Why the young had to choose to go to the jail | Undercover Korea

[@ellenhenderson6865]

The title is misleading. More like a board school or training school. Incarceration means jail. Thus is not jail.

[@lorencalfe6446]

and religion originally literally means ‘to bind something tightly’ religare. Words change. As long as it is somewhat synonymous and not an antonym its fine. English itself came from misusing and changing german/ latin words. Words/ definitions arent set in stone.

[@yucol5661]

Looks more like a poorhouse where the wards work or study in exchange of bare necessities or better jobs. But since they aren’t exploited it’s more like a summer camp or an intensive study program. I mean it’s not as if they are not feed if they study wrong or forced to work and make the company money

[@myblheart470]

Its a figure of speech i think hehe

[@ragnarokjoe]

@ellen..it's automatic translated by papago😂😂😂

[@gohivan5119]

No difference their lives are like in a jail anyway

[@onespeedlite]

From reading the title, one might think young people in South Korea are intentionally going to jail to get free food and boarding due to shortage of jobs.

[@wip1664]

If you cannot get a job due to no demand, how will you buy food and lodging?

[@alexcarter8807]

Writing from the US here - it's normal in the US for the out of work/homeless to commit some crime that will get them put into jail long enough to survive the winter.

[@Moss_piglets]

​@@alexcarter8807I've worked in shelters since HS. I wouldn't say it's normal but it does happen. Those who do this are usually the ones who refuse to go to shelters. I guess they feel they have better services in jail rather than deal with the bs of staying in the city shelters where you can get beaten or your belongings stolen by others.

[@imsoapy9013]

this is exactly what i thought lmao

[@thomascaminito3252]

This is exactly why I clicked on this video!

[@calicorameriez2894]

I will never stop finding it interesting how things are in other countries. ❤❤ thank you for the video

[@Aikalovely11]

Same😊

[@jcypark]

This seems so inefficient for society as a whole. How does this make you a better firefighter, policeman etc. Completely different skill sets needed from what is being tested.

[@ht9851]

You're obviously only seeing a certain aspect of their studies. There are other facets to their respective fields of study that they also work on. Don't be so quick to judge the way another culture trains its citizens. It may not be what you think it should be but it surely meets the needs of their country.

[@ht9851]

@@lss7850 unfortunately no matter how much you train someone to be in law enforcement you can't teach them character and respect. They can hide their bias and pretend to adhere to all the rules yet their internal lack of control and temptation towards negative proclivities can't be predicted. Unless an officer holds themselves to a higher standard they can't be entrusted with upholding the law. What ends up happening is they test their luck until they are caught doing misdeeds. It's a sad state.

[@wip1664]

You are saying that vocational training is better, and sufficient. But some of these students can probably be very good firemen, or police, as well as a doctor, or IT personnel only these positions require less physically laborious efforts. Well rounded persons trained properly are equally desirable.

[@cecileroy557]

In Asian countries studying for the civil service exam has always been very difficult. I, too, don't know why policemen etc. have to take this test....

[@tindrums]

Equality of opportunity. Everyone has a chance. That is a fact regarded heavily in Asian society.

[@모-q4z]

This is incredibly sad. So much effort for nothing. If they can’t find a job, they have wasted so much hard work.

[@yucol5661]

@@beany1944better to just move and find an easier job that pays you more money. More efficient

[@zerohero5753]

@@beany1944 If they wanted to work in many parts of the world they would pack up and leave. Not waste time on needless exams for Korean jobs that pay nothing.

[@kaeru5019]

⁠​⁠@@zerohero5753You can’t just “pack and leave” to another country. You need a work visa and funds to even get there.

[@Jams90.]

thats everywhere.

[@Cx0ew]

@@beany1944 ActuaIIy most countries prefer to hire their own

[@TimeTraveller010]

I have lived and worked in South Korea; by profession I'm a formal teacher (method of teaching not important in this context) I know the importance of formative and summative testing, tests are relevant when most of professional situations require making numerical decisions, calculated to bring about results. STEM subjects all require a high caliber of quick thinking. On the other hand science is also creative. Subjects unrelated to STEM should never be contingent of pass grade through examinations. I have had this discussion in the past with a university lecturer. I feel really sorry for Koreans, the pressure they must endure to maintain a 'normal occupation with an income'. And it is never guaranteed after graduation. Move to Australia life is much more chill...>,

[@SnowPyramid]

Yeah i make 180k a year in mining i got the job with not much experience and didnt finish highschool lol australia is insane koreans struggle so hard just to make a basic living

[@jimbennett3788]

My prayer for all is that each of you can are able to find peace and happiness throughout your lives

[@cherie4665]

This is so extreme and unhealthy, but reframed as "hard work" by some people. Most people forget what they study anyway once they're done with the exams. Makes you wonder if the outcome is worth it. Is this kind of life worth it :( Still, best of luck to every one of them. They gave their best

[@beany1944]

It's more unhealthy to be uneducated, jobless, and a drug addict and playing the victim.

[@stupidboy3667]

Situation is even more worse in India :(

[@Tulpas]

"Most people forget what they study anyway once they're done with the exams" says who? you?

[@Jams90.]

Agreed. This is the equivalent of the SAT's or ACT's MCAT, LSAT, etc. Lots of useless studying for things that won't help you in the actual field.

[@pkersoul]

yeah i'm all for hard work and shit but when its all only for POSSIBLE 1.7% SUCCESS RATE? that's not hard work anymore that's fucking insanity

[@jamietkh5862]

Yes, I agree. The title is totally misleading. I thought what crimes have the Korean youth committed to be jailed enmass??? Goodness! And to producers, why conduct interviews when they are eating meals. Could see how awkwardly uncomfortable eating at the same time thinking how to answer questions. They're forced to swallow their food fast to respond to your reporter. A rule of thumb never do interview when subject is engrossed partaking meals. It's a P&Q consideration.😊 Rather, inappropriate timing. Take it as constructive view. However I'm an international viewer who is a fan of your K-doc series. ♥️👍

[@adrenaline2002]

Hwaiting to all of them. Motivation, diligence and hard work is never wasted.

[@Anabellw0w]

You live in a fairytale world if you think that's true.

[@Cx0ew]

ActuaIIy it 0ften ls

[@DefBroadcasting]

@@Anabellw0w I think you just live with depression. Which is OK. Hwaiting!

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

And also this shit is the exact same a job corps or job core in America!!!! It's not jail but it's close to it !! In the US it's designed to teach bad poor kids a lesson and try to give them opportunities!!!! I think in Korea it's just free labor!!!!!

[@chronicfatiguehermithiker3022]

If someone helps out in the store for 3 hours, he’s not getting the lectures for free, his labor is payment.

[@ampa4989]

It isn't that Korea doesn't provide enough good jobs. It's that a nation needs only so many white collar professionals. When everyone is smart and capable, some of them will have to become smart and capable plumbers and smart and capable truck drivers and smart and capable sales clerks and smart and capable bank tellers. We have to remember there is dignity in work.

[@Jehanne37]

This is realy hard and competitive country. Poor young people, so never ending studying, examing and in the end will pass only a few from they…

[@PMJ4EVERR]

It’s better to try than to do nothing at all. RESPECT. If it doesn’t work out then there will be other opportunities. FIGHTING. It’s not the end of the world. Our parents did many things before they became successful. CHEER UP.

[@Jams90.]

yes, but this is the equivalent of the SAT's or ACT's MCAT, LSAT, etc. Lots of useless studying for things that won't help you in the actual field.

[@fine1298]

@@Jams90.That’s not how it works since if you pass these exams you become a public servant; passing the SAT, LSAT etc doesn’t get you a path to a job explicitly as much as these exams do

[@Jams90.]

@@fine1298 is it guaranteed?

[@fine1298]

@@Jams90. practically yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to beat others on the exam since so many people are also studying like this for them

[@Jams90.]

@@fine1298 if it is guaranteed that you will get a job then it is worth it. If it just ranks you and you’re not guaranteed a job then it is not worth it and is just a waste of time and money.

[@neelroy2918]

There should be a documentary about people who didn't pass and what road their life took.

[@Vin.1904]

Why he have to study korean history if he want to be a firefighter?

[@erikad0511]

Wow, 12hrs straight for lectures! Questions...is police officer & firefighter the only jobs with civil service exams? Are they saying these kids will work this hard & maybe not even get the job they want? That would sux... Its pretty selfless act to wanna help your community, I really wish them best of luck

[@FirdausIsmail1]

do you have to pay to live there? is there no guarantee of a job after you have spent so many years there? and is it for all governmental jobs e.g. doctor/nurses/policeman/army/firefighter?

[@truth6242]

I am thinking of transferring my job as security guard to S Korea through my company here in USA. I did some research and found that I would make 2 times as much per yr than civil servants in S Korea. It is good too since I will already have other income from my business anyway.

[@Suho0_0]

Downside is you’ll have the double salary bc everything is so expensive, specially in cities,looking at it from the USA it’s a lot, when you’re here potentially not.

[@maximillianafrancine1451]

Is it the society or the economy. Would have been nice to understand why there are no jobs.

[@wip1664]

Why do you not understand? It takes one person to change a lightbulb, not six. And light bulbs in the 21st century can last about 10,000 hours of usage, most of them. Infrequently changed. We had been in the technology era for decades now. There are and should be much fewer jobs than in the industrial era, which had also eliminated jobs.

[@maximillianafrancine1451]

@wip1664 The use or failure to use technology is a choice. A machine does not have ambitions or kids to raise, nor does it wish to get married. I know of one developing country where the authorities insisted that where human labour could be used, it had to be used. It transformed the communities along the stretch of the road that was being built. It is laughable that the very humans who decide a machine is better than a cashier will then complain that jobs are disappearing. Because a machine can do certain things even more efficiently does not mean it should be brought in to do it. As for not understanding and why, if I knew the answer to that, I wouldn't have asked the question.

[@wip1664]

@@maximillianafrancine1451 I thought I had hinted the answer well enough. That if a job that can be done by a machine, or be automated, to do so would always be more efficient, more consistent. A machine cannot build roads by itself. A human is much better, faster, more effective at building a road with industrial equipment/machines than without, and fewer humans would be needed to execute. But technology, or machines, can ensure the entire project runs (is executed) smoothly, timely, with fewer errors from beginning/planning to completion. With the use of technology or intelligent machines, the entire process also would have a well documented trail, in case somethings within the project need to be reviewed/revised prior to completion or after.

[@cecileroy557]

The economy...

[@elmakoundouraki3730]

The title is misleading us but once more I love it. What a gentle narrator 😊

[@Odinoian]

I feel for Jihyang. I hope she has someone to spend time with during the holidays. If not, her determination will be worthwhile in the end :)

[@CyberMew]

since this was made in dec2018/jan2019, and its now oct2023, i hope they have all passed!

[@aleencross]

I get what they are trying to do, but I think they go about it the wrong way. You separate males from females, you take their phones, etc, and the guise is that it will help them focus or work harder. But I will have a greater respect for someone who could succeed despite the distraction of the opposite sex, the person who has enough self-control to prioritize their studies over scrolling on their phones. You are, in essence, telling them they have no willpower self-control and you have to decide what is best for them while they are all grown adults. But I guess it's how it is done there , no shade!

[@mongmong3737]

All that effort to get paid 1000 bucks a month.

[@sebastianmartin8665]

ㅋㅋㅋ

[@alain2467]

And u make none

[@alain2467]

Coward

[@alain2467]

Racist

[@alain2467]

Clown

[@Whatchalookinattt]

I don't think there is a shortage of jobs in Korea. There's just a shortage of jobs that people want, which are high-paying conglomerate office jobs.

[@Suho0_0]

Bs! I was born and raised in Korea, still live here, I’m trying to get a better job, I have experience as a martial arts teacher, I have experience teaching young students of all ages, I’m qualified but I’m being denied jobs within the fields I’m experienced and qualified for, I’ve applied for others within my local area and far away, nothing is getting back to me, or if they do I get ghosted after interview. It’s the same with many people my age and younger. (I’m 22). It’s the companies requiring too much experience for a job realistically not needing that much, positions being denied to qualified and determined individuals based on status. Cherry picking gone too far.

[@fromzero6545]

16:00 is heartwarming. Nice words for the brother. Lets wish for all the best for all these hardworking people.

[@geethaanjali2696]

Is the male voice (0.05) is by actor park seo joon ?

[@ht9851]

Instead of getting into trouble and ending up dead or in jail these young people are trying to make a better life for themselves and their families by studying hard and focusing on their dreams. That is commendable and a better path than most youths around the world take. I don't know them, but I am proud of them for their dedication to do better and contribute to society in some way. They do need the encouragement and the guidance to be better than the generation before. Only then will the world grow and prosper as a whole.

[@Jams90.]

This is the equivalent of the SAT's or ACT's MCAT, LSAT, etc. Lots of useless studying for things that won't help you in the actual field.

[@alexbr550]

I read the title many times to make sure I was seeing this correctly.

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

Asain kids lining up like that at school!!! I thought wasn't real life !!!! I thought it was a joke on family guy!! I know now it's very true!!!!😮😮😮😮

[@SmokinBuddha]

In the United States, they will make the exam easier because certain groups of people can't pass the exam.

[@jeremiahferrera1005]

this method is so inefficient.

[@khadijah3519]

I am proud of these young people. It makes me so happy to see how they are willing to work hard☺️

[@2CanadianEh]

This is so much more than hard work and if it makes you proud you should go have a good long look in the mirror

[@khadijah3519]

@@2CanadianEh As I said “I am PROUD of them!!” They live there and know full well how things are going. They chose to work hard regardless of how they may or may not make the cut or be locked in or make the cut but the “dream” isn’t what they hoped it to be. Either way..better than just crying and doing nothing!🌸

[@samdavis1170]

​@@khadijah3519 it's pointless to play the game that's rigged. I mean, the whole idea of general education is kinda useless. When everyone has the same knowledge it's worthless on the market and doesn't give you a competitive edge

[@khadijah3519]

@@samdavis1170 I agree about education and not being enough spots to accommodate! So..what..don’t try?! So whom is supposed to take care of these grown people because they say f it and not try because they’re too many?!

[@zerohero5753]

@@samdavis1170 Yeah education nowadays is designed to trap you in debt. Have you seen the cost of college these days

[@tozomona]

The description is misleading. They are not in prison.

[@SP-shortvideos]

Not sure whether it is a direct translation error but the title is pretty much misleading. When I read it, it gave me the impression that those in their 20s chose to be jailed because of being jobless 🤷🏻‍♀️😅

[@elliecha4240]

I think its time to ditch the old system and build new structure to liberate the next generations!

[@FirdausIsmail1]

if you want to go for the test is it compulsory to stay there or can you take the test and live normally?

[@jamsjars9505]

This is more like military which is already mandatory in Korea for all men. This is comradery.

[@t-rex8520]

its crazy, time doesn't play any role in here. the matter is how much knowledge you got. hope they will change someday. luckily i was not born as a Korea. Thanks God.

[@socraticdialogue29.]

What the impact on mental health i.e depression, anxiety, personality disorders etc. . no mention of what type of impact this lifestyle has on the young. I feel so sad for these kids. Sitting for 12 hours in a history class non - stop is seriously unhealthy and crazy

[@aleencross]

Another question: Do you have to pay to attend this place, or is it open to all who qualify to take the Civil service exam? 🤔 I hope it is free and opened to all qualified candidates. Because if it is not, it will be quite discrimatory to those who qualify but are unable to pay the enrollment fee!

[@tindrums]

Usually quite expensive. Going by Induan equivalents.

[@astraea857]

schools like this have tuition fees

[@JLEXUS]

Jihyang Hwaiting!!!!!

[@us.nyc.10011]

It almost feels like Soviet style schools.

[@simonloo2168]

Exactly

[@さいとうみつひろ-n1c]

韓国で生きてくのは大変だ😬弱者に厳しそう

[@seannoh672]

Training academy for governmet/civic duty positions. Not incarceration.

[@tonynguyen5362]

These people are what we need in the US, hard working , polite and smart,

[@zerohero5753]

Good thing that it is not the case. Their su1cide and birth rate is terrifying

[@alain2467]

Yea no wokeys

[@Rihardololz]

in US working 9 to 5 is world ending while Koreans work slaving overtime.

[@alain2467]

@@Rihardololz dont project solipsism

[@alain2467]

@@Rihardololz clown

[@zai.1992]

I was shock of the title. Incaceration means you have to go to jail. I think they used papago or google translate. LOL sometimes you’ll see some weird translation here in Korea.

[@onesoul1s]

it's not that there are no jobs but the young generation nowadays only want to do office jobs

[@TheJustSqueakin]

And they all want those office jobs to be in Seoul lmao

[@soshinae]

Who wouldn't want a high paying, comfortable job? That is why you have education level in everything. And the hard labor got other people who cannot pursue education to do. Even those with jobs can do part time in hard labor. I watch many docu where there got few part times jobs a day just to make a living. Some even doing part time in construction to earn money to study.

[@zaidzarani5643]

what the second last song?

[@dffhhfhdifh]

i thought i was jail plz correct title of video.

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

Maby not even free labor if the young adults are getting a decent education!!! I'm going to half to agree!!!! This title is misleading!!!

[@riddance1]

This is their jail????

[@sjn0202]

Why do the rooms' doors look like some cheap love motel?

[@Okahui]

this is like child labor but not really

[@sar983]

FIGHTING ❤

[@cliffords9331]

Sorry. I am 6 some Korea expatriate. Please be very careful of vocabularies. Incarceration is very far end vocab choice. Incarceration is extreme end of life you may not be aware of. There are people all over the world without limbs and what not still choose to survive

[@dannnsss8034]

24:33 song?

[@ieeteei]

Listen to this song By Kassy

[@mooner77]

8:21😢

[@tindrums]

Korean Kota factory

[@chronicfatiguehermithiker3022]

Unemployed people might try to start a small business. Think of any knowledge or skill that they have that others might need and see if they can charge for it. If the business succeed, maybe they might even need to hire someone’s help and end up creating 2 jobs where there were none.

[@Cx0ew]

The chances of starting a profitable business is much Iower than finding employment

[@chronicfatiguehermithiker3022]

@@Cx0ew But is probably worth it to try in intensely low job places because the rare success would not only create one job, it could possibly create many.

[@vin9649]

Small business can work, specially if you are in Developing countries, like my Philippines; but I choose to finish my study and have a civil job, cuz its hard to start a business without a stable income or savings

[@BrianHSC]

This channel is known for click bait.

[@serenah.2150]

Wow

[@timidpeter]

👍

[@amarafield2513]

Are you kidding me? They needs to do this in US. They very hard working’s. What are you talking about? Chang the name. You give us wrong information about Korea.🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️

[@wendysu4918]

😮

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

OMG 😮😮😮 !!!! 28 !!! WTF 😮???? Only a neurosurgeon is still studying at that age in America unless you quit school and are going back for something😮😮😮!!! Or u didn't go to school when u were young!!!! Wtf?????? I dont understand why???? At 28 Americans are trying to buy ther first home and are getting married!!!!!!!!!!

[@zoeytan]

Stupid title

[@Robin-hv5tv]

wtf is this

[@Sanismom]

4

[@googlekonto5397]

It's sad to see how immature and insecure young people in Korea are....

[@cecileroy557]

And you're basing that opinion on what??

[@Ercan-fc2oq]

The Korean economy is highly based on nepotism, just a few companies such as Hyundai or Samsung are controlling the economy, they are so powerful that they even influence the politics of the country, I have no evidence for it but I am sure these big companies have links to freemasonry, I will not go into details because people think I am a weirdo. Listen to this guy saying he dreamt of being a GO player I don't know exactly what this is, but most likely a computer game, how realistic is that, many Korean women dream from being a kpop star,again how realistic is that? there is this social platform called twitch there are so many Korean women who show off their beauty expecting money from viewers, many of them are doing it for hours every day, I mean do they have another option other than dancing half naked, I am not a saint I would be maybe the first watching these streams but long story short, there is for sure more than being a good looking person, they are going through this hardcore system that probably doesn't exist anywhere else in the world. You can't fix this situation just by giving your best.

[@Cx0ew]

That's just the perception, there are many SME's that can also make a decent living

[@Agencetourix]

If you knew just the slightest bit about Asian culture, you'd know that go is not a computer game. Talk about commenting out of ignorance.