North Korea army parade

[@RaptorJesus.]

1:22 "who are equipped with a choochoo orientated thought and methods of woo!" on a more serious note, this creeps me out, they're like robots, and i'm not even on about the rythmic marching, i'm on about the gleeless zombies slowly clapping, no smile in sight.

[@lazypanda19]

holy shit, look at that guiding! How do they keep such perfect alignment with that ridiculous step? I am a member of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, and we do a high step. It's hard enough keeping straight lines and diagonals with the aid of yard lines and hash marks (i.e. the Rose Parade will challenge our alignment on New Year's Day).

[@chessdrummer]

Amazing how closed the ranks are. That goose step is impressive! With their hands to the side, it's much harder than using arms as momentum. No way you'd mess with this army.

[@azaznator]

I find it admirable how uniform and disciplined their marches are. Bet you can't see anything as symmetric and geometric as that in any other military in the world.

[@mangoman61]

I hear from a south korean friend that they have special shoes and they practice this for months

[@mskelley]

I love every second of this! Sometimes the narrator sounds a little tipsy.

[@Gamloit]

Really odd discovery, but if you play this video without the audio, and have another tab/window open playing "Around the World" by Daft Punk" then you will be surprised. Seriously, give it a shot.

[@gokuasd]

Does anyone knows the music in this video... It's so uplifting!

[@wpw2k]

I'm sure they can only afford to hand half of their troops rifles while the other half gets a few bullets... (hmm, what movie is that from again?)

[@Tlax13]

@amlegobee It's a prussian marching style called the "goose-step" or "stechschritt" that comes from the 18th century. The germans stopped using it after World War Two, then the communists picked it up.

[@Selinor578]

@sasorikmz I think it's not sufficient food. I think the minimum height for army was something like only 5 ft 3 ins. And recently they had to lower that, because they weren't getting enought people that tall for it. It's all to do with not getting enought nutrition over the generations.

[@jstewart9356]

I seriously do respect, as an American, the devotion the North Koreans have to their country. I wish all Americans like me were as patriotic, but we have maybe TOO much freedom here. We could tone it back a bit.

[@halorecon95]

@999Thip yes but doesnt the usa now have armybases in japan, and in somalia, and in germany, and in england, and in south korea. i think that the usa has 2many power.

[@coolabananers]

Wow. According to the "video statics" there have been people from north korea watching this video. Didn't know that was possible.

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

Would you please upload the entire videos individually?

[@L4DWonton]

Doesn't handing out a enough medals to cover an entire jacket defeat the point of medals altogether? ...

[@Oferkyll]

@korn1536 thats all north korea does though they just parade and shoot off a missile occasionally, isnt it? So they kinda have it down now

[@frzferdinand72]

dude, is it me, or is that guy making commentary the same one as the Vice Guide propaganda videos?

[@Chonvay]

@Flamingos40 So you're saying that NK would win over European Union? Really? UK, France, Germany, Italy & Spain? Really?

[@FlagArmadaProductions]

Which year's parade was this from? (I noticed it says 9.9 in the torchlight procession, which indicates September 9th, the birthday of the DPRK) But what year? 2003? 1998? (Could not have been 2008 or 2013, because Kim Jong il wasn't present at those parades.)

[@FlagArmadaProductions]

That still doesnt help. Both of the valid dates are before 05.

[@KissShotAcerolaOrion]

@sockschappercat They must have steel frames under those uniforms to prevent them breaking their legs.

[@franklouuu]

@siddude It's so strange that such a noble idea at the beginning became something like this...

[@fig9ux]

@shalawsorchi they cant but they can cause a lot of trouble with their nuke...are u willing to take the risk?

[@tracylynnw]

@ainsleywainsley lol chilling in his tracksuit. Did you ever notice it's the same tracksuit since forever? It must be kinda crusty by now ;)P

[@newbie7407]

so which one is it? I've heard that north korea was the 5th, then the 4th, and now as I read past comments,the 3rd. so which one is it?

[@Henry47ptnm]

I was looking at another website on N.Korea and it was N.Korea children begging. There was a Goggle map section and I look at satellite part of N.Korea. I zoomed in and I noticed high rise buildings, paved roads and streets. The buildings were modern and it look like a regular city. But I notice one thing: No Cars. It was like a ghost town. I did notice some buses. Maybe 1 or 2 vehicles. Could have been driven by some government official.

[@XShynobiX]

What's the parade song at the beginning called?

[@fall0rn]

do they allow the SSD youtube access now?

[@cawimmer430]

What the hell is the commentator of this video trying to say? I can't understand a word of it even though the audio is quite clear. He must be quoting shit from those little red books that were hastily translated into English...

[@halorecon95]

@Glitcherdude1234 and what are the odds of that?

[@ClayAlchemist]

@ChuckNorrisAssassin HAHA! Nice catch. What I don't get is why everything that comes out of N. Korea looks like something out of the 70's including Kim Jong Il. Sheesh.

[@drangon1233]

is it just me or is none of them carrying weapons?

[@AhmadKhomeini]

Ja ;-) Magst du Stechschritt? Ich finde ihn sehr beeindruckend!

[@gaaraman312]

What song starts playing at 5:26?

[@XirTiK]

I would love the song at 258s anyone know what it's called ?

@nicodemisthenecroman Only a number of tourists are allowed on north korea. North korea doesn't restrict ALL people coming to their country.

[@wandererprime]

@terfelin I realize this comment is one month old.... But how in the hell can American "have more starving people then half of Asia" when Asia's total population is 3,634,000,000(Three billion, six hundred, thirty-four million) people, divide that by two and it equals 1,817,000,000(One billion, eight-hundred, seventeen million )people, whereas the TOTAL population of the United States is only 312,000,000(Three-hundred, twelve million)? Pray tell, how did you come to your conclusion?

[@TATERxSALAD44]

@ijarumas WHAT!?!?!? HOW DID YOU GO TO NORTH KOREA!?!?!?

[@CutieTutie99]

I'm just asking but, what religion are you?

[@AmmonIsTheWhat]

@verrykusral didnt they like just learn how to launch a missle?

[@watwat79]

That is some fancy footwork! Could you imagine the casualty numbers that would come from a war with these people? They would never surrender, even after 2 nukes like japan.

[@Gothxha]

The fact that they're only playing to be happy is really scary..

[@MrAghmed]

WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF THEM TRIPS OVER?

[@costernocht]

George Orwell: "The goose-step is one of the most horrible sights in the world, far more terrifying than a dive-bomber. It is simply an affirmation of naked power; contained in it, quite consciously and intentionally, is the vision of a boot crashing down on a face. Its ugliness is part of its essence, for what it is saying is ‘Yes, I am ugly, and you daren't laugh at me’, like the bully who makes faces at his victim."

[@eltonforlife]

@mangodisco that will cause a nuclear war?

[@Brs5050]

national defense or attack?

[@TheMotoross]

and if he lives long, what than?

[@asbeitemu]

@andymckandless why ?

[@killzone10]

Love how the officer at 0:29 is all like "Oh shit, what the hell is Kim Jong doing now? Is that him trying to give a military salute? Damn I better try to copy him so i don't get killed"

[@Nuthin141]

2004?? This looks like it was filmed in the 80's... o.o

[@prospecops]

you laugh at me because i'm different i laugh at you because you're all the same. some day this will be a famous quote

[@frogdeity]

@dino1981able I don't think that was in Animal Farm.

[@nismotech]

Half the people are thinking " I'd rather go home and watch my FRIEND DVD from USA than doing this crap"

[@wowplayer160]

What "this" country do you speak of?

[@mikezzknight]

I bet none of them play starcraft as good as anyone in South Korea.

[@dontlayeggs]

You must admit that they sure can march. i've been to military and we marched too after months of training. Of course I don't want to know what they did with those soldiers to make them march like that lol , it's too perfect to be true, inch by inch...you must admit , it's amazing.

[@ijarumas]

A: There is a new power plant in Hamheung-si. B: No, I'm just coming back from there, but I didn't see a power plant. A: And there is a new chemical factory in Kimjeongsuk-gun. B: I was there a week ago but I didn't see any factory... A: Comrade! Stop running around and read the newspaper once in a while.

[@yakuza2013]

is any body know the music in the beginning

[@danr2019]

did anyone tell these guys the cold war ended 20 years ago?

[@Flamingos40]

@Chonvay How did the Nazis take on France and the UK? Italy was just there as eye candy and Spain was under the control of Francisco Franco who even agreed secretly to allow the nazis to come over if Spain got invaded. There's a lot of strings, who knows, maybe NK can get support from an opposition group in the Russian Federation or Chinese Help. Im not saying "Yeah go North Korea!" but its a probable threat.

[@Le457]

everybody is clapping their hands, but nobody is smiling.

[@LittleMissV]

would everyone please stop talking about nukes like killing a whole country is no big deal?

[@NumberedBySeven]

It's rather scary. Not only is freedom of person destroyed, but freedom of mind. Even their dancing was organized. It takes away the value of one person, setting more of a 'value by number'. One crowd is worth more than another, if one is slightly larger. In many ways, their marching is like that performed for Hitler, with the same 'love' for their leader [Not that they know any different]. All in all, it is a sad scenario.

[@johnebutouy]

I hear him clearly say 'Without you, Kim Jong-il, there would be no "marmelade", strange...

[@mangoman61]

I heared from a south korean friend that they have special shoes and they practice this for months

[@cronaldopwns]

Wow, this is almost reflective of the german wehrmacht military parade(1937-2)

[@Shadowzzzz5599]

2 million people died in the korean war...i really do wonder how that war was forgotten...

[@hoseyfbaby]

why do they kick their feet out?

[@vonblunder]

look at all these officoers with so many medals that it looks like they'd get one for doing the dishes at home...

[@Tiburone15]

@Smithatron1001 how?

[@1zieglerbrian]

I'm the complete opposite of a communist, but I wholeheartedly admire the respect people of North Korea show to their government and institutions. I volunteered to teach at a "military" high school class and was profoundly disappointed by the lack of discipline. North Koreans dress up and stand at attention for their government, and give the leaders the respect they deserve.

[@aleronstube]

Excuse me... Confucian? What has this got to do with Confucius? I'm a Confucianist, and I can assure you Kim Jong Il has no 'Confucian' mind-set...

[@ADR4152011]

Songun is a political philosophy, not a person. If it lives long, then North Korea will be less likely to be invaded by any imperialistic countries.

[@napster745]

they obviously havent realised that you cant win wars by marching

[@kiskis0611]

what happen them?

[@maurice1325]

The first salvo fired by the North would take less then 3 minutes. I'm not kidding. The South would have less then 3 minutes to disarm the intire North Korean artillery. The North has the ability to fire 300.000(!) shells to Seoul in less then one hour. And then, it doesn't matter if the shell or artillery is outdated, it will still blow up.

[@Kleeeenex1]

i just noticed you don't even know the definition of Empire. Usa is imperialistic nation. you have an empire when your "home" stretches past your original home and to foreign land that is already occupied there. Korea in general never invaded any other country for thousands of years. and was given the nickname ,"The Hermit Kingdom". because they were closed off from the outside world. Usa was founded as an empire, when the Europeans came to north america and killed off native americans

[@Cheshirecat55]

@funzzer123 With the amount of nationalism floating around the DPRK military, I severely doubt any of them actually don't want to march.

[@happieade]

I agree that it is sad and rather frightening to see how much control a state can have over its people, but I also think the threatened violence expressed in these comments is a commentary on our society.

[@420Teixeira]

@nicodemisthenecroman Yep, you can tell by his face, he must be thinking "oh my god, take me home please, no more.."

[@elviss]

I thought around 6.20, they were going to go into the Indianna Jones Theme

[@MotoResurrect]

narrators accent is priceless

[@Brynwyn123]

I'm listening to Girls Just Wanna Have fun. They synch perfectly.

[@FrankiiDoodle]

It's something Stephen Fry says when people get a bit het up about something, not a big complicated metaphor

[@somethingrandooom]

@helipilot94 if youre talking about usa your wrongthere armys just over million which is comparable to america but the huge lack of funding low technology food shortages and just the sheer size of this tiny country would make it an easy war

[@Superchickenman159]

@Raajur i noticed that with the chinese parades aswell

[@JAMamation]

0:19 - 0:20 the one on the far right got 4 medals for washing Kim's dishes, the one third from right got 2 medals for helping Kim's son with his homework and 9 for taking out Kim's trash on a weekly basis... Oh and the one in the middle was awarded a Medal Of Honor for cleaning Kim's ass.

[@foxhole3]

@86Jhard iam assuming you are american like me but afghanistan: no osama, Iraq: no wmd's our army is not made to defend its made to attack btw i support the war and our troops but with all respect you comment sounds a little naive

[@oldkidsjonge]

@Milkshakes666 It is the countries fault. If you say it is because of other countries it is still because of North Korea because if people can't stand me I also look at myself rather than blaming the whole world.

[@happysplinters]

those generals have like 50 medals... does anyone have this many medals? 50 tours of duty?

[@TaintedFaith88]

This is a result of being a shrimp between giants... and being on a land that is so valuable to all sides. Your country gets fragmented in a political chess match of higher powers.

[@chrisjex]

Then someone trips over while marching...

[@monstermuttz]

@MrJikkii hmh, so you comment on my grammer then finish with a rude remark, I bet you feel so badass right now dont you?

[@CarolusR3x]

Goose-step is pretty easy to march in time to.

[@SadakoSenpai]

wait, where are any weapons? xD is this really army parade?

[@lovelock512]

they are about 30 years behind the rest of us.

[@TeamCropDusters]

So many living totally unaware of the modern world. It is like they are stuck in the 1940's.

[@Michiel1604]

it's that they don't put their right hand in the air

[@Prohunter93]

It's hard to believe there are still countries like this.

[@peaceonearth347]

*sings* we didn't start the flame war!