The Bizarre World of North Korean Influencers
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There are more and more North Korean influencers appearing on the internet. What's behind it?
This video originally appeared on our German channel @Simplicissimus
Sources:
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"Everything is under control as it used to be and everyone is just fine" Is something I'd say if I was in a hostage scenario and had a gun pointed at me from off screen.
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English learned through military interrogators
😂😂😂@@jcal258
Who exactly are they trying to fool? The masses of the “DPRK” are already fully aware of the real state of things, and they barely allow any foreigners in to visit at all - let alone to immigrate & live there.
Is it just a general “see everything’s fine please stop caring about us” thing?
🤣🤣🤣😂 me too
. everything is fine 🙂
they kinda act like a filming a advertisement for a store but here for a country
They are like the biggest social experiment too
@@slavikpashin4586 bru why you have the same profile as me
@@sxrhad435 we may never know as neither how they truly live in there
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This reply section man
When you need to tell everyone that everything is fine and everyone is amazing like it has always been then, something is wrong.
exactly. in most countries, you have people saying "everything is fine" and people saying "everything is shit".
EVerything is fine in america, it's always been amazing!
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@@RealAICClThis comment has been seized by the FBI
But when something is wrong for so long, does that therefore make it right?
"And even banana"
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En, banan
That because South Korea cannot grow banana and its very expensive there.
@@EEEEEEEEWhy are you spamming?
@@mixswist ah ok i just thought it sounded funny
"All North Koreans have cars" *shows completely empty main streets with a few pedestrians and bikes* yeah not sure about that 😅
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Idk what's worst. the desperate propaganda effort to convince people everybody have cars in NK despite all evidence, or westerners believing from the bottom of their hearts that cars for all is the sign of a healthy society because they've been fed another kind of propaganda all their life without even knowing.
And bananas, don't forget the bananas 🍌🍌🍌 :D
Didnt say that they have fuel for them tho 😅
They have bananas dont forget that
The way she words everything like she is a possessed doll in a horror movie
Or that English isn't her first language and she's 11.
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@@EEEEEEEE A
She sounds emotionless.
So pretty much the prestige accent in eastern Asian achools
“Everything is under control and everyone is just fine” - exactly what to say if NO ONE is fine and NOTHING is under control🤣
Everyone is under control and everything is not fine.
@@Lebenspiel ☠
no, they're all definitely under control
Remember: you are not immune to propaganda.
Exactly. People forget that “experts” have a bias.
Fern didn’t even bother to ask for sources from Rüdiger Frank, just his “reputation” was enough to be presented as authoritative.
How about we start holding our sources to the same level of scrutiny as those from non-Western countries?
this might also be a propaganda
@@scullyankayes pookie
that's why I never believe anything
I am
When somebody tells me " Look we even have bananas", makes me realize they do not in fact have bananas
And even banana
“There’s icepops in all different shapes, colors and tastes.”
Uh, yeah?
And you don’t have one
But can they afford it?
For one second my confused brain thought Dr Frank was talking in english with the heaviest, most brutal german accent I had ever heard, turns out he was just speaking german.
Exactly the same. 🤣
@@definitelynotapervert5602 I thought that too
I only noticed it when the video was almost over
Same then i saw the subtitles 😂😂
This whole country gives me hunger games vibes, really creepy.
8:10 ‘and even…BANANA’ really took me out😭😭
I'm from Syria we have people like this who pose as "tour guides" and invite travel vloggers to come to curated events that display how peaceful and great the country is. Despicable people.
I was so glad when Geography Now! didn't visit Syria. Creators like Drew Binsky and Bald and Bankrupt have no morals
@@SooriNotSorrywhat is the problem with geography now?
Nothing, I'm saying they did the right thing by not visiting Syria. @@yodukenukem
Sorry to hear that
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“all North Koreans have cars“ and yet there's no traffic, no garages, not a single parked car 🤔
Yeah I don’t think they have the industries to produce enough cars
@@AxlVdriel-op7oyWell they even stole a lot 😐
What do North Korean auto shops look like if any?
@@jesseincognito. well maintained ones because they are only for the elite.
You cannot pay your gas for your car - inflation
The scariest thing is that these parents/whoever is running this idea, must have had this in their minds way before the girl could speak or was even born.
No one is learning English in NK, so there is no way she learned it in school or "just for fun". It was all calculated and they picked this girl as their hostage for this thing to pull off.
She lived in the UK. The is the daughter of a diplomat.
@@tommy9565 Then why does she speak like she's a posh english astrocraft from the 1800s and nothing like what real, actual British people sound like then?
@@mpg272727 What do you mean? Her English is better than the scouse 😂.
Actually NK do teach both English & Russian to its citizens according to one defector.
English is taught at universities in DPRK 🇰🇵
Imagine losing the birthplace lottery so bad, you're born in North Korea
Current objective: survive
If you're the luckiest, you're in one of the Scandinavian countries.
If you're lucky, you're either in North America, Western Europe, or Oceania. If you're in Oceania, it depends on whether you're arachnophobic or not.
If you're a bit unlucky, you're either in Eastern Europe or South America.
If you're unlucky, you're either in Middle East or Middle Asia.
If you're very unlucky, you're in the wealthy parts of Africa, which aren't wealthy compared to the world.
If you're the unluckiest... well, you're either in North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan or the unwealthy parts of Africa.
As for me, I'm between bit unlucky and unlucky. Though it was considerably lucky decades ago. Regulations today seem to decrease the luckiness, though, but not to the bottom hopefully.
Geography is destiny. No matter who says it otherwise, it is destiny.
@@Animeliqitedamn bruh i live in new zealand what am i
@@Animeliqite dawg if you're in the wealthy parts of Africa you are LIVING. You're only unlucky to be born in an African country if you're born into dirt poverty
@@die8377 Lucky unless you are worried about spiders and tarantulas
"Have you ever been to Pyongyang??"
NO. I LIKE LIVING.
You can CLEARLY see them reading prompts/lines. Only time they dont move their eyes like a typewriter is in public or with others. Even then they sound like a robot reciting lines....
There Is No War In Ba Sing Se
This is so accurate.
Thats what im saying
Yet
Basically
If youtube deletes her channel that Little girl and family will be punished
Along with the thousands of other families who get punish every month. It is what it is
it’s fr crazy how they’re spreading propaganda like this 😭
✅🪼
The regime really is the worst
Because no other country would use CZcams to spread propaganda
did u even watch da whole vid bra
I also feel like songA is reading from a script or smt
edit: 4:33 bruh
who they think they foolin 💀
Millions.
People believe this crap.
obviously their target are Tiktok users
Tiktok users often dont use search engines anymore but instead the tiktok search. There is statistics on this. They are genuinely unintelligent
@@mixswisttik tokers(not all) being dumb would actually believe it
@@daisuke_017but if only 10% of users believe their crap it’s already more than enough for them
Their speech sounds like a poorly constructed text prompt read by an AI from 2018.
“not a propaganda account” = propaganda account
“blink twice if you need help”
LEMMiNO, neo and fern in two days? We're having good times folks!
i was just about to comment thiissss.
we are eatiinggg good!
That waterpark looked kinda cool, but I couldn't help but feel like there was something important missing, something (usually on two legs) that waterparks usually have a lot of that just wasn't there in any large numbers.
Imagine building a whole water park with slides and everything only to not use it
"Yo dudes, the empire is pretty chill. Maybe you could like join it or something "
Execute order 66
What?
0:23 The "There is no war in Ba Sing Se"-Vibes are strong in this one.
3:38 Girl sounds more British than the British😭Shoulda been a give away
Yeah she does, im british myself and i cringed everytime i heard her speak
literally 😂 unless it's some upper class bs, no British speaks like that
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British ^2
@@psychologicalFudgethats not the point. She’s imitating a certain specific British accent, and she does so really well.
North Korea is like the Truman show but as an entire country and more horror
The food videos remind me of how East Germany when Berlin had the wall, had shops showing fake food to make it look like the shops were full with produce.
"Anyone duped by these videos could probably spend some time improving their critical thinking skills. AD SEGWAY"
Sir, that was brilliant.
Its like the cameraman is holding a set of cards with the script and a soldier is 30 feet away with a assault rifle to make sure this child can talk about going to a new school
The way they try to act like everything is normal and under control is just creepy and unsettling.
You’re a hacker aren’t you
@@Joe-do2hr It's a botted + hacked/bought verified account. I see these types of accounts everywhere. Most of them have little to no videos.
Fern, please, make a feature length video. I could watch your content all day!
"Everything is under control as it used to be and everyone is just fine"
There is no war in Ba Sing Se 👀... ?!!!🤔👀
1:40 "All North Koreans have cars" Not even trying to make it believable
Nah man, they just choice to record it at the afternoon, where people work and not at all the fact they don't allow civilians to drive.
This reminds me of the quote "Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, to prevent them from leaving us."
8:10 BANANAS !?!?!? im going there right now
I know the kombination of simpli and hoog is great and good told stories combined with beautiful animations but over a million subscribers at 30 Videos? damn i didnt expect that especially considering the fate of "The luxurist" and "Educave"
Everything these North Korean tiktok and youtube accounts post are almost AI like. it's creepy
Nothing is more North Korean than having your heart pumping because you have the urge to go to the childrens hospital with a deadpan face while reading off a teleprompter.
The shader on that phone screen is incredible
That's what you call attention to detail
Crazy that y'all are over 1 million. Been here since 10k.
Here's to 2 million!!
I feel like Fern is such a official channel type feel so having their narrator say banana like that got me
"Hey dudes! The empire is pretty chill! Maybe you could like join it or something"
The only comments I saw on those Nort Korea videos were "yo dudes, the empire is pretty chill, maybe you could like join it or something"
I saw some saying "omg I wanna go to North Korea to serve my lord and savior Kim Jong un!!! I'm on my way to make my own propaganda content for our lord and savior"
We have to save the children from this fate 😢😢😢😢😢
Yo you video graphics are getting crazy video by video good job man keep it up
Great video as always!
I like, how you adopted the joke with the bananas from the German video.
babe wake up fern has just uploaded
lost it at "and even... banana" 8:10 lmao
I found this channel recently and these videos are so well made. Hoping you continue to grow! Can I make a request for better ending bumpers? I noticed many of the videos feel like they end mid paragraph, I often listen while I'm walking and don't realize the video ended . A "thanks for watching fern" or sound effect would be very welcome and might add some brand identity. Keep up the good work!
fern makes my day 10x better
Umm, Jaka Parker is an Indonesian diplomat family that was there for a few years and then moved to another country. His CZcams channel can give you a glimpse of ordinary life in North Korea.
some of the footages appearing in some of the snippet is his. The footage of a KPA officer snacking on a street food vendor is his.
Sad, that this seems like the only way to get a inside look into North Korea
You can travel to NK or watch travel vlogs. To build a picture on your own. But if you travel there you need to know that you help them to finance their military…
theres also guy from scandinavia who went and did all that and then went even deeper looking into stuff like arms manufacturing etc
@@vini-York_Oxmall Pretty sure all of the tours in NK are run by the state so you only see whitewashed, sanitized locations specifically built for tourists rather than what the country is actually like.
@@coobk373 I know, hasn’t simplicissimus even made a video about that
@@vini-York_Oxmallyou get a guided tour where they only show you the good parts like the main city and nice landscapes
Sometimes all you need simply is a fern video on a monday 😁
Someone: "I'm convinced. I will go to North Korea to visit!!"
North Korea: "No."
Getting videos from Fern, Neo and Lemmino over the span of 2 days is crazyyy!! Love the content💙
Wait until spectacles drops sm
1:40 "All North Koreans have cars"
bruh
Where can I see her videos? can't find them anywhere
We live in an age where propaganda is, probably, the most dangerous it could be. Considering how fast information online spreads, some people could’ve thought that these videos were legitimate if they didn’t know any better.
Ah of course, the global currency, the Almighty Banana!
Sam bankman would love it
You are always the best in making these documentaries come to life, i really appreciate your time you have invested to entertain us you are a king of documentaries in CZcams with great animations
Subscribed for the smooth transition
The never ending Dan Schneider sitcom bit
your voice matches the style of your videos well
Well done, I'd say Fern is my fav. CZcams channel
I am a new subscriber and watching all videos. You guys doing great 😊
damn I knew it! North Korea has developed so much over these past few decades and its cool to see them as developed as some US cities
Hope the DPRK people have better life quality.
The transition to the ad got me dying 💀
...and video is shadowbanned
...by ССРтuЬе
She's a Jong Un-er pawn.
That sponsor transition was perfect lmao
I do not remember paying for youtube premium
I love the little ironic jokes you say without cracking up
N. Korea owes a lot of money to Sweden
If anyone's interested, those rifles they use in their parades is their pride, the Type 88-1, a clone of AK-74. Its recognizable from the AK 74 frame and hollow (likely to cut cost) side folding stock. There is also a newer Type 88-2, with a 75-round helical magazine and top folding stock. There is also a S&T K11 clone which maybe an expert can explain more, I can't find anything regarding it.
bro u said "the full refrigerators where you can even find bananas" RIGHT AS I BIT INTO A BANANA
At 2:36 you see a clip from Jaka Parker. He is a Indonesian Diplomat. He is the only infiltriert source from North Korea. His Videos give of an eerie and depressing vibe
"There is no war in Ba Sing Se."
All of those city streets completely empty of cars is quite something to see as someone who has lived in Europe and North America. Everyone has cars indeed.
they have bananas in north korea? damn, i'm convinced, take me there
Bro she went to my friends school when she lived in the UK.
What was she like?
@@jesseincognito. I'm not quite sure, she only stayed for a few months I believe
@@Henry-rm2gv interesting
Plot twist: N. Korea is actually similar to wakanda and just keeping us out
Really good channel ❤
i love the fact that you have the "own opinion " watermark so as not to get in any trouble 😅
I think Kim should up his game, he should become a vtuber or something
We're beating Nijisanji corruption with this one 🔥
TikTok is such a terrible platform.
that snarky segue into the ad lmao
8:11 this is actually really helpful, considering not many people know the true extent of beauty in north korea, so fern helpfully put a banana for scale, thanks a lot man!
North Korea's strategic use of influencers to promote Masikryong Ski Resort is absolutely fascinating! It's a genius blend of mystery and marketing even though it's for the bad purposes
Btw, thanks for bringing such cool content to light. Your work inspired and motivated me to start my CZcams journey and started to create similar videos, and I hope one day to reach the remarkable standard you've set. Keep up the fantastic work!
this dosent belong on youtube this belongs to netflix
I always find it interesting that "proper English" in a lot of the Asias is British English so they speak with a heavy accent. I always remembered watching an English version of the Chinese news from Taiwan and they spoke in British English with no "Don'ts" or "Won'ts" or anything like that.
A NEW VIDEO BY FERN, NEO AND LEMMiNO WITHIN 2 DAYS???!?!?! My treat!
"When fighting evil, be careful that you yourself does not become evil"
Yes, that's not exactly the quote but its meaning is spot on.
When South Korea BLOCKS North Korean content, they are NO BETTER than North Korea.
It would be wiser to ensure there's a counterbalance to all the glorified content coming from NK. All you need is a satellite live feed over NK to see that, not everyone in NK owns a car. Not all of NK looks like a resort or playground. Much of NK is dreary miserable farmland, and it's not green and fertile but rather gray, muddy, wet and poorly maintained.
The only places you may film in NK are the places that look nice. If you film anywhere else you'd be lucky to get out alive.
Zo's not a propagandist