The Missing North Korean Defector

[@mynamesfox]

"she said she'd been lured out of nk with promise of ***food*** and money" Do they not realize that even this lie/excuse sounds fucked up?

[@Fuzzamajumula]

No they don't. Neither do they care. All that matters to them is that it sounds, more or less, plausible to their people. Food is a rare commodity to them.

[@k.morningstar7983]

she wanted food what a diva, right

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

Even then we do not know what reason there was. But whatever it was, its a reminder that NK is not to be trusted with anything.

[@trangwuong7689]

It was pancakes and bologna. Pretty good deal.

[@moriphyte]

they know how fucked up it is and what makes it more fucked up is they don't even care about attempting to cover their tracts because the only people they really need to convince are their own people who are forced to live under what is basically a cult country and they know that no matter what they do the PRC will back them :)

[@xMadamexMillerx]

Poor girl... I hate to imagine what horrible things she endured. I wonder if she realized what she was saying was so dangerous for her?

[@yunahnam]

The TV show she was on in S. Korea weren't really serious exposes. It's a relatively light hearted talk show where they talk about life in N Korea and their experiences escaping the country. Of course, I guess anything less than glorification of the NK regime would rub them the wrong way.. but she's not the only one who went on TV. There is a quite a sizeable alumni for these talk shows.

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

North Korea is the closest thing to 1984 and Animal Farm becoming reality

[@shadowstar7388]

It was heroic imo. She put her life on the line to expose an evil empire. It's just so sad that it ended like that.

[@manifest_bot3162]

She was a cia/fbi puppet ngl.

[@christopherrapczynski204]

@@manifest_bot3162 nothing is real huh, shut the hell up. So sick of literally everything having some horde of people immediately spout bullshit for attention.

[@firesnakex8]

The scariest and most heartbreaking part is watching her deterioration and knowing there's nothing we could do about it.

[@kilianfirebolt]

If there was oil in north korea, we would have america fighting them...

[@johnkittz]

@@Jayden_117 *World War 3 intensifies*

[@NSS7779]

Korean people are strong and brave, I doubt she won't give up

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

@@NSS7779 exactly why they "Disappear" in that place.

[@ishaankhurana8956]

You're right phoenix

[@yyg4632]

This woman deserves a movie or a book or something. The people who keep speaking out despite knowing they can be murdered or worse are some of the bravest people in this world.

[@Valchrist1313]

They already wrote a book about it, and it ended the same way. With Winston Smith saying "I love Big Brother".

[@legitdetective5594]

@@Valchrist1313 nah not 1984 💀

[@punchingbag277]

@@Valchrist1313 that book is trash

[@upsidedownshagswag51]

@@punchingbag277 🗿

[@susandinosaur732]

LOL no amount of words will sway the world to free north korea. world war is their only hope. or mass suicide.

[@mixert17]

This is actually terrifying. I can only imagine what they did to her when she went back to north korea. The fear she must of felt. I feel so bad for people who have to go through this.

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

North Korea is a great example of what communism leads too...

[@emperorantarctica6210]

@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 I agree. I would rather be scammed by a company on a $10 shirt than sent to a “re education camp”

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

We can get some good insight into what they did to her seeing her decay. Just the difference between how she looked before and after "going back" to NK is enough to tell that she is being tortured in some very gruesome ways

[@cinnastag]

"Went back to" It was 100% not a choice.

[@megahunter8]

Most likely things are probably manual labor, rape, and, probably the truest, execution Edit: and beatings

[@amortlepsg]

She's probably dead now. And if she's alive, nobody can help her. This is so sad.

[@paulamccormack8036]

Well that's not very optimistic... But seriously you're right, unfortunately we may never see her again.

[@ch34pwoowoo7]

North korea is seriously terrifying

[@warriorzpath]

The war against North Korea is inevitable

[@jimmysimard3008]

Not probably she is and her entire family (all the generations) is in the death camp in the north or, for the lucky ones, use as slaves in the Mongolian lumber camps. Wonder if the North Korean propagandist we saw posting BS in other comments will say that none of those three things (the death camp, the Mongolian camps and the generational guilt) exist...

[@fulcrum7455]

Alexa play desposito

[@mynameisnothere9465]

This is just horrible. Poor woman. She's clearly a hostage. She's a hero though for choosing potential danger over comfort- for spreading information. Hearing stories about NK makes me so angry and horrified. I was going to say "stories about NK like these" but then I realized I've never heard a good story about NK in my life so any NK mention is always bad news.

[@popekira]

Nah, ninja kiwi is a great company (I'm sarcastic btw.)

[@Lucky-be3oq]

@@popekira bruh

[@heilamwether8911]

Yup

[@heilamwether8911]

@@popekira lol

[@cinnastag]

I mean...North Korean news is primarily good news because most of the bad news comes from the few that actually were able to defect and escape NK.

[@clarissamcpigeon7857]

Really, her script said she was "lured by food"? So North Korea are admitting their people are starving? That's crazy stuff.

[@ShionAkasuki]

The people that scripted it Litterally dumped themselves into a rabbit hole telling everyone worldwide that they're struggling as a country. They could of hid that part but admitted to it by using this poor wonderful woman.. I'm worried about her.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

@@ShionAkasuki Although this was 2017, Kim Jong Un admitted more recently that the food situation in North Korea is dire. The wheels are definitely starting to come off.

[@dedg0st]

@@halfbakedproductions7887 that's why sanctions are crimes against humanity. the us colonized them and killed 1/3 of the population and installed a fascist regime in the south. defectors are treated like shit.

[@ghos7yt]

Oh dang you’re right. What were they thinking? It seems as though this whole thing only made NK’s reputation worse.

[@dragoneye6229]

@@dedg0st Uhh no. That isn't what happened at all. This started in right after WW2 actually when a certain general at the behest of the DEMOCRAT PARTY pushed into China from Korea when the rest of the country and the majority of the army wanted to leave. The result was China and America fighting a brutal war in Korea that resulted in a line being drawn in the sand as it were and China creating a puppet in the north half of Korea while banning trade with America. The fact that aid is dropped in North Korea today is lost on a lot of people. Especially since the government keeps a lot of it and whenever it is found out about their media spins it as their great leader being such a great diplomat that he was able to talk other nations into giving them free stuff because he is so awesome and amazing etc. It's rather sad really. Despite being given aid they are still collapsing. Welcome to socialism. Also of note America has ZERO influence over South Korea and today they are buying land and opening businesses that are driving out the Chinese owned businesses which is really upsetting the DNC and CPUSA. South Korea is officially more American than America which should make all of us sad apples. Source: Me and my friends who invest. We noticed a large buyout from SK owned companies against Chinese owned and backed ones that are failing. Kate Brown is also freaking out over it in Oregon. She's about to lose those China bucks.

[@jalbiindolcheey2049]

She looks disturbingly distraught in the last clips. I can't imagine what she must have been through if they decided to keep her alive.

[@011mph]

Ikr. It's so scary. And i feel so horrible that there's nothing we can even do to save her.

[@k.morningstar7983]

she looks like she's grieving, it's not a surprise

[@jalbiindolcheey2049]

Worse, I think she looks hopeless.

[@cc92873]

@xhthepikachu Gaming Sadly, she was most certainly killed after her last forced propaganda film.😢

[@Photom101]

You know, I'm not trying to downplay her misery but North Korea is a little bit dumb. If they really wanted to use her for propaganda they could have given her a better life on the terms she helps spread misinformation. Not only would she probably appear more convincing, but its more smart and ethical.

[@sammcburney148]

Dude I feel so bad for the people that live there. It sounds like actual hell on Earth

[@aknight7252]

It is.

[@pleighboacahtee6444]

no america is worse

[@aknight7252]

@@pleighboacahtee6444 debatable

[@Beavisofficial]

@@pleighboacahtee6444 were all entitled to opinions

[@jamesdexter7165]

Thing is, most of them are so indoctrinated that they don't even feel prisoned.

[@allergictohumansnotanimals5671]

The fact that she made the decision to speak against her country at such a young age knowing she'd be a target is truly heroic of her. May her legacy live on.

[@ibroplatin4915]

Well north Korea and south Korea Are the same country But they're are splitted and have other ideology

[@tobypuromaizono4444]

She maybe gone but not forgotten for heroic actions for speaking up

[@fiddlestickedwastaken]

@@ibroplatin4915 they’re two different countries on the same peninsula

[@joseph_bunnyman318]

This would be a heart breaking story if it wasn't propaganda. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaWokGaGp6-NhZI

[@flyingbaldii1821]

@@joseph_bunnyman318 If you really believe in that video you are a tankie

[@basharbahlawan504]

A fellow North Korean defector made a KZbin video discussing the events that most likely took place before she was kidnapped. Almost all North Korean defectors send money to their families through Chinese brokers, sometimes the same ones who smuggled them into south Korea. The secret police the north set up to kidnap defectors would have used the same brokers to lure her into China, most likely by saying there was a problem with transfering her money to her family and she must come to China to pick the money up. They would then kidnap her. She would not want to reveal she is illegally smuggling money into the north. Her kindness and love is what led to her demise, but it is her triumph and courage that will outlive the pain. I hope she is in a better place now.

[@LuisketosOficial]

🥺😭

[@lonelyberg1808]

Yeah but her case is weird, her belongings and savings were left untouched. Looks like a kidnapping or something

[@moniverr]

This seems like wishful thinking. She brought nothing with her not even a change of clothes, It seems more likely that she was kidnapped

[@MoyaBrennan6825]

@@moniverr They didn’t say she wasn’t kidnapped. She could had gone to china to sort out the money stuff and then they kidnapped her from there. Nk personnel won’t cross the south korean border but they can and DO cross the chinese border all the time.

[@otakugamer6657]

@@MoyaBrennan6825Yea but how would she go to China while leaving behind her valuables such as her passport, wallet, phone, etc.? It just doesn’t make sense which is why a kidnapping is way more likely.

[@emhasswag]

Someone in Nk: Says the leader is fat Nk: Wow, that’s so weird, they just disappeared

[@idurrani7700]

This is so sad he shot himself three times in the back of the head and buried himself in the forest

[@TurtleChad1]

It seems that he tortured himself before digging his own grave.

[@palaswag]

They probably just took a really really long walk

[@sussybaka1095]

Similar to what other oppressive tankie regimes are or were doing, such as the PRC.

[@adrianescartin6349]

I cant believe nick krowley would do such a thing

[@Ironbanner12]

People know you just don't "disappear" in North Korea

[@GreenTimerGuy]

Ok

[@mr.milkman3893]

Ight

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

Facts

[@conservativehippie9736]

My father special services paratrooper...Korean War...you speak TRUTH!

[@jacobjones2442]

Cheers for that summary really needed that 👍

[@ralunix4612]

Yeonmi Park a North Korea defector/ human rights activist posted a video about this.... KZbin took it down.... On human review... She reposted.... Yet this is really frightening.

[@rikumajumder1558]

Sadly in the corporate and present tech world, money talks and nothing else really matters to these people. It's not KZbin anymore, it's Wetube.

[@miwimarmer232]

@@rikumajumder1558 more like theytube

[@bigfartsaresotasty]

@@miwimarmer232 More like Tube

[@kellei9h]

@@rikumajumder1558 theirtube

[@lefteyereport6354]

Lol she's been claiming that there's "no word for friend in North Korea" on Jordan Peterson's Daughter's podcast. She's a complete grifter, and considering that the vast majority of DPRK defectors end up impoverished in the South after lengthy interrogations by South Korean intelligence services, it's pretty telling that she's managed to make millions from American media and foundations by spreading the most easily debunked nonsense.

[@Division101]

One day, that dictator will face judgement

[@thegermanfool8953]

Best case scenario.

[@yeetmaster2154]

Ehh i might take awhile at this rate

[@Division101]

@@yeetmaster2154 what do you mean by that

[@DavidKrebs-oy1mq]

@@yeetmaster2154 Wait a minute...

[@DanielMartinez-fz4bo]

This is probably why some North Koreans try to make it to the U.S instead of the south to Gain distance

[@commandantbababoey6065]

What if they went to Brazil?😳

[@DanielMartinez-fz4bo]

@@commandantbababoey6065 Ik your joking but that is not a far fetch thought many north Koreans who enter the us go to south America and try to travel trough it to get to the US Mexico border in fact now that Mexico has kicked out the North Korean ambassador many north Koreans will probably call it quits in Mexico and live there in asylum

[@untilm]

@@commandantbababoey6065 why brazil?

[@joshelito1460]

Yes some even walk from North Korea to Europe

[@boynowayboy3218]

I wouldn’t go to the US if I was a defector because of the US North Koreans conflict, you would reminded of the pain so often

[@manifestationsofasort]

I hope all the NK defectors on KZbin stay safe.

[@sidthejovian5105]

Joey...

[@seb1520]

@@sidthejovian5105 ???

[@djent463]

@@sidthejovian5105 sid...

[@ch34pwoowoo7]

@@sidthejovian5105 tell joey i said hi, whoever they are

[@ShinyLu]

I love 💞joey💞

[@nin64]

She seemed like such a kind person. This story is honestly depressing and it makes me feel sick just hearing it

[@jeremiahkennon4990]

Same, bro. I hope Kim is arrested for crimes against humanity.

[@deadpooltgp1803]

@@jeremiahkennon4990 ‘arrested' mah man you’re being to generous...

[@jeremiahkennon4990]

@@deadpooltgp1803 Maybe I am.

[@gensischosen251]

@@jeremiahkennon4990 nah he should suffer the touture all his victims have to been throught😡

[@jeremiahkennon4990]

@@gensischosen251 Agreed.

[@dinospumoni8255]

I felt so bad listening to this, but I'm glad you're spreading her story. This is honestly straight out of a horror flick where they go through so much to escape only to be put right back into a worse version of hell at the end. Heartbreaking.

[@bleachedeiyes]

I swear her story better be told in history books years from now

[@nejkgamessk6031]

You swer?

[@imaplant2868]

It wont be. Sadly, the chosen ones who write the history do not like any dissent

[@ZimVader-0017]

Doubtful. People started learning about women's involvement during the two world wars years afterwards because their descendants talked about them.

[@FinnTheBee]

unfortunately I don't think she will be, the amount of things i've learned about the world that history books fail to show is insane

[@joseph_bunnyman318]

This would be a heart breaking story if it wasn't propaganda. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaWokGaGp6-NhZI

[@narendrakakashimodi]

It looks like her face had heavy makeup to coverup the injuries caused by the ones who tortured her in those propaganda videos. Truly, heart breaking

[@harpymetal]

And not only was she probably physically hurt, she was most definitely mentally hurt. She has to sit there in that hellhole and say that she was human trash for speaking against North Korea. Everyone knows this is a coverup and I feel so bad for her

[@themanfromthesouth1861]

I can believe whole heatedly she was kidnapped by Chinese smugglers who were paid to kidnap her and return her to North Korea. She's certainly dead

[@kingn0ah377]

@@themanfromthesouth1861 they broke her mentally. she literally called herself human trash

[@blankblankpog]

Rule number 1 in torture for public appearance, dont hit the face.

[@HornyDenji]

Or maybe she cant do her makeup

[@schaefer_hund]

This is heartbreaking and is a case of real life horror, nothing like aliens or poltergeists. Thank you for bringing her stories of the truth of life in the North Korean military to an audience who may not have heard it otherwise.

[@tanner201x8]

Aliens and ghosts are real though

[@GoJays]

I've met aliens they're pretty cool tbh

[@schaefer_hund]

@@GoJays I'd kick back a beer or two with some aliens, hmu next time they come 'round

[@GoJays]

@@schaefer_hund u bet i will

[@torontoenvironment9899]

At those 'interviews' with her in NK there was water in front of her - I bet she wasn't allowed to drink it and it was used to taunt her.

[@arandomt-9056]

More like use to flex that,they have water bottle

[@LysetteDoe]

She looks like she's sweating so could be stress, but could be because she is being forced to fast. Her body looks broken

[@unseenabyss2824]

This women changed the world. She was a survivor and a hero. Make no mistake about that.

[@ttttt1361]

She wasn't a hero and didnt change the world but it is sad

[@onenerdygremlin]

@@ttttt1361 she helped opened people's eyes to the horrors of North Korea I'd say that's pretty damn heroic

[@ttttt1361]

@@onenerdygremlin you can just say that someone is heroic just because they did a good thing

[@ttttt1361]

@@onenerdygremlin plus she was being dumb about it.

[@onenerdygremlin]

@@ttttt1361 it's like you're condoning what North Korea did. Would you not speak out against that, or are you too much of a coward. Would you let someone walk all over you and abuse you?

[@Lion08888]

This is tragic. Rip Jihyun, you were a very brave woman.

[@adliala8987]

RIP Lim, what happened to her is saddening

[@Lion08888]

@Sousa Teuzii sadly she most likely is.

[@Lion08888]

@Sousa Teuzii you realize that she was in a piece of NK propaganda, and they are most likely gonna make it look like North Korean society was better than that of SK for Lim. She “served her purpose” for NK, so why would they keep Lim, a defector, alive for years and not use her in more propaganda?

[@V0Y463R]

She’s dead inside

[@ji9723]

lim is her last name, her name is jihyun

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I've heard a lot of terrifying things but what I learn about the North Korean government shakes me to my core.

[@Peace-lr7mt]

NK "leadership" and the CCP. They're both evil.

[@sussybaka1095]

@@Peace-lr7mt As well as the CPSU during Stalin's rule.

[@kingofdragontown9680]

They're power hungry tyrants. Better watch our Western leaders like a hawk to avoid the same fate. As they say, "If we don't learn from history, we're doomed to repeat it over and over again."

[@user-me8fm5yf4n]

@@planetfourthreich3022 ew

[@lefteyereport6354]

Maybe question that. Because it's basically all easily debunked. There's a reason for the "Juche Necromancy" meme--every time someone isn't in a group photo in the DPRK, one South Korean far-right tabloid speculates that the person was executed. This gets picked up by Radio Free Asia, the new organization openly and publicly funded by the CIA. Then it gets picked up by other Western outlets and spread around as fact. Then the person appears in a different photo, and one or two media outlets publish the world's smallest retraction before blaming their lack of basic journalism on "North Korea's secrecy!" Also consider the fact that Yeon Mi Park has gone from saying that she was not super well-off in North Korea to saying that they are forced to eat grass, to saying that there are 3 generation punishments, to saying that there is no such thing as ice cream in North Korea, to saying that there's no word for "friend" in North Korea, to saying that there are actually 20 generation punishments. And she's now discussing this on Jordan Peterson's grifter daughter's podcast. The North is poor, but if you want a realistic view of it, the people both in North Korea and in the South and their struggles with the war, with poverty, and with government surveillance, watch "Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul" here on KZbin.

[@MillywiggZ]

Jesus. There was something so vulnerable about her sitting there in that costume, her personality and identity just gone. Not even her words were her own. It’s not the worst thing that can happen to a person but it was quietly horrifying. God knows what’s happened to her behind the scenes, poor woman.

[@scottr3484]

Where was Jesus? Probably at the local bar.

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@scottr3484 Spoken like a true 14 year old.

[@scottr3484]

The Bible is a fairy tale. FACT

[@zaytime4156]

Yeah I don’t even cry but almost came to tears watching and knowing it was all bullshit

[@efnissien]

"Seoul was considered safe as North Korea had no reach?" If North Korea are happy to snatch people from Japanese beaches and are known to tunnel under the DMZ, it's more than likely a 'South Korean Policeman' arrived at her door under the pretext of 'wanting to talk about the alleged videos' and incapacitated her. A few of his buddies then rocked up to her apartment and carried her downstairs to a vehicle and driven to one of these tunnels.

[@YoloSwagginInABox]

lol my thoughts exactly. Like seriously you dont think they could have send people there or bribed policemen? its so obvious they kidnapped her or blackmailed her. If anyone actually believes the "interview" she had they are fucking braindead

[@efnissien]

@Richard Lin There are a couple of problems with that. Defectors already speak of a feeling of isolation following defection - if you move them to a country which has no cultural or linguistic links to Korea, then it furthers the feeling of isolation (like the case of a Tibetan that joined the British army Gurkhas. Being Tibetan, he shared little in the way of culture and barely spoke Nepalese. In Kathmandu he could survive, however, when he arrived in the UK for his training, he suffered from loneliness and depression. Luckily one of the Gurkha sergeant majors had a remedy - he approached the commanding officer and pointed out that the Tibetan had been a yak herd before joining up And luckily, nearby the barracks was a farm with Scottish highland cattle - big hairy ginger cattle - and they kinda looked like yaks. The Sergeant arranged for the Tibetan to spend several hours a week helping at the farm to assist during the Tibetans assimilation. It worked, the Tibetan soldiers performance increased and he became far happier.) Another problem is the North Koreans would have little difficulty finding locals to do their dirty work. (You'd be surprised what the promise of drugs, money or guns can get you.) You've also got the issue of it's easier to hide someone in a crowd. And of course, you've no idea if this defector is a double agent, and if some country executes some 'hit squad' it wouldn't be too difficult for this double agent to drop a batch of nerve agent into a local reservoir, school or army barracks. Not a smart idea.

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

@@efnissien dunno what you said, all I know is corruption is more powerful than isolation.

[@zombietrash416]

@@efnissien she went from North Korea to South Korea -no language change and barely any culture change. There's barely a difference except for that you have more freedom and opportunity to make money in South Korea.

[@efnissien]

@@zombietrash416 I was referring to Richard Lin's reply about putting defectors into a third country. Yep, on the whole the cultural and linguistic similarities allow a northen snatch squad to (as Chinese tactician Sun Tzu describes it) swim through the population as easily as a fish swims through water. But there are some cultural differences - until the 1980's the economy of both Korea's was broadly similar. However, differences have emerged, freedom of speech and association. Of Wealth and the consumerist culture. I'm sure that someone from the North is overwhelmed with the bright lights, the noise, the traffic and the access to media. While members of a snatch squad would be trained to ignore this - for a defector it would be initially terrifyingly disorienting. It was the same with Germany... ostensibly both were the same. But, defectors from east to west always spoke of the differences in language and other subtle cultural differences.

[@gordonramslay9955]

The fact that this is the reality we actually live in and that most people are oblivious to these things is terrifying

[@bbw283]

I wouldnt say oblivious just ignore it

[@metroboomin8895]

For real, it makes me feel hella weird about people memeing about ppl like kim jong and putin

[@bbw283]

@Selena Martinez ?

[@kingcrimsonrequiem2959]

@Selena Martinez well it’s not exactly possible for people like us to just “do something” North Korea is a threat, we can’t exactly just rush them and attack

[@OrangeDragon04]

Why force such pain upon those you rule over ? I know, power changes And corrupts people. This is a prime example. But at the end of the day, how do you sleep, knowing, what you've done, are doing and will do ?

[@fth2780]

This world is so unfair, having to born straight into a living hell

[@zac_k2drio704]

But it's time that would tell the story

[@darknova2124]

I say this everyday

[@Avajackson19676]

That’s why you should repent and turn to JESUS before it’s too late!!

[@darknova2124]

@@Avajackson19676 stop bringing your religion in this your basically forcing to praise your go or I will go to hell... rethink and tell me how that sounds

[@justanotherrandomdude7961]

@@Avajackson19676 never force someone into believing you’re religion even if Jesus existed he would not have wanted you to brag about you’re religion

[@codysewap1160]

She died a brave and a beautiful women.. Sad thing is that her story still goes on somewhere in the world.. May god have mercy on their souls. 🖤

[@nuibui6667]

Fucking god put her in that situation in the first place.

[@chemplo5986]

@@nuibui6667 no

[@Valchrist1313]

She died praising the regime. "I love Big Brother"

[@portwills]

We don't know if she died... but a swift merciful death is sadly the most we can hope for her. The reality is that she might be kept alive somewhere in a dark subterranean hole. I feel terribly sorry just about the thought itself. It's heartbreaking and it's made even worse by the fact that she's experienced a bit of freedom in her life.

[@Whatever-mh5dn]

I really hope she was not killed by the regime. That is just too evil.

[@dastenyheeger8804]

She looked so happy in South Korea...

[@mworld2611]

hearing about these stories... its soul crushing

[@tweakPTCG]

i think she was forced to say these lines there is no way she will say that herself

[@platinumdiamond7]

​@@tweakPTCGShe was definitely forced. She probably refused to retract her statements and then judging from her appearance when she was kidnapped to go back to North Korea. They probably physically assaulted her and cut her hair and made her say all those demeaning things about herself. It's really sad :(.

[@jaffa3717]

Just thinking about how much of absolutely unfiltered horror she must've felt, escaping Hell, thinking she's finally free only to be dragged straight back with nothing to do about it

[@soccerboy1447]

then forced to say how much she loves NK.. and knowing she will probably be killed after the videos were filmed

[@quirkiebean793]

As a south korean I feel so bad for the people in north korea. I wish we didn't have to be separate and could all be in one group, all be koreans.

[@rachelann724]

Do you live in SK?

[@aaahhh652]

Many Koreans feel this way. I am very sorry that your countries were caught up between the USSR and US in a petty war between ideologies. I hope one day Korea can be re-united and all can live in stability and relative freedom.

[@dirtblock1383]

Kinda the NK was the first to attack, got support from USSR

[@J.cd33]

@@rachelann724 just said AS A SOUH KOREAN

[@rachelann724]

@@J.cd33 Being SK is different than living there. I was just curious

[@justinhamilton8647]

This is simple; the Moon government was VERY friendly to Kim’s regime. Over 40 defectors were kidnapped back to NK from SK in 2017, including Lim Ji-Hyun.

[@meilikino]

“Defectors can always return home to North Korea safely” We are reaching levels of doubt i’m pretty sure even god himself didn’t realize was possible

[@jetspull5064]

They fucked up

[@kingcrimsonrequiem2959]

God in all of his omniscience even he could never foresee the absolute horror, he fears what he’s created

[@kabrigoazul6844]

The greatest lie ever

[@babbletv8274]

@@kabrigoazul6844 exactly

[@taxevasion4870]

Walter

[@Reckoning2943]

I can’t shake the feeling that they threatened to kill her parents if she doesn’t comply.

[@YukariAkiyama]

They always do that.

[@imaplant2868]

They would do it to her family either way. The best she could have done was to live for them. Now they're all dead. Very sad.

[@FunkeymonkeyTTR]

then they likely killed them anyway

[@PenskePC17]

That’s an expectation of leaving, it’s a chose you make for yourself I suppose.

[@harrycallahan5018]

They actually would have killed here family after she escaped

[@matthewvazquez4595]

He posted this during lunchtime of online school, perfect

[@lilchunky8204]

Same

[@FactsByHomer]

It’s 6:20 in the evening here :)

[@ilikecatvids808]

Its 1:30 here

[@m4rki375]

i just finished class for the day, so yh

[@matthewvazquez4595]

@@m4rki375 lucky

[@nationalplate4127]

The parallels between George Orwell's 1984 and this story is just horrifying.

[@AhavatYisraeI]

If this video makes you feel like you need to make a difference, please consider donating to Liberty In North Korea. They actively help refugees escape and establish a life in South Korea or the US. They also have a shop you can buy stuff from and all the proceeds go to the charity. This video is just the tip of the iceberg. What happens in North Korea can get much, much darker than this. Even just talking about North Korea to raise awareness helps.

[@existentialbread4746]

It did, thank you for sharing this. I hope Nick pins your comment.

[@Pumpkin_vr07]

@@existentialbread4746 I know I hope this gets the most likes at least.

[@ashantythegreat3231]

We need you to have more likes, thx for sharing this!

[@ashantythegreat3231]

@@IceCreamYouScream-f4i Yes.

[@IceCreamYouScream-f4i]

@@ashantythegreat3231??

[@LapisBapis]

i feel so bad for all the innocent people living in north korea it make me appreciate the life i was given here in the US and how i shouldn't take it for granted because i could have had a worse life.

[@raineyartwork]

Can't agree more and it makes me angry to be honest. For all those citizens to live like that. Thats like dictatorship but with extremes

[@raineyartwork]

@Mystical Luna Melody Yeah its no better but that's all countries, I rather take the US and its issues over the hermit country with the lack of ability to do basic anything and even have some decent necessities.

[@raineyartwork]

@@HeyJinx same here, a page we all can agree on. They have been suffering for a decade. It's time

[@ManiacalBlueberry]

@Jaden It may not be perfect but at least is isn't like NK. You can't really compare NK with most other countries on the planet

[@Chronorust]

Yeah at least the U.S is mostly subtle about it like geez

[@aliichi]

She almost doesn't look like the same person when they took her back to NK. This was so freaking sad...

[@Hotlooksamerica]

A smiling North Korean man at the door at 3 am is 100x scarier than slenderman.

[@stickpan]

You always explain these theories and these stories really well. No background music to distract you from what you're saying, and the background images really help build tension.

[@insanitysan77]

@@geordie4697 yeah, too much cheese

[@SpittFiire]

@@geordie4697 But... Nick is using that same music in the background? I like Nick a lot but it's there.

[@qty1315]

@@geordie4697 But... It's the same music... It's just quieter.

[@standabout]

@@qty1315 you need to clean your ears, it’s not the same music

[@BlurryNova]

@@qty1315 No, what he is using for background music in this video is not actually music. Its more accurately ambient noise. There is no melody, its just enough noise to fill the silence around his commentary,but not enough to sway an emotional response, as the only emotional reponse you should be feeling should be due to topic of the video, and not from the music. Using ambient noise fits perfectly because his goal wasn't to spook us, he was simply relaying a message of information to us.

[@sirabrix8040]

Damn. She should’ve stayed as lowkey as possible until she made it to a whole new continent

[@lenicleveland1380]

That wouldnt have mattered because her family would have been killed

[@commandantbababoey6065]

@@lenicleveland1380 In this case...Its better to let yourself be free and carry a new generation that is not born in Literal Hell.

[@tylerhansen931]

@@lenicleveland1380 if you successfully escape that hell hole, it's honestly better to consider everything you left behind as permanently lost and to start over somewhere better. Its tragic but unfortunately that's the evil of NK

[@lenicleveland1380]

@@tylerhansen931 yes but thats kinda hard you know. Its your parents. Your siblings who are torture due to you. That can be a lot of stress. Honestly could you live your life knowing your family is being torture and killed because you left? Its really hard to just live life knowing what's going on with your family she would have to living thinking its all her fault. Constantly in hiding. Like in the video it was told that kim had a specially police force. So in this case it really is said easier than done.

[@lenicleveland1380]

@@commandantbababoey6065 you cant live free with the mental stress of knowing your family is being torture because you escape. Its easier said than done. I know i wouldnt be able to live knowing my mother my dad my brothers my sisters being torture because i left i couldnt do it i would return so they could live. Even if you do get out kim has his special police force so you have to constantly stay in hiding. You cant truly live free. You'll be hunted down specially if you speak out against north Korea.

[@stevencyrus3659]

sad fact: when you dont cry when they leader die, they will beat you until you will cry.

[@beautyandtheoffbeats]

That makes so much more sense now

[@cheesething5564]

i heard they just kill you

[@anomitas]

Lol thats fake stop spreading misinfo

[@stevencyrus3659]

@@anomitas how can ya'll say its fake when it happened when kim jong ill died?

[@MTB396]

@@anomitas it's true, though.

[@username-ru6ul]

This is the worst thing i can imagine. To leave hell, and then be dragged back after knowing what it’s like outside.

[@Jordan-pp5bo]

Countries should have programs to protect people who escape from awful places like that I can only imagine that Yim would still be happy and alive had South Korea been keeping a close eye on her and protecting her This just proves that no matter how far you run from a bad situation, you will never really be safe again without someone else's help...

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

She should've came to America NK wouldn't dare fuck with us

[@ttttt1361]

@@MASTEROFEVIL uh no

[@angelchairez5152]

@@ttttt1361 better than this, a lot of us in the US take our freedom for granted.

[@NolanAronson08]

My social studies teacher taught us about how bad things are in NK, now I feel so lucky I live in a place where you can be somewhat free

[@unbearabletruth4310]

is it america?

[@Random-zy7pl]

@@unbearabletruth4310 no its north Korea

[@TheGuy-yk1ut]

@@unbearabletruth4310 no it’s Jupiter

[@reaction9918]

@@TheGuy-yk1ut city in florida

[@sagnost]

is it antarctica?

[@nere9299]

drop everything. Nick Crowley just posted.

[@pogchamp6940]

Fr

[@randomguy4967]

Ah shit here we go again

[@mid7752]

Honey wake up, Nick Crowley just uploaded!

[@Viewsmaxxxing]

Was taking an online class test :(

[@You_Eat]

But nobody listened

[@mlk0-0]

My heart to Ms. Lim Jihyun and her family. A strong, bold, and fearless woman who did the best she could with her situation. She took her chance once she had it to speak out for the sake of others against an entire nation. She should be remembered for her efforts..

[@Regularblackgirl]

There’s no way in hell I would share my stories about living in North Korea one country away

[@thatgirlmani3465]

Right! I would’ve saved up my damn money QUIETLY in South Korea and then move to the U.S and THEN....tell my story

[@michaelgallagher3739]

@@thatgirlmani3465 I'd move to somewhere quiet and not reveal my location. Like the Bahamas or somewhere like that

[@jameskloslow2068]

@@thatgirlmani3465 but the problem is the family..if she speaks out then her family is in danger

[@GoodMorningUSA1]

@@thatgirlmani3465 Would be smarter to go a smaller country even, like somewhere in Scandinavia.

[@melzy00]

@@GoodMorningUSA1 yep like Norway maybe

[@bbjjbb61]

This poor woman. My heart hurts so much for her. I cannot even imagine what she's gone through.

[@rodeanalfanteforcadela7645]

And to think people living outside North Korea are defending and denying everything wrong happening there makes me sick.

[@jeremiahkennon4990]

Same. I don't want to cause an argument (because I know that the slightest mention of religion/God/spirituality can cause a flame war), but a few months back in 2020, I got into an argument in a KZbin reply section with a communist about religion, and in that argument, he not only said that people of every religion should be executed in brutal ways and tortured, that they should have their religious material and expression limited and even taken from them, that everyone (whether they're religious or not)should have their privacy and homes bugged and monitered to see if they're being religious, but that children above the age of 5 should be used as spies to see if their parents are being religious or not (and if they refuse, they should be tortured, abused, etc), and actually defended North Korea and China, calling them "communist successes". Needless to say, the guy was (and is) an immoral and f**ed up scumbag, and has no business being near children or politics. Edit: Sorry for the long comment and ranting.

[@hendrixlol5911]

We should offer them a free trip to NK and when they come back groveling at our feet to take them back, we say no 😎

[@uselessymail9328]

Who exactly? Everywhere I go I see people criticizing NK, what drugs are you on?

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

Wait there are people doing that

[@jeremiahkennon4990]

@@cookiecraftfriend1051 Unfortunately, yes.

[@amercam9266]

I can't imagine living in a country where you can't speak your mind or you'll either be executed or tortured...

[@Robloxchat123]

this sounds familiar

[@andreadalvarez6145]

@@Robloxchat123I’m confused..? R u saying like as in Germany back then or?

[@juanfernandez2183]

Its happening in the US, social media companies are doing it.

[@amercam9266]

@@juanfernandez2183 This country now days isn't the greatest.

[@iancruz6617]

China.

[@Rawkwilder]

I remember a german television team (i think they might have been the first westerners ever) going to nk and what they showed was so idyllic and peaceful, yet they couldn't go anywhere on their own and were escorted every. everyone was hyper friendly until the reporter asked if he could write a email to his employer. the woman who was "showing them around" looked angry all of a sudden and started speaking perfect english asking why and what. this freaked out the whole team. she was speaking, before this, with a adorable accent and a smile. the guys filmed her reaction secretly I might add. Edit: I tried to find the link but I couldn't figure out the shows name. It wasn't a movie thou... I hope you guys have more luck than me.

[@Milena-lala]

Oh lord, can you tell me where to watch that video?

[@peppersgone5044]

Where is the video

[@daboy5256]

How you gonna tell us a video and not include the link

[@nhatsen4642]

Could be a Dutch film titled "Welcome to North Korea (2001)"? Just found it in dailymotion. Another film that a friend recommended to me is Under the Sun, by Vitaly Mansky.

[@jahsmoon1075]

the earth king has invited you to lake laogai 😬

[@johnnyandplank5240]

She disappeared and reappears in North Korea looking completely different...that's really sad I hope she rest in peace 😔

[@yami1389]

Ye pretty sure they got her and forced her to say she returned on her own. She's probably no longer with us, along with her family. Poor girl, it's so awful what happened to her, I can't imagine the pain and suffering she went through.

[@smilesxo06]

No shit.

[@mxbx307]

I agree. I don't believe she was tricked, I believe her family were threatened and she had a crisis of conscience and was left with no choice.

[@lilchuuwuu]

There is no way she is still alive and honestly that is the best thing. She can be at peace and not living in the hell she tried to escape from. My heart hurts so much for all the people suffering. This is just so sad and it’s even worse that there is absolutely nothing we can do.

[@anthonygamer]

There's nothing anyone can do to help without starting a war. That's so sad.

[@OrionDawn15]

Even worse, imagine what would happen if we DID start a war, if China and North Korea are allies, which I believe they are and China posses nuclear weapons, like I believe they do then could you imagine what that might possibly lead to? I don't think anyone wants to recreate Fallout in real-life.

[@dewaldsteyn1306]

@@OrionDawn15 yeah thatd be gruesome. All as if the rest of the world isnt hell already. Humanity is 100% fucked up.

[@kdfulton3152]

They took her back and made the poor woman “pay” with her own life. This is so WRONG. All she wanted to do was live a free life.

[@allusionistw]

Nick should have his like own personal Netflix show or something, this production quality is top tier! How do you upload videos so fast?

[@PeruvianPotato]

Fuck Netflix, he should do it in another platform that doesn't needlessly alters nor censors stuff

[@dababy5319]

@@PeruvianPotato yeah like amazon or some shit

[@dababy5319]

old people would love that

[@FREDDYHUNTER34isnotliquid69420]

Hbo

[@icedblade100]

@@dababy5319 hulu?

[@mathews2774]

I've been watching dark youtube content like this for quite some time now, but of all the stories and things I've heard, this has got to be one of the most heartbreaking of all. When he said that one night she disappeared from her apartment seemingly out of the blue I was on the verge of tears ngl. It had been such a wonderful story where she had found peace and fulfillment by doing what she did best, being charming and fun. She even stated that she had never been happier and that she was so thankful for being in the position she was. To then be suddenly taken back to the nightmare she had escaped from is really living proof that fact can be more brutal than fiction.

[@DrzackTheGamer]

North Korea in a nutshell Person “Disappears” North Korea: Oh No! Anyways

[@mitchystuff]

also nk: someone dies nk: oh no! theyre dead! welp anyways

[@sean8439]

“i have no knowledge of this! this is SO bizarre!!”

[@_s-p-e-c-t-r-a_music_]

"SK def was behind this!"

[@GranddukeofWales]

"They shot themselves 40 times in the back of the head and buried themselves in the forest, oh well"

[@ArazNebiza]

Good luck on trying to crack the KZbin algorithm

[@orangebandit4526]

Things like this just make me feel like WWIII is just going to start out of no where. This is so sad it sucks that we cant really do anything.

[@Peace-lr7mt]

We were doing something - then the DC swamp and their cronies took over. Biden called the genocide the CCP inflicts on Muslims "culturally different norms." I guess "harvesting" people alive for their organs falls under that same twisted veil.

[@rikumajumder1558]

@@Peace-lr7mt Let's be real, Trump won't be able to change anything either. Your President is just a face. The real 'rulers' are the ones you will never hear about.

[@Bread_n_Roses]

Why? I don't think china would put all of it's resources on the line to save NK if anything happened. The little fat boy thinks he has more power than he actually does.

[@sussybaka1095]

WW3 will probably be a Left vs Right war. Communism vs Capitalism. The very last battle between two ideological rivals.

[@frankiec3659]

Everyone’s weapons technology is so advanced now that I think it’ll keep everyone in a stalemate. No one wants their country blown off the map. If WWIII were to occur I think it would look very different from traditional fighting. Probably biowarfare and things of the like.

[@Rodoadrenalina]

Any defectors should really left asia, theres not even safe around russia.

[@bbjjbb61]

I was just thinking that. I imagine that while she understood daily tragedy and horror she was probably very naive in a way that someone who doesn't have a ton of life experience and was finally experiencing true freedom is. I wish she would've had a mentor or someone warning her that she was not safe. She may not have understood the depth of depravity North Korea goes to to keep their dictatorship intact. There's another woman who escaped and went either to the UK or here to the US who did a show recently describing just how bad they treat a huge percentage of their population. Found it:. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJKWZXtjmblrf5I

[@nameofthename]

unfortunately, many north koreans are very poor, and i highly doubt they could afford to leave asia. so south korea really is their only hope.

[@nik021298]

@@nameofthename After knowing that she was being actively targeted by North Korea, she could have asked for political asylum in the embassies on Seul.

[@oceanman7336]

@@nik021298 she probably did, but she was probably kidnapped

[@walmartbargainbin]

Russia is a historical ally of course it’s not safe there

[@somerelativleyuninterestin4763]

I can’t really understand how there are people who still don’t know North Korea is how it is. It’s frightening

[@Milena-lala]

It’s actually quite easy to understand why many ppl don’t know, We learn nothing in school about north korea, and you barley hear anything at all about korea if you’re not purposely searching for it. Also north koreans basically have no internet connection to any other country and no way to reach out. This all is so horrible that it feels unreal sometimes. Its so sad we can’t do anything without starting a war

[@improbablyfur]

if i heard that there was little to no information about nk i would be suspicious

[@limitless_blxde]

The most disturbing parts are when Nick lowers his voice and Repulsive starts playing in the background. (For those who don't know Repulsive, they're a horror music creator. Infamous for the following tracks: Starvation, Juddah's Lullaby, Cry Of The Unheard, Forgotten, Koschei, Confusion and I'll Hide My Scars.)

[@limitless_blxde]

@Georgitzu Thanks ^-^/ You're welcome :D.

[@martijnalblas1761]

Can I have a time stamp please? I think I missed it..

[@limitless_blxde]

@@martijnalblas1761 I was talking in general. In all of his videos when the victim goes missing He starts to nearly whisper and the tracks that I mentioned start playing in the background. For this video in particular I found it difficult to determine which part is narrated so good that it makes your skin crowl, but in my opinion it's from 9:17 - 10:48. This 1 minute is just horrifying.

[@festivalkyrie3865]

Yeah true

[@tlcasmr7274]

She looks so sad, I want to hug her 💔 I honestly feel ashamed for ever complaining about my life when there are people on this earth at this exact moment going through horrible and unspeakable horrors

[@kingraplhmativo5178]

She's dead

[@olp3850]

@@kingraplhmativo5178 well that took a turn

[@mitchystuff]

just know that yes other people have it worse, but thats no excuse to you not being allowed to complain about your life cuz you have it tough in your way

[@olp3850]

@@mitchystuff exactly. Just because people had it worse doesn't make your situation or life any less shity

[@lonew872]

@@kingraplhmativo5178 we know :)

[@nikkicarreon]

This hurts... :( to finally be happy and free and then used as a tool for the thing you hate the most while feeling impending doom ugh

[@luv3889]

love ur avi

[@kuroneko334]

Is it really being groomed of your 17?

[@LoreleiCatherine]

As I sit here, with my freedom, listening to the crickets while I smoke a cigarette outside in the middle of the night in America, I’m really being struck once again by the fact that there are people on the other side of the world just now waking up to a living hell. So that makes the fact that my five-year-old won’t go to sleep a whole lot less frustrating. It’s always both humbling and heartbreaking to hear about, and to be visually faced with, what those people go through every single day. I pray for all of them who only want freedom, fair treatment, and to eat on a regular basis. And I pray for Lim’s soul, may she be Resting In Peace and love.

[@Spoiled_Rat]

Word, makes growing up poor in NYC feel like a blessing. Well said fam ❤️and Lim Ji-Hyun, my heart goes out to you girl.

[@Only_Habibi]

Almost cried watching this... She is a hero to be remembered.

[@TheHardcoreGamer1]

A hero who thought it was a wise idea to speak out against North Korea in a neighboring country where there’s people who most likely have ties to North Korea there.

[@Marxistnazi]

​@@TheHardcoreGamer1 yes

[@jaimechan2686]

If anyone is interested in knowing more about this case, Yeonmi Park, who is also a north Korea defector, did a video on this

[@cherblairbear]

oh wow thanks!

[@Ultra_Instinct_Jaune_Arc]

Link?

[@xin0]

She is also a stupid woman who loves fame! For me, any defectors who love to expose North Korea just for fame I wouldn't feel sorry for them when they are captured. That woman I saw her videos, and she is constantly making random videos of suffering in NK, even though she only lived there for 20 odd years. Still she constantly make new videos about tortures in NK, which means she is doing it for fame and attention and bullsh*ing

[@chaerriya]

@@xin0 sounds like something a north korean would say

[@xin0]

@@chaerriya why? Tell me, if you lived in NK for 20yrs, you would have experienced hell. When you arrive in SK and you start exposing all your experiences, wouldn't you say everything? Yes. So tell me, how can you after exposing everything, then few years down the line you start saying experiences you face in NK? It is bull, and she is clearly doing it for fame and money! She has a KZbin page, and for each million views and subscribers you get, you get paid. So that is why she constantly upload bullsh about NK, just to get views.

[@TheDigitalApple]

Kim Jong Un: Still a joke, but not as much as Winne The Pooh, grand leader of China!

[@Ironbanner12]

Is there a missing Chinese defector?

[@worthvapor7296]

@@Ironbanner12 Tons.

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@Ironbanner12 Many and many more were arrested and likely mistreated

[@ginkowave5829]

I mean when a north Korean defector found China much much worse, that says something.

[@brohen]

Kim Jong Un is Piglet confirmed.

[@Onora619]

Rest in peace, sweet brave girl.

[@therealsamsclub2325]

This breaks my heart. If she’s truly passed on, hopefully she’s in a better place than she was.

[@Xamsims]

I root for the day when the Kim dynasty finally collapses.

[@thememeyboi8768]

@Social Justice Lol

[@naenae2350]

@Social Justice AYO BLACK LIVES MATTER

[@mrkhaixtreme1358]

@Spectacles Tentacles all lives matter yes even blacks , whites, animals any living organism on this earth

[@naenae2350]

@@mrkhaixtreme1358 BLM ACAAAAAAB

[@maskmarvin803]

@Social Justice what?

[@chaka8636]

Nick: releases "The missing North Korean Defector" KZbinrs a week later: "The case of a missing KZbinr, Nick Crowley"

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

Well I mean he hasn't uploaded------ *joke*

[@Beekehcrit]

lets think about this for a second. idk alot about nick, but im going to assume he lives in america. if he was to go missing, and people found him on north korean interview shows, or we just gained enough evidence to put a spotlight on north korea for nicks disappearance, what would that mean? most likely, america would have started war against north korea, because that would mean north korea is literally sending people to kidnap americans from their own country! i mean, america wouldnt just sit back and say "i dont like this but oh well i guess they can do that". if not war, then most likely get more strict coming to security.

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

@@Beekehcrit Ok calm down It's a joke

[@Beekehcrit]

@@cookiecraftfriend1051 ok roblox kid i know its a joke im just giving my opinion on what would actually happen if it did.

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

@@Beekehcrit Yeah and nobody asked. Yeah we all know what would happen but when people tell a joke you don't just go around and say "AcTuAlLy-" because it makes you sound like a know it all brat

[@the.ichor.king1698]

I know I complain about the US having a crappy government, but this story just hurt me in a way nothing ever has. I can't imagine living in a country-wide prison under the command of a cruel dictator. My heart goes out to all who are or have been suffering in the north. May all victims rest in peace, you no longer have to live in pain

[@Twinsconspiracy]

I knew that there were defectors, but honestly, I’ve never given them any more thought. This is so horrible. I can only wish she’s safe, though I know she’s no longer with us. There needs to be more spotlight on survivors, but with what can happen if they know your location, I don’t blame them for wanting to stay in the shadows and live life as safely as possible.

[@krisk6954]

It's crazy to think this poor girl went through so much and shes 2 years younger than me

[@wavingwaters6107]

Don’t be surprised if nick goes missing after this

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

It's been two weeks

[@wavingwaters6107]

@@cookiecraftfriend1051 I said if

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

@@wavingwaters6107 I know Which is why I replied it's been two weeks He is gone

[@wavingwaters6107]

@@cookiecraftfriend1051 oh, ok, sorry I misunderstood

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

@@wavingwaters6107 :)

[@captainngoose]

Its common for defector's families to be killed when someone from it escapes. Its to help prevent people from thinking of escaping because it would put their whole family's lives on the line.

[@walmartsuperstore3374]

Ya know how people say "DoNt WatCh At NiGhT"? this is something that gives you chills in the middle of the day.

[@ghos7yt]

And more so, this is one case. One of possibly many. 😬

[@ArtsyHumanbean]

I feel so horrible for this poor woman, she was so strong in trying to defect - and she was successful! For a time... I wonder if NK or China can extradite her in any way? Or any other country?

[@robocatro]

It's unlikely even if she was still alive....

[@maismade6013]

Even with all the hardships I and many others have been through mentally and physically. We need to remember how lucky we are to be born in countries that are not run by dictators and have government controlled media.

[@abdoul5176]

Amen.

[@zerothehero123]

Small or long chain, in the end it's all the same!

[@mayjaiiler]

The West has no govt controlled media? Hagahahahahahaha

[@dim3nsionn]

I think that Nick might just be the best story teller on yt

[@-probablypoe-8200]

you seriously need more subs dude. your content is honestly incredible.

[@travisr1567]

not really. hes ok, but That Chapter and many others are a hell of a lot better, and Nicks vocabulary is receptive and he stretches sentences like that guy trying to fill his 500 word essay with *really really really really long time*

[@wildmonkeymc2380]

@@travisr1567 true

[@activatewindows]

730K is a lot.

[@ISoloYouRelax]

Sponsorship is really cool however I do want to say that there is absolutely no similarities between reading a summary and reading the actual book

[@ghos7yt]

I’ve got Blinkist, it’s pretty good but I see what you mean. However it is for (as nick said) people with not much time to read full books

[@andalistark5416]

Yeah i kinda had to wonder.. a complete summary of the Chernobyl disaster & ya *still* can’t pronounce “nuclear!?” 🤨

[@SrBananas]

I don't usually get sad at these type of videos, just that spine tingling chill of being sorta creeped out. But this definitely made me very very sad... Shes... very likely no longer in this world... so may she rest in peace. A hero.

[@monicahyland8641]

I feel bad for this girl, we all know she isn’t alive anymore. Or if she is alive she isn’t living life,, she is just existing ,somewhere..I feel bad for the people that live under this horrible regime.

[@TheSpectralForce]

I'm betting on the attempt to save her family being what got her. There's no way she could be living this great life and not feel the burden of knowing her family was suffering every day. If I was in her shoes I'd probably go back to save my family. My death vs the deaths of all my family? What a fucked up choice to make

[@ryanm2821]

What if you knew almost for sure that your family would not be spared anyway? NK would never honor a deal like that once they have her.

[@saurabhshrigadi]

No. All the defectors knows since their birth that their entire 3 generation will be suffering in prison camp. Just for attempting escape either successful or failed attempts. All the north Korean defectors you see, remember their 3 generation are in camp. You know this and still making escape. Some stay strong for life, other broke thinking about family. It worst possible choice to do

[@YoloSwagginInABox]

dude NK doesnt give a shit about either of them. they either kidnapped her or blackmailed her with her family. Either way they are all gonna die. Human life means nothing to them

[@mxbx307]

@@saurabhshrigadi Apparently Kim Jong Un scrapped this policy, at least for a short while. He was seemingly concerned about the general situation in North Korea being so bad that keeping that policy going would antagonise people too much and cause issue for the regime, especially given his own security forces assigned to deal with it are also starving and barely managing. He also knows how much illegal contact with the outside world his people actually have, they're not stupid and many know exactly what's going on. So he loosened it up to take the heat out of the situation. Whether it's been reinstated I don't know.

[@mikejohn4214]

No problem with that is then you and your family would be in the concentration camp they wouldn't set them free they would say you free either you'd all be in the same position you're in it's just you would be with them and if they're a real mother and father they would sacrifice their life for you to have a better one I know I would

[@mairim3076]

Can't we do something? I feel so powerless and sad for this poor girl she deserves to be happy...

[@CRT_YT]

Eventually north korea will be destroyed. Whether its by terrorists, nukes or war, all we can do is wait

[@idisny5397]

@@CRT_YT terrorist is unlikely since they have no reason because religion is banned and there is no visitors ( very hard to get in too ) and war there will be no war any soon since they are allied with china and many countries fear china

[@idisny5397]

@@CRT_YT the best form would be an state hit revolution

[@idisny5397]

@@CRT_YT like romania 1989

[@ghos7yt]

We don’t know if she’s still alive as far as I know. (Then again I haven’t researched this and all the info in this video is from 2017) It seems that military intervention from other countries could be our only way to get rid of those monsters. However, north korea is mega powerful, so it seems as though this woman won’t get justice for a long while. :(

[@blightpepsi]

Great video nick! It’s so sad to think that nothing could have prevented her from being taken back to NK . She is glowing in the clips from the show but looks practically dead in the interviews after being taken.

[@CharlotteForbes]

Nick, you're wise beyond your years and I love how you always look at things with a critical mind instead of accepting the first explanation or reasoning you come across. The poor young woman looks so sick in her final days. Nearly everything about her story had been so sad that I'd been rooting for her when I heard she became popular in Seoul. It just seemed like, "Oh good grief, this poor lady finally gets some reprieve from the hardships of life!"

[@sirmackavelli]

Guy: the leader is chubby North Korea: how about a magic trick *loads gun* I'm gonna make this person disappear

[@user-qh9en6fh6g]

Stop lying he's fat asf 😭

[@sirmackavelli]

@@user-qh9en6fh6g north korea: *very poor choice of words*

[@Idkbruh_1959]

@@user-qh9en6fh6g Are you still alive or are you missing?

[@GranddukeofWales]

@@Idkbruh_1959 wdym? Didn't you hear? They tied themselves up and drowned themselves.

[@chillpollo]

@@GranddukeofWales nah bro she ""accidentally"" fell into the trash can whilst in a body b- i mean in a sack for those sack jumping competitions

[@kadenelijah9329]

I bet they were holding her family hostage and forced her to come back. So sad.

[@ShinyToonMonster]

It’s crazy this is happening in 2021 still, this sounds like some 1800-1900 shit

[@cdub4626]

As soon as you said that seoul was a safe haven and north korea couldnt get her there made me laugh out loud. Shes not the first or last person they have kidnapped and brought back.