North Koreas Fake Influencers.

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]The bizarre world of North Korean influencers. How the fuck does North Korea have influencers? They don't even have internet. What the fuck?

[00:00:08]>> What's it going to be? What's it going to be?

[00:00:10]>> Oh my god, bro. Is this the North Korean influencer? Jesus fucking Christ, bro.

[00:00:14]Sign me up immediately.

[00:00:16]>> This is song A. She's an influencer, >> bro. Korean names are Song A. Does Song A sing a song?

[00:00:28]I'm sorry, Rob.

[00:00:30]>> This is Song A. She's an influencer. She tells stories about her everyday life using an over-the-top Brit.

[00:00:36]>> Is she like 12 years old? What the fuck is she? How old is this girl, bro? She looks like she's 12.

[00:00:41]>> She tells stories about her everyday life using an over-the-top British accent.

[00:00:46]>> Hello, everyone.

[00:00:47]>> Over the top, brother. That's how every British person talks.

[00:00:51]>> Sometimes she goes hiking.

[00:00:52]>> Nice to see you again.

[00:00:53]>> Sometimes she cooks.

[00:00:54]>> I think that something is missing.

[00:00:56]>> All pretty normal. Uh-huh.

[00:00:58]>> But there's one thing that makes song A stand out.

[00:01:00]>> You playing basketball?

[00:01:01]>> She's from North Korea.

[00:01:02]>> Oh shit.

[00:01:02]>> Can you guess where I >> Is she from North Korea or North Korean?

[00:01:07]Cuz I don't know how the fuck she's uh uploading shit on the internet from North Korea. Isn't it like Isn't it like banned?

[00:01:14]>> Everything is under control as it used to be and everyone is just fine.

[00:01:19]>> This all seems a bit odd.

[00:01:22]>> There goes the bell.

[00:01:23]>> Oh, she is from North Korea, right? at the flowers say cheer up.

[00:01:27]>> And she is by no means the only North Korean influencer.

[00:01:33]>> Good morning.

[00:01:34]>> Come visit North Korea.

[00:01:36]>> Hi everyone.

[00:01:38]>> North Korea.

[00:01:39]>> What is going on here?

[00:01:43]>> Yeah, probably uh some like state propaganda shit, right? What else could it be? Either number one, it's state propaganda paid by North Korea to like advertise their shit or they're doing it illegally and they're going to get executed.

[00:01:57]One of these two, bro, I don't think you can use the internet in North Korea, bro.

[00:02:01]>> Social media channels have been popping up that give us a glimpse into what North Korea is actually like. Well, allegedly.

[00:02:09]>> I'm going to show you the changing appearance of >> Bro, the North Korean microphones are really fucking good. You know a microphone is good when there's crickets in the background, but the crickets are louder than the woman's speaking into the microphone. Bro, crazy as well as mine.

[00:02:28]>> That's amazing.

[00:02:31]>> Shit, >> brother. What the fuck is this microphone?

[00:02:34]Where where is the microphone? I hear the the background noise is louder than her speaking, man.

[00:02:40]>> A lot of North Korean content goes viral, especially on Tik Tok. Finally, the world >> ordered to brother. What the fuck?

[00:02:47]>> To see a different side of this mysterious country. The beautiful beaches, for example, >> the North Korea. They don't show you >> the full refrigerators where you can even find bananas.

[00:02:57]>> Bananas.

[00:02:57]>> Damn.

[00:02:58]>> Or how beautiful the capital is lit up.

[00:03:00]>> Who the fuck puts bananas in fridges?

[00:03:02]>> Enjoying a beer in a bar or snacking on fast food.

[00:03:05]>> North Korean McDonald's.

[00:03:07]>> Videos like this one gain over 40 million views.

[00:03:11]The channels are supposedly run by locals living in the beautiful DPRK, proud citizen of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. But wait a second, how can these channels even post their videos from North Korea?

[00:03:31]Dr. Rudiger Fran. He's a professor of East Asian studies at the University of Vienna has been studying North Korea for over 30 years. Ordinary citizens in North Korea don't have access to our normal internet.

[00:03:44]>> Only a few thousand of the 25 million inhabitants have this privilege.

[00:03:50]>> And even those have only limited access.

[00:03:53]So it's very unlikely that an ordinary citizen in North Korea would record these videos and post them online on Tik Tok. brother, how the Yeah, but that's like obvious obvious though cuz do you think people who like isn't it kind of weird that the only people who have access to to North Korean internet also exclusively only make videos on how North Korea is great. Isn't that weird?

[00:04:18]It's kind of weird. There's like 1,000 people in North Korea who have internet access and all of them are making videos advertising how beautiful North Korea is. It's kind of weird. It was like bro it's like you have to imagine right like there's like countries that are like advertising I don't know their beautiful beaches, beautiful mountains, you know what I mean? Like countries usually advertise like the best thing about their country, right? And then there's North Korea. Of course North Korea has banana.

[00:04:51]It's like the funniest shit, bro. Fuck.

[00:04:54]That's amazing. North Korea has banana.

[00:04:57]Sign me up immediately.

[00:04:58]>> Post them online on Tik Tok. It makes you wonder who >> That's This is also like an amazing pancake. There's nothing on it. It's just like a piece of bread. Crazy. But they got sushi, too, though. Look at that. And sausages. And pancakes. What the fuck is this? What the fuck is this restaurant, bro? Zushi, sausages, and pancakes without no filling. Crazy.

[00:05:21]>> Makes you wonder who is actually running these accounts. Let's take a closer look at Song A's account.

[00:05:27]>> I am Song from Pyongyang. I'm 11 years old and fifth year in the primary school.

[00:05:32]>> She's 100% reading something off of a script, bro. 100%.

[00:05:36]>> Her channel was founded in January 2022.

[00:05:39]With her videos, she wants to showcase what life is like in North Korea to her more than 30,000 curious foreign viewers.

[00:05:46]>> Where I live is a very beautiful and magnificent city. Have you? Magnificent is definitely a word that a kid would use to describe their country. 100%, bro. Legit.

[00:05:57]>> In this episode, Song A takes us with her on her first day at >> Bro, why is why is every single woman wearing the same fucking coat? What the fuck? Look at that. It's like either red or blue. Maybe they're like colorcoded or some shit. Women have to wear reds.

[00:06:12]Boys have to wear blue. What?

[00:06:13]>> Episode song A takes us with her on her first date at a new school. Maybe >> later, she takes us along on a trip to a children's hospital, but she's not there because she needs medical assistance.

[00:06:23]>> However, my heart was pumping with the desire of going to the only children's hospital.

[00:06:32]>> For real, it's the funniest shit ever, bro. My heart was pumping blood of desire to go to a hospital. Okay, bro.

[00:06:42]>> I wish I could stay here and play all day. Song A's videos don't feel.

[00:06:47]>> It's like she's reciting lines by heart.

[00:06:49]>> As you can see, this is my school Junior Middle School. Already, I can feel that I'm having time here for 3 years.

[00:06:58]Second, I have studied well and got a certificate.

[00:07:02]>> Her movements seem studied.

[00:07:04]>> I wish with all my little heart that you all like us would overcome these harsh difficulties.

[00:07:11]>> She doesn't even seem like a normal 11-year-old. The fact that she speaks fluent British English is allegedly thanks to her mother. She taught it to Song A from a very young age.

[00:07:21]>> But Song A leaves out a few important details.

[00:07:23]>> What is it?

[00:07:24]>> She is not just any kid growing up in North Korea.

[00:07:26]>> Yeah, she's she's she's probably Kim Jong-un's nephew or some shit.

[00:07:31]>> She's the daughter of a North Korean diplomat.

[00:07:33]>> Okay.

[00:07:33]>> She spent part of her childhood in >> Wait, what's his name? I'm Yan Huk.

[00:07:39]Motherfucker is a H.

[00:07:43]This dude, brother, this guy's name is I'm Whenever you ask this guy what his name is, he's like, "I'm I'm young."

[00:07:52]Crazy, man.

[00:07:53]>> She spent part of her childhood in England. She's the granddaughter of the vice foreign minister and great-granddaughter of the former Supreme Military Commander of North Korea. Her family belongs to the elite and is close to the ruling Kim family.

[00:08:06]>> A media company run by the North Korean state has allegedly been publishing content on >> what? Soggy Wang.

[00:08:14]Brother, these names of brother, this is beautiful names, man. Crazy.

[00:08:19]>> According to research by the portal NK News, Song A is part of these propaganda productions and her channel is just one of many.

[00:08:27]>> How is this allowed on YouTube though?

[00:08:28]Isn't Isn't North Korean North Korea considered like an enemy state or something to America? How can they spread propaganda on like a American YouTube channel? You would think America would like ban this immediately. There's the YouTube channel Echo of Truth with UN a which has since been deleted.

[00:08:44]>> Hello my dear friends. I wish this video April day could cheer you up a little bit.

[00:08:49]>> Or Olivia Natasha Yumi Space DPRK Daily also deleted.

[00:08:54]>> And now you might be wondering the owners of this splendid new flat bar.

[00:09:00]Believe me or not, houses here are given to ordinary working people. Uh why are uh the people walking on the highway?

[00:09:09]What the fuck is this about? Huh?

[00:09:11]There's like a a pedestrian way pedestrian path here, but everyone's walking on the highway. Where the fuck are the cars?

[00:09:19]>> However, it's hard to say whether all of these accounts about North Korea are all state sponsored propaganda.

[00:09:25]>> Ah, why would it be? Zoe Discovers, for example, works for a British tourism company in China, Coro Tours and Young Wii Shin, that offers trips to North Korea. In over 200 videos on her YouTube channel and on Tik Tok, she shows us the beautiful sides of the country. She visits North Korean festivals, goes skiing, or shows us how North Korean families live.

[00:09:47]>> Are you happy to be going back to Pyang?

[00:09:49]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:09:51]>> Yeah. So, >> according to her own statements, she does not receive anything in return for her content. Yeah, but I mean when she's saying it, then it must be true. Guys, how can this be a propaganda account when it says in the description that it's not one? She even put the emoji, bro. Come on. We were unable to verify this. However, Definitive on the propaganda.

[00:10:19]>> North Korea loves propaganda on state television, on giant screens projected onto hotel walls, or as action movies.

[00:10:30]>> Kim Jong-un was not democratically elected. His rule is based solely on ideology.

[00:10:35]>> How can Kim Jong-un not be democratically elected when it's the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

[00:10:42]Rather, it says so in the name. It must be true. Somehow he has to legitimize that power.

[00:10:48]>> Damn.

[00:10:50]>> Bro, this guy's always talking in German. Let me fucking read what he says.

[00:10:55]Brother, >> everything found on social media is propaganda meant for the outside world.

[00:11:00]Of course, because North Koreans don't have the internet. That content is primarily intended to prove how well the country is doing. Life in North Korea is supposedly not as miserable as the Western media make it out to be.

[00:11:14]North Korea >> want to buy and ship goods from shut up.

[00:11:20]>> North Korea has great schools, >> hospitals, better fast food than McDonald's, and even banana.

[00:11:26]>> Just to be clear, the truth is that there is virtually no prosperity in North Korea. 60% of all North Koreans live in absolute poverty.

[00:11:34]>> It is one of the poorest countries in the world. These videos are aimed at people in the west, but according to Professor Frank, also at Japanese, Chinese, and above all, South Koreans.

[00:11:45]And depending on the target group, the aim of the propaganda on social media might differ. With regard to South Korea, there is a very specific long-term goal, a united Korea in line with North Korean ideals. To do this, >> that's definitely going to happen. The regime generally accuses the South of being the exact opposite. A richer but weaker country due to American influence.

[00:12:06]>> Not real Koreans, so to speak.

[00:12:08]>> That's definitely going to convince them to join North Korea. 100%, bro. Just say they're weak.

[00:12:14]>> North Korea, on the other hand, is the place to be for real Koreans. Logic. Of course, South Korea.

[00:12:20]>> Can you walk in the middle of the highway in South Korea? I don't think so. Do they have banana in fridge?

[00:12:25]Probably not. There is a serious concern that citizens will fall for this narrative and become receptive to the North Korean ideology. The country takes the >> If you fall for this shit, I'm sorry, bro. Maybe you should join North Korea then, bro. If you're this fucking stupid, bro. I'm just saying, bro. They live in South Korea, see a random video of a 12year-old in North Korea, and they're like, "Fuck, bro. This this looks amazing."

[00:12:46]>> Song A's YouTube channel has been blocked in South Korea. YouTube has also deleted the channel for violating the company's guidelines.

[00:12:53]>> Okay. North Korea will probably try again. It is not surprising that videos about North Korea have captured so much attention. The country is completely isolated from the rest of the world. You rarely find out what everyday life is like for real citizens. When a video like this appears in the feed, a lot of people are captivated. It's unfortunate that this very desire to simply learn more about this strange place and its people is so strategically exploited and perverted, which is something that YouTubers luckily never do. The real North Korea continues to be largely withheld from us because a cruel regime has absolutely no interest in nuanced truth.

[00:13:29]>> Swear to, bro. North Korea is such a goofy ass fucking country. It's the goofiest shit ever, bro. It's so fucking goofy,