DPRK Media EXPLAINED | North Korea Newspapers & Magazines

The mass media, newspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the DPRK have long been used as a way of conveying information to the masses.
In this video, we'll take a look at how newspapers and magazines have changed and differed between the liberation of the country in 1945 right the way up to the present day.
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• DPRK Media EXPLAINED
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:16 Newspapers Intro
03:22 로동신문 (Worker's Paper)
04:38 조선인문군 (Korean People's Army)
05:41 민주조선 (Democratic Korea)
06:42 천년전위 (Youth Vanguard)
08:36 조선신보 (Korean News)
09:48 Pyongyang Times
10:32 Original Periodicals Intro
11:07 근로자 (The Worker)
12:03 건설 (Construction)
12:53 국제생활 (Int'l Life)
13:51 천리마 (Chollima)
14:40 조선영화 (Korean Cinema)
15:34 Modern Periodicals Intro
15:57 조선 (Korea)
17:39 금수강산 (Kumsugangsan)
18:45 Foreign Trade of the DPRK
19:40 Conclusion
20:50 Best Covers
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#NorthKorea #DPRK #Pyongyang

[@MinecastSawtooth]

I’d like to offer a slight correction, I think 건설자 is instead 建設者; constructor, one who constructs and not 건설 + -자 since 건설 itself is a noun, not a verb, so if it were 'Let's Build' as you've suggested, it would instead be titled '건설하자'

[@DPRKExplained]

Ooooh you’re right, good spot!

[@AnnieMpofu]

Helping me please 🙏

[@Destroyercon]

Whenever we cry out "Where are you, Dear General", our leader returns with another banger of a video.

[@Ikeaboi]

When we needed him he returned.

[@theranredguardist1949]

We can not live without him

[@BeginnerSkier115]

Welcome back, I'm glad to see that you are still enthusiastic of making these videos! And the quality of this one was magnificent. As per usual!

[@8thguy633]

I'm excited!! This is a topic that has left me quite curious.

[@n.l141]

Learned a lot about North Korea!! I really love this man! I hope to meet him someday ❤

[@charlesk1089]

As questions, in the USSR there existed a satirical magazine Крокодил Krokodil “the Crocodile” which focused on the frustrations of bureaucracy ridiculed those who over emphasised the forms of governmental goals at the expense of the substance of such goals. Does anything like that exist in the DPRK ? In the USSR, there were several literary magazines that provided escapist fiction, such as mystery stories, or romance or science fiction, rather than the very earnest and politically focused literature that was highlighted by the Soviet Union. Does anything such literary magazine exist in the DPRK that is not entirely devoted to political themes ? In the USSR there was a magazine that was largely translations of literature from outside the USSR. Does any such magazine of translated fiction exist in the DPRK ?

[@20windfisch11]

The “Korea” magazine was featured in the legendary Russian punk song «всё идёт по плану» by Egor Letov and I always thought it was a Soviet Russian publication.

[@mark0001]

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[@odenviking]

thanks for the info about the magazines and news papers. i had a black hole until now about the media in north korea. 👍👍👍🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@maya07_11]

dprk newspapers have that frutiger aero aesthetic

[@normanclatcher]

It's dated, but in a good way.

[@alinapopescu872]

I love the cover showing the smiling pioneer girl ❤ Thank you for your hard work!

[@DPRKExplained]

Thank you for enjoying the videos!

[@ericasrainbow71]

I love the magazine cover picture of the smiling girl (as seen in 1:16) 😊 By the way, after watching your video about North Korean television, I’ve been thinking that you should do a video on North Korean cartoons (for example, “Squirrel and Hedgehog”)

[@judeinthecut]

cool video! you got a video on how the dprk government works? how elections work, how policies are passed, chain of command, branches of government, etc.

[@Will-xf3qe]

The music is so whimsical, much like the country itself

[@rodelycoy1853]

Been waiting for your upload ❤

[@fortherepublic6796]

okay, now this is EPIC!!

[@bugeatbugs]

I love your channel. I would like to suggest that you make the music quieter or your voice louder for the videos. I have an auditory processing issue so it is hard for me to follow along without captions, but I would love to listen to your videos on the go or have them on in the background while I perform daily chores and tasks. I’m curious to know if anyone else agrees or if I’m just being picky lol.

[@amrit6252]

This is so cool. Your videos give this nostalgic feeling and I love it. Love to learn more about the DPRK. 🇰🇵🫡

[@shifty220]

As always, some informative and really interesting stuff! Thanks for creating and sharing!

[@onelgalagedara4472]

Your channel is one of the only non-biased ones about the DPRK; tysm for making these informative videos about this culture ❤

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love the production quality! A+

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[@allesklar221]

Happy to see you back posting educational vids Yet I need to ask you : how do you finance all your work? From the views / youtube earnings this is impossible, there is not enough reward coming in. Next thing i need to ask : all the footage you have available for yout videos, the raw material - where does it come from? Many of the snippets i see in your vids as far as i know and aware of come from the world wide network of the "DPRK friendship association", these groups were regularly provided by DPRK officials with these "advertising videos", is that where your raw material comes from? I mean, in your channel description is written that you are an independent person, not associated to any organization - but how can you have all this raw material available without having access to material straight from the DPRK officials? Dont get me wrong, i appreciate your content a lot

[@DPRKExplained]

I do a series of jobs here in Mongolia which finances the work, and the KZbin revenue covers more than you might expect. I'm not affiliated with any organiations or associations, in some footage I've used footage collected from trips to the DPRK, but most of the footage is from DPRK websites, media outlets, and KCTV. There's a lot out there, the trick is knowing where and how to find it.

[@8thguy633]

Your videos genuinely inspire me to learn Korean

[@DPRKExplained]

좋습니다! 공부하기 사작하라! It's a fantastic language.

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Great to see you back! You always have the best information about the DPRK!

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[@shutup-gc2yk]

I would love an exemplary of 건설, or a couple. As an architect, I find it fascinating.

[@tagomisan2865]

Amazing effort!!❤️

[@blaiddyddd]

Your vids have been very informative so far. I wonder, will you one day make a video about DPRK animations and SEK?

[@sebastianpeady5850]

Fascinating and informative!

[@sejovicedits]

I can't wait!!!!

[@tulippasta]

The production values in a video about the north korean media have no business being this good!

[@renatocuri5105]

Can't wait for the tour video on Pyongyang. We all know it is going to happen, but not when.

[@jumpideus9218]

Can we get a second part exploring other publications? Also is there an online resource where we can read some? I know a few twitter accounts that document archival ones, but would love to see current writings in the DPRK

[@setmose5344]

Thanks for the video! Do you happen to know if there are any magazines focused on the paranormal? Like astrology, folk religion, urban legends, UFOs, spirits, and other whacky things like that? There are magazines like that seemingly in every country, I wonder if the DPRK is any different in this dimension.

[@quinnjohnson9750]

most likely no since they are a strict materialist atheist state.

[@MUZUKUN-YT]

I think there are some hypothetical ones that exist there. From what I know some north Koreans have access to some American folk lores and other paranormal stuff through books rather than the internet. So I think they have their own opinion about other cultures outside their own. I love to believe that they don't discriminate culture but instead their politics. Politics doesn't correlate to culture in my opinion.

[@Brick-Life]

Awesome media in the DPRK!

[@jonathanlee2099]

It's really nice seeing DPRK content presented neutrally, you don't really see that anywhere else

[@nihonstudio5687]

Safe to say that NK is one of the most secretive countries on earth. It's interesting to see what's behind it, keep up the good work.

[@Osahashi]

Very interesting video, thanks you

[@Laossutra]

Great video​

[@paytonpaytonpaytonpayton]

loved this video

[@katherinebot]

Maybe not the usual comment that you’d get, but these videos are very helpful for worldbuilding purposes! Just seeing how a country works in such depth and what defines those smaller parts as individual pieces of the nation is so useful for putting together a fictional country of my own! Plus, learning about the DPRK is fun.

[@ExtremelyRareDPRKvideos]

Fantastic!

[@redfront6707]

Wake up! New DPRK Today banger just dropped!

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Love these vids. Thanks for all your work. Really interesting dive into such enigmatic country on the world stage. Glad there’s more to know besides the same stuff spouted off by CNN and Fox all the time

[@jup1ter_f1ve]

That's what Western Media has to offer when it comes to spitting out negative news to countries the US doesnt like.

[@sparrowman]

This is great and fascinating.

[@SnakeBush]

one korea

[@emiliobello2538]

We need a documentary movie about Korean Central Television

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

Exactly, we need to learn the story behind Pink Dress Lady. Every time you see a North Korean news segment about launching some type of nuclear weapon she's always there.

[@emiliobello2538]

@@JohnSmith-nj9qo yes. And the movie better go big

[@firefirefire3277]

​@@JohnSmith-nj9qoI would love to watch a biopic movie about Ri Chun Hee.

[@RT-qd8yl]

I *LOVE* that version of Don't Ask My Name!

[@Propaganda9999]

This is exciting

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This Chanel is great.

[@kenseitakesi4521]

Thank you! This is high light of my day

[@josehenrique9607]

Vocês precisam ativar as legendas nas principais línguas mundiais, como por exemplo, inglês, Espanhol, Português, Italiano e Russo.

[@kings3411]

Why

[@decem_sagittae]

@@techtutorvideos they should maybe learn English then

[@MUZUKUN-YT]

​@@techtutorvideosThat's what happens when KZbin decides to get rid of goof features. 😂

[@alisa4124]

​@@decem_sagittaeAmerican certified moment💀

[@decem_sagittae]

@@alisa4124 îmi pare rău să te dezamăgesc dar nu sunt american.

[@e.9785]

I heard theres korean language learning books made for kids in both korea's, where the goal is reunification, so the language taught to them is more similar than the one taught in the past decades. Is this a thing you know about? Would you be able to review North Korean language learning resources? I wonder if those exist, of course they would be very hard to come by outside of north korea itself...

[@DPRKExplained]

I have a few DPRK language books at home, I'll see if there's anything video-worthy there.

[@stanen]

nice vid

[@mian09]

Worth waiting. Really good trailer. 50000000000000/5. ❤❤❤

[@okok_lol69]

Yeah man

[@angelfoto4795]

Can you explain what Tongil Sinbo is?

[@terrytheimpaler1204]

There is a periodical series I'm interested in, and that's the English language version of Korean Architecture. How to find?

[@DPRKExplained]

Hmmm - not sure, but I can look into it

[@My-nl6sg]

I've been looking for the same publication too, never managed to find anything about it. From its description Korean Architecture seems to be a goldmine of drawings and discussions that could give significant insight to the projects and professional theory in the country, its unfortunate that its so hard to access if not impossible

[@terrytheimpaler1204]

@@My-nl6sg I've even used the Publications of the DPRK portal to find it. I saw covers on 38 North, but that's it.

[@kimchiwarrior7679]

Same

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

If you live in the USA, that might have something to do with it.@@My-nl6sg

[@californiahighwaypatrol577]

Whats the name of the song you used at the end?

[@CommunistBot]

Don't Ask My Name - Wanjaesan Light Music Band Here's a link to the specific version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3zJoWqNqspkjZI

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Wow, a Disco version....@@CommunistBot

[@hermenegildoc3933]

Can anyone of this be bought outisde of Korea

[@youtubedlaccount9331]

21:21 Korean Khrushchevism????😳😳

[@maronin5215]

Does the dprk have a comics/manga/manhwa scene? Like they are so big in s Korea and china

[@DPRKExplained]

There are a lot of comic books in the DPRK, yeah

[@ThallesCampagnani]

Is missing 1 magazine on list: Korea Today.

[@DPRKExplained]

True, and it was on my list as it's one of the publications I used to keep up with. However, at the time I was researching, Korea Today seemed to have stop publishing through their web portal for some time, so I didn't have up to date references

[@ThallesCampagnani]

@@DPRKExplained yeah, I figured out this too. Looks like the last publish is March 2021 😕 I also figured out that Korea Today just have foreigners versions. Korean versions just DPRKorea and Kumsu. Kumsu don't have English version, but have Chinese and Russian version's.

[@timmygomez6007]

Very good stuff! I love learning about North Korea and love following your travels on Instagram

[@lolita19711]

these names like speople republic sound soo strange in english maybe bc they are just a sraight translation from russian

[@JohnPatterson-kz8jr]

Gungnam Style!!😮😅

[@gfdthhcvxt4915]

how are you today?

[@connorscanlan2167]

Honestly, your videos are what give me strength to get through the laughable brainwashing of the vast majority of people. 🇰🇵

[@AnnieMpofu]

Korean helping me please

[@kennethhannah4221]

👍👍👍👍👍👍😁

[@real.MinatoYellowFlash]

Manse!

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Why didn't you mention that the majority of Koreans living in Japan were originally from the southern part of the peninsula? They remain loyal to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea because the prosperous and generous government thereof helped them when the Japanese stripped them of citizenship, while the imperialist occupied southern region was racked by corruption and poverty.

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Thumbs up to show your love for the Supreme Comrade! 🇰🇵

[@kingkong-gm6pp]

DPRK IS OUR SAVIOUR!!!!! LONG LIVE DPRK!!!!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Disco is alive and well in the DPRK.