Laibach Performs Live In North Korea

[@misticalsoul]

Those reactions are priceless

[@duynguyeninh4595]

The "who want to die game"

[@LokiOdinssnn]

@@duynguyeninh4595 moron

[@angamaitesangahyando685]

​@@duynguyeninh4595 A Vietnamese who buys transparent American lies? Shameful. The DPRK is a country that defends its citizens from American aggression - like the genocide of Jeju Island. - Adûnâi

[@duynguyeninh4595]

@@angamaitesangahyando685 yeah.... thanks but not justify the way the whole country runs right now...its terrible way Lmao and what are you gonna do ? Try history shame me ?

[@Exitof99]

That one girl who reacts with surprise when the song comes to life. Priceless.

[@fizban69]

and the one behind her :)

[@Volundur9567]

And the dude whose eyes got real big when Milan says that line about fighting for you.

[@Roboguy476]

Covered one ear in disgust

[@sujoyteslesl]

"We fight for you, for freedoms unforeseen." Goosebumps. 6 years later. Still gives me goosebumps. Not a single line of this opus doesn't stir something in me to the core. Every word of it.

[@walliswallis909]

Why do you think that line means so much to you?

[@kinjogurtic5818]

laibach knows axactly what is goin on in this world, im haöf slovenian and i understand his imterwievs, hes a conspiracy theorist bro, for me, he knows the truth

[@jaanarhist]

@@kinjogurtic5818 Im from Croatia and im old Laibach fan, from middle of eightees!!!

[@kinjogurtic5818]

@@jaanarhist meni je mater iz dalmacije brate, kod muca selo crivac

[@jaanarhist]

@@kinjogurtic5818 Stari ja sam ti iz Šibenika, ima do Muća 100 - tinjak km! Ali neka nas, uvik mi je drago popričati na svom jeziku. Kako se zoveš na fejsu da se sfrendamo?! :)

[@mirzaaljic]

It's both sad and inspiring to see this. I keep coming to this performance every once in a while. Humans are such an enigma and yet so predictable. This has to be one of the most ironic and significant performances done in the last whatever years. Thank you for existing, Laibach.

[@majortom8990]

Agreed. ✌❤🍺

[@Ragothor]

It´s simple. Laibach is for people looking for Rammstein, but actually can think. (I know thats unfair, I love Rammstein) But they never touched me like Laibach.

[@David-210]

I agree P.S. I'm ur comments 100's like ;)

[@ninasofie2250]

Agreed. Same for me

[@Rotfvx]

​@@RagothorRammstein are just a Laibach rip-off

[@scottpastry]

Love that chick rocking out at 3:00

[@jwaj]

She probably lost her food privileges for a month because of that

[@auurbjarnadottir6138]

LOL

[@phmfthacim]

"we fight for you, for freedom unforeseen" 😭

[@halcyonXT]

@@silentservant_ what the fuck are you talking about

[@jamescrock2213]

@@silentservant_ jess, what the fuck are you talking about

[@Žemaitėjė]

@@halcyonXT what’s so hard to understand?

[@artemis7271]

@@silentservant_ It seems very unlikely that any of them speak English

[@briangarbage4730]

@@artemis7271 There are translated lyrics displayed above the stage. The guy who was raising his eyebrows was flicking his eyes up to read them.

[@PoppyRice]

I can’t stop watching this. I think this might be the absolute most surreal thing on KZbin, and I have been down some rabbit holes here…

[@animatewithdermot]

The entire doc 'Liberation Day' is on Vimeo. The whole thing is a real head-wrecker!

[@zozonozon3384]

will be written in history...massive respect

[@andyking7621]

The best thing on the internet returns!!!

[@ψιλόςκύβη]

Why was it deleted in the first place? Does anyone know?

[@tammy-0]

@@ψιλόςκύβη just youtube being youtube

[@xXWorldgamefunXx]

I wish they would upload the full concert with audience reactions on KZbin. They filmed it but didn't release it..

[@deemstardiva7842]

Yes. Thank god omfg

[@GonzoIV]

@@xXWorldgamefunXx They did release it in 2016, it's a film called "Liberation Day"

[@slobodanjovanovic1075]

We rise, we grow We walk and we stand tall We never fall As big as the sky As far as the dawn We walk And we do not fall We sleep, we dream With no time in between We never stop Whistling our chant In the heat of the night We sing The spirit is clean From north and south We come from east and west Breathing as one Living in fame Or dying in flame We laugh Our mission is blessed We fight for you For freedom unforeseen Thinking as one Rolling along To the beat of the drum We march The black cross machine We stand alone But soon the day will come When freedom rings We'll meet again Now eternally And walk Once more as one!

[@arax6789]

Bravo Slobodan pozz SPLIT

[@dragistabi913]

@@arax6789 i ja sam iz splita pozdrav svima

[@stuartmunro6027]

I'm surprised they weren't arrested for these lyrics..

[@augustogallegos3925]

@@stuartmunro6027 the lyrics is against fascism, again to the black cross machine (nazis) Nort korea is Socialist this song is not a problem to north korea.

[@Barbabapan]

Thank you🤟

[@gerardomunoz2043]

3:01 She rocks.

[@MLCrow]

She's headbanging (for North Korean standards).

[@nbvw3]

The levels of irony folded into this project are mesmerising.

[@stiiigert]

How so?

[@stephenturner6075]

@@stiiigert Think about it.

[@mirrormonkey2]

I don‘t percieve it as irony. Could you elaborate? And it‘s not because I didn‘t think about it. I just percieve it differently.

[@deutschedogge3223]

Laibach is deadly serious

[@yelectric1893]

@@deutschedogge3223 in what? Their message? I love this one.

[@adebisiade]

I see this as a brotherhood, sisterhood and love. Building bridges. Not building walls. Peace from Finland.

[@NielsKastelijn]

I've seen the documentary that shows how hard it is to get this show going. Ofcourse the audience is staged, but it's impressive what Laibach performed on stage.. there's no other non-northkorean band who could pull this off! Great respect for LAIBACH!!

[@brucemcneill6224]

This is so fascinating. There’s so much going on in those expressionless faces. I really want to visit this place someday.

[@HARBINGER8752]

dude this is north korea

[@PraiseJesus69]

Another fucking misery tourist.

[@FlashMedallionShow]

@@HARBINGER8752 You can visit, but just... don't. Lots of people want to go for the curiosity and I guess a sense of a little danger, but all you're doing is giving money to the NK government.

[@TheRealChaosQueen]

Not all who visited came back alive...

[@RammaSten]

Guy at 1:52 just had his whole image of the world changed lol

[@Volundur9567]

He's shook

[@user-ko5ul7yi1x]

*"M-maybe I should jump the border..."*

[@WorldOfXandiar]

The most significant performance of the 3rd millenium... yet.

[@MrCamparisafari]

Totally agree with you, this needs to be shown to the world

[@LordMarlle]

Easily

[@Kim.Yo-jong]

How does this not have millions of views?

[@barley4813]

Pure brilliance from Laibach. The priceless respons from the audiences faces is a piece of art in itself. This mesmerising bunch of true, immoral and immortal artists has deserved to be the first band on the moon. These guys are just out of this world, and way beyond the limits of the universe.

[@danielk934]

Priceless response? You mean face of person who didn’t get what the fuck he just have listened?

[@pajo5014]

this was the worst band uve seen in the last 20 years what are sou on about brother 💀

[@TheRealChaosQueen]

Might be you don't like them, but they are actually extremely good, both musically and with lyrics.

[@pajo5014]

@@TheRealChaosQueen nah bro cant listen to them for more than 2 minutes

[@RemixedVoice]

​@@pajo5014You have poor taste, that's all

[@Intendeduse1]

Holy fuck, it's insane how far Laibach has pushed this reverse-psychology art project.

[@karllux-d6g]

Masterminds In Transit (MIT) !

[@MrCamparisafari]

I think this is the single most powerful modern artwork, a culmination of such a huge project.What an incredible achievement LAIBACH, I PLEDGE TO THEE DEAR LEADERS

[@juanlu991]

reverse?.....jajajajajajajaj Hail Laibach! GOTT MIT UNS

[@erikas6874]

Rorschach pictures as sound.

[@5eA5]

Their bold honesty and defy of death i think are their greatest attributes. And their humanity.

[@sinnstiftung3719]

In german we call this a "Dauerbrenner" - Evergreen. I fucking cant stop listening to this...what an insane beauty.

[@pauulkubasek1815]

I’m gonna have to start using that word. Dauerbrenner. Thanks ! ✌🏽

[@abohac]

Love this! greetings from Serbia.

[@kinjogurtic5818]

pozdrav od hrvata brate, nikad visr brat na brata! Slovebia Serbia Croatia= Brothers

[@jedigovna9537]

@@kinjogurtic5818 a nas bosooooooonce ko jebe? salim se hrvat sam zivili zivili

[@kinjogurtic5818]

@@jedigovna9537 takoder baki

[@gocechekorov486]

@@kinjogurtic5818 а ние што сме? црнци?

[@azurijaa]

@@kinjogurtic5818 naravno, nikad više! Ali nikad više ni braća...

[@aom177]

Поздравляю товарищи! Я не знаю ни одной группы которая делала бы турне по Северной Корее. Это и есть сильный дух! Спасибо и удачи!

[@АндрейЗелинский-ц9д]

реакция людей такая, что лучьше вооще не выступать перед ними

[@простотак-в4ъ]

@@АндрейЗелинский-ц9д да ну, просто такой менталитет. Видно, что многим понравилось, просто люди очень сдержанные

[@SergeRibalchenko]

@@простотак-в4ъ ссыкливые, закон джунглей научил их не отсвечивать, чтобы не стать добычей.

[@SergeRibalchenko]

@FakMalDjuzz "Сегодня слушает он джаз, а завтра родину предаст". Я помню как нам на внеклассных уроках в школе, в 80-х, рассказывали про рок-музыку, безапелляционно внушая, что если ты послушаешь любой рок, то ты рано или поздно закончишь наркоманом. На меня, подростка, это произвело очень сильное впечатление. И когда я узнал, что мне, оказывается, нравится рок-музыка (я слушал пинк-флойд со старой бобины, которую купил в комиссионке, не зная название группы) - я думал что все, я уже, считай, потерян для общества и скоро стану наркоманом... Пропагандистов нужно расстреливать!

[@УбийцаАндрогенов2004]

​@@SergeRibalchenkoа кем стал?

[@mikeharry1799]

we rise, we fall, we walk and we stand tall, we never fall... as big as the sky, as far as the dawn.... we walk and we never fall... plays the heart strings just right, doesn't it?

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Imagine this was the only single video aliens found about us.

[@franzgothamberg8584]

As long as it's not the Lonely Goatherd official clip we're good.

[@ChristopherMurciaArte]

I wish...

[@duffajfka]

actually it might have been the most representative video of humanity

[@soundsfordeepmeditation469]

I thought the audience was the aliens

[@theMPrints]

@@soundsfordeepmeditation469 nah they are deathrow inmates ...probably...

[@dikembemutombo6022]

This is beautiful. A smile of sheer joy and hope on my face.

[@Gaetano.94]

Proud to be Slovenian.

[@allasaurous2738]

So glad this is back up

[@sanela5936]

Ah Laibach! You always manage to make me laugh! Loved you for over 30 years!

[@ShakaCthulu]

How they pulled this off I’ll never know. Genius

[@VladimirManjko]

incredible

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

Yesterday I didn't know they existed, today I found out they somehow got a gig in North Korea? Awe inspiring.

[@ShakaCthulu]

@@TayTayMakesBeats They’re not for everyone but I always loved them. You never get the same thing twice. Kapital is their most consistent album IMO, though all their albums are unique & good in their own way.

[@miroslavbriza]

Libach endorses dictatorship regimes. It is very clear from their installiotions and projections. That's how. Or do your think North Koreans would invite someone who is not on their side?

[@taskforcekarma6945]

Guy at 1:08 is holding his ears closed while the Koreans next to him aren’t even needing to do so lol

[@TheAntih]

Can't wait for the 1st death/black/thrash metal concert in North Korea. I'm sure Kim Jong-un will be in the middle of the mosh pit slamming away.

[@neuronmind]

I think Laibach themselves are capable enough. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXS3aKKcrtlkaJI

[@stuartmunro6027]

I think supreme leader is a head banger who secretly likes death metal

[@fabioreyes7532]

Cómo es posible que yo haya pasado 37 años de mi vida sin conocer esta majestuosa banda!! es excelente! se ha vuelto de mis favoritas!! este sonido de alguna manera me cautiva y es estremecedora su puesta en escena.

[@AL-gy8fx]

Cause our Generation was the first cultureless one. Reject modernity

[@StellaPolaris-Topic]

Watching this from the poorest, most violent city in the United States; Flint, MI. The last verse hits really hard. My Cherokee-Irish great Uncle was a G.I. in the Korean War, and he's easily the toughest guy I've ever met. He's still alive at 92-years-old. Perhaps he may live long enough to see Korea united again. Man, this video is mind-blowing.

[@AliAbdullah-oi3wc]

Most people are not immune yet to divide and conquer, it's a tradgedy

[@derbeak545]

This is the best Art I have seen in my whole life!

[@machinicassemblage]

this might be the best thing humanity has ever produced, bravo!

[@GS-jc4pg]

Love Laibach from Georgia 🇬🇪

[@germanredneck4414]

2 years later im still addicted to this powerful soundtrack / I salute you

[@majortom8990]

Not sure if it hearalds peace on earth or the end of times, but this video always cheers me up. Because it is the best.

[@ashitarevomitory]

In words of laibach "more kraftwer than kraftwerk" best documental.

[@MrsSUNNYKnoxville]

is it available online?

[@kinjogurtic5818]

more kraftweHr

[@gringochucha]

I've seen this video about 20 times and it's the first time I notice that the translations were being shown on a screen on top.

[@Indianaexplorer]

had a buddy check a few of them and he said they were pretty accurate

[@David-210]

That's actually what makes them special. Not that it will be written in history, but it already HAS BEEN as they do the perfomance.

[@Karaway86]

Zaebca! Я надеюсь, что я смогу побывать на таком евенте

[@FunF33l]

I'm watching it smth about 100th time in row. ABSOLUTELY MASTERPIECE

[@BenDover-jy1wy]

Gives me goosebumps everytime.

[@lauralewis5726]

Aww. I love Laibach. The poor guy in the audience looked both shocked and hopeful when he sang "We fight for you." @ 3:54

[@dickstryker]

Westerners expressing solidarity. The oposite of what they are told to expect. Laibach are cool tho. They don't discriminate.

[@Rotfvx]

​@@dickstrykerThere is no western solidarity. They would kill anyone that won't let their global bank into their country

[@FearOfTheTrooper]

the guy was probably hit with a realization that the outside world is something different, something he would prefer

[@FromthisInstanceOn]

fantastic song, performance and lyrics.

[@raulio81]

And standing ovations...

[@jakubmoravek725]

Bratje Slovenci, opravili ste božansko delo. bog ohrani tvojo slovenijo...

[@arthus1969]

Proud of our neighbor. Greetings from Austria

[@BintAlAbla1999]

I saw Laibach during their first European tours in the '80s. Incredible. Ideology? Capitalism? Communism? BS. As people, we don't need to be straight-jacketed into any dogma. There are so many great comments in this thread: respect, comrades, brothers, and sisters.

[@narfle]

I mean, they call themselves "laibach", which is what Ljubljana was called under the nazis. So your whole question of "ideology" is a bit weird. When people tell you who they are, believe them?

[@BintAlAbla1999]

@@narfle Well, when considering the German name of Laibach for Ljubljana stretches back to 1144, I think it makes your 'Nazi' dig look a bit weird too!

[@BuckeyeIn541]

​@@narfle It's art. When you walk around with a hammer, does everything in this world that triggers you personally, become a nail? There was a band called The Presidents of the United States of America...believe them? The world is nuanced and this is the currency and context Laibach are playing with.

[@wouldashouldacoulda8211]

람슈타인 듣다 여기까지 왔어요 한글 댓글이 안보이네요 평양 사람들 너무 경직돼있어 ㅉ짠해요 라이바흐 정말 매력적인 밴드 다 들어봐야지

[@michaelgreco7597]

Like the premiere of The Rite of Spring, something so foreign but plenty in the audience you can tell really like it

[@jqmark]

I have been a fan since the eighties and have to say Laibach keeps inspiring me all these years later. Unfortunately I wore out my Laibach tie a few years ago.

[@JMDares]

HAhahahahaha!!! I tried singing like this guy, it's very Mongolian throat musicish....Amazing!

[@Oledengamle]

So this was sent on Norwegian national broadcast? Omg. I missed a priceless moment there, so glad that I found this clip!

[@bkr23]

NRK are known to do quality recordings, they are or at least were frequent visitors to the Roskilde festival here in my country, and did some smashingly good air to air recordings that DR actually bought back in order to broadcast.

[@Magnetshroom]

I didn't expect to have a Western rock concert in North Korea.

[@ericdoe3596]

East actually

[@TheRealChaosQueen]

​@@ericdoe3596well, Slovenia is definitely not east from North Korea

[@SwedishDrunkard5963]

people in the outside or NK are so fucking ignorant of north korea, while yes they are a dictatorship they still try to keep upp culturaly and technologicaly with the rest of the world

[@matthiasbohme3746]

Das ist das schwierigste Publikum, dass ich jemals gesehen habe. Song wie immer Klasse! *herz*

[@Maliceuk]

Those peoples faces. They probably have no idea what they are singing but are moved to tears. Music is such a beautiful thing that all humans should have the right too do and to enjoy.

[@huxley1559]

Well my guess is that the Korean that flashes on the display above the stage might be a translation of the lyrics

[@lukvanleeuwen7603]

There's translation above the stage. I speak Korean and as far as I can tell it's correct.

[@alexanderdjordjevic1414]

Unbelievable, I thought first that's just a fake live video... LAIBACH have really been to North Korea? Very nice, reminds me a little bit to AUDIOSLAVE - Live in Cuba, but Cuba has a relative free music scene as far as I know nowadays...

[@nz8dp]

From north and south. We come from east and west .

[@yermanoh]

when the senior party official claps you clap when the senior party official stands you stand ect ect

[@scapes5424]

Mina's smile at 0:38 just makes the whole performance even greater.

[@samthesomniator]

Hope she is well

[@sorenjelik]

Beautiful just beautiful...

[@VladimirManjko]

I vam litrally crying , this is so great

[@martij75]

The audience reaction is amazing, they fully immersed in the music.

[@joseluiscarrerar.8414]

No es el público, es el Lugar y el momento !!!

[@ramdas363]

I keep getting drawn back to this, possibly the best performance of our time. If there will come a time in the life of the audience members when they'll be allowed to research and understand what they saw?

[@georgzug6943]

Grandios, Satire wird Realität.

[@MechanicalChrist2]

Simply as that , look at those faces , regime tells to its people: look that will be a music if korea will not be a korea. Despite that i love laibach , even most europeans are not ready for such music. They have been played

[@MichaGajek]

I swear I was looking for this video for a long time, thought it was gone ...

[@ozzell]

No idea how they got permission so sing this in North Korea. It moves me to tears.

[@kinjogurtic5818]

thank you my brother for upload the best song the best video in this censored yputube shit

[@germanredneck4414]

2023 how about we listen to this awesome, one in a time, performance!?

[@simpzulu7395]

I am glad I have seen a few smiles ...When pronounce "Laibach" go as deep as you can with your voice...like singer :) ...just than it makes a perfect sense, conclusion made long time ago,....beautiful music for my my late friend, brother in arms... Irfan who really loved them very much, he would've enjoy it!

[@blatantbeats1669]

this is probably the coolest youtube-clip there is

[@jfred5258]

C'est extraordinaire !

[@adamdenton1543]

At the same time this band was banned in Russia. Such a shame

[@ВладиславМегафрустрированнонер]

Wtf

[@TheRealChaosQueen]

Well, they don't like people having ideas of freedom,, do they?

[@rubenverheij4770]

. But those North Koreans, they can say to the world: "But we, we saw Laibach, on stage, in North Korea!" :)

[@hipocresia]

How much did that cost?

[@ManosTheOne]

They were singing: We stand alone But soon the day will come When freedom rings We'll meet again Now eternally And walk Once more as one! in the face of N. Korean people, while Kim Jong-un was present, and STILL people call those true artists fascists.

[@chestrendy]

That's one tough crowd.

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

Chills! Where is the full concert?

[@timurtashtimirov]

Очень неожиданный и прекрасный перформанс! Laibach лучшие!

[@cescorosa61]

Stunning and absurd

[@zokonjazokonja]

Thanks for re-upload, I could not find it for quite long time

[@elusiveeagle8597]

Some kind of Bizarre!

[@nejamediarobertreich5125]

true, especially lyrics in that moment

[@NoahSpurrier]

It's a beautiful bizarre.

[@opopulario1109]

I made a test, I showed "The Whistleblowers" video clip to my mom, she had the same reaction. It was funny.

[@karlweber9730]

The're so shocked😂😂😂

[@rasjoe420]

Looking at their faces glowing with power

[@Rotfvx]

This is one of my favorite moments in history

[@janrehak2125]

This is absolutely awesome, no matter what happens, music is the most powerful weapon❤

[@jalfredprufrock620]

The dude at 1:50 widens his eyes and lifts his eyebrows twice in surprise when he hears "We fight for you / for freedom unforeseen." While you may think of North Koreans as brainwashed and ignorant, anyone high enough up in the social ladder to be sitting there in a theater in Pyongyang is going to have a keenly honed political instinct and extensive ideological training, simply because those are requirements for literal survival. That guy understands exactly what's being said and the implications.

[@halcyonXT]

band kid

[@docsommah]

It could be just cut conveniently tbh, so it might be what the person editing the video intended to convey.

[@earlyBUDisme]

I live in middle of consumerism society and come to conclusion that every aspect of life in this system is just one big brainwashing. You have to be like robot in your work and consumerism zombie in your free time to prevent collapse of this system.

[@nz8dp]

I wonder whatt's going on in his mind

[@pauulkubasek1815]

It would be funny if he thought “whoops! I didn’t see that!”

[@MisterVenden]

Son of Jean Reno (Just Visiting) and gungan Jar Jar (Star Wars) with the musical bottom- orchestra still making fun of themselves while this audience mostly fall a asleep :) I couldn't stop laughing

[@jurgisvalancauskas4006]

Everyone's in the hall watching it with vibe "is this allowed according to party doctrine and its supreme leader? Will I not go to prison for watching this?"

[@wabizumai]

Das gehört mit zum skurillsten, was ich jemals sah.

[@MonaMona-jd8cz]

Mindless gratitude. Théâtre pur.

[@Dimitriy89]

Это великолепно!!!

[@josecabral290]

i Love Laibach 💙💚💛

[@JoaoPaulo-cb7jc]

The brightness of things usually happens in the first contact with the unknown, they are listening to a musical style very different from what they are used to. It happens to anyone when they are faced with what is not common in their life.

[@danijel124]

Its actually a great song :)

[@franciscoskitsografos5918]

Epic at the end of the song the vocalist and his expression of "kill me" 😐

[@PapiCthulu2]

They are probably thinking the rest of the world is fanatical as us. Or this sure beats listening to State tv

[@LordMarlle]

People don't think of themselves as fanatical, but other than that I agree

[@kaibotski4939]

I want to be in those chairs. They look so comfortable.