A-List Movie Star KIDNAPPED By North Korea- then Forced To Make Movies For Kim Jung Il

[@zeals936]

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.

[@fantaguyreal]

Rotten Mango inspires me... My parents said if I get 100k foIIowers, they'd buy me a professionaI camera for recording... pretty please...

[@arsondarksea]

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💝

[@lawrencetrujillo7365]

@@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.

[@brittanyfrancis2369]

​@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!!

[@chloejustin2757]

@officerdeath how do you know?

[@jeaha2656]

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

[@charliekezza]

Some of us are very lucky where we were born others.....just horrific

[@keepitinside_]

You’re thirteen years old? Watching this?

[@RushiaRenoku]

@@keepitinside_ im 14 watching this

[@theperfectfreedom]

@@keepitinside_ Not going to disclose my current age, but I was watching true crime and cold cases at 13.

[@squidp8953]

​@@keepitinside_ No literally people under 15 or 16 should not be watching rotten mango only Stephanie's vlog channel 😭

[@shrutisrinivasan673]

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

[@shivalishankersharma1562]

Otto Warmbier. I saw his press conference. It was heart breaking how he was crying

[@DGsKattKatt]

Otto and OMG that story was heartbreaking!!!!😢

[@melissamoonchild9216]

they broke him in every way they could. I don't even want to know what that poor young man endured

[@tinkercat8268]

Oh yeah. That was definitely a total set up. Poor kid.

[@raquelrocha3975]

I think she made a video on him actually.

[@hrobky]

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

[@Suni_Bunnie_Verse]

Thank you person send by god

[@GameMastersKip]

It's just awful that KZbin makes it necessary to censor the word "rape". Not using the word seems like it diminishes the horrible truth.

[@AlissaSss23]

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

[@Mantras-and-Mystics]

And S. A.

[@Julesy980]

It does. Which is always the point with YT and most platforms.

[@TheCagedK]

@@Julesy980here’s another theory, if someone who has been raped hears that word it’s a trigger. It’s not that deep. KZbin can also censor “ R word” if they wanted to, they don’t because it’s significantly less triggering

[@Julesy980]

@@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.

[@camhunts]

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 😞😖

[@fantaguyreal]

Rotten Mango inspires me... My parents said if I get 100k foIIowers, they'd buy me a professionaI camera for recording... pretty please...

[@LillianaJoseph]

@@fantaguyrealgirl…

[@choimew5821]

​@@fantaguyrealI hope you get the pin of shame

[@awkwardgrace6574]

what was the name?? if you know

[@awkwardgrace6574]

@@fantaguyrealbe quiet 😭

[@maxwellstudio19]

It’s so crazy how a group of people can actually punish their own people and have no respect for their lives.

[@Mr.WestcottX]

For real. Innocent men, women, children.

[@blameitondanny]

If it's get to that point, it's already a lost cause.

[@Indiemakeuplover]

@officerdeathhow tf would you know that

[@brittanyfrancis2369]

​@officerdeath really? Your commenting the same thing on every top comment....🙄

[@ContactsNfilters]

And then "cry" for them to have more babies. Wtf!?

[@L_i_o_n_e_s_s]

It's sick how they live so lavishly while residents suffer so severely.

[@nomdeplume2213]

Welcome to socialism

[@auroraclark6794]

This is exactly how and why the French revolution started. History loves repeating itself

[@auroraclark6794]

@@nomdeplume2213 no no sweetheart, that is communism and tyrannical dictatorship

[@auroraclark6794]

@@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.

[@CatDaddy.]

​@nomdeplume2213 huh? U know what socialism is?

[@em84c]

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. 😭

[@amandab6835]

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.

[@IloveJesus777j77]

​@@amandab6835Jesus is coming back. Believe He died for your sins and rose again then repent to be saved.

[@merricat3025]

Yes. Think how much money and food is given and goes to the people in power not the people in need.

[@snowangelnc]

@@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.

[@SgtRocko]

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.

[@crypton_8l87]

interesting! thanks for sharing

[@christineeleonorepoppe6745]

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

[@samwindmill8264]

Holy crap, that's amazing

[@DFWNites]

@@christineeleonorepoppe6745 Don't you mean, "a walk in the kim"?

[@christineeleonorepoppe6745]

@@DFWNites Note to self never read comments before the first cup of coffee 🤣🤣took me so long to understand this

[@love.hw4ng]

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.

[@camhunts]

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]

Rotten Mango inspires me... My parents said if I get 100k foIIowers, they'd buy me a professionaI camera for recording... pretty please...

[@jessciviletti1671]

@@fantaguyreal you’re going to get reported for spamming this isn’t the video to do this on I mean really?

[@bta8355]

she has like 10 employees

[@arsondarksea]

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, who is the name above all names & the only way to Heaven❤

[@Ryzxun]

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 ♥

[@fantaguyreal]

Rotten Mango inspires me... My parents said if I get 100k foIIowers, they'd buy me a professionaI camera for recording... pretty please.…

[@brittanyfrancis2369]

^^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 😅

[@chloejustin2757]

@T-bone-cq6pc how do you know?

[@larajayne4934]

​@@brittanyfrancis2369I know, I've been reporting the ones on DD 😢 They've been doing the same on other people's videos as well.

[@zhaoix]

@@chloejustin2757 its a bot

[@shikiweeki7605]

Thinking about a 3 week old baby walking is very unsettling. What a strange idea. Lots of strange ideas in this case

[@TkO.Always]

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🩷

[@NerdilyDone]

So true. 3 week olds have little bow legs still warped from the womb.

[@olitapp5361]

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

[@It5tete]

@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 ?

[@TheAlorra]

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.

[@jenniferrhoades8956]

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.

[@ericanguy1]

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.

[@NathiM03]

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.

[@AlissaSss23]

What a beautiful, humble comment! Thank you 😊

[@Sumivampireprincessss]

Amen❤

[@SpiderMan-vw9pu]

God bless you

[@anastasiagraham2418]

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

[@angeldaniel7360]

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.

[@evs645]

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.

[@merricat3025]

Thanks for info

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

The part where Eun-hee and director Shin reunite freaking brought me to tears!

[@auroraclark6794]

Your timing is not timing........

[@octiisun]

@auroraclark6794 Forreal

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

@@auroraclark6794lol!

[@violet_rush]

@@auroraclark6794she posts it on Spotify before KZbin

[@LuniRocks]

@@auroraclark6794?

[@MultiLYNsaY]

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. 😂

[@juliaa.8594]

Her presentation is always on point!!

[@AlissaSss23]

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.

[@AlissaSss23]

But I'm not saying she's not talented! She's also funny and kind. And creative

[@benkeller6027]

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.

[@MySweetT1]

I'm sorry that happened to you and glad you didn't have to stay as long as your captain.

[@nancyayotte2297]

What? Omg I'm so sorry.

[@benkeller6027]

@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.

[@domesticbanana6766]

Holy shit that is insane, so sorry that happened

[@melissamoonchild9216]

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.

[@blondieb91390able]

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.

[@ziau.s9283]

Frrr never missed a video since I started watching at the beginning of 2023🤩

[@meowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMk]

Love how Stephanie is always able to explain a case to such depth

[@fantaguyreal]

Rotten Mango inspires me... My parents said if I get 100k foIIowers, they'd buy me a professionaI camera for recording... pretty please...

[@Nanno-Anais]

​​@T-bone-cq6pc unlike u She brings awareness to child abuse, and child SA, she donates and advocates, to help victims get justice,

[@TheAlorra]

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.

[@dianaosazenaye1313]

Yep

[@angelachristina]

Interesting that the finale happened in Vienna. I live in Austria and I'm happy they made it to safety here.

[@angeldaniel7360]

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.

[@tahira1]

Wow, if this was a movie people would say it's too far from reality. This is wild.

[@EShirako]

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.

[@Nai7547]

D*mn worse part should be to be married to that trash again😅

[@melissamoonchild9216]

the fact that the world turns a blind eye to these atrocities is criminal.

[@calistafalcontail]

What do you want the world to do exactly? Everyone knows about it but if any nation attacks North Korea to help these people, it will be painted as evil and imperialistic and crap. The US, Europe and South Korea could take North Korea over in a heartbeat, but then what? You know how people will twist this. Especially the woketards. The US always gets told to not play world police...and when they dont, its not right too? North Korea is totally closed off and as long as they dont attack anyone....nobody can do something without being the bad guy.

[@Lara-EL]

Their real life as hostages sounds like a movie in and of itself! Wow! Kudos to them for surviving and emerging victorious!!!

[@hurricanejaney]

I was thinking the same thing! if someone made a movie of their story it’d be critically acclaimed

[@faleivapedro4988]

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

[@rancidsa]

Because she does them ahead of time and she has employees.

[@JennyferPepin]

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.

[@jennamore6925]

She says all that at the beginning of each episode lol are u just watching and not listening?

[@AlissaSss23]

She doesn't do everything herself. She has researchers in different countries, probably a director / producer too.

[@zzainab6161]

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😭😭😭😭

[@mikaelarene5937]

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…

[@zzainab6161]

@@mikaelarene5937 i can't even imagine doing the motorcycle pose after hours of dancing on my tiptoes

[@mikankitsune0440]

I did that too. It was excruciating

[@mikaelarene5937]

⁠@@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…

[@zzainab6161]

@@mikaelarene5937 even though you think you had it good, I'm still sorry she made you do that

[@tinah.9864]

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.😂😂

[@FlossTheBoss-iv3tf]

Oh my god the RELIEF they must have felt when he thought someone else had leaked the tapes must have been immense.

[@melkhead]

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

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

How does she tell these stories without so much as a stutter or stumbling over words…Nothing but mad respect for Stephanie Soo❤

[@MySweetT1]

Editing probably helps. 😉

[@AlissaSss23]

It's called editing. And sometimes she gets the names wrong, mostly during the videos on books and movies

[@erikahowell3742]

Cool are you happy you pointed that out? Lol ​@AlissaSss23

[@TDArulesclub4]

The amount of ego from this evil family is disgusting. And honestly sad. I can imagine they lose their minds, veins popping, eyes gouged out, steam coming out of their heads and shrieking if someone ever tells them "No."

[@izzyig1660]

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

[@ha-hs]

Ever since you mentioned this in one of your other videos I have been searching for this story everywhere (including your KZbin and was unsuccessful) but didn’t watch past 2 minutes because no one tells a story like you do!! Sooo happy to have opened KZbin and found you had uploaded this!!! Keep grinding ❤

[@ZebraLens]

Love the classical backdrop. Helps add to the mood of the video

[@spencereli]

I kind of miss the colored lights that they used in a couple videos a few months back! The pink and blue ones

[@spencereli]

@officerdeath What does that mean?

[@spencereli]

@T-bone-cq6pc What does that mean?

[@alexis-ov8pg]

@T-bone-cq6pcso?

[@Butterfly-zu4qv]

​@@spencereliThe bots are just spreading misinformation don't listen to them

[@daniimariin]

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

[@pebb.le_]

Look up the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon! This happens to me all the time!

[@daniimariin]

@@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 :)

[@LunarEleven]

​​@@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 😉

[@LunarEleven]

​@T-bone-cq6pchuh? Yo we know you upvoted yourself ya weirdo

[@em84c]

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 KZbin 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

[@violeta8445]

This story is truly shocking my mind was blown when I heard it on Spotify

[@Mr.WestcottX]

For real. In North Korea society. 🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵

[@MOMOCHU5360]

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).

[@jayBunknee]

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!!

[@clairestreet883]

I watch your videos as they come out now. It’s something to look forward to! Thank you for being you!!!

[@Mr.WestcottX]

For real. Almost every Wednesday or Thursday and Sunday

[@phumelelemthiyane7506]

@T-bone-cq6pc why that is that reason enough to stop watching her

[@TheAlorra]

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.

[@NCDowns]

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.

[@kittykatjagirl]

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.

[@AlissaSss23]

That's because she does care

[@NCDowns]

@@AlissaSss23 Most KZbinrs don't, that's why I give her respect and props for caring

[@kittymarshmellow9703]

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.

[@kidcthulhufortney1320]

And now we've come full circle; I was introduced to your channel from the Kim/KZbin "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 KZbinrs.. Amazing work, Team Mango 🥭

[@Roadent1241]

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?

[@MiMi-Iq3di]

I’m not even gonna lie, North Korea sounds like hell in Earth….

[@joeferraro4563]

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 KZbin 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

[@cliosutherland2385]

This video has made me so thankful to be born in the country Im from

[@DietCherryCait]

Same 🙏🏽 praying for the nk citizens, absolutely horrible.

[@connie4577]

I am in a binge habit of relaxing to Stephanie's stories. She's insanely great at this!

[@moussouaidara2449]

Stephanie is it safe for u to make this video?😭

[@wolfixart7001]

I worry about that in every video 😅

[@hungrychat7304]

Girl please

[@soupwithfork69]

Kim Jong il is dead so probably fine

[@Idkwhattoputasmyusername1]

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 😭

[@dmiles3270]

These things are pretty universally known if you know where to look. There is an activist on KZbin named Yoenmi park. She is a N. Korean defector who talks about these atrocities all the time. Her story is awe inspiring and heartbreaking.

[@Beachykeen22]

My favorite thing about this podcast is I’m also learning about other cultures and pronunciations almost every single episode. Amazing content.

[@GaySatanicClowns]

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.

[@MandyLouWhobaby]

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

[@nancyayotte2297]

I hope you're feeling better ❤️

[@MandyLouWhobaby]

@@nancyayotte2297 I’m feeling much better. Thank you ❤️

[@nancyayotte2297]

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. 💐

[@AlissaSss23]

My heart goes out to you. I hope you're safe and feel better

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

Why were you throwing up? ​@@MandyLouWhobaby

[@DekenshaErving]

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.

[@ruben_slate4500]

What a story … I don’t usually comment .. but wanted to give Stephanie her flowers … your knack for storyteller is top tier.. how you memorise all the facts trips me out .

[@Al-bs5lj]

17:13 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.

[@TashneelAlam]

I'm so sorry!!!

[@lindajohnson.]

How terrible, I cannot imagine parents doing this to their children.😢😢😢 I hope everything is better for you now.

[@tracywofford3384]

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.

[@notcatherinehall9265]

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 ;)

[@mimo_7174]

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. 💔

[@freyjablue.]

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...

[@freyjablue.]

@officerdeath That's an incredible allegation to be throwing out there. What is wrong with you?

[@tracywofford3384]

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.

[@freyjablue.]

@T-bone-cq6pc Why do you think that? Where are you getting this information?

[@freyjablue.]

@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.

[@rowan-oh-wantv7563]

You know, I often think about what freedom could do to these abused people. If ever the day of unification of both countries actually came, how will these people immerse in the modern-day SK? The difference in culture is so broad.

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

How is this allowed to happen ?? it is beyond horrific ,my heart breaks for these people , The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is when good people do nothing a famous quote , God help them xx

[@ruehl3853]

There is no god

[@richard6907]

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❤

[@joannabartocha1815]

Same! Across all 3 channels, I watched probably way too much content 🤭

[@buildertrash4102]

Same here. They’re quite intriguing videos.

[@graceclover8697]

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

[@graceclover8697]

@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.

[@graceclover8697]

there’s a lot of dangerous gross things stephanie and her team researches for her content

[@thebeatles2249]

I stumbled onto your KZbin channel. You do such a great job, and the suspense you create is addictive. I can't stop watching. Good stuff !

[@carloa877]

Thanks for adding the points of view of those involved. I've read books and watched videos mentioning this case before.

[@savanatrader6194]

Amazing video!! Everyone needs to become aware of the atrocities happening there. You did great at the storytelling. 😌

[@amberhastings5612]

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!

[@ProudMommyOf3PawneePrincesses]

Steph, Steph, STEPHANIE!!! Oh muh goodness, my mind is blown 🤯!! Your research, input & storytelling truly brings HISTORY TO LIFE!!

[@haniesnoonaiselsa]

Innocent people literally put into prison and then being forced into becoming murderers

[@LinaArenas]

What really shocks me is that nobody does anything about it. Where's the United Nations? 3.5 billion of our work going there for nothing!

[@melissamoonchild9216]

that's what I'm saying

[@Blindinglights25]

Nobody did anything against the concentration camps in Germany either. And everyone knew what was happening

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

​@@Blindinglights25well.... Eventually they did. Ww2

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

​@@Blindinglights25if nobody did anything about them, then why did they get shut down and Hitler and his mistress unalive themselves? 😂 If nobody did anything they would still be happening. I can't believe you made that comment in confidence 😂

[@not4u4me]

i can’t describe how comforted i feel when you say “r worded” instead “assulted” of the actual word. i feel so safe watching your videos knowing that word won’t be used or talked about in detail, thank you❤❤

[@HanGojira]

winter is freezing here in tokyo i cant imagine how bad it must be for the poor prisoners in north korea

[@OmegaOtouto]

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. ❤️

[@breepark8635]

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

[@Parodyzrus]

@@breepark8635right! Let’s feel bad for kidnapped millionaires not working ones 😂

[@Fluffy-Fluffy]

​@@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.

[@halazia.]

@@breepark8635this type of comment says more about you than you think

[@breepark8635]

@@Fluffy-Fluffy she’s a youtuber she can go on a hiatus whenever she wants

[@AA-qt1hi]

Humanity is capable of the most horrifyingly cruel things.

[@WhiteRabbit1209]

I was avoiding this video because I knew it would piss me off, but I love your content and channel. This one was a hard one to watch, but it’s the least I can do when there are people who are suffering in such ways. I feel helpless, I wish there was more the world could do to stop them.

[@lizking1497]

stephanie is absolutely the most compelling storyteller out there

[@Becuzidowhatiwant]

I always get worried when you speak on N Korea... That's terrifying

[@ForeverMe217]

Jesus Christ, I knew North Korea was bad but this bad? I feel so bad for those people I can’t even call them citizens because they’re prisoners. The fact that any one of us could have been born there?

[@veelove9736]

Your storytelling is just incredible! Been watching you for a while and it's just getting even more immersive and incredible!

[@MsDayPlanner]

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.

[@kateconaway8752]

I doubt you’ll ever read this but if you do I just want to tell you how captivating you are to listen to! I never watched you before but I discovered this channel and I have literally never physically literally been on the edge of my seat listening to something but your videos like girlfriend you really have it going on! I was literally captivated lol I keep sharing that video about Kim Jong Un’s brother it was so WILD! Anyways you have a new subscriber cause I love your storytelling

[@me0101001000]

Accented Cinema did a deep dive on the movies themselves. I really like your take on the direct case!

[@tanchormay6447]

37:17 their cruelty aren’t reserved for just humans. It’s for all living creatures in life. My heart hurts for these innocent animals

[@FJKEWK]

Stephanie, thank you for this beautifully told story. Pls always be safe and more power!!!

[@emnut]

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 💓

[@kautua]

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!

[@Nickajix89]

Stephanie and the RM team never disappoint, EVER. Thank you for bring this topic/case forward.

[@Monk-eee]

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?

[@Not_a_Norm1e]

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.

[@freetranslate-u8e]

@@Not_a_Norm1eshe never said she didn’t go through less, out of place much

[@rubykrussg]

I believe she means exactly that. That no matter how you are treated just the kidnapping in itself is already traumatizing. ​@@Not_a_Norm1e

[@Fluffy-Fluffy]

​@@Not_a_Norm1eI 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'.

[@Not_a_Norm1e]

​@@freetranslate-u8e 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.

[@SecretNikita]

PERFECT TIMING, ready for my night time routine lmao

[@Mr.WestcottX]

What a coincidence.

[@ARL21]

@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?

[@guerrero003]

literally me

[@kwangmurphy80]

You are so brave to risk your own safety sharing us this story which I have always curious and wondering about. Thank you so much for making this video. Stay safe from 🇬🇧xx

[@Kaylazan]

The “I’m worried for your safety 🥺” from Stubby at the end is so cute

[@whatifjenny]

I had heard this story before, but this is such a better retelling and so much more thoroughly researched. thanks!

[@cashyyvibez]

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

[@Monk-eee]

9:56 WTH WHY and HOW is this allowed to happen. No wonder people walk around like zombies with no emotion or feelings after witnessing something like this....... Breaks my heart that they live in a world where they are not allowed to have a spirit......I'm sorry

[@crystalp8827]

@T-bone-cq6pcwhat’s DD???

[@sssaiferr9572]

THE EMOJISSS😭😭😭😭

[@jelanwashington5521]

@T-bone-cq6pc is this true ? why are u saying this?

[@jelanwashington5521]

@officerdeath evidence?

[@nonhlanhlangwenya6429]

​@@jelanwashington5521These are spam accounts trying to defame Stephanie coz she's talking about North Korea🤣

[@christinegray9040]

Thank you sooooo much for OPENING this door!!!! I love your strength and care!!!!

[@melwyz3370]

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.

[@dianahernandez6382]

Love your content Stephanie! Could you please cover more Latin American cases? I recommend researching the Gloria Trevi scandal, right up your lane. Thanks!

[@karencarpio9819]

Yes and also Jenni Rivera plane crash

[@Sonicsyndicat]

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?

[@Dannnnnnni11]

It’s crazy that this story hasn’t been made into a movie yet

[@milanapetrova5174]

It’s so important to tell stories like this in the time we live. You guys are awesome ❤

[@Jungshook0123]

I'm not even halfway into the video, and I'm so horrified to hear of these atrocities, but what really struck me was the "bear paw soup" animal abuse is so vile

[@rydz656]

They just soak a bears paws in soup. It's not actual bear paw lol.

[@swaggyskyla]

This is literally some of the worst things ive ever heard. Those poor people and animals. My heart aches.

[@alishadesonier7179]

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.

[@Lonelyqueen-i4n]

After 2 hours of listening to you, Stephanie, I just wanna say that I love you and am grateful for your efforts