A-List Movie Star KIDNAPPED By North Korea- then Forced To Make Movies For Kim Jung Il
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It's sick how they live so lavishly while residents suffer so severely.
Welcome to socialism
This is exactly how and why the French revolution started. History loves repeating itself
@@nomdeplume2213 no no sweetheart, that is communism and tyrannical dictatorship
@@nomdeplume2213 These tyrants love to call themselves communists and socialists, but in reality what they are doing is something completely different and evil. None of the countries function as communist or socialist are performing in the vision of Karl Marx's egalitarianism. People really need to have access to sociology courses. And if you really educate yourself and put aside the elitist views of functionalism and put on your reality sunglasses of conflict theory, people would see that Capitalistic Democracy, is infact not even real. In the US we live under End stage Capitalism Oligarchy, which is absolutely evil and disgusting. And people love to blame presidents for problems when it is actually the Judicial and Executive branches being manipulated by the rich to oppress the poor. But people don't want to learn and grow or feel uncomfortable so they just yell and scream covering their ears and throw words like socialism and communism around not understanding any of what they actually say.
@nomdeplume2213 huh? U know what socialism is?
The only difference between me and those poor 13 years old little girls is where i was born , they have 0 control over that and it’s just so unfair
Some of us are very lucky where we were born others.....just horrific
You’re thirteen years old? Watching this?
@@j4ylin_544 im 14 watching this
@@j4ylin_544 Not going to disclose my current age, but I was watching true crime and cold cases at 13.
@@j4ylin_544 No literally people under 15 or 16 should not be watching rotten mango only Stephanie's vlog channel 😭
Stephanie is it safe for u to make this video?😭
I worry about that in every video 😅
Girl please
Kim Jong il is dead so probably fine
She’s never gonna go to North Korea plus if they kill her it will prob start a huge conflict between the U.S and North Korea 😭
These things are pretty universally known if you know where to look.
There is an activist on CZcams named Yoenmi park. She is a N. Korean defector who talks about these atrocities all the time. Her story is awe inspiring and heartbreaking.
The way you described the torture that involves staying in one position for a long time made me wonder if that 18 year old who came back brain dead from NK was forced to do that and it made him have those injuries that couldn’t be seen
Otto Warmbier. I saw his press conference. It was heart breaking how he was crying
Otto and OMG that story was heartbreaking!!!!😢
they broke him in every way they could. I don't even want to know what that poor young man endured
Oh yeah. That was definitely a total set up. Poor kid.
I think she made a video on him actually.
It’s so crazy how a group of people can actually punish their own people and have no respect for their lives.
For real.
Innocent men, women, children.
If it's get to that point, it's already a lost cause.
@officerdeathhow tf would you know that
@officerdeath really? Your commenting the same thing on every top comment....🙄
And then "cry" for them to have more babies. Wtf!?
As a foreigner, living in South Korea… in the winter time, all I could think about is the North Korean people living there. It’s SOOO cold during the winter. And it’s DARK over there. It also saddens me that N Koreans when they do escape, are treated with such disrespect when they are in South Korea. It’s sad. It’s a dark vibe when you’re at the demilitarized zone. Quiet and cold.
You sound like such a caring person. God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, who is the name above all names & the only way to Heaven💝
@@arsondarkseayes forget doing good deeds just bow to a higher power and everything will be ok that does not sound like a control tactic to me.
@fantaguyreal I hope you reach your goal, but your going to need to find something other than minecraft videos/clips and a recorded blackscreen for hours. You need a topic that people enjoy. Goodluck tho!!
@@officerdeath how do you know?
@@chloejustin2757They've been commenting the same on other True Crime content creators videos accusing them of watching Daisy's D**truction. Pretty sure it's a bot or a deranged person.
It's just awful that CZcams makes it necessary to censor the word "rape". Not using the word seems like it diminishes the horrible truth.
Exactly. People can't say what they need to say because of this silly censorship, while hundreds of incels are allowed to ahane and blame the victims
And S. A.
It does. Which is always the point with YT and most platforms.
@@Julesy980here’s another theory, if someone who has been raped hears that word it’s a trigger. It’s not that deep. CZcams can also censor “ R word” if they wanted to, they don’t because it’s significantly less triggering
@@TheCagedKThe algos constantly get 'better'. They certainly can censor everything that say, Blackrock doesn't agree with, but they don't *quite* go that far. Not just yet. Close though. And they will soon enough.
They certainly want to maintain total dominance as a platform, while censoring most speech that isn't in line with what the Dear Leaders promote.
Its so disgusting how much food they provide while letting their population is starve to death 😭
I can't believe how evil and selfish some people with money and power are.
But it gets sooo much worse! I can't imagine being forced to hurt another person. You will be the one tortured if you don't participate. 😭
It's even more disgusting when you think of how many decades this has went on and how many others (in power) are aware it happens.
@@amandab6835Jesus is coming back. Believe He died for your sins and rose again then repent to be saved.
Yes. Think how much money and food is given and goes to the people in power not the people in need.
@@merricat3025 I remember in high school learning about the famine that they had in the 90's. In my social studies class, as teenagers we didn't understand why things like this happened in the world when there seemed to be such an obvious solution. We asked our teacher why other countries didn't just send them food. The answer was that some did, but it didn't do most of the people any good because all of it ended up going to the military and high-ranking people in the regime, even though they were already getting higher rations than the general population. That was one of my steps in learning that the adult world and the solutions to its problems wasn't as simple as it seemed to us on the surface.
We watched a documentary on North Korea when I was in high school and it legit almost made the whole class cry. The atrocities that happen everyday there and are hidden by the government, it breaks my heart 😞😖
@@fantaguyrealgirl…
@@fantaguyrealI hope you get the pin of shame
what was the name?? if you know
@@fantaguyrealbe quiet 😭
@@fantaguyrealbegging? 😅
The amount of detail Stephanie puts into her case reports is insane. Respectful to the victims, well researched, and indeed, she doesn’t hold back on the information. I recommended this pod to my mother who doesn’t even like true crime. It’s somehow “good” to know how evil people can be, even if it doesn’t benefit me in the end.
Stephanie tells these stories with so much empathy. Even in some videos you can see her start to cry 😭 I think that’s what makes her different than other true crime podcasts she really has compassion for the victims ❤
@@fantaguyreal you’re going to get reported for spamming this isn’t the video to do this on I mean really?
she has like 10 employees
God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, who is the name above all names & the only way to Heaven❤
@@bta8355 forgot to mention her researchers and translators, sorry.
I don't think I've ever felt so sick to my stomach and completely unsettled and disturbed in...probably ever. No empathy or compassion for any living creature. May God help North Korea.
Being honest, I think the Kims would either “ban” God from North Korea (I remember hearing he was trying to changed the Bible to include his name in the place of Jesus Christ) or most, if not majority of the citizens would believe he was false and that their “supreme leader” is God.
You bring SUCH passion and energy to these recounts, Stephanie!!! Absolutely SUPERB. To give you an idea - I grew up in the USSR in the late 60s & the 70s. Our Pioneer Unit was sent on a "Friendship & Goodwill" tour of North Korea. We were SOVIET kids and WE got paranoid and spooked by North Korea. I remember one of my friends saying "This is how it must've been for our parents & grandparents during the Stalin days" - and our Unit Leader nodded & blew air out of his mouth with a "this is BIZARRE" look on his face. Literally the second our train crossed back into the USSR we all started hugging and laughing - and kids actually kissed the ground when we got off the train. In the USSR. Let that sink in. OH! There were 2 or 3 American soldiers who'd defected (!) across the DMZ and were huge stars in Korean films - they played the American bad guys. We saw 3 movies with them, and even got to meet one of them (James Dresnok) when we were taken on a tour of the film studios in Pyongyang.
interesting! thanks for sharing
My step father grew up in the DDR and told me that it wasn't anything but nice but I guess compared to this insanity it was a walk in the park
Holy crap, that's amazing
@@christineeleonorepoppe6745 Don't you mean, "a walk in the kim"?
@@DFWNites Note to self never read comments before the first cup of coffee 🤣🤣took me so long to understand this
Thinking about a 3 week old baby walking is very unsettling. What a strange idea. Lots of strange ideas in this case
It truly is unsettling, but I have to admit, I cracked up laughing a bit imagining my 3 week old potato looking newborn walking up to me, bowed legged & knee-less 😂 & yes my kids looked like potatoes when born lol. They're very handsome/beautiful now tho🩷
So true. 3 week olds have little bow legs still warped from the womb.
Sounds like propaganda shit to me to make him seem like the most special boy in the world tbh what 3 week old is walking, what 8 week old is talking
@@T-bone-cq6pc you and your side account been commenting the same spam for 5 hours now don’t you have a job or something ?
Officerdeath and T-bone appear to be bots..both accounts were made on the same day and they are both spreading hate on this channel.
As if documentaries haven't been made about horrific crimes and there isn't ways of finding information outside of what a criminal as filmed themselves doing.
Escape and later life
The couple finally staged their escape in 1986 while on a trip to Vienna, where they fled to the U.S. embassy and requested political asylum. They lived in Reston, Virginia, then Beverly Hills, California, before returning to South Korea in 1999.
On April 16, 2018, Choi died in hospital where she was due to have a kidney dialysis during the afternoon. Her death resulted in widespread mourning across South Korea.
Imagine what happened to the guards who supposed to guard them. They and their family would've been thrown into torture and forced labor; because this couple managed to run. What a despicable leader.
Thanks for info
I remember going into a rabbit hole with this case and was so upset by it. I can’t imagine being taken from everything you know and love, get trapped and everyone knows where you are but couldn’t do anything to help you. Thank god they were able to free themselves
I went through 2 weeks of torture in Vladivostok back in the late 90's. Starvation is a major function of the torture I went through, sleep deprivation another. Being forced to stand like a crucified Jesus's was a favourite.
I was lucky to be released back home after such a short period of time. The Captain of the ship we were on spent 6 months locked up.
I'm sorry that happened to you and glad you didn't have to stay as long as your captain.
What? Omg I'm so sorry.
@nancyayotte2297 the ship was found to have marijuana on board, hence the problems the crew went through.
When released, the German embassy helped to extradite me from Russia back home. I owe them my life.
Holy shit that is insane, so sorry that happened
wow. you've endured what most pray to never. I wish you many blessings and healing in your life. you should speak your truth, you should write a book.
Every single time i hear something about the North Korean prison camps it always just pisses me off. No creature should go through what millions of those human beings go through. I pray for all of the people trapped in them. Thank you soo much for making this very important video ♥
^^spam, do not like or comment. They are both commenting the same thing on all of the top comments. Find something better to do boys 😅
@@T-bone-cq6pc how do you know?
@@brittanyfrancis2369I know, I've been reporting the ones on DD 😢 They've been doing the same on other people's videos as well.
@@chloejustin2757 its a bot
I don't understand how every single country in the world just allows it. We gotta help them
The part where Eun-hee and director Shin reunite freaking brought me to tears!
Your timing is not timing........
@auroraclark6794 Forreal
@@auroraclark6794lol!
@@auroraclark6794she posts it on Spotify before CZcams
@@auroraclark6794?
I think when you’re in the true crime world one can quickly be desensitised to how traumatic the stories (reality) that Steph tell us about but this video really made me deeply sad as well as deeply grateful. There is nothing I have done that makes me deserve the life I live. I’m African and at times we can lose perspective on the privilege of life and life in freedom because of all the other disadvantages we face and have but the fact that I have a fridge full of full, warm water, electricity, clothing, ability to express myself freely, freedom to practice my Christian faith without fear and there’s the super luxuries such university education, cars, internet connection, digital devices, the ability to move from one country to another.
Wow, I thank God every single day for the simple things.
What a beautiful, humble comment! Thank you 😊
Amen❤
Stephanie's narratives of the events was on another level. How can she talk nonstop maintaining the order of events on point and with side notes inserted in between w/o teleprompter or cue cards/scripts. Really interesting and mind blowing. Her chain of thoughts is on another level indeed. Been binge watching her vids since last week. 😂
Her presentation is always on point!!
Who told you there's no prompter? Also, these videos are edited. I doubt she talks non stop for 2-3 hours without a toilet break or just to rest her throat for a few minutes.
But I'm not saying she's not talented! She's also funny and kind. And creative
In 1976, Choi divorced Shin after seeing news that he had fathered two children with the young actress Oh Su-mi. Choi's career began to suffer after her divorce, and she traveled to Hong Kong in 1978 to meet with a person posing as a businessman who offered to set up a new film company with her. In Hong Kong, Choi was abducted and taken to North Korea by the order of Kim Jong-il. While searching for Choi after her abduction, Shin was also abducted and taken to North Korea soon after.
In North Korea, Choi and Shin were remarried, at Kim's recommendation. Kim had them make films together, including 1985's Salt, for which Choi won best actress at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Choi later said that the couple was able to make "films with artistic values, instead of just propaganda films extolling the regime," but that she could not forgive Kim for kidnapping her. While in North Korea, Choi converted to Roman Catholicism.
Wow, if this was a movie people would say it's too far from reality. This is wild.
Wow, this is insane..! This summary of yours is only making it more clear how wild the situation was. And how many years of indoctrination before they were considered 'adequate' for use at last? I think I'd have lost my mind long before that was all over.
D*mn worse part should be to be married to that trash again😅
ROTTEN MANGO IS A MACHIIIINNNEEE!!! Stephanie, BABYGURL, your whole team should be so proud! It is obvious how hard you guys work, thank you for your dedication ❤❤
Also, North Korea makes me physically ill, my heart aches for the everyday people. I so badly want them to find freedom and happiness. It's MISERABLE in NK.
Frrr never missed a video since I started watching at the beginning of 2023🤩
Is no one else confused by how she managed to put out so many videos so quickly??? Like all the videos are so detailed too how is she posting like three a week, the work ethic is crazyyy
Because she does them ahead of time and she has employees.
She has a whole team of researchers, and editors. So when a story is ready to be filmed, she learns all the details and writes everything in the form of a storytime.
She says all that at the beginning of each episode lol are u just watching and not listening?
She doesn't do everything herself. She has researchers in different countries, probably a director / producer too.
the fact that the world turns a blind eye to these atrocities is criminal.
Love how Stephanie is always able to explain a case to such depth
@@T-bone-cq6pc unlike u She brings awareness to child abuse, and child SA, she donates and advocates, to help victims get justice,
Officerdeath and T-bone appear to be bots..both accounts were made on the same day and they are both spreading hate on this channel.
As if documentaries haven't been made about horrific crimes and there isn't ways of finding information outside of what a criminal as filmed themselves doing.
Yep
Interesting that the finale happened in Vienna. I live in Austria and I'm happy they made it to safety here.
Their real life as hostages sounds like a movie in and of itself! Wow! Kudos to them for surviving and emerging victorious!!!
I was thinking the same thing! if someone made a movie of their story it’d be critically acclaimed
I just spent 9 days in the hospital because I was throwing up and was dehydrated. I couldn’t even rinse my mouth without getting sick and I ended up in renal failure. They were giving me pain meds by IV because the pain was unbearable…I can’t imagine what these people went through
I hope you're feeling better ❤️
@@nancyayotte2297 I’m feeling much better. Thank you ❤️
Happy you're feeling better luv. It's scary to be sick. I hope you have someone helping you recover. That's when we realize what really matters in life. Big hug from old mom in Mass. 💐
My heart goes out to you. I hope you're safe and feel better
19:01 the motorcycle pose was a punishment in my primary school in the 2010s for lateness. It was usually for 10 minutes and i found it so painful, i can't imagine doing that for 20 hours😭😭😭😭
my ballet teacher used to make us do that if we messed up and it hurt so bad… same with only about 10 minutes.. can’t imagine being forced to do that for hours…
@@mikaelarene5937 i can't even imagine doing the motorcycle pose after hours of dancing on my tiptoes
I did that too. It was excruciating
@@zzainab6161dude I know, it was EXHAUSTING. she was Russian and very scary lmfao. But honestly after listening to this, I had it good..which is so sad to think ab…
@@mikaelarene5937 even though you think you had it good, I'm still sorry she made you do that
The fact that I had NEVER heard the word "bespoke" (im not a native english speaker), and I learned it today watching Good Mythical More where they stopped a bit to define it, and then started watching this video and it was used too! Shook.
It feels like the universe winks a little
Look up the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon! This happens to me all the time!
@@pebb.le_ yeah! I knew about it, but it hadnt happened to me in a while. Thx for the reminder on the name of it :)
@@pebb.le_but it's not an illusion created by cognitive bias when it's something genuinely unusual. "Bespoke" is not a word used frequently, which is why it's popular on "word of the day" lists intended to expand vocabulary. You would notice hearing it twice in a single day because it's unusual (particularly because the first time they heard it, it was defined- and the reason they bothered was BECAUSE it's uncommon.) The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon applies when you suddenly notice a certain word or topic and it creates the illusion that it's coming up more frequently than usual, but it's actually not, you are just catching it more often.
This is just one of those funny coincidences that certainly does feel like a cosmic wink 😉
@@T-bone-cq6pchuh? Yo we know you upvoted yourself ya weirdo
Yea the last time it happened to me it was "jorts". Im Australian so maybe its a an American term. I read it in a book I was reading and looked up the definition.
Then I watched a CZcams video later that day and they mentioned jorts. I had never heard that word in my life but then came across it twice in one day.
Jorts are denim shorts FYI
After everything that has been happening in Palestine, nothing in this life shocks me anymore
Hundred percent
What does Palestine have to do with anything?
00:00:00 "I want you to star in North Korean movies"
00:04:17 [sponsor]
00:07:07 South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee missing (Shin Sang-ok (the director and ex-husband) suspect)
00:08:57 prison camps
00:23:07 mass games
00:27:40 [sponsor]
00:29:42 kidnap to come / lavish life / pleasure squad
00:41:49 autocracy and famine
00:43:58 Kim Jong-il quick intro (father: Kim Il-sung, sons: Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong Un) and legends
00:48:20 movie obsession / propaganda
00:52:37 the birth of Kim Jong Nam
00:55:02 (strange cut to some comedian story inspiring) abductions to teach spies
00:58:49 indoctrination of Director Shin, actress Eun-hee and the legend of Kim Jong-il's birth
01:03:00 reunion after brainwashing
01:07:16 the story of kidnap
01:11:50 flee attempts
01:15:25 [sponsor]
01:19:52 movie production / export culture / where to get proof of abduction
01:27:18 people's actress / stadium ex*cution
01:32:04 Kim Jong-il's personality / recording and smuggling audio tapes to Budapest / dangerously early publication
01:42:43 public denial of the tapes / Choi Eun-hee's and film making background
01:48:15 Vienna / embassy escape / change of supreme leader / movie smuggling epilogue
Love the classical backdrop. Helps add to the mood of the video
I kind of miss the colored lights that they used in a couple videos a few months back! The pink and blue ones
@officerdeath What does that mean?
@T-bone-cq6pc What does that mean?
@T-bone-cq6pcso?
@@spencereliThe bots are just spreading misinformation don't listen to them
How does she tell these stories without so much as a stutter or stumbling over words…Nothing but mad respect for Stephanie Soo❤
Editing probably helps. 😉
It's called editing. And sometimes she gets the names wrong, mostly during the videos on books and movies
Cool are you happy you pointed that out? Lol @AlissaSss23
Dude, rotten mango. You are literally the BEST story teller ever. The way you explain any story is so engaging. Oh my god you were meant to tell stories like bro. You're my fav true crime podcaster
I found your tik toks I believe a year into the pandem... When I got a new phone and had to make a new account. Then I recently found your CZcams channels, and needless to say, I now NEED NEW CONTENT, cuz there is nothing left, lol!!! As your HUSBAND stated, I am concerned for your safety as well... But keep doing what you are doing. Fellow New Yorker, Staten Islander here!! Welcome, much LOVE and RESPECT to you and your entire family. ~ Joe
My favorite thing about this podcast is I’m also learning about other cultures and pronunciations almost every single episode. Amazing content.
The way she pronounced Il was new to me, it's interesting. I can't pronounce it like that very easily, so I just anglicize it. Since starting to try to learn Arabic, I've learned that my tongue is a colonizer.
This story is truly shocking my mind was blown when I heard it on Spotify
For real. In North Korea society.
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Oh, so cool and absolutely perfect timing. This morning I just finished listening to this one on Spotify (Started listening to everything from #1 on Spotify just over a month ago).
winter is freezing here in tokyo i cant imagine how bad it must be for the poor prisoners in north korea
I can't believe what's going on in North Korea is still going on. Truly. I got on a kick like a year ago and was obsessed with researching it, what goes on there, reading defectors stories, etc.. it's just sickening. Horrifying.. no words. I still haven't figured out if it's a good thing or a bad thing that they have no idea that people live differently than they do. It's all they all know. It's just so unfair, no one chose to be born there. Just the pick of the draw.. you happen to be born in this one small piece of land that happens to be the worst place on earth. I hope all the time that someone steps in and saves these people. 💔
If we lifted embargoes on N. Korea, it would benefit the people greatly. We've all recently learned a lot about collective punishment. This is what the West has done to the N. Korean people - punished them for their dictators. It's impossible to hold the N. Korean leaders responsible for their extreme human rights violations without diplomatic ties. N. Korean life will never change without a coup (which rarely goes well, obviously) or diplomacy. It's a difficult situation though because China is in the best position to make that happen and if they get too publicly close, the United States would absolutely explode with rage. Without a consensus among world superpowers on exactly how to move forward (and how likely is it that China, Russia, and US agree on anything at the same time?), any move could get the WWIII ball rolling reallyyyy fast. :( Basically the first move would have to be improving diplomatic relations between world superpowers which is the literally the biggest ask imaginable. It's a devastating reality...
@@officerdeath That's an incredible allegation to be throwing out there. What is wrong with you?
Same. I have read endless books about NK and have been to the demiliterized zone. It's like a different universe and the Kim family are evil aliens. Horrific.
@@T-bone-cq6pc Why do you think that? Where are you getting this information?
@officerdeath Why don't you just say where you got the information instead of insulting the people you're trying to convince? You offered no evidence and I don't see how you can expect anybody to believe you.
This video has made me so thankful to be born in the country Im from
Same 🙏🏽 praying for the nk citizens, absolutely horrible.
Ever since you mentioned this in one of your other videos I have been searching for this story everywhere (including your CZcams and was unsuccessful) but didn’t watch past 2 minutes because no one tells a story like you do!! Sooo happy to have opened CZcams and found you had uploaded this!!! Keep grinding ❤
My grandfather was the CIA agent who interviewed Eun-Hee when she was at the US embassy in Vienna and escorted her to America! We have a pic of her in his old apartment!
Wow
The speed with which Stephanie is pumping these out is incredible!
I hope she's taking care of her mental health. I know she's an adult and knows herself, but I also know content creators really push themselves for their audience.
Edit: wasn't trying to get clout or likes for this comment but since it's had more interaction than expected...
I was just expressing my current concern for Stephanie's mental wellbeing because it seems to me, a viewer, like she's diving into a lot of upsetting topics very quickly. I could be totally wrong, and she could have just pre-recorded a bunch of these videos and is just releasing them at a rapid-fire pace. I understand the frustration about feeling like victims aren't seen, or heard, or respected enough. Please try to understand that I don't care about the creator more than the victims. The victims and survivors who these events actually happened to is real life and not just a story to be passively consumed. I know that. I also know that I can opt out of watching these videos, but Stephanie will continue to make them, research topics, and write scripts. That can't be good on her mental health. Trauma and pain are not competitions. I was just expressing concern for something I'm seeing in semi-realtime. Hope y'all have a good day. ❤️
shes making millions, she’ll be ok lmao crazy how yall have more concern for true crime content creators than the actual victims of the cases they cover
@@breepark8635right! Let’s feel bad for kidnapped millionaires not working ones 😂
@@breepark8635making millions does not mean you can't destroy your mental health. I am not saying Stephanie is in that danger zone but I mean it as a general statement.
@@breepark8635this type of comment says more about you than you think
@@Fluffy-Fluffy she’s a youtuber she can go on a hiatus whenever she wants
This has refreshed a lesson I learned a while ago: You are the only person that can help you. No matter how badly you need something, it would be within your best interest to get it yourself, least you end up drugged on a boat waking up to Kim Il Sung staring down at you for eight days straight.
I’m not even gonna lie, North Korea sounds like hell in Earth….
I found Rotten Mango a week ago and have been binge watching. So detailed. So well researched. Topics and cultural details I’ve never had a chance to hear about before. This one, I worry about your safety!
I subbed about 3 weeks ago I can't tell you how many vids of yours I've watched now ..... Too many?? Probably 🤷🏾♂️...... so thank you Stephanie and to your team for all your hard work❤
Same! Across all 3 channels, I watched probably way too much content 🤭
Same here. They’re quite intriguing videos.
i’ve watched stephanie for about 4 years and it makes me so happy when i see comments like this🥰 let the biss empire grow
@officerdeath what are you talking about. i know what it is and know that stephanie has talked about it before but i doubt that she watched the actual thing or even found where to watch it at.
there’s a lot of dangerous gross things stephanie and her team researches for her content
PERFECT TIMING, ready for my night time routine lmao
What a coincidence.
@@officerdeath Instead of commenting the same shit over and over, you should give context on wtf you are talking about. People will go searching online trying to figure out what you are talking about and stumble upon CP. Is this your goal to have people do that?
literally me
Thank you for covering this story. People need to know the hell these people live every day. Please cover more but protect yourself. They don't want the truth getting out.
holy crap dude, i just found ur channel and im sad i havent watched before but i love ur cadence and the way u so genuinely talk abt problems clearly without sugar coating, keep it up its amazing!!
I love the disclaimer you give before every video. I feel like you actually care about the facts and getting the story correct. I appreciate that.
This one in particular. I forget how heated I get when reminded of or told more what goes on in NK prison camps. It rabbit hole’s to the “why” way too quickly. Not that I’m going to step away from this video completely, but I’ll probably need more breaks than usual before coming back to hear what happens next.
That's because she does care
@@AlissaSss23 Most CZcamsrs don't, that's why I give her respect and props for caring
I watch your videos as they come out now. It’s something to look forward to! Thank you for being you!!!
For real. Almost every Wednesday or Thursday and Sunday
@@T-bone-cq6pc why that is that reason enough to stop watching her
Officerdeath and T-bone appear to be bots..both accounts were made on the same day and they are both spreading hate on this channel.
As if documentaries haven't been made about horrific crimes and there isn't ways of finding information outside of what a criminal as filmed themselves doing.
Stephanie, thank you for this beautifully told story. Pls always be safe and more power!!!
Amazing video!! Everyone needs to become aware of the atrocities happening there. You did great at the storytelling. 😌
I am in a binge habit of relaxing to Stephanie's stories. She's insanely great at this!
I usually can’t sit thru videos longer than 45-60 minutes, I listened to this entire thing! Super good. You’re growing on me lol.
@officerdeath hi! You might want to stop spreading misinformation, Stephanie and her team are able to sue you for defamation! Also DD has been known to sell for over 100k, Stephanie has covered the case but when she talked about the case she mentioned that she did NOT watch the film. She said that she gathered the information from sources that have been stated to have watched the film and Police officers who have access to the film. Stop spreading misinformation before you get sued. I bet Stephanie who has 3 platforms all with over 1 million subscribers EACH will be able to win a lawsuit with someone who sits on their ass all day. She certainly has the money and the right to take you to court.
I stumbled onto your CZcams channel. You do such a great job, and the suspense you create is addictive. I can't stop watching.
Good stuff !
I had heard this story before, but this is such a better retelling and so much more thoroughly researched. thanks!
Thanks for adding the points of view of those involved. I've read books and watched videos mentioning this case before.
I love everything about how you conduct this podcast; your philanthropic work and choices, sponsors and way you weave them in. And I'm also learning a second language so yay.
And I do watch your other channels lol but for real, love your choices 100%. grazie mille ;)
Your storytelling is just incredible! Been watching you for a while and it's just getting even more immersive and incredible!
And now we've come full circle; I was introduced to your channel from the Kim/CZcams "prank" video and now that I'm finally subbed, you fill in all the details about this famous kidnapping that I only knew part of and tie it together with the CZcamsrs.. Amazing work, Team Mango 🥭
And I'm confused now. Did he manage to get through the airport incident or not? Or is this prior to that in the timeline?
Thank you to your team and you, for the commitment of giving us these stories. The work ethic is quite impeccable, especially considered the length of the stories
Been waiting for this this one!! Have been so curious ever since you brought it up!
It’s so important to tell stories like this in the time we live. You guys are awesome ❤
this is so well researched and eye opening, thank you for this, we need this awareness❤
being kidnapped period is terrifying.... I was held for 9 days and forced to do horrible things and had to allow people do things to me or else they beat me or drugged me! I am lucky to be alive and "free", I guess. The trauma around it is still with me 7 years later which is like prison at times. And this woman was being given extravagant beautiful expensive things to keep her happy but she still hated it....
*edit- (because some people aren't understanding what I am saying) when I said "she was given nice things and she still hated it". I mean it doesn't matter if your in a physically or mentally abusive situation or they treat you like gold - Kidnapped and held against your will is kidnapped and held against your will! It doesn't matter how different they can be they are all not right and horrible to experience. NOBODY has the right to control someone to hold anyone against their will. I hope this ends the ugly talk in the comment section. IDK why anyone would think I insinuated that she should like it because she's being spoiled, that's just sick! I was a victim myself WTH is wrong with some of you?
First of all sympathise with you... But
Being kidnapped isn't fun matter who you are, and you should know that. Just because she was given luxuries as a bribe to behave, that doesn't mean she didn't suffer heavily, money doesn't equate to happiness IN MOST situations, she lived in fear every second of every day. Just because she didn't go through what you went through, that doesn't mean she wasn't traumatised for the rest of her life.
Please don't contribute to the toxic mentality of ' If people didn't go through what I went through they can't/aren't etc etc'.
Again I sympathise with you and what you went through, but you're going about it the wrong way.
@@Princess-Ammoniteshe never said she didn’t go through less, out of place much
I believe she means exactly that. That no matter how you are treated just the kidnapping in itself is already traumatizing. @@Princess-Ammonite
@@Princess-AmmoniteI give the benefit of the doubt because they said that being kidnapped is terrifying period. And that they meant that it does not matter how well you are treated when you're kidnapped, it will be traumatic as shown in this instance where they got so many nice things.
I think it was just unlucky and confusing way of saying "nothing can make a kidnapping not be traumatic". I hope that's what they meant and not what you took from it, which granted, I thought at first too but then it doesn't fit the first sentence about 'being kidnapped is terrifying period'.
@@thisisausername.595 I'm annoyed because the Op is saying "And this woman was being given extravagant beautiful expensive things to keep her happy but she still hated it..."
It's like the Op is acting like the actress should have enjoyed being kidnapped against her will, living in fear, and risking her life to escape. All because she was given material things. Just saying.
Love your content Stephanie! Could you please cover more Latin American cases? I recommend researching the Gloria Trevi scandal, right up your lane. Thanks!
Yes and also Jenni Rivera plane crash
This was fascinating. Loved it. Edge of my seat through the whole thing. The only book I've read about North Korea was My Holiday in North Korea. It was also fascinating. Now I'm going to order the book you recommended. Thank you for telling this one. I love your videos.
To all that read this, thank you for being you. I wish you all inner peace, love, and light❤
To Stephanie and her amazing team- thank you for having the courage to share these stories with the level of detail.
I’ve heard this story but your story telling skills are TOP TIER!!! Thanks for sharing this story
i just listened to your podcast #342 and it was one of the most insane ones i’ve heard in a whilee you did an amazing coverage of an incredibly difficult story to tell and your continuous work in your channels i absolutely love to listen to your videos and podcasts at work and the gym!
I'm so glad you told this story!!! ITS INSANE.
You are an excellent racontrice🤩👍🏽!!! You always have my full attention and I think I'm hooked!!!
On top of that, I'm also gaining insight into Asian customs and culture, which I hadn't until I came across Rotten Mango.
I especially love to listen to you in the morning, when I'm getting ready for the day.
Thank you for sharing your skills and long may it continue ❤❤🎉
Love the way you tell a story .. watching from New Jersey USA ..
Steph, Steph, STEPHANIE!!! Oh muh goodness, my mind is blown 🤯!! Your research, input & storytelling truly brings HISTORY TO LIFE!!
Humanity is capable of the most horrifyingly cruel things.
Wow 😯 I’ve never heard of this before! Thank you for making this video!
Accented Cinema did a deep dive on the movies themselves. I really like your take on the direct case!
❤Thank you for the new video Stephanie..I’ve had such a rough day..just thank you..your uploads have been getting me through the day recently
Stephanie, at the end you and I said bizarre at the same time! That's the only word I could come up with after listening to this. I rarely comment on anybody but you are one hell of a story telle.r thank you.
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My parents used stress potions on us and we had to stay like that for hours and I remember my toes would always hurt and always be sore because of they’re favorite potion to put us in, it was so hard to walk, my siblings and I’d be would crawl everywhere in the house because it hurt much less.
They only stopped when my grandma finally found something to get them to stop. I’m not sure how accurate this is but she came over with a news paper and she showed it to them and I remember her saying “it’s illegal in prisons, imagine what CPS would do if they found out your using punishments they were deemed so inhumane that it’s illegal in prison”
So they actually stopped and that was a big day of celebration for my siblings and i, it really is inhumane and cruel.
I'm so sorry!!!
How terrible, I cannot imagine parents doing this to their children.😢😢😢 I hope everything is better for you now.
That opening music is so haunting. I love it, it’s so fitting.
Omg I was thinking the same thing you guys said at the end of the video “worried for your safety”just listening to everything freaked me out. I’m sure you will be ok but just the thought of it……. But now and days we need to be safe no matter what we do. It’s sad. Please stay safe and thank you for always being brave to tell story’s for us.
Please keep safe and be cautious with this video out.
Love your videos and I truly appreciate the hard work and detailed information you give in your videos.
I listened to the first two episodes you released about this and watched this after. It made me cry.
Innocent people literally put into prison and then being forced into becoming murderers
I learn so much watching your videos. They're fascinating. This one was excellent!
For real.
This is a Wild Story... Thank You!
This is crazy, thanks for covering !
I listen to these stories of people being starved to death, being tortured, being crammed into tiny quarters, being arrested and imprisoned over the smallest thing and I think of Palestine...
Thank you for always telling us to stay safe, Stephanie! I hope you and your family stay safe too after showcasing all of these horror stories around the world. My favourite youtuber 💓
Omg this was nearly 2 hours long, and I learned so much not just about the case itself but as always I also learned a lot about the world too. Thanks rotten mangoes (the mango team)!
The last part about desperate housewives was hilarious but then you hit me with the squid games and I was feelin more yikes than "haha I remember the scandals of desperate housewives, my family loved watching that show when I was younger"
(I love your videos so much! Thanks for another great episode, it's nice to "hang out" with you in a way when I'm gardening by myself and want a bit of low effort company to chat while I work)
She is such a good story teller that i sat half way through an ad and realized i got caught up in her story about the product.😂😂
When you said they rip out the babies and how people will eat other dead people to survive made me sick. The torture is so bad. I feel awful that humans have to go through this. No one deserves that
What happened with the visuals from the games? They are all blurred now, but when I saw them after this video was posted you could see the acts and what was happening? 🤔 Did youtube blur it?
Stay safe! Thank you for the coverage
Omg yeeeeesss I’m so obsessed w learning about nk rn thank you bestie💜💜💜
After 2 hours of listening to you, Stephanie, I just wanna say that I love you and am grateful for your efforts