North Korea and South Korea Compared

[@iammrbeat]

So which is better? North Korea or South Korea? (I think I can predict what you are going to say.) BuT, Mr. BeAt, yOu'Re JuSt BiAsEd AgAiNsT NoRtH KoReA. Also, which two countries should I compare next for this series? Finally, this video is once again sponsored by Brilliant. Sign up for Brilliant FOR FREE by going to brilliant.org/MrBeat/ The first 200 people that go to that link will also get 20% off the annual Premium subscription.

[@atlas_1802]

BuT, Mr. BeAt, yOu’Re JuSt BiAsEd AgAiNsT NoRtH KoReA.

[@badhrihari1705]

BuT, Mr. BeAt, yOu'Re JuSt BiAsEd AgAiNsT NoRtH KoReA

[@raghav3558]

MORE NORTH KOREA lol

[@bertaroo]

East Korea

[@doomi4055]

Czechia & Slovakia Mr Beat

[@coyotelong4349]

I hear North Korea’s been voted “Best Korea” by North Korean Magazine 73 years running

[@moon_wei]

yeah North Korea is great

[@coyotelong4349]

@@moon_wei Yeah that’s exactly what North Korea said too! What a coincidence!

[@JaredtheRabbit]

And by Drew Durnil.

[@notallthatskilled]

*obama giving obama the medal meme*

[@호두구속]

....??

[@Matdrox]

It was a tough choice, but due to your well-presented facts I have decided moving to South Korea instead of North Korea. Thanks Mr. Beat!

[@ishfarahmed3684]

@@rishit_gandash exactly. Sweden>>>>>>>>>>>

[@Mustardcone]

😳

[@RealMysticalMan]

I wouldn't move to either. I'm never ever going to move from my location.

[@tongyaozhang2580]

I'd prefer West Korea instead. Don't know if I'll settle down in Pyongyang or Seoul.

[@calvincoolidge3406]

I never had to deal with North Korea as President but Nothing gets past Kim Jong Un, especially carbohydrates

[@schellargschichta1638]

Calvin Collidge aka Best US President

[@wildspowell196]

Hey silent cal

[@Histography1453]

Wrong time period bro

[@therealsnoop7497]

@@schellargschichta1638, definitely underrated

[@minecrafthobbies6419]

One of the best presidents of all time. Calvin Coolidge

[@ThinhTran-wy6vc]

Vietnamese here. Hope one day soon North Korea and South Korea can reunite in peace. You guys are one people and should be united.

[@Compucles]

Just as long as the government isn't corrupted by the northern half like it was in your country.

[@ThinhTran-wy6vc]

@@Compucles right. But if you look at Vietnam's history, it was never free of a heavily corrupted government. There was absolute monarchy, then foreign powers rule, and then corrupted internal parties rule through the military. The Vietnamese people had suffered for a long time. The current government, though far from good, is doing some good things and improving the lives of the Vietnamese people.

[@twofortydrifter]

Tell that to China. Maybe they will listen.

[@buianh1257]

I don't think they need reunification

[@haarisafridi30day44]

Bro never gonna happen

[@marissarivera7962]

My grandfather fought in the Korean War. When he came back he had ptsd. He was about 20 years older than my grandma, so he passed in the 90s. My dad still has his helmet, flag, and other things from the war. That’s probably why north and South Korea is so interesting to me.

[@iammrbeat]

My grandfather fought in that war as well!

[@-graphics1-379]

My neighbor fought in that war as well.

[@vincenzogiangiacomo1349]

My step father in law fought as a teenager in Korea he said it was the worst time of his life.

[@seoinchoi8910]

as a person who is from South Korea, I would like to express my deepest appreciation for our countries freedom. south Korea has been contributing so much to the world in cultural and artistic sense and it was all possible because of every soldier who had came all the way from foreign countries and fought for the freedom of a small unknown nation as if it was their owns. Thank you so much.

[@vincenzogiangiacomo1349]

Worst thing was how NK executed prisoners by head shots.

[@toastedrabbids8670]

The main difference between the 2 is that NK has our glorious thicc chin leader. SK has kpop. You decide

[@iammrbeat]

Good points

[@amantyde]

@@iammrbeat I love your videos! I hope you keep working on YT.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I go to the first, North Korea has such a strong leader. We need more of them. Even more, his people love him.

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

NK for the win

[@mingfanzhang4600]

I would like but there's 69th like

[@Sammykyt]

Demilitarized zone? More like Extra-militarized zone

[@coyotelong4349]

Yeah but they mean the no-man’s land in the area between where the opposing forces patrol

[@johncrandall5782]

Heyoo!!!!!!

[@respectedgentleman4322]

What's a more ironic name I wonder? Democratic people's republic of Korea ranking last in the democracy index or Demilitarized zone being the most heavily armed place in the world?

[@Sammykyt]

@@respectedgentleman4322 Yeah I can't decide

[@sevenrings9450]

People’s Republic of China and Holy Roman Empire are some other examples.

[@maqclark]

I remember one of my professors, who is from South Korea, told our class that almost all Koreans living in the United States are from South Korea. He said there were maybe 10 North Koreans living in the US, if that many.

[@seonghong4043]

About 2million South Koreans living in the US. 7 North Koreans living in UTAH So more than 10 North Koreans living in the US

[@stormfalcon1232]

Generally, yes, there are much more South Koreans than North Koreans here in the USA. But there's definitely more than 10 North Koreans.

[@whosedidi]

@@stormfalcon1232 I think 170

[@seriouslxl]

Directly come to the US from North Korean? No. Went to South Korean or China first then the US? I bet there are more than 10K of them, but it depends on how this question is asked.

[@dathunderman4]

I live in the US, having been born in Korea. My grandmother’s old place used to be North Korean territory, then after the war it was considered south. I was literally that close from being born in North Korea, or just not existing lol.

[@nick-kk5iz]

Is "Sudan and South Sudan compared" a good idea for a future video?

[@iammrbeat]

Heck yeah!

[@theletterl8948]

@@iammrbeat You really should do it

[@elliot6509]

Yeah

[@devin8811]

Definitely

[@histochronos]

Peter Martell has an excellent book on how South Sudan came into being and the general history between the two. It is called 'First Raise a Flag: How South Sudan Won the Longest War but Lost the Peace'

[@willblodgett9547]

Hey Mr. Beat, I go to a tech focused university and haven’t been able to take a history class since high school. All of your videos are perfect and interesting for me to keep learning history/geography/culture out of school. Thank you!

[@iammrbeat]

Heck yeah, that's great to hear! :D

[@bigtoesbob7713]

Hey did you know that sang woo also went to SNU?

[@terrorgaming459]

@@bigtoesbob7713 yes he graduated top of his class

[@zainmudassir2964]

Waiting for the Supreme Leader himself to comment.

[@iammrbeat]

Me too

[@realGeorgeHWBush]

@@iammrbeat North Korea’s elections are as “fair” as Iraq’s during Saddam Hussein’s reign. In 2002, Saddam Hussein “won” 100% of the popular vote.

[@rustinusti]

@@realGeorgeHWBush At least he won more than one term.

[@rustinusti]

@dvogit He holds both ranks. Party leader is separate from national leader in all countries.

[@_gav__]

I love voting in North Korea! Only one name on the ballot!!

[@IAmTheOnlyLucas]

"45% of South Koreans also speak English" as an English Teacher in South Korea, that's a real stretch. The English language is aggressively taught and marketed as part of the national education curriculum but the metrics for testing English skill, the national high school test (내신, naeshin) and the SAT (수능, sooneung), test an overly academic, archaic, and thus absurd form of English. Korean students, who are legally required to complete their education through elementary school and reportedly soon through high school, are taught rudimentary reading, writing, and listening skills sparingly in public schools and punishingly in private after-school academies. Also this has only been implemented since around 2000. Speaking and listening, especially in tandem, are perhaps the hardest parts of language acquisition, so the vast differences between the alphabets, vocabulary, and grammar of the Korean language and English mean that any old foreigner cannot rock up to South Korea and get around easily with only English like they might be able to in France, Germany, Spain, etc.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Correction: "South Korea" prefers East Sea WE prefer the term Korean East Sea

[@yeezyyankie324]

Hey, he is finally here guys!

[@realGeorgeHWBush]

I didn’t know it takes three days for KZbin comments to go through after clicking send in North Korea.

[@easytiger6570]

You are three days late, gangnamstyle man

[@UnRealistic.]

Yo!

[@UnRealistic.]

Kimmy your kpop is fantastic!

[@thunderbird7020]

Man. I remember when that North Korean defector escaped through the DMZ a few years ago Guy got really damn lucky surviving and making it out despite being shot so many times. I’m glad he recovered though. Probably not best to think about whether his family was punished for what he did though....

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah I thought about his family, too. :(

[@pedrojuan8050]

He's breaking the chain. His offsprings can live outside the hell that is NK. His family might have been punished, but it's worth it in my eyes. .

[@ToxicRainStorm]

Shit I was stationed in South Korea and working that night, I remember

[@Xnoob545]

Yeah 3 generations of your family are sent to concentration camps where they are tortured, medical experiments are performed, they have almost no food and water and are forced to work

[@yurtnara3767]

His father was high-ranking military officials, but unfortunately after his defection, all his family were sent to a concentration camp, and their life or death is currently unknown.

[@caseclosed9342]

Someday I will visit South Korea. My grandfather served in the Korean War so I’ve always to see where he served...

[@pacific9025]

I am south korean living in seoul. Thank you for your grandfather. My grandfather is also a veteran of the Korean War, and without them, south korea would not be here today. Once again, I salute your grandfather.

[@호두구속]

Wow your grandfather is hero!! Skorean always welcom friend

[@localdude3702]

So your grandfather help create a puppet state? What a shit soldier.

[@redjirachi1]

My grandfather was a mechanic serving in the Korean War

[@tisser-k9d]

Thank you for your granfather's service and sacrifice. We koreans will always remeber and thank the soldiers who helped us in korean war. We would never take grant of the freedom we are having right now.

[@liam-man7265]

See you all in 24 years when this video gets recommended to us and the two Koreas will reunite in 2045.

[@dragooll2023]

They will unite under the latvian flag 😎😎😎🔯🇱🇻

[@enanan_]

@@dragooll2023 :| wat Is this a joke?

[@dragooll2023]

@@enanan_ just you see kid

[@enanan_]

@@dragooll2023 ok 🙃👍🏻

[@dobmaster4412]

I'm from the future china says no

[@geraldwalker7609]

Two dislikes. I see Kim Jung un and his sister have checked in.

[@iammrbeat]

Usually he comments. I'm sad he hasn't yet since I gave him a shout out.

[@edsiles4297]

Now it's eleven, I guess the rest of the North Korean government joined in

[@henzohewson]

I must defend my fellow member of the Axis of E- I mean, Baghdad-Tehran-Pyongyang Axis of World Peace. This alliance ensures no country will invade us. Yeah.

[@Hjw511]

@@iammrbeat maybe his comment was buried under other comments

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

@@iammrbeat Don't be sad, comrade. I am here now

[@andrijherasymenko]

Idea for the next comparison video: Brest (France) and Brest (Belarus)

[@djordjerasic7482]

This is a very interesting idea

[@nlpnt]

Don River (Ukraine/Russia) and Don River (Canada)

[@FikAb]

One was given freely to Germany, another one was fighting for 90 days

[@andrewsong9104]

This was a very accurate video. You noted a lot of things that are often overlooked when talking about Korea 1. both North and South have a communitarian, unitarian structure 2. The North was doing somewhat well at first 3. The now-defunct authoritarianism in South Korea and the progress on democracy 4. reconciliation efforts between the north and south Great video

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you so much!

[@Baphomets_Kid]

I don’t know how well North Korea was doing so much as receiving that sweet sweet Soviet money and bouncing back from a terrible war.

[@rustinusti]

@@Baphomets_Kid If having major trade partners disqualifies you from being a good country, South Korea isn't one, either. Just receiving American money.

[@Baphomets_Kid]

There’s a difference between trade and just receiving aid.

[@rustinusti]

@@Baphomets_Kid I hope you realize it was only until South Korea started receiving U.S. aid that it left the third world.

[@MatrixMachine4]

The funniest joke is calling North Korea a democracy

[@iammrbeat]

BuT ThEy VoTe! :D

[@G0TIMAN]

Or United States.

[@joshuataylor3550]

They at least have people

[@grapesofwrath1984]

All communist countries make sure to call themselves that. The bigger joke are the people who still think communism is a great idea.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@grapesofwrath1984 North Korea isn’t communist

[@JamesFlaK]

Being a teacher I’m surprised you didn’t bring up the education culture of South Korea. It’s ranked very high but is one of the most stressful education cultures in the world.

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah I definitely could have brought that up. Thanks for the comment!

[@yurtnara3767]

accurate opinion. However, it is very difficult to get rid of the tremendous enthusiasm for education because it is a custom that has been passed down from ancient times. In the Joseon Dynasty, for example, it was common for people to only study for decades, starting at the age of 5, to take an civil service exam. because the nobles and commoners were divided by whether they passed the civil service exam, not by blood. During the military regime in the 1980s, even extreme prescriptions such as a ban on private tutoring have been tried, but all have failed.

[@jaeyoo1046]

Thank you for writing the "East Sea (Sea of Japan)" @2:24. I can tell you were thinking about how the Korean people would perceive the content. Most people outside Korea just don't seem to give a damn. I love your videos as always!

[@jaeyoo1046]

@@픽로간 No, the East Sea is definitely not the Sea of Japan, according to the Korean people. Believe it or not, every map I saw in the US wrote the "Sea of Japan" all the freaking time. This infuriated me at first, but now I see this as a difference in perspective/style. Perhaps many mapmakers in the US don't know that the term "East Sea" exists. Thank you, Mr. Beat, for being so considerate and doing the research.

[@thechaddening8784]

Incoming angry North Koreans! Oh wait...

[@iammrbeat]

I finally don't have to worry about a brigade of keyboard warriors.

[@emperorhirohito4435]

@@iammrbeat well if you try to play agains Filipinos in ml your gonna see a key board warrior

[@captain-chair]

@@iammrbeat There have to be a few Monarchist Tankies.

[@coyotelong4349]

Them and the Amish would like to have a word

[@EclipseOfTsuki93]

@@iammrbeat Oh don't worry, there's plenty of western tankies who will defend the "glorious DPRK and Jucheism" because they're idiots who think a country using the color red and laborer/worker aesthetics makes a country socialist.

[@mmahmodi5155]

We need episode Morocco and Algeria

[@iammrbeat]

That's on my list!

[@greasy5823]

@@iammrbeat Taiwan and China coming soon???

[@liam-man7265]

You should also try creating a presentation for Zambia and Zimbabwe since they are both home to Victoria Falls.

[@jacobedwards7678]

ive been waiting for this one mr beat. thank you

[@iammrbeat]

Glad I came through!

[@behrensf84]

You know that if a country’s full name has words like, “the people’s republic, the democratic, the free state of” it’s probably none of that...

[@internette7229]

See also 2: The People's Republic of China (Taiwan is the Republic of China).

[@arkcliref]

See also 3: Democratic Republic of Germany (No longer exists)

[@resourceress7]

Yeah. It's like "Red Delicious Apple," which in reality is actually nasty wet cardboard, with red on it.

[@MCTogs]

Bangladesh crying rn 🙏

[@gsentinel4821]

Well said.

[@semipenguin]

Great video. I enjoyed it. I was able to get stationed in South Korea twice. I loved it. I left in April or May of 1998. During my second tour, South Korea has some economic difficulties that led them to get a loan from the IMF. Things weren’t looking too good. But in true Korean fashion, they came back stronger than before. Best wishes and prosperity to South Korea.

[@wizzotizzo]

damn, thank you for your service.

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

imperial footsoldier, wnemybof the peopl, etc. dont have the energy to curse you losers out rn

[@oneofthe4kibs877]

Every time Mr. Beat uploads it just makes my day.

[@iammrbeat]

That's kind of you to say!

[@oneofthe4kibs877]

@@iammrbeat Your welcome man!

[@McIntosh1581]

Another great international "Compared" video. Do a China and Japan Compared video soon. Those two nations are regional rivals and have quite a few similarities, such as modern infrastructure and overall GDP, as well as notable differences, such as system of government and HDI. Vietnam and Laos Compared would be another good "Compared" video. Thailand and Myanmar Compared as well.

[@ilovecoffee7623]

China has over 5 times larger GDP than Japan. China has the largest GDP in the world, even larger than America. It makes more sense to compare SK vs Japan, and China vs USA.

[@FishOil_]

@@hellomynameisjoao I think his point is that they are not very alike

[@McIntosh1581]

@@Eowidk - I was mainly referring to an geographic and economic standpoint. Despite overall stagnation since the early 1990s, Japan is still the third largest economy in the world behind only China and the U.S. China and Japan are also only separated by the East China Sea. Like China today, Japan experienced rapid GDP growth in the second half of the 20th century and was even threatening to surpass the U.S. in the 1980s. Like Japan's GDP growth eventually did, China has seemed to be leveling off in recent years. Their years of double-digit GDP growth appear to be over. I just thought those two would be a good economic and geographic comparison. There are numerous similarities and differences between the two nations.

[@dyfx9788]

@@ilovecoffee7623 its not really about the GDP, to me GDP per capita is more important. Look at india and china, extremely "rich" but the standard of living compared to other "poorer" countries like japan and south korea is uh yea you get my point

[@CamKrazy2000]

My 80-year old father was born in North Korea and his family moved to South shortly before the Korean War started. He still remembers his elementary school days in Pyeongyang. His older brother who got separated during the War would be near 90 if he were still alive in North. But even he doesn't think that the unification at this point would be beneficial to South Korea.

[@montiscott5876]

Yes another comparison video I love these.

[@iammrbeat]

Glad you dig them!

[@elzoog]

I lived in South Korea for 9 years. They also have a better standard of living (on average) than the US

[@balafama2120]

Not true . stop lying.

[@Chiayiklin]

@@balafama2120 Mind giving me an explanation ?

[@creamy925]

@@Chiayiklin this American kid thinks his health care is cheap 👏

[@livingbruhmoment3776]

North and South Korea both suck.

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

are you pergaps living in a fantasy world the us doesnt even bribe its settlers properly

[@TayKVEVO]

Much love Mr Beat.

[@iammrbeat]

Respect Zane!

[@la_void9750]

Mexican here, I’m very interested in Korean culture. I want to learn more about their culture and language. I hope soon both will unite someday no matter what people say. It will unite I have faith.

[@matthewchi5292]

Hey South Korean here, appreciate the comment. The regime will fall as all dictatorships do its just a matter when it will be. It could happen in 300 years or it could literally be happening right now as I make this comment. That said Koreans are very iffy about reunification as there a lot of deep issues that come with it. The only way I would even consider reunification is if Kim for some reason steps down and let's the North joins the south's democracy (and that a fever dream lol). Even if that were to happen though, South Korea will go through heavy economic turmoil to try and bring the North up to speed and it doesn't help that the people are all brainwashed slaves. If it isn't carefully planned this could lead to the collapse of both countries. Sorry for the long comment, I went off haha. All in all, we S Koreans don't really want to talk about reunification because of the amount of stress the topic brings up. We just kind of pussyfoot around it and hope the situation will just solve itself somehow

[@science.subject23]

우리나라가 이렇게 인기가 많구나

[@기린麒麟]

i am fr R.O.Korean, but my family clan is from north Korean area which is called Yeon An. and Kim jung un’s family clan is actually from south Korea. so their every ancestor’s tombs are located in South Korea which is called Jeon ju city

[@alexandritechung3820]

Yes. The ultimate comparison.

[@iammrbeat]

Such a lopsided one!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

when Mr. Beat gives you a shoutout: *This...does put a smile on my face* By the way, Joseon is pronounced Joe-sun, not Joe-seun

[@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions]

Two comments, cool.

[@iammrbeat]

@@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions I'm just happy you're here.

[@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions]

@@iammrbeat Ah, I'm honored.

[@Br1ar_2009-u]

My holy lord

[@UnRealistic.]

Yo ! Kimmy!

[@elliaka6196]

Do a Las Vegas and phoenix comparison, two fast growing cities on dry regions of the US

[@LetsHaveFunJeremiah_LHFJRandom]

Yeah but Las Vegas and Phoenix are also a lot different from each other too ;)

[@sexygeek8996]

Phoenix = Las Vegas with twice the population and no entertainment

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

@@sexygeek8996 There are a few things to do there. As a former Phoenician there is a theme park on I-17 and Dunlap Ave, and plenty of restaurants. If you want a more fun experience, try the Paradise Valley and downtown areas. But the entire Valley is large. It takes about an hour to get from Surprise to Chandler and Glibert.

[@dgill441]

Good video! After living in Korea (no one says South Korea really, when you say Korea they mean South) for four years and enjoying it, most young people and others I met don’t think about reunification or want to really. They are focused on their modern lives and not worried really. All most of them have known is stale mate.

[@Lorenz1973]

Growing up in West Germany, nobody thought reunification would ever happen either… even though it was part of the West German constitution, but nobody took that really that seriously… Until Gorbachev, his Perestroika and Glasnost, his visit to East Germany … he went for a public walk, talked to some East Germans and basically told them in front of West German TV cameras “ everything will be alright”. Until that moment most Germans thought it will be Soviet tanks in the street again that will end the protests, like in 1953. So you never know until it happens… really the year or month it happens…. so not thinking about it constantly is rather normal, it might still happen, probably depends more on other countries such as China and its support for North Korea

[@gaullie4449]

Czech Republic and Slovakia Compared. What do you think? The video is great as always! Best regards, Gaullie

[@ThisIsAigle]

Korea at night: One of those blobs is Seoul. And thhhhhaaaat one is distinctly Pyongyang.

[@tanz680]

Pyongyang: The lonely star in the middle of the void. Seoul: HERE COMES THE *𝓢 𝓤 𝓝*

[@qtsports7635]

Let’s go. Another video by the greatest youtuber.

[@iammrbeat]

You are too kind!

[@shondadavis5663]

@@iammrbeat :D

[@avaevathornton9851]

Another pair of 2 culturally similar neighboring countries with wildly different developmental outcomes would be Yemen vs Oman.

[@phillipsguerrerolopez4004]

Las dos Coreas deben unirse y ser un solo país,saludos desde Chile//The two Koreas must unite and be one country,greetings from Chile.

[@seize4085]

Surprisingly thorough! I can't blame you for pronouncing Korean words wrong; it's just that you don't speak the language. Great video!

[@r3n3gad33]

One good thing about North Korea: there's at least no covid as far as I know.

[@iammrbeat]

There's only COVID when they say there's COVID.

[@lukedetering4490]

IKR. Every one should just use North Korea's strategy. It is clearly working.

[@js_munchies]

@@iammrbeat same thing with war, the border wall, demilitarized zones, rebellious population, etc.

[@starcraftplayer7084]

There is though... Chinese laborers brought it in. They built 2 giant new hospitals in the Capital to treat people. You can look it up, it's not hard to find.

[@moon_wei]

though by questionable means.... *insert firing squad noises*

[@patrickbateman8622]

Great Video!

[@박정희서체]

I'm Korean and I found a good video today. I would like to share this video to inform the younger people (Koreans) who are not familiar with the Korean War. I will definitely reveal the source. I'd appreciate it if you'd allow it.

[@gaminglegend]

North Korea = Democratic People's Republic of Korea South Korea = Republic of Korea Tell me, which one sounds more like a democracy to you?

[@arkcliref]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea

[@ThisIsAigle]

am i the only one that enjoys the fact that countries that officially have 'democratic' in their name. are usually not.

[@arkcliref]

@@ThisIsAigle me too Kinda ironic, but that is how names work

[@dylanmau6606]

@@ThisIsAigle Not always. It’s usually the countries with “People’s” before Republic in the name. That typically means it’s Asian and communist.

[@ThisIsAigle]

@@dylanmau6606 would you like to try again in English. Because whatever point you tried to make isn't in that hodgepodge of words

[@Сирена.Кольцо-846]

I will just predict that Korea will reunite by August 15, 2045

[@Fifth_Wave]

Do Australia and New Zealand next!

[@reeceoshaney5971]

You should do the Netherlands and Belgium

[@iammrbeat]

I plan on it!

[@NonTwinBrothers]

Georgia vs Georgia

[@user-lr3yw1gu4m]

“Wait a second....North Korea is also called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Hahaha what a joke” I also thought it was a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ilect1690]

governments try to idealize the name of the country into what they believe is the best, even when they're far from it. such as the national socialist germans worker party (nazi). Unfortunately many coservative speakers point out the "socialist" part as a reason to say the Nazi party is far left when it couldn't be further than the truth

[@joaohumbertogomes8051]

Its name has 4 words and they're all wrong. They're not democratic, not ruled by the people, not really a republic, and it's only half of Korea.

[@bluestar4408]

@@joaohumbertogomes8051 Well... they have to vote •_• but there is only one name on the ballet guess who? rocket man is a joke

[@aidenbooksmith2351]

Love your videos as usual!

[@angelarciniega3317]

I’m a simple man: I see a new Mr Beat video, I click it

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for being here early

[@jaqe0909]

Regularly, its tits but this is better

[@EzRida04]

Living: South Korea Tourism: South Korea Death: North Korea

[@iammrbeat]

I hate Death.

[@goncman]

Hotel: Trivago

[@Kennedy_Killer]

@@iammrbeat death is kinda cringe

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@iammrbeat the circle of life ⭕️

[@JourneyLT]

To be fair, South Korea has a terrible suicide rate, so idk.

[@lol-xs9wz]

East and West Germany please. It's a good example of the difficulties of uniting two very different countries.

[@Lorenz1973]

And a good example of reunification happening even though people did get rather used to the situation and did not really think it would really happen until it happened….

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

one side is communist, rhe ither not, through a ton of detrimental market reforms eventually the berlin wall broke and wenlost another socialist power.

[@j_h_j_h_]

This is one of most detailed videos of my country (South, of course)'s history on youtube right now. Many other foreign videos just simply compare North and South Korea numerically. I like that Mr. Beat introduced my country's ancient to medival history before the Korean War. Many people just assume that Korea was just a part of Chinese Empire before western emperial age.

[@JL-cu8rh]

Mr. Beat... This got to be the BEST factual comparison between North & South Korea. Job well done!!!!

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

if this shit is facrual i would love to know what you consider unfactual

[@karsentube13yt]

You forgot that SK doesn’t need nukes because the USA has a permanent guarantee of SK’s independence

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Wait I only see Korea, Kim Jong Un won't be pleased Mr. Beat

[@iammrbeat]

But I gave him a shout out!

[@mb59621]

I am writing this from South Korea . I escaped from North Korea one year ago . Not exactly escaped but there were negotiations between our countries , and I was able to go after my country paid a hefty amount to NK .

[@Breastsinmymouthplease]

why do you have a western name then?

[@geenyp9332]

Kim Jong-un recently shot more than 30 middle school students. They died because they watched k-drama……. I feel guilty for them and this is ridiculous.

[@Т1000-м1и]

Simple, calm, interesting. No hype, nothing weird

[@TengokuTuna]

I love the video! Ngl tho I've been waiting for this for a bit-- And- could you do a comparison video on Malaysia and Indonesia? :'^

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you! Yeah, I also have Malaysia and Indonesia planned, just not sure when yet. :)

[@sirfluffythegreat420]

I was thinking yesterday to ask Mr Beat to compare North and South Korea out of pure curiosity, and well what do you know? It actually happened 💀

[@iammrbeat]

WEIRD COINCIDENCE

[@thevictors6724]

Mr. beat This will be the greatest video u have ever made

[@iammrbeat]

I hope so lol

[@chrislee2577]

Being an Korean, I appreciate making video like this. I really enjoyed it.

[@omegamarius1]

Your content is awesome!

[@joshualien6040]

Hey Mr. Beat, could you make a video comparing mainland China and Taiwan?

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

taiwan considers itself a part of china. after the fascistic kuomintang (unsurprisinlgy) turned against chinese workers , it receded to taiwan, and now it is basically an american military base

[@jonnydestecroix7162]

admiral Yi Sun Shin was a legend of the first korean-japanese war (the imjin war) extra credits did a series on him, incredible figure on par with nelson in my mind. I would absolutley recommend reading up on him or if you read this mr beat please consider doing an episode on the man

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for the recommendation, Jonny!

[@michaellovely6601]

Yi Sun Shin is also responsible for having invented the turtle boat. I would suggest that you look up "turtle boat" on Google to get a better understanding of what they were used for and how they look.

[@cerjmedia]

Me hearing about how South Korea was able to fight back against the North's invasion with the help of the US and other Allies: "Yeah! Go South Korea!" Me hearing that the South had a brutal and authoritarian leader that ordered the deaths of political rivals especially communists: "oh...."

[@jeff-hd9og]

Why do you think the us was helping

[@jnayvann]

Because communism bad.... apparently

[@cerjmedia]

@@jnayvann I mean, I'm all for defending a sovereign nation's right to existence, even if they do some shady stuff, but when they do stuff like that, I'm less okay with it.

[@All-expected]

I am very ADD and have never had much interest in History so there is a lot I don't know about how our world works. This channel has made learning factoids and basic US/ world history fun and interesting. Thanks MR Beat!

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

if you’re interested in history try actually learning it from sources that arent biased to spread misinformation abt it

[@aidennam4641]

I'm a Korean living in America. My grandpa fought in the korean war as a student soldier. He's now living a nice life in Seoul. Also what you said for the dialect part is a bit wrong. In different provinces of Korea there are multiple different dialects spoken which is basically accents. My mom for example grew up in Gunsan and calls some things differently than my dad who's from Seoul. Also Seoul doesn't have a population of 25 million. It's the province it's in called Gyeongi - do. Which contains one of the biggest cities of Korea such as Seoul (10 million), Incheon (2.4 million), Suwon, Ansan, Goyang, Songnam, etc.

[@SukYeolYOON]

아마 서울 광역권 자체를 의미한게 아닐까 싶어요 국가마다 도시를 나누는 기준이 다르니까

[@TheBigRedskull]

Get your “Here before Kim Jong Un” ticket here

[@iammrbeat]

Underrated comment

[@AdamCrazyDude2007]

Ok

[@kimjong-un8413]

Wait what

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@kimjong-un8413 deer leader 🙇‍♂️

[@The_Poro_King]

@@kimjong-un8413 hi Kim jong un

[@rimabros98]

*[This video have been removed by the North Korean Government]*

[@A.Mayflower127]

Do a comparison between Botswana and Zimbabwe, and Puerto Rico and Guam/NMI

[@HazakunaJr]

it was a crazy idea to divide Korea rather than Japan. Japan is an Axis country like Germany, but instead of being divided like Germany, Koreans were divided.

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

@@beavercontrol1743but if that's what freedom looks like, I would rather prefer the alternative

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Such an educative video!

[@maryzmijski6087]

Important to note, with the exception of nukes, most of the NK military is cold war era tech, so despite being big, we'd basically be fighting a one sided war baring nuclear weapons or foreign involvement.

[@James-yx5qt]

Hey Mr: Beat! I was wondering if you could fact check another Prager U video?

[@CyclingScenery]

제 2의 수도, 세종. 이라고 하네요. 현재 정부청사가 세종에 있고 국회와 대통령집무실이 26년에 세종에 들어오니 맞습니다.

[@Ascertivus]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing such great information with us. /g

[@gracecharise4488]

What about a review of unification of Germany 🇩🇪 30yrs on Mr Beat. Love your videos btw 💜

[@nielcarpnava]

"K-Pop is just like a national sport in South Korea!" Can't stop laughing after hearing that line! 🤣🤣🤣

[@iammrbeat]

Well it's true. :)

[@nielcarpnava]

Meanwhile in our country, K-Pop fans here worshipping everything Korean from artists, celebrities, food, clothing, culture etc. So sad to be a Filipino 😢

[@moon_wei]

@@nielcarpnava majority of us also support Filipino bands like SB19 Ben&Ben ALAMAT December Avenue IVOS Magnus Haven and solo artists like Moira etc

[@moon_wei]

@@nielcarpnava at least I do

[@nielcarpnava]

@@moon_wei SB19 who? ALAMAT who? Magnus Haven who? IVOS who? At least I'm familiar with Ben&Ben, Dec. Avenue and Moira 😂

[@ubon11]

I have lived many years in South Korea. Very good write up, but you missed the boat on the fake city by the DMZ. They weren’t trying to entice South Koreans to live there, they were trying to save face. They were embarrassed to see the South Koreans living large on their side, so they built this fake city to look impressive as well, didn’t really work, though.

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

god this is so extremely fake

[@yobwoc1000]

When you said North Korea built a fake, the first thing that came to mind is Wile E. Coyote putting down bird seeds for the road runner.

[@doncarpenter1040]

A really enjoyed this video. Lots of interesting stuff. Thank you.

[@nivalnaresh1579]

Wowo Mr beat really did his research for this one

[@keyb]

Very cool! It is quite interesting to see the influences countries have had on both Koreas.

[@mrbrightside8276]

hmm I was thinking maybe Ukraine VS Belarus?

[@hassanhuud9517]

australia and new zealand next?

[@jillabella]

Wahhh thank you for this

[@jamesmadison7551]

been stationed in Camp Humphrey South Korea. I love South Korea, specially Seoul; my year stationed there will never be forgotten.

[@mikemike3886]

Can you compare Arkansas and Louisiana next?

[@abeIincoIn]

that will be nice

[@QuixoteX]

"North Korea is higher..." Well that explains a lot!

[@iammrbeat]

They might actually benefit from being higher. :)

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

North Korea is a great example of why Communism is Terrible

[@redpipola]

@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 that’s not communism, just socialism

[@cbizzybandamus]

@@redpipola it’s a juche monarchy

[@nate-bc9zw]

@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 Communism is a theoretical stateless and classless society, if you think North Korea is stateless or classless, then you are sadly mistaken. It’s not even socialism, just a totalitarian dictatorship and monarchy.

[@몽롱]

The population of Seoul=9.5M The population of Seoul+Inchon+Gyeonggi-do=25M

[@tookie36]

No mention of Baby Shark? #1 most viewed video on KZbin of all time coming out of South Korea. That’s epic

[@kfiraltberger552]

4:18- Just a correction, the dynasty name is pronounced more like Choson