PLAYING WITH LOCAL KIDS! - North Korea Day 4

DAY 1184 // 2ND AUGUST 2016 // Pyongyang, North Korea
Our 4th day in North Korea the most isolated nation on earth! I’m trying to focus on positive things in the country and combat the purely negative image we see in the Media.
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[@jonny5415]

"my dream was allways to travel and meet a lot of cultures" these kids will never be able to leave there country...

[@Wowee2012]

Isn't that sad?! That part broke my heart.

[@joojoojeejee6058]

Hopefully the regime will fall during their lifetime and they are free(er) to travel then... But probably need a visa to most places still, until the country develops, which will take time.

[@em_san]

Not true, there are tonnes of North Korean people working in Europe. The NK government needs more money and they have lots of people so they send them overseas to make foreign currency to then give it to the government.

[@jonny5415]

+Em Flint true the party members who are supporting the government get to do that. since they got to meet the class they are probably part of that group. but his statement still leaves a bitter after taste since the majority of north koreans don't have the freedom to go wherever they want to go

[@jonny5415]

+Em Flint and not just to make money but to educate themselves learning about the economy science and so on

[@POVJoshua]

I can't wait until Louis can openly talk about and discuss the things he saw in North Korea in the vlogs after these.

[@POVJoshua]

And the old guy with the white hair in your group seems like a complete nutter haha

[@davidjackson7794]

i m also waiting his real experience.... lolzzzz

[@vegancomicnerd86]

I really hope he makes an additional video where he talks about his experiences a bit more critically.

[@elliexo2553]

[phone] Louis is a smart man. I'm pretty certain he knows exactly what's going on behind the propaganda.

[@blackkale3793]

+BIGMAN FROM MICHIGAN maybe America shouldn't get involved in so many conflicts, then it's citizens wouldn't have to sacrifice their lives. If you think your country is innocent in all of this, you are just as brainwashed and controlled as some North Koreans

[@sakshi2471997]

No matter what you think of north Korea you have to admit those kids were insanely talented.

[@alice0919]

It's all fake

[@sakshi2471997]

+Neggy Faceplant it may not be reality for everyone and be staged to a level but those kids can play and dance really well.

[@sakshi2471997]

+Brendan Jackson I am trying to look at positive aspect. Sue me

[@CKJ394]

How can their abilities be fake? The children were dancing, singing, playing instruments, whether or not you think it's staged doesn't removed that fact that they had an incredibly sound capacity for what they were doing

[@bumpy_road4363]

+Neggy Faceplant ? They are talented. They can't fake talent lmao you struggle with the concept North Korea isn't all what you see in America . Mostly it seems to be .

[@theGirlMachine666]

Yea, we got it. He can breakdance. Everywhere.

[@jameswells6904]

finally!! the amount of breakdancing I've seen i was like "jesus, again...?" i don't actually dislike it though, he's got a talent and he's showing these kids who may not see American culture again something from it

[@WeLoveYouBbyCkes]

lmaoooo thats what i was thinking...and he's just doing the same 3 moves.

[@chileanyways1275]

+James Wells not just American :/

[@CryptoJosh]

Makes me cringe lmao

[@brysous]

+Sam R same profile pic

[@CrackyMcWestside]

Telling a kid who is not allowed to even leave her district without permission that your dream is to travel the world.....wow....i've got no words...

[@uknownothing5128]

pff he was honest, so what

[@emanresUcireneG]

I mean, they *can* leave, but it is very rare to be allowed out.

[@schllrt7196]

+Generic Username only for special events (olympics, contests etc.) if they leave without permission, they'll die

[@MrDanygonc]

+schllrt and even so they are not allowed to see anything

[@MrDanygonc]

+u know nothing highly insensitive

[@ryangallagher1285]

$200 for 50mb of data, and I thought my internet bill was outrageous.

[@Stephanie-sh8fx]

lmao right? sheesh

[@yanikwaldoch3978]

+l3laxxx Ich bezahle 10 € für 1,5 gb

[@d947]

I pay €15 for 4GB

[@yanikwaldoch3978]

Daniel Nicoi 15 € für 5gb too

[@leon4339x]

Im paying 85 a month for 10 Gigs and I live in Germany...

[@worldaviation4k]

I'm worried that everytime you put someone on a skateboard, then their life is now marked by the government for enjoying themselves

[@BazzeGaming]

lol nice to tell kids you want to travel the world when they cannot leave their own country.

[@souos-4701]

true

[@BazzeGaming]

Gott mit uns that is true, but I mean travel the world freely :( the options you mentioned are them just getting sent to certain spots to do work and represent NK

[@asmunddhlen6190]

What if these kids aspire to do something about just that because they want to be able to travel? :)

[@asmunddhlen6190]

Revolutions needs resourcefull leaders

[@jasminequinones5359]

@ Bazze true

[@tm3xyz]

North Korea has never finished that good in the Math Olympiad, finishing 14th in 2014. More propaganda. Can't wait to see what Louis has to say about the trip afterward!

[@annahscaccia5106]

In his description, he says he's trying to combat the negative depiction of NK portrayed by the media. So, I'm not sure what he will or will not say about his trip once he leaves. Which is unfortunate because I'd love to hear about what he saw off camera.

[@annahscaccia5106]

+Felipe Souza I was just stating what he said in his description. I don't disagree that he saw things he didn't say in his vlog.

[@annahscaccia5106]

+Felipe Souza I 100% agree. Just didn't know if your comment was directed at me or not

[@bumpy_road4363]

+Annah Scaccia North Korea has seemed to go to special lengths to ensure secrecy in their country . Only 3 million people live in pyong yang for a reason . There is only 'trusted' people allowed to love their . Also they keep abandoned and empty villages around their border specifically to show off to South Koreans and encourage they move north . They blast out propaganda for 20 hours every day in these abandoned but modern villages . All what Louis is seeing may or may not be propaganda . I am not gonna say anything for sure .

[@PaulBario]

Actually if you check ( www.imo-official.org/country_individual_r.aspx?code=PRK ) North Koreans have great results...

[@PitLover1523]

The description is quite disturbing to me. Like the positive things are mostly staged and are actually quite dark to think about because when you leave the masks will just be removed. That's not positive, it's just sad. The media doesn't paint a negative picture of Korea, North Korean defectors do. Watching you have "fun" while in this country when the people around you are pretending and not too far people are suffering just doesn't feel right. Very eerie watching these videos to be honest.

[@carlosapiang8256]

I take it you have an intimate knowledge of North Korean life? Also what government doesn't abuse human rights? Please, tell me... really, I want to know. And what are human rights? This is real tricky, I could argue that Capital Punishment is an abuse of human rights and that the US is heading towards a complete abuse with the possible presidency of Trump. Why don't they have an image problem? Anyway, I think he is really just trying to show that the entire country is not evil, or hates outsiders. Most of the people he meets seem to enjoy the American & brits' company & culture. Also, I hate it when people travel to places like Dubai, who are far more evil, outdated and repressed than North Korea, but because they have a tall building and shit tonnes of money everyone wants to fucking be there. Hypocrisy will never die!

[@iloveyoutothemoonandback]

So whats your source? Have you been to north korea? Have u lived there? For sure there is poverty and stuffs but this problem is rooted in every country. Even in Melbourne here the amount of homelessness person is ridiculous. 1 in every 200 Australian is homeless. Some lives on street some under the help of government. So yea

[@iloveyoutothemoonandback]

+dixy pixy I got the stats while doing research on school assignments

[@PitLover1523]

Cameron H We can just talk to North Koreans. They seem to have the exact same life stories as what the western media tells you. If you don't believe them, you are far too skeptical.

[@bumpy_road4363]

You have no idea what inside North Korea is like: so what upon do you base these so called opinions of yours

[@misterosc]

10:05 the moment when you spot a real smile out of all the fake ones

[@tanaja]

misterOsc that kinda made me tear up 😶

[@ericsjogren6601]

Damn man! That really hits the spot 😢

[@vornamenachname920]

That's exactly what I thought too

[@THEKARLOS093]

those kids with the bubbles melt my heart

[@passi4453]

probably the first time they've seem bubbles but the last as well :(

[@OOpSjm]

They bought it at the NK store.

[@imtoostonedtocomeupwithaus5976]

Sounds painful.

[@basicreinis]

Im a bit suspicious as to why nobody is looking at the cameras when Louis and his crew are filming, it's like they see stuff like this everyday - but they obviously don't. Plus, all of them are carrying on with their daily lives, like Louis and the crew didn't even exist, i didn't see the slightest some sort of attention given to them by locals. What if the people we see in public places (e.x. the metro station) were sent there in crowds to "show" Louis and his crew that they use public commodities and are after all "civilized" ? I dont know, thats just my opinion. Something smells fishy

[@husseinkemal1194]

I think that is a strong possibility

[@calebbonsall-pearson3218]

Cameras are allowed in North Korea, when I went I saw locals on phones and stuff

[@people7811]

you honestly think every one of those people were orchestrated just for a couple of westerners, get over yourself.

[@izzie73]

I think it would be more likely that the people in this city are all either working for the government (and so are on side with them anyway) or are acting civilised as a general rule out of fear etc., rather than as part of something orchestrated just for Westerners

[@allisonmarie1400]

you would be surprised

[@footballtek9256]

These North Koreans are great actors honestly

[@ivzr4308]

true

[@leijona99me]

pyongyang has the richest and mpst strusted north koreans so i think thats why they seem happy cause they get the bether rigths not too shore... maybe an act at the same time. I would just realy want to hear about what he realy thougth about n korea

[@user-xn9mi8ju6x]

its a movie?? how can u move the building??

[@ari7610]

who knows the proganada may have an effect on some of the more affluent north koreans

[@tygervoods8358]

In the previous video, I saw an Audi SUV and at first I thought it must be some elite North Korean. But I'm sure only the people working for the government are allowed to own luxury cars.

[@Jamie-ye2bg]

Weird how they aren't allowed to use North Korean currency

[@alexmccrea6814]

Yeah in fucking North Korea

[@youngdraco4414]

Haha racist but guess what North Korea don't give a fuck so a corny L for them

[@MazzerFXDesigns]

Hardly anywhere exchanges dollars to NK currency

[@MaoYu23]

It was the same in China before

[@sprblk]

It's so they can't give money to any of the people there, out of charity or to bribe. Foreign currency would be useless and a liability to any north korean people.

[@josh9]

That girl at 10:12 was adorable

[@taylorhetherington745]

She looked so happy, empathetic with the tourists, in that moment she felt free :)

[@audreytheunicorn4035]

+Hjard Kuk she looked so emotional, my heart hurt for her:/

[@sanderjacobsen5554]

Blurr Music q

[@anyarandstrevor9874]

Blurr Music I

[@Kaskousizcomin]

the guitar music of koreans is lit

[@dsouthall8265]

The old guy with the mustache is the kinda guy that claps when the plane lands

[@Grilledburger99]

"They built all of these scyscrapers in less than a year. That is hard to believe BUT IT'S TRUE , BUT IT'S TRUE."

[@uknownothing5128]

the workers get crystal meth so they work faster

[@josh9]

+u know nothing if it's anything like the Chinese builders I believe them. There's a time lapse somewhere on KZbin it's crazy

[@thescratcher8656]

+Blurr Music it's not a time lapse actually, it's slow motion

[@yadik720]

Most of the buildings are said to just be models but not in use. Empty shells.

[@gmanfemal696]

But is there anything in those skyscrapers?

[@tracies19]

You know that kid won't keep any of that

[@XtremeSaviorX02]

That's exactly what i was thinking

[@tracies19]

Feelsbadman

[@tracies19]

It genuinely makes me feel great seeing these kids smile

[@MackenzieStoneTV]

I thought exactly the same thing

[@ensteffo]

But you "know".

[@margethebarge]

Who tf is that weird old dude

[@ElectricHyenas]

*THANK YOU*

[@smd6141]

Annoying as fuck

[@travonoski5225]

one of the tourists

[@dl5fse990]

Thought the same thing

[@rzee]

I swear that guy has CIA written all over him...

[@nellurso]

These vlogs from North Korea are honestly so cool. I'm super fascinated by the culture that we don't see in the media. The culture difference is also fascinating. I love viewing it all.

[@nellurso]

Thanks Louis 👍🏻

[@addaboychamp]

its all fake its all rehearsed and hes spreading the exact propaganda they want him to spread that north korea is a good place its not

[@tahsin8296]

+Fred Vasquez2 says who the western media ? and you trust them wow you mush be a genius lol

[@tahsin8296]

+ADDABOY CHAMP and have you ever thought that what western medias are saying are not propaganda as well to make them look bad

[@addaboychamp]

Tah Sin lmao u gotta be joking right? North Korea does generational imprisonment and you think its just our media trying to make them look bad? you're fucked kid

[@goldfish1646]

Why does that guy keep breakdancing

[@nyboy101]

because he's in north korea

[@pianopaws88]

I keep asking the same...

[@maijak8539]

I suppose that's what he does best and they might not have breakdancing in North Korea?? To show the locals something new and something that he feels is part of his culture?

[@coolgirl3208]

Just because

[@BigUpVideo]

what do you do ? square dance? i hear white girls can't twerk also..

[@3many15]

the dancing dude is getting annoying haha

[@Barbarr814]

bruh everybody has the same haircut.

[@Josephiscoool]

They make them

[@bug.581]

They have a set list of required haircuts.

[@loulove321]

They have to choose from a certain amount of haircuts, all usually 70/80's style.

[@bumpy_road4363]

+로라 men have 10 hair cut choices . Married woman have 18 and unmarried woman have 28 choices

[@Majeletje1]

i thought it was the other way arround, married woman 28 choices and unmarried 18 :)

[@Daniel-il6uv]

first day of Olympics nkorea anounced on their TV they won 6 gold medals.... there were only 4 gold medals given out at that time

[@davidfrost2259]

And they say they keep getting to the World Cup Final and other random stuff. But NK did get a gold medal a few days ago in weightlifting.

[@bumpy_road4363]

I didn't know you have access to North Korean media . Oh wait you most likely don't

[@bumpy_road4363]

+rabbid frosties I think they currently have 2 gold and 4 silvers . They aren't doing too bad considering the population count .

[@Daniel-il6uv]

Bumpy_Road You realize that people outside north korea have access to their radio and TV channel, just people in nk dont have access to our stuff

[@omi8015]

+Bumpy_Road lol yeah it's the North Koreans that don't have access to our stuff. Not the other way around bro.

[@itsadelight]

cue the dozens of "louis is so naive ..." comments those smart arses who think they know so much about north korea, anad expect louis to talk negatively in the footage that's filmed while he's in north korea. use your head a little. think.

[@fcfcfcfc7813]

itsadelight Still can't excuse the fact he is being naive. And neglecting that Korea is the most oppressive nation on earth

[@emmae9924]

FC FC FC FC oppressive? How so?

[@reallydeej]

NK seems to have a surprising amount of skate parks.

[@S1CKKR33P3R]

with no skaters lol

[@oscardudley5114]

its.. almost as if they were put there specifically for tourists

[@MrDanygonc]

+Oscar Dudley woah

[@Nathan-mv2me]

+Oscar Dudley woah

[@Admilson290]

"Exploring this amazing country".. Well some hundred kilometres north of Pyongyang there is the Hoeryong concentration camp in which more than 50.000 humas are held prison for lifetime including the next 3 generations of their families. So yeah, it really is an "amazing country" and I'm glad you're "combating the purely negative image we see in the Media"

[@Sc2Cavalry]

I dont think he is being serious. If he said otherwise though who knows something might have happened to him or they would have confiscated the footage.

[@chronicillz1879]

Next 3 generations?!? You mean they are literally born into jail?!? NO WAY!!!

[@tomislavmatusinovic2914]

do you expect him to express his real thoughts on camera... while being in north korea?

[@joshkusiak7613]

Admilson290 well id he mention that he be going there.

[@ParkingwithFoalhaus]

Those kids do NOT look happy to be playing their guitars.

[@polskiantysystemowiec1282]

Foalhaus But they are happy.

[@KaramelLolaBunnie91]

Liri 👽-"Polski Antysystemowiec.....Stop lying!? But holy cow your last name!? 😎"

[@painfultelevision2195]

This would be a really beautiful country without all that ugly propaganda. Imagine western metropolises without advertising.

[@hi-jg1lv]

ok, all countrys have ugly sides for example, U.S. has yellow stone park beautiful place but we also have "ghetto" areas like certain places in LA and NY, the people in the vlog are seeing a super small portion of the area while a few miles out its all poverty, Korea shows the bread not the mold

[@FPOAK]

Advertising is what's allowing you to watch all this KZbin content for free.

[@jonny5415]

it would be without a absolut dictatorship

[@MazzerFXDesigns]

This is the minority, the 'good part' so to speak, the rest of the country is absolutely the opposite

[@Zara21329]

I love how we get to come along with you on your adventures. Most of us will never go North Korea but you give us an idea of what it's like

[@MrYEAY55]

Yet that's not at all how it is... It's a façade set up to only show positive things.

[@Zara21329]

+Thomsii we still get more of an insight more than we'd ever dream of

[@Zara21329]

+14ccr dude, we get a brief look. Better than nothing I think.

[@14ccr]

Zara What are you on about? All i'm saying is watch a documentary to see more if u want to see more stuff

[@Zara21329]

+14ccr cheers, will do

[@nosoundafter]

Anyone else having playback issues? Where the video doesn't match the audio?

[@emilyemilyyyyyy]

yup!

[@Beautyaddictb88Blogspot]

yeah me it's really jumpy and the sound isn't syncing up properly

[@lloydbanks2k6]

yup

[@kilgore.]

Thank god it's not just me!

[@MohamedMudhasarTheGame]

Damn yeah

[@kokorox61]

"my dream was to travel around the world" LOL saying that in North korea where people can't leave their country was kind of ironic lol

[@jonathanmairena3590]

Who else thinks Mrs.Kim (their guide) is pretty hot? 😂

[@minhvu241]

I saw the same kid in the talent center thingy in all episodes about North Korea

[@smd6141]

You asians all look alike.

[@minhvu241]

+Bitch_I Might_Be uh, you must be a very smart and wise man when you say that. We are not the same mr Btw: I'm half asian

[@EvtheNev]

Yeah all the tours are the exact same. If you look at vids of other people visiting North Korea you'll see them stay in the same hotel, visit the same restaurants and sights. Some will even have the same people.

[@Darkmaster120660]

interesting series just... I'm really sick of them making kinda dumb beats and skate boarding everywhere

[@Elemenoful]

These kids aren't born driven to do what they want, they're given a task and that's what they have to do everyday.

[@barborabarusova4790]

sounds like my childhood

[@Luisinho9]

I like these vlogs. Louis is trynna spread us a message through those kids... When those kids saw this man playing the guitar, they were fascinated !

[@cinderellem.2578]

You've also got to read btwn Louis' lines. A lot of what he says and that seems positive, is actually a disguised critique of what is going on in the country. For example when he speaks about N. Korea perfectionist culture and states that "he cannot imagine the number of hours that they [the kids] have spent on it" _and added (not to get in trouble)_ that in his culture "he would have wished to have had such dedication" (paraphrase), Louis is pointing to inhabitual behaviours and things but cannot say them explicitely. *READ BETWEEN HIS LINES*

[@rdecredico]

He's a stooge.

[@Max-vq8mx]

THANKYOU. At least somebody gets it

[@AS-mw6pw]

You know you don't have to waste your time typing a paragraph and trying to sound smart. Everybody who has some knowledge of North Korea knows that

[@cinderellem.2578]

Doubleungss 63 You obviouly need to read around Louis' vlogs...because it's clear not everybody shares my point...Quite the contrary.

[@attiasprouse682]

+Cinderelle M. Thank you!! I was wondering if I was just wanting to hear things when he spoke. He is very subtle and not nearly as overtly sarcastic as other DPRK vlogs and documentaries, but he's still being critical.

[@apollobunny3227]

Really, really nice to see a blog/documentary on North Korea that focuses on the positive, human side of it. Thank you. There is two sides to everything, and we should never forget that - regardless of politics.

[@Avrilroxmysoxoff]

I agree. Even though though this is all set up to make them seem so happy and perfect as a nation, the people are still people! I love seeing them in their daily life

[@Versced]

There is two sides to this one side Louis is showing. North Korea has 30 million people and they are given a fixed tour that everyone gets that's basically a movie set.

[@jennylevvintre5222]

@Versced but he's also getting to know people who live there and give this tour for a living like Mis. Kim dose she enjoy it maybe maybe not but as a person she's genuinely kind as are many of the other people they have encountered.

[@Avrilroxmysoxoff]

Versced Yea there are lots of horrible things going on there. But we all know that! I think the point of these vlogs isn't to show "North Korea is actually not so bad", it's more of just to give us a glimpse of what North Korea is. Sure, it's staged. And i disagree with Louis saying he's trying to find the positive sides, because there are none! But it's interesting nonethless !! Otherwise we wouldn't be watching.

[@Jayeden06]

Unfortunately, he did not have access beyond what the tour guides wanted him and his group to see. If you actually had the chance to explore on your own, you would be disgusted. But yes, Louis did a great job showing us the good that can come out from such an isolated country.

[@andrearusky]

that Lane guy is so annoying to watch 🙄

[@FrankValchiria]

the kids they play guitar better then 90% of pro musician around.Amazing

[@TheRayFrom1989]

How is that amazing? It's awful because it is a result of early selection and forced practice facilitating both propaganda and indoctrination.

[@FrankValchiria]

you feel morally superior to those kids? are you certain the west doesn't practice a similar propaganda through forced capitalism and consumerism, indoctrinating kids to want the superfluous and develop no skills. i understand the atrocity of a dictatorial country like nk. but i was only valuing the kids skills. nothing more.

[@TheIntenseLime]

They're good for their age, but they're honestly not amazing

[@singamajigy]

+TheRayFrom1989 says the person who probably can't play a guitar

[@TheIntenseLime]

+singamajigy What does his guitar skills have to do with anything? That's completely irrelevant to his point.

[@WuShogun212]

If you want to combat the purely negative image we see in the Media about North Korea then leave the tour bus behind, leave this main city, and go explore the country independently. Going through this tour isn't proving anything. Leave the city and visit smaller towns or villages, hear what they have to say, especially when they aren't expecting you to arrive. It is pretty easy to prove a country isn't bad, but restricting access and even the use of the country's currency like in this video raises more questions then it answers. You know how Anthony Bourdain or Eddie Huang go to different places and actually have conversations with locals, explore around the country to really see a place. That is how you break stereotypes and a bad reputation, through exploration, not on an amusement park ride on rails. I'm not bashing Louis, but people defend this country and blame American propaganda, when in fact it is North Korea itself that is perpetuating the bad image everybody has. If you have nothing to hide then open your country up to the rest of the world and allow your people to be apart it.

[@cysnia]

no one cares

[@heathermay3464]

You physically can't go to North Korea without doing it as a tour. It's illegal. If you want to go to North Korea, you have to be on an organised tour and you go wherever your taken as it's what they want to show. Tourists are only allowed in at certain times of the year so everything is organised. If they went in their own, they would get in serious trouble (death/jail).

[@BodhicittaMx]

Bro they aren't going to let him explore and if he does he will end up as a slave you really think there going to let a outsider interview locals from a village and then just fly back to there home country? Were talking about *NORTH KOREA* here.

[@someongontheinternett7599]

he cant actually leave the tour you know?

[@GandalfTheGay98]

You absolute specimen.

[@jennylevvintre5222]

Honestly I feel like Laine is like in love with Mis. Kim 😂😂😂😂

[@tittysweatt]

aw that girl with the guitar listening to one of the your dudes singing looked like she was gonna cry. that was really sweet

[@ygt626]

the girl at 10:05 looked so happy :( she will never hear non government and state orientated songs again :(

[@JacquesLuu]

feel like watching the Truman Show...

[@cerimurray6629]

omg same, it's just like it

[@annb.3788]

Spot on.

[@d.b.cooper6112]

A real-world Truman Show . . . stay on the tourist path Louis.

[@taylorhetherington745]

Remember when you went to school and when you came home the first thing you wanted to do was get out of that uniform and put something comfortable on? Native NKs get out of their school uniforms and get in to government supplied clothes, another uniform. Everything is set out for them, you must pick a skill to perfect and then you MUST perfect it, you must wear the correct clothes, have the correct haircut, act correctly around tourists (cheery and smiley) and there's no two ways about it, do this or be punished.

[@333karmen]

Or be punished how?

[@taylorhetherington745]

Karmen U Well I'm not sure of the ins and outs of things, I'd imagine for not wearing the correct clothes or having the correct hair cut the most they'd do is give you a small fine and make you get you hair cut/ wear the clothes. However, I do know that for things such as murder, rape, grand theft auto, defecting and even just consuming media not approved by the government, capital punishment is the answer for the DPRK.

[@smd6141]

Sounds like that one movie where the people that are multi skilled get killed.

[@Gokiburimiyu]

Why didn't you take the chance to visit the concentration camps?

[@baodo7905]

Cause he isn't allowed. U can't just roam around. U can only go where they tell you

[@MrDanygonc]

+Grandmaster Q No the ones in North Korea you can find on Google Earth and have spotted by other platforms too. Those

[@user-xn9mi8ju6x]

+Miyuki Nishioka USA allow u to visit Guantanamo concentration camp??

[@halvil9299]

lamenti thats a prison...dumb bitch

[@evilvhs2728]

Miyuki Nishioka coz they only exist on western propaganda imagination?

[@adrivega1636]

The old guy with the white hair and beard is so cringey

[@nickp5815]

Is anyone else getting the old KZbin layout?

[@CraigBrown5622]

Even if Louis is basically showing off propaganda I'm sure he'll address it when he leaves North Korea

[@MisssLollipoppp]

read his description :)

[@CraigBrown5622]

Thanks 😊

[@WeirdSeagul]

he is just showing that normal people live their past the mental leadership. He obviously wont be shown things that will negatively affect NK anyway

[@PitLover1523]

+Frothar But these aren't normal people and they are not living their normal lives. They are extremely privileged people who are acting. It's all fake, like a really big amusement park or a film setting where you're the only ones not in on it.

[@people7811]

you know how ridiculous you sound right ? westerners are not all that special

[@gharvey19gh]

it's crazy that those children will most likely never get to travel the world and experience different cultures. and that the interaction with Louis and company in the class room will probably be their only interaction with non-north Korean people.

[@TURNAROUNDJIMME]

What if the US is propaganding us into thinking that NK is bad. Kappa

[@destinyward3570]

Oh damn lol

[@linaalqirem622]

True true

[@andymann1667]

Louis loves to see all things about culture of a country. He is not able to do that in NK . That is not US propaganda that is NK only wanting to use these people to have the world think everything is fine.

[@joojoojeejee6058]

NK _is_ bad, and I don't care what Americans think.

[@Ethan-bj7cd]

Kappa

[@phenlism]

If you wanna see long escalators, go to the Maryland metro system. We have longer 😂

[@StanKPhlaps]

My escalator is bigger than yours.

[@Black2Canada]

We have the longest escalator on the Western Hemisphere

[@richardowens7282]

i got one down south thats pretty long

[@coltonrothwell1057]

Louis, these vlogs are very important. So glad you are sharing the positive in a country that is seen so negatively

[@NoobPilot831]

It's mostly staged

[@calebbonsall-pearson3218]

+NoobPilot831 not really, don't eat up what the media says

[@izackpearson4977]

+Caleb Bonsall-Pearson Don't eat up what you see in these tourist videos. Cause your only seeing what they want you to.

[@Techyhelpandiostips]

Are you fucking serious you fucking apologist

[@DoubleD72]

Caleb Bonsall-Pearson I never would trust what the media says. I trust actual people who have escaped the country and have told their story. And in this case it is exactly what the media is saying. No I do not trust media for anything. but they are not always putting on a fake story. Sometimes they actually have a story.

[@coreysaunders4376]

7:45 Thank you for capturing such a special moment showing the true innocence of children.

[@SuperRayray1979]

you can see the pure joy on that little girls face, listening to that song

[@f3n1x34]

10:07 made me so happy. That girl probably smiled genuinely for the first time because of music. Music knows no bounds or borders❤️

[@OoOoINDIoOoO]

The little girl's smiling face when she was listening to the dude playing guitar seriously made me well up. It was the first "real" smile i've seen in these vlogs from a local and it seemed like it was a distraction to her from the evil going on in North Korea? That's how I interpreted it anyway. These vlogs have seriously confused me and as much as I always try to read beyond media headlines, I really can't see through the things I have heard about this country.

[@dinorail123]

Ignoring the negatives is in no way a positive thing

[@mstrainjr]

People do it in America all the time.

[@kol6304]

+M. Strain Jr. Nah m8 people do it all around the world ;)

[@Anonymous-sd2cx]

you want to get arrested? fucking stupid.

[@nriracha]

you could see the kid's happiness when that guy played the guitar, something new for a change

[@hashemgr3]

why hating at least those kids don't watch the kardashian's/Jenner's... they waste time by doing something good

[@stickey_]

Who is the crazy old guy?

[@HillbillyLeo]

a rat

[@moreal7426]

+Leonardo da Vinci XD

[@dennisreynolds6915]

i know he is a chode. he was cheering on and shaking the military guys hand who captured the usa ship. wtf

[@smd6141]

Also annoying as fuck.

[@FictualKyle]

+Gator Pantz I'd rather shake their hands than get shot in the face

[@declanb956]

It's a long escalator because the metro doubles as a bomb shelter

[@declanb956]

Just a fun fact

[@fickyni2]

I can't wait untill he is finally able to be honest

[@Mila007a]

The train carts are from east Berlin

[@artatme]

Series GI ar from Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hans Beimler Hennigsdorf, from 1983, Metro Pjöngjang get in 1990, 120 Wagon per Ship.

[@Mila007a]

Thank You that is that what i heard to

[@noyou9847]

that dude with the white hair though

[@bdavis-vj9dv]

God he's annoying

[@MrGoony01]

He was trying to fucking "hip."

[@charlottejoans1208]

cringey

[@mileeenko1]

It's kind of sad to see those kids performing because they don't have a childhood.. They have to perfect everything as far as academics goes, they don't know what fun is. Also why can't you use north korean currency

[@dannydeleeto81]

I swear that weird old guy is a cartoon character, he is literally the embodiment of I’m hip with the kids

[@RenzW]

its quite sad that a rich country like this has kids running round in the park with dirty clothes on and has never seen bubbles before and there's hardly any cars but then in the tourist area's the grass is cut to perfection and everyone is looking clean and dressed well something really shady is going on behind the scene's.

[@Mac10.]

Rich country?? Do some research ffs that city may look nice but it's all one big Truman Show

[@rushokim]

Sad to see that a rich country like America has so many prisoners and homeless people

[@irenedavo3768]

What do you think about Jigger Victims in Kenya?

[@SmokinStalin]

I wish North Koreans were free and Korea would be united

[@tenettttt]

Makes me sad to see those kids on the school knowing that they will probably never leave the country and/or experience anything outside it.

[@nerdotv]

One of the Only Vlog Channels that I have to watch Full Screen =D It Rain sooo Much there!! THANKS LUIS YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!

[@pubmix]

you gotta give it to them, North Koreans are really good actors...

[@itsawaz]

I never felt this sad for a country.

[@oatmealsnickers]

That clip at 10:15 gave me goosebumps. Very powerful.

[@LindaKordich]

These Korean Vlogs continue to amaze me! Thank you!

[@adele2952]

If anyone is interested in what North Korean defectors have to say, search on YT "Now on my way to meet you", it's a South Korean entertainment/talk show where female North Koreans talk about what it's like to live in NK. (I'm not criticizing this video, I really like how he tries to see the positive in everything, that's a strength as well.)

[@jasminbauomy]

Did you at some point feel that you were being obviously used for propaganda purposes? I can't shake the feeling that the lunch time performances and random entertainment sessions are so marionette-ish.. if that does make any sense. Also, how did you guys feel to be so obviously used as propaganda tools?

[@jasminbauomy]

I don't think he doesn't care. But hey.. would be nice if Louis could comment cuz my question was really just an honest question, not an attack :)

[@evilvhs2728]

I hope you understand how ignorant you sound calling someone out when you are being a useful idiot yourself for western propaganda.

[@MissyLeaBeauty]

for me those kids are just trained to play instruments, dance or sing

[@livelovelaugh9820]

OMG did that guy just full on say in front of all those north korean kids who will never leave their country ever and have no internet to even see it through google map that his dream is to travel around the world ? I cringed so hard LOL thats so awkward to say poor kids

[@stevemagnusson1450]

I am confused. Is he still in North Korea?

[@stevemagnusson1450]

Whoops never mind. There is a detail in the description

[@quinn2765]

I love how you didn't even bother to delete the comment and just replied to it

[@yagirl1019]

Those Korean kids blowing the bubbles were adorable!!!

[@ericborthistle]

If anyone is wondering at 10:00, that was Stevie Lujan playing his song "trees". Awesome songwriter.

[@xiaoyubydoune2700]

It's irritating to say the least when someone is 100% buying into the very conducted guided tours of a city and feels self-congratulatory for doing it after some guitar playing and surfing with a handful of locals - what a convenient reality for you to have experienced.

[@ekanastone]

Why don't you people get that he CANT SAY ANYTHING BAD. He has to act cool with it until he's left, I swear you people are super dense.

[@mackenziefernandes]

At minute 10:15 when that little girl was smiling it made my heart warm but made me sad all at the same time

[@KevinGeneFeldman]

The culture has a perfectionist mentality alright. Either be perfect or you'll die.

[@romyvanhaesendonck2712]

During this time, Raya was probably freaking out and worrying so much about Louis, and Louis be like skating and just chilling, no danger at all in North Korea haha

[@drpepper234]

I feel like this is like the Truman Show. Where when they (the tourist) are out and about they have people acting normal and when they leave the break down the set and wait for the next set of tourists to come.

[@MrKyleCorpus]

It is so saddening to me to see these beautiful people in North Korea that will possibly never experience true freedom or anything else in the vast world. =[ =[ =[ =[

[@JoeJ94611]

5:21 Louis captured her momentary glance!

[@annb.3788]

Children! Puppies! Unicorns! Beyond tourism, let's all unite in a fun fun fun DPKR waterpark.

[@tinytina8500]

this video was amazing. you could see the joy and difference you guys brought to north korea.

[@TheRootMessage]

That was a whole lot of state owned people... Great NK propaganda.

[@alilbreeze]

The crickets there are insane

[@OneManOneCamera]

I think those are cicadas. Very, very loud for a 6 weeks or so during part of the summer.

[@julek2589]

That part with the girl showing the kids how to blow bubbles is so great and extraordinary...

[@riizm]

The girl at 10:15 is the first one I've seen in the 4 days that actually looks happy and looks like she has a real appreciation for music. Hope she can makes something of it over there... So sad seeing so much potential that may go unnoticed due to their rules and laws.

[@Villeful]

All of you guys saying that this is propaganda - Louis was literally saving his ass. In North Korea, they document all devices you bring that can film/record etc, and when you leave they check through everything. If he said anything bad about Korea, he would likely be detained and the UK would have to deal with his release. It isn't propaganda, he's just being very careful as to not get arrested.