

    never heard a more North Korean sentence than, "Don't step on the floors," from that tour guide.

  • @mattsheezy5469
    @mattsheezy5469 Před 2 lety +13

    I can’t believe that they keep letting Shane back in..... Next time they might try to keep him 😳

  • @enterchannelname5953
    @enterchannelname5953 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Spoiler alert: South Korea keeps launching the worlds largest military drills practicing invading North Korea again with the USA again.

  • @malikrath9503
    @malikrath9503 Před 4 lety +441

    I love how after all the years Shane walks right in there still, total badass.

  • @nickg90125
    @nickg90125 Před 4 lety +267

    3:33 "rocket man" lines up perfectly with the beat

  • @younosyfckhuh
    @younosyfckhuh Před 2 lety +11

    Lowkey, I'm not from US but legit North Korea would get flamed like hell. Basically North Korea doesn't stand a chance with their equipment right now.

    • @monty1389
      @monty1389 Před 2 lety +2

      Americans when a country doesn’t have porn and McDonald’s

    • @reidmaxwell8874
      @reidmaxwell8874 Před 2 lety +2

      The issue with a war with North Korea is not the military feasibility of it. The United States would steamroll North Korea in an invasion, as they did in Iraq and against the Taliban. Like those conflicts, however, the tricky part is what happens after the invasion. North Korea is a hermit kingdom, detached from the world. The US would have an incredibly difficult time rebuilding the country and fighting extremists elements that would retreat into the very mountainous countryside. I have no doubts that the Country would be in a VERY volatile situation in the aftermath of such a conflict- it might not even be worth it for the south to integrate the North with how insanely undeveloped it is in comparison.

    • @younosyfckhuh
      @younosyfckhuh Před 2 lety +1

      @@reidmaxwell8874 I see, thank for educating me a little.

    • @jakilla23
      @jakilla23 Před 2 lety

      @@reidmaxwell8874 VERY well put.

  • @tnt_cam
    @tnt_cam Před rokem +5

    This aged badly…

  • @fifervonpiper6707
    @fifervonpiper6707 Před 3 lety +410

    Am I the only one wondering how any of the soldiers can even raise their legs that high, especially while wearing freaking high heels.

    • @Raj-df7wf
      @Raj-df7wf Před 3 lety +8

      dyslexic lincoln probably practiced it many times

    • @Jargenic
      @Jargenic Před 3 lety +5

      Anything is possible with the mind

    • @darju29tv71
      @darju29tv71 Před 3 lety +3

      Because they are strong asian..

    • @henrietta5969
      @henrietta5969 Před 3 lety +1

      Queen behavior

    • @soggyumbrella6582
      @soggyumbrella6582 Před 3 lety +1

      If you stretch every day and train, you could do it too

  • @onassi
    @onassi Před 4 lety +1181

    We need Shane Smith to go back and rescue tea cup girl...if she's even alive still

    • @jessew296
      @jessew296 Před 4 lety +101

      I literally still think of her when I think of NK. I hope shes ok

    • @sandman8117
      @sandman8117 Před 4 lety +26

      Can you link the story pls.

    • @jessew296
      @jessew296 Před 4 lety +56

      czcams.com/video/KlvV0cRV-5s/video.html

    • @mrcoffinbox
      @mrcoffinbox Před 4 lety +14

      I was just thinking about that while watching this lol

    • @lardogaming6942
      @lardogaming6942 Před 4 lety +9

      We have to save her

  • @kitmueller2719
    @kitmueller2719 Před 2 lety

    Great music and editing

  • @TESkyrimizer
    @TESkyrimizer Před 4 lety +604

    Shane pls dont put the tour guide on the spot like that im legit worried people get executed if they say the wrong thing on camera and you definitely had your tour guide stumbling a bit

    • @dznuts123
      @dznuts123 Před 4 lety +64

      very true. north koreans that speak against the regime would be put into labor camps and likely die mysteriously.

    • @hrolfurleo8230
      @hrolfurleo8230 Před 4 lety +7

      Yes.

    • @DamienBeltrami
      @DamienBeltrami Před 4 lety +41

      I was actually shocked he would have put him on the spot like that.

    • @hrolfurleo8230
      @hrolfurleo8230 Před 4 lety +4

      @@DamienBeltrami Same here

    • @matthewpeterson9209
      @matthewpeterson9209 Před 4 lety +28

      I think his guide wants to defect honestly just hearing their conversation when they were talking about sanctions I feel like he was being 100% real with him and wanted to speak bad about DPRK but knows what happens if he does

  • @RoachCuh
    @RoachCuh Před 4 lety +254

    Imagine one of them messing up when they were marching 💀

  • @planes3333
    @planes3333 Před 7 měsíci

    I dont think he was supposed to be touching the well and drinking the water LMAO🤣

  • @MegaPerseenreika11
    @MegaPerseenreika11 Před 2 lety +4

    1:21 what's the name of this march song?

  • @mspahr9115
    @mspahr9115 Před 4 lety +198

    How does this dude keep getting let back into North Korea😂

    • @BabaYagaRacing
      @BabaYagaRacing Před 4 lety +26

      He sings Katy Perry songs really well

    • @potentspirit3096
      @potentspirit3096 Před 4 lety +4

      How is he not afraid to be isolated abroad during these tensions is what’s crazy to me

    • @RapidSteve
      @RapidSteve Před 4 lety +8

      Because north korea is lied about a lot and they dont just shoot you for doing things slightly against the rules

    • @potentspirit3096
      @potentspirit3096 Před 4 lety +3

      Rapid Steve Honestly us being outsiders, we have no clue of the premise of disrespect that could result in a serious situation seen this comment like 3 times.

    • @tsovtxaijvang
      @tsovtxaijvang Před 4 lety +5

      North Korea is not as hard to get in as U.S. propaganda tells. Just like Mexico and U.S. border. Trucks go in and out between China, North Korea, and South Korea. Western media just over exaggerating their lies to get views. So stupid you pawns are. Bunches of send offs 😂😂😂

  • @Harkness197
    @Harkness197 Před 4 lety +523

    This is the solid vice content that got me interested in them to start with

    • @williamblackfyre4866
      @williamblackfyre4866 Před 4 lety +28

      Yea like 6 or 7 years ago...its kinda sucked the last 3 years...but this content is the kind of stuff i missed

    • @thisisntsergio1352
      @thisisntsergio1352 Před 4 lety +1

      This is it, chief.

    • @chegadesuade
      @chegadesuade Před 4 lety +1

      As opposed to...?

    • @Marc1996L
      @Marc1996L Před 4 lety +7

      William Blackfyre completely Agree old vice was best, they seem to be putting out quality content again so let’s hope it lasts

    • @narutouzumaki-cv4sm
      @narutouzumaki-cv4sm Před 4 lety +4

      Cause the journalist is actually vice CEO that why the content is good

  • @ByzantineCuban
    @ByzantineCuban Před 11 měsíci +1

    CZcams has no chill with the 50 second unskipable adds

  • @C.A._Old
    @C.A._Old Před 7 měsíci +1

    what can i say. hard days for both states.

  • @b1rdmanjr1000
    @b1rdmanjr1000 Před 4 lety +315

    As soon as he started putting that water back I was like “oh they gonna kill this dude for sure”

  • @ionicclan6207
    @ionicclan6207 Před 4 lety +332

    i swear the female tour guide is exactly the same person every time

  • @k___________
    @k___________ Před rokem +2

    "I put my own water into the magic water" LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @Leviwosc
    @Leviwosc Před 2 lety +2

    Does anyone know the name of the mars that is being played at: 01:30 I really like it.

  • @syd5380
    @syd5380 Před 3 lety +977

    I really wonder what the guide was thinking after Shane was talking about how re-unification would make the military less important. He looked at the poster in silence for a second and seemed to be pondering what Shane had said, I wish he had been able to communicate his thoughts on that.

    • @saladspinner3200
      @saladspinner3200 Před 2 lety +30

      He kinda did a few steps along the corridor.

    • @narwhalblast
      @narwhalblast Před 2 lety +176

      He was thinking about how to not get his head off

    • @guinnesstheshep
      @guinnesstheshep Před 2 lety +68

      He honestly didn't seem proud of the military, I think he truly craves peace. Sad he's stuck and can't voice his thoughts...

    • @MyNameMeansPalm
      @MyNameMeansPalm Před 2 lety +14

      After all the hostilities, to them, reunification seems like a fantasy. Maybe one day, for their future generations, they think it is possible

    • @ethanbrooks1148
      @ethanbrooks1148 Před 2 lety +10

      Probably was watching what he said, he’s on camera and his superiors would’ve seen.

  • @eggs1580
    @eggs1580 Před 7 měsíci

    that guide is actually amazing i wish to meet him one day

  • @stevesmith1687
    @stevesmith1687 Před 4 lety +397

    I can't believe they let him back in after the previous vids haha

    • @ninobrown9564
      @ninobrown9564 Před 4 lety +25

      Steve Smith oh they will let you in. It's getting your passport back and leaving is the issue.

    • @NewHollowEarth
      @NewHollowEarth Před 4 lety +33

      @@thenecessarygood "White people business" yea okay lmao

    • @elijahvargas6338
      @elijahvargas6338 Před 4 lety +8

      CheerUpPeople: Really bro? White people business? 😑

    • @princeautismo2942
      @princeautismo2942 Před 4 lety +19

      @@thenecessarygood "White people business" and with that you lost all credibility ya racist tool.

    • @chiasmatic
      @chiasmatic Před 4 lety

      @@thenecessarygood this

  • @mutestingray
    @mutestingray Před 4 měsíci

    15:45 I love how the North Korean music over b-roll of Seoul feels so disconnected and foreign. That was a great touch.

  • @Optimus594
    @Optimus594 Před rokem +2

    i get the feeling that in north korea, they spend most of their time training the military to perfect marching

  • @aurorawolfe6060
    @aurorawolfe6060 Před 4 lety +922

    I'm honestly surprised Mr. Shane Smith was allowed into North Korea lol I suppose they don't have a very good memory 😂

    • @nagaManu6485
      @nagaManu6485 Před 4 lety +1

      What happened with him?

    • @KidneyFailureGaming
      @KidneyFailureGaming Před 4 lety +164

      @@nagaManu6485 Shane previously visited North Korea in 2008 to film a documentary, which wasn't allowed in the country at the time. Shane did it anyway and thus he was barred from revisiting the country afterwards, until now.

    • @WebesJamm
      @WebesJamm Před 4 lety +78

      @@KidneyFailureGaming I asume that this must have been solved already. He is a brave journalist, not a idiot.

    • @nagaManu6485
      @nagaManu6485 Před 4 lety +3

      @@KidneyFailureGaming thanks mate

    • @KidneyFailureGaming
      @KidneyFailureGaming Před 4 lety +22

      @@WebesJamm Yeah I know, otherwise he wouldn't have been allowed to enter anyway. Guess the North Korean officials have Alzheimer's so that must have been why Shane's allowed in the country lol.

  • @LinusDettbarn
    @LinusDettbarn Před 3 lety +230

    3:32
    That "Rocket Man" was so on the beat

  • @lorexcod
    @lorexcod Před 2 lety +1

    One of the best Vice reporters. He has been filming about north Korea for 10 years. I'm really hapoy about his progress

    • @Sebastian_Polak_Maly
      @Sebastian_Polak_Maly Před rokem

      His work and coverage of North Korea is great and entertaining, but when he went to Chernobyl, that was a drunken shambles.

  • @triple6keyz497
    @triple6keyz497 Před rokem

    15:40 bro really using that music from the last vice video lmao😂😂😂

  • @mr.noseybonk2024
    @mr.noseybonk2024 Před 4 lety +697

    The North Korean Guide guy literally looked like he wanted to get out of there with you.

    • @evano5635
      @evano5635 Před 4 lety +40

      or maybe he actually loves his country. I don't know why it's hard for Americans to grasp the fact that maybe North Korean actually love their president.

    • @XxXskullXxX1346
      @XxXskullXxX1346 Před 4 lety +75

      @@evano5635 Bait

    • @OGcrispy50
      @OGcrispy50 Před 4 lety +125

      Evan O I’m sure abused dogs love their owner too since it’s all they’ve known since birth

    • @damonclayton7173
      @damonclayton7173 Před 4 lety +59

      @@evano5635 are you an idiot? They are brain washed from birth. This might have been the dumbest comment I've seen ever.

    • @Dance5578
      @Dance5578 Před 4 lety +27

      Or maybe most of them pretend just to not get thrown in a labor camp.

  • @LostSIGN4L
    @LostSIGN4L Před 4 lety +468

    This is such an interesting piece by VICE. I rarely see actual interviews with North Korean people discussing international politics, great work!

    • @jongoodenough3162
      @jongoodenough3162 Před 4 lety +16

      if you look, almost everyone in the metro is wearing a north korean badge on their chest, so they're most probably not just regular north korean people and are probably one of the "privileged"

    • @carlandren7062
      @carlandren7062 Před 4 lety +2

      @@jongoodenough3162 still

    • @kylesmith9709
      @kylesmith9709 Před 4 lety +9

      They are forced actors, please don't kid yourself. Vice fuels the propaganda machine

    • @cristobalcaro3392
      @cristobalcaro3392 Před 4 lety +2

      @@jongoodenough3162 the badges are mandatory. Every citizen must use them

    • @nolie4147
      @nolie4147 Před 4 lety +9

      @@kylesmith9709 Except they're not, how can you expect a city of 4/5million people to all be trained actors. Its preposterous that this lie is believed by so many

  • @Kaiserland111
    @Kaiserland111 Před 2 lety +1

    That had to be the least threatening military march I've ever seen...

    • @fastltg4992
      @fastltg4992 Před rokem

      They might as well do jumping jacks in unison 🤣

  • @tylerebowers
    @tylerebowers Před 4 měsíci +2

    Supprised they let Shane back in given his previos documentaries, lol.

  • @AstradTheCynic
    @AstradTheCynic Před 4 lety +109

    Holy shit the photography! Give the camera man a raise.

    • @devastater97
      @devastater97 Před 3 lety +1

      It's not entirely the cameraman. In North Korea photos or videos of specific landmarks have to be done a certain way, your micromanaged by your NK travel host on exactly where you can stand and how much you are allowed to photograph. A statue for instance would have to filmed in it's entirety, absolutely no cropping allowed, you either get the whole statue or you don't photograph it.