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On this episode of Shady, our host Lexy Lebsack travels to Korea to uncover the reason behind the danger of wearing makeup in North Korea. An underground network of women are smuggling beauty products into the country as an act of rebellion. Press play to watch this week's Shady!
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@refinery29 Год назад

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@sodahwa1117 Год назад

First like! As a teenager, your channel helps me and many others around the world learn about issues that we should raise our voices against, so thank you so much for doing what you do! Hats off to the entire Refinery 29 crew👏

@ChokolateFace 5 лет назад

What her brother did was incredibly heroic, selfless and honorable.

@theotakugamer3840 5 лет назад

Yet sad and heartbreaking, just the thought of it just breaks me a bit she's so strong since before that but shes even stronger to endure it all really.

@aleiajean4000 5 лет назад

If I were him, I would have done it too. To keep the whole family safe? Definitely!

@CyanideOwl 5 лет назад

And nobody cares because he died. It doesn't matter. World goes on. Isn't that cruel?

@melodramatic4085 5 лет назад

Respect for him. 💖💖💖

@ZombieMeatlumps 5 лет назад

I hope she knows that there are thousands of people in the world now that will never forget what he did. It's not much, but I hope she knows.

@applebee39 5 лет назад

"The reality is beauty isn't going to free North Korea, but curiosity about self expression creates curiosity about the outside world." That's beautiful and such a humbling reminder that being empowered can come in many different forms

@refinery29 5 лет назад

+happytofu Exactly!

@MissEloisee 5 лет назад

Your comment almost made me cry, why 😢

@jesusisking314 4 дня назад

Jesus died to give us freedom, peace, love, and everything great, cry out to GOD, he will answer. Don’t want this world but want Jesus . If GOD helped others, He will help you.

@strawbolita 2 года назад

People who blame this on makeup don’t see the bigger issue. If a government bans something as trivial as makeup, the government is to blame-not the people who try to get it. Imagine being so obsessed with what people wear

@berrylovelyz3606 Год назад

Exactly like if the government bans certain good items and people smuggle those items in it’s the governments fault his banning SOMTHING that so simple it won’t do anything

@mikelogan8977 Год назад

How can someone be so loud yet so wrong. STFU ur underdeveloped brain cant comprehend what is happening its more complicated"muh FrEeDoM"

@jenniferromero571 Год назад

That's not it either. Imagine being a Christian a believer of Jesus in another country. You will be murdered. Makeup is not worth getting in trouble or dead.

@eventplanner461 Год назад

Exactly, people are missing the point. This government is acting like makeup is a drug. And that changing a hairstyle is a rebellion act punishable by being brutally beaten to death. If your choice on how you wear your appearance can get you killed what other things can get you killed as well? Even being associated with a "supposed spy" gets you killed.

@v.j.3029 11 месяцев назад

It's about the power he has over women's appearance. They're defying him and his control of what they're allowed to do with their looks.

@shrimpymcshrimpstonmashups3812 2 года назад

imagine restricting your citizens in every way and not allowing them to do anything and then being mad that they tried to escape

@ar1.the.d3v37 2 года назад

That's how your citizens would describe you as a worst and shitty President but unless if you're masochist.

@kathleenkelly7957 2 года назад

It’s so sad. I pray all those poor people living in that horrible country to someday go somewhere much better.

@kanalmimi 2 года назад

Ikr. What do they gain from it anyway?

@kathleenkelly7957 2 года назад

@@kanalmimiidk it’s a good question. I think it’s a matter of control. They want to be able to control their citizens and use it as a way to gain power and eventually overpower other countries. But they don’t want the citizens to leave so they treat them like this. So sad.

@kanalmimi 2 года назад

@@kathleenkelly7957 Oh... Well then I hope they don't be TOO harsh on their citizens, they don't deserve that kind of treatment..

@fruitpiecream 4 года назад

Imagine how lucky we are to not be born in such a country like North Korea.

@acidnerrrv 4 года назад

I constantly think about this, and how we hardly appreciate it, too.

@cocotaveras8975 4 года назад

Skydoeskey I know right! We’re so blessed.

@lovelylovelyabunchlovely5053 4 года назад

@@acidnerrrv Definitely true!!!

@corrinabeirne9410 4 года назад

Selfish to even have children in a place like that

@_sunchildd 4 года назад

Dude for real. I so badly wish I could go there and free all those poor people. 😔

@grace2.026 4 года назад

He's basically Korean Hitler

@hoeworld4959 4 года назад

Grace 2.0 omg yes

@upds_0851 4 года назад

Yes but he doesn’t take people to concerntration camps

@eradereal2142 4 года назад

@@upds_0851 That's china.

@akachan1.241 4 года назад

See Donald Trump ain't so bad...

@nyctouae 4 года назад

@@akachan1.241 you're completely right..

@zelrius8714 Год назад

when she talked about how her brother sacrificed himself to take the blame, I started tearing up so bad. what a noble act of him to do and he will be remembered :(

@jesusisking314 4 дня назад

Jesus died to give us freedom, peace, love, and everything great, cry out to GOD, he will answer. Don’t want this world but want Jesus . If GOD helped others, He will help you.

@km1dash6 2 года назад

In George Orwell's 1984, one of the characters, Julia, does exactly this. She illegally buys makeup and puts it on as an expression of her bodily autonomy. It's crazy to think the world of 1984 exists today in North Korea.

@sneha.k7104 2 года назад

Woah just bought the book but didnt get the time to read it omg

@phatcat3705 Год назад

@@sneha.k7104 I had to read it for school, but, as a teenager, we thought nothing of it at the time, just a "boring" book. This hits differently now. I think of reading it again.

@icedmintchocochip Год назад

the book is fiction, can't be an example to measure an actual country.

@TheNanamariam 5 лет назад

This isnt just about fuxking makeup. Its about the freedom of expression and individualism.

@GeoTunes01 5 лет назад

TheNanamariam 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@Koseiku 5 лет назад

you can write "fucking" lmao

@roseanncarpenter3305 5 лет назад

And also through fashion too

@simplysketched3551 5 лет назад

One thousandth like!! Hehehe

@pix_d20 5 лет назад

@@Koseiku you can also write however you want, just so you know

@olive9514 3 года назад

Imagine being killed just because you wanted to feel beautiful.

@anjalithangjam7341 3 года назад

If this happens to me I will die everyday......

@wmarch88 3 года назад

Not only you, all the family.

@akalijhomentethi7983 3 года назад

Kim Jung Un seeing this video: *Mike Wozowski meme*

@ihanakaunotar2741 3 года назад

Well so many complain about beauty industry creating bad standards, so I guess North Korea tried to go the opposite, without realizing that it’s oppressive when persons choice is taken away.

@joannelee5574 3 года назад

Bell Brambelles you’re 100% right, they try to control every aspect of citizens’ lives, and consequences are costly for you AND your family smh

@arianawixx6522 Год назад

What his brother did, bring tears in my eyes, he was such a hero. He was a true example of humanity and sacrifice for your family.

@captainngoose 2 года назад

It's scary, I hope she stays safe for the rest of her life. I've seen men and women that escaped get brought back somehow and you can only imagine what hell they go through for that.

@Tater_Toot 5 лет назад

North Korea -> punish women for wearing makeup South Korea -> expect women to wear makeup at all times due to societal pressure

@yudit.loves.raccoons4079 5 лет назад

This is just so crazy to me like how... I don't think this will ever not get me mad

@Valentine-kx7fk 5 лет назад

I’m not really sure it’s that simple, especially because SK people can’t wear makeup like people do in much of western society.

@kimchichi5226 5 лет назад

@@Valentine-kx7fk You kidding? Women in south korea wear more makeup than in the west, by a lot. SK is an advanced modern country, eclipsing many of western European countries and US in terms of fashion, technology.make up is v. popular, I lived in Seoul for over 2 years

@medusawitchful 5 лет назад

both are abnormal to me. too extreme no middle ground

@yc2557 5 лет назад

@@Valentine-kx7fk im a korean woman who have lived in some western countries for few years and i think we koreans wear makeup more actually. Western girls ive seen wear very heavy makeup usually for special ocasions. Other times? not so much, unless they are youtube beauty guru(wannabe) whatsoever, while korean girls prefer natural,subtle makeup which takes a lot of time and products regardless lol and we are expected to do that all the time. People casually say its courtesy that women wear makeup for other people.

@lrj7128 4 года назад

As S.Korean I welcome every N.Korean escaping from N.Korea to S.Korea🥰 We should protect them at all cost.

@noorssp6812 4 года назад

Hit

@kakashisensei2534 4 года назад

Yes! I love this comment. 👍

@Avakaye07 4 года назад

Yes 💖

@EA38383 4 года назад

You have a kind heart❤

@inamedmycatagustd9200 4 года назад

We stan a friendly queen💜💜💜💜

@therealdeal3672 2 года назад

As someone who has worked much of my career as a professional makeup artist, this is a fascinating story about how beauty products serve as, not just pampering, but freeing products, to people who are used to such repression. Ultimately, it's great if Kim Jong-Un wants to invest State money in developing the greatest cosmetics in the world. Maybe it'll keep his mind off of building nuclear weapons? Can you believe the approved haircut menu? Wild.

@SudhanshuKumar-wj9xp 2 года назад

but that idiot girl thouh , her brother got executed in north korea taking all her blames, and here she IS BUYING MAKUP STUFF TO MAKE HERSELF MORE BEAUTIFUL..HER MIND IS JUST FUCKED UP!!

@LoveliiAurora Год назад

as a human, I absolutely hate that people show off in the comments. like bro talk in a chill normal way.

@therealdeal3672 Год назад

@@LoveliiAurora Not sure who you think is showing off?

@shahirasaleem3707 2 года назад

5:35 She speaks so elegantly, like so mannered and beautifully gosh

@turtlebear1018 4 года назад

Imagine being in the sisters position... your brother saying his final goodbyes to you with tears running down his face and shaky hands... I cannot even comprehend all the pain she felt in those moments and the pain she might even feel now. God bless her and her family’s souls.

@michellekalski8823 3 года назад

horrifying

@Muni_Puni 3 года назад

TurtleBear 101 that part of her story made tears roll down my face. The rest of the world really needs to do something about the lack of human rights in some parts of the world

@gdetovosne 3 года назад

And the guilt.

@gracecaroline9138 3 года назад

That part really made me tear up

@pandamandax3797 3 года назад

He’s not you know like dead right? ㅠㅠ idk anymore

@careyrhythmicgymnastics2048 4 года назад

I'm crying my eyes out right now I feel so stupid to take what we call normal things for granted.

@fanciedbyemi 3 года назад

@Ivy Ward im the ghost and im sorry

@cerealbeforemilk8976 3 года назад

@Ivy Ward LMAOOOO

@saltedwounds 3 года назад

I’m not. Where I live is similar to this (not this much.) I wish to have a better life soon 🤞

@cerealbeforemilk8976 3 года назад

@@saltedwounds I'm praying for you 🤞 Stay strong ❤

@tirthavegda4136 3 года назад

@Ivy Ward Lmfaoooo

@jaded_dahlia 2 года назад

Danbi sounds so weary and heartbroken. I hope she finds some semblance of happiness and peace after all she endured

@sunhobi9223 2 года назад

The fact what her brother did is just soo sad...he risked his whole life just so his family and lil sister can escape the torture and pain...world needs more people like these...

@bissum4227 3 года назад

this is the ONLY thing people should go to war for- Human rights.

@acethebase735 3 года назад

If only that's how it worked. People shouldn't have to die because their country wants oil or something

@macncard.9673 3 года назад

@@acethebase735 facts

@user-uf9ot1ty4t 3 года назад

@@acethebase735 the fact that people actually go to war for that makes me wanna fly to mars.... fr

@malindaxie500 3 года назад

No even for this I don’t think war should exist :(

@macncard.9673 3 года назад

@@malindaxie500 yeah I agree too

@effystonem2934 5 лет назад

i’m convinced that we don’t even know half of what’s happening in those concentrations camp in North Korean...

@cherrycordiaI 5 лет назад

That's what I'm afraid of. You just know it's way, way worse.

@tanitam.7838 5 лет назад

Concentration camps never mean anything good. If you think about how much of a nightmare it possibly is - it's probably a 100 times worse. I mean...well no, let's not talk about what happened in German concentration camps ages ago. It's pure horror. I'm convinced it's as bad if not even worse...didn't think this could be possible first but I honestly think this country beat my country in terms of the horrors they've put people through...devastating...

@leenuhh_ 5 лет назад

They're never good. I remember watching several documentaries on NK when somebody snuck in recording the soldiers working at the camp gathering people of all age who has broken rules, taken them into a clear road or forest and shoot the people there while just throwing their bodies to the ground or even beat them to death. They also have scheduling to when they'll go to work or school with the alarm there, so many homeless children due to several deaths of starvation and torturing of families, the officials there will hand you jobs and you can't choose it or you'll just be kicked out of the city part, living in the dumps. It's just bad because the rules there are so strict that you can get killed for the smallest things. It's scary to think what goes on there everyday and innocent people losing their lives at the camp. Their prisons are probably their camp. Nobody knows when they get out or if they'll ever do from their punishments. ( sorry, i just watch too many documentaries of north korea back then lmao ; since I've seen people who visit there vlog and it looks so quiet, so I wanted to see if it was really like that but there were actually something dark behind it all. )

@erikaisabella2651 5 лет назад

We dont. We didnt know what went on in Germany's concentration camps. North Korea would never allow anyone to found out.

@fairymexicana3298 5 лет назад

You should go to Asian boss channel on YT and find North Koreans decteors who ran away from their down country etc, they will tell the story’s that nobody knows

@victoriawang4726 2 года назад

When I heard "What's wrong with wanting to look their best as they are really starting a new life", I can't hold my tears.

@craycraywolf6726 3 года назад

Wow this felt way longer than just 14 minutes. So much information and gave me a different perspective. Fantastically done 👍

@ABCGamingPlays 4 года назад

God I am Sorry for complaining about my life.

@amcutiechuu 4 года назад

Lol

@EnchantedStardust 4 года назад

Me too, i really need to stop ugh

@kaitlyn148 4 года назад

You should pray instead of commenting it's better but you dont have to

@memisingha3420 4 года назад

Me too.😶

@heyluna7892 4 года назад

Same I need to stop

@skyliner114 5 лет назад

"why would they want face masks?" is like asking "why would they want pleasures beyond satisfying basic needs?" imo.

@tobalaba 5 лет назад

NK is a totalitarian state, but what is totalitarianism? Read this: medium.com/@franciscopaterson/totalitarianism-worst-of-the-isms-f02e8055bed1

@LuluBeLulu 5 лет назад

I suppose the criticism comes from those saying that there are other basic needs that need to be met. A facemask may not provide physical basic needs, but its something that boosts emotional moral and shows them something different. In some ways, its more important. It gives them a light.

@Rye_Toast 5 лет назад

Which is also why it's so infuriating seeing people criticize other people on welfare for daring to want or even have anything nice.

@ashleythatsme6900 5 лет назад

Sue ikr I think its crazy what that those small things can give some ppl

@agm0723 5 лет назад

Because for so long all they could have was basic needs or less than basic needs...and seeing in their hands a face mask to so many seems so trivial, to the refugees it reaffirms that their escape isn't a dream they will wake up from, but a reality.

@ashalia.suharno 2 года назад

I’ve watched this 4 times. It’s sooo inspiring and makes me so grateful!

@ellyzabeth8008 Год назад

It is disgusting to control people like that.

@meganeduave5855 5 лет назад

If you think your life is a mess. Imagine North koreans who dies without knowing what true happiness and freedom is.

@quackquack6110 5 лет назад

😔

@ahgajaye 5 лет назад

i hate when people try to dismiss other people's struggles just bc someone hAs iT wOrSe. you need to grow up

@grammarpolice2714 5 лет назад

So now I’m not allowed to feel sad because there are others out there who have it worse than me.

@caylanbentley704 5 лет назад

ARMY BTS well said

@memerice7609 5 лет назад

Why, just why do people have to be so mean about everything. I am so sorry to anyone that was hurt by OP comment. I happen to agree with it, at least the freedom part as you can find happiness anywhere/anytime. My body is tired and I am not sure how much longer I can hang on and keep fighting, but I still know that I am luckier than some people. For 7yrs I have been fighting a terrible genetic terminal disease and this month we have moved to home chemo, because I am too compromised to be moved. I'm not even sure if we will make rent in 6days, but whatever happens we will be okay. Good luck to you guys! Also, we all suffer and I hope this makes us more empathetic as humans, instead of divides us even more.

@brianbellsutibaddie2562 4 года назад

I can't imagine being scared to wear makeup because of your government, no one should feel like this.

@noorssp6812 4 года назад

Hì

@dccc5388 4 года назад

@@nirankaarsharma6879 But foreign tourists in North Korea are only allowed to go to certain places, they don't show you the sufferings and pains. One of my uncles married a North Korean woman and I remember someone asked her a similar question, and she said that the foreigners are only shown the best part of North Korea and people from other regions can't even go to the capital freely without the government approving it. If you find this video taken place in South Korea is dubious, then try to watch testimonies made by those who escaped to other countries.

@Freddiemercuri 4 года назад

Btw, hi fellow queen fan

@brianbellsutibaddie2562 4 года назад

Nelly plays oi!

@lueur4834 4 года назад

I feel bad for complaining about Donald Trump

@catlover4ever104 Год назад

i just wanna say that the picture at 3:05 is soo perfect! really captures the high control of korea, especially with guard peeping through the stand. (i feel like i sound literature teacher finding the deepest meanings in the most simple things but i just had to express this cuz i loved it)

@cattycorner8 2 года назад

Excellent doc! One of the best I have seen on *any* subject. Pleasantly surprised this is from Refinery 29! Not at all what I was expecting.

@Horrorbotyt 5 лет назад

We can buy makeup without even leaving our houses and they have to smuggle it. *good Lord*

@MissEloisee 5 лет назад

illumina TEA squidward 😂

@storytelling99 5 лет назад

I love your dp😅😅

@comolaflor7088 5 лет назад

That's the tea sis😂😂

@mmoliik7502 5 лет назад

i like ur pfp

@Horrorbotyt 5 лет назад

@@mmoliik7502 thanks bae

@riley.alexandria1905 5 лет назад

This makes me hate myself for ever complaining that I couldn’t afford a certain beauty item.

@indiecloud100 5 лет назад

Eh, we all got our struggles One kid shouldn't hate himself if he's hungry just because kids in Africa are starving, ya know?

@katiehayden4981 5 лет назад

indiecloud100 Good point 🙌🏻

@tiacuppe6681 5 лет назад

@@indiecloud100 wow...well said. I never thought of it that way

@michael-k. 5 лет назад

indiecloud100 True, we should just be grateful for what we have

@leslypaulina3210 5 лет назад

Riley.Alexandria you should

@poizonivy01 2 года назад

This video is so informative. I never want to take things for granted.

@stephaniec0625 2 года назад

We spent 2 years in S Korea when I was growing up. The mystery and horrors surrounding what we as kids knew about North Korea was chilling. These people are enslaved and impoverished. I wish there was something to be done to help them with inciting a nuclear war.

@mamamiabenjamia 5 лет назад

getting a face mask after escaping north korea would probably be your first luxury ever. a taste of your new life and freedom and a re-claiming of your body. there's absolutely nothing shallow about that.

@lucyzhou7213 5 лет назад

Completely agree. And to finally hold in your hand and see with your eyes what you have heard of for so long, and knowing it's not a dream anymore, it's heartbreaking and not something shallow at all

@isam.4848 5 лет назад

Yeah, i also think it could be a sense of normalizing(?) yourself or feeling "normal" after years of being told what to do what to wear etc. Its a way for them to feel just like a regular person who gets to be free.

@Jessi-44 5 лет назад

100 percent agree. Where I work I help and advice refugee women on shades and what skin products would work best for them from time time. Not only do these women start a brand new life, they start a brand new self-image. A new identity.

@refinery29 5 лет назад

+janedoe 100%!!

@debracloud2061 5 лет назад

Keep drinking the Kool-Aid.

@ZeroTwo-ir5th 5 лет назад

I find it scary how a place like North Korea can still exist. And unfortunately there is next to nothing we can do about it.

@meh1270 5 лет назад

Well all we can do is hope that it's ways will change.......

@1TLA7 5 лет назад

Just like their are places like Yemen where women are sold to be married to some 35 year old pervert at 9 years old and held down and raped on their wedding night ITS DISGUSTING

@asho7467 5 лет назад

Professional Subscriber and there are places like America where they send their men to kill innocent people and will be congratulated when they come back

@cosmaqellablossom4583 5 лет назад

@@asho7467 Fun Fact! War (the thing you are referring to) is actually not American exclusive! Also, the fact that you would compare war to something like this is disgusting.

@promisemaua29 5 лет назад

Sisi Lee “innocent” sure

@TherealAmySquirrel Год назад

This was eye opening and heartbreaking. Thank you for the work you put into this and thank you for sharing what you learned

@victoriap4335 2 года назад

Excellent program! Very informative. Everyone should watch!!

@nellyanahi6911 4 года назад

It's sad how the fact that some people comment "omg my fave kpop group yay" like seriously? This video is about a struggling woman telling her story on how fled north Korea. That's seriously all you got from this video?

@aho9071 4 года назад

Nah I’m more angry about people who blamed the sister for letting her brother die or “who give a fuck about her getting make up. People are dying in other places” like really?

@vanhminglianitochhawng3209 4 года назад

I don't see any comments like that lol

@aho9071 4 года назад

Vanhmingliani Tochhawng there is, if you look in some of the comment threads you will find them. Just look at comments that complement the sister or feel bad for the brother. You would see a couple of comments blaming her.

@rachel3165 4 года назад

I agree! I like k-pop but there's a place and time for certain things!! It's just tacky and inconsiderate! Not all k-pop fans are like this 😳

@hanahegazi959 4 года назад

i absolutely agree, i am a k-pop fan myself but there is a place and time for things and people who do this are so inconsiderate and ignorant. i want you to know that not all fans are like that though, a lot of us have brains

@katharinamaria5204 5 лет назад

What her brother did, that is pure love and bravery. Most of us can only aspire to be like him.

@xiaoqiaopowergirl5445 5 лет назад

Katharina Maria he made great sacrifice to save her sister and I feel sorry for her. I hope they are at better place

@geek7227 5 лет назад

Not everyone can be a martyr. I was almost murdered by the people I was trying to protect. So no more. Been there. Done that.

@noluv7676 5 лет назад

@@geek7227 im sorry about that it must hurt that the very people you try to save stab you in the back. i hope your life is going well :)

@jessleighton3795 5 лет назад

@@jayfawn8478 she meant her family lost its unity. The loss of her brother and abuse of the government ended her family. They stopped trusting. They broke apart.

@jayfawn8478 5 лет назад

@@jessleighton3795 whether its translation mistake, the subtitle says "I broke up with my family after" so I guest she CUT TIES with them. maybe a native korean speaker will help us all.

@margaretnm7487 2 года назад

Hi K-Beauty! We’re behind you 💛. Happy to buy some products to support your work! Where in Australia can we pick these up? And the concept of “soft power” is inspiring! It definitely can be applicable in many ways beyond beauty 💕

@lesliemeier4225 2 года назад

In the beginning when Jessie was at the beauty place her happiness was an inspiration! So happy it's contagious!

@eszteee2768 5 лет назад

She started a smuggle business at the age of 14 in North Korea? Wow

@refinery29 5 лет назад

+blinkarmy Her story is so crazy!

@gumihoreyiz 5 лет назад

@@refinery29 I was really curious about how it started?she was basically a kid how did she managed it?but unfortunately none of these questions asked.

@Helica123 5 лет назад

@@gumihoreyiz same, I always wonder how people get their hands on illegal things. I wouldnt know where to look!

@miria4157 5 лет назад

@@gumihoreyiz from what theyve said, theres a lot of people who wanted the beauty products so she was probably part of a small group of smugglers.

@vee2148 5 лет назад

Amazing, right?

@shyhennessy7893 4 года назад

Eating rats to survive? Omg this is very serious. We really need to help these people.

@ryvr. 4 года назад

We can't, that's what makes this whole situation worse. The only way is if the people decide to fight back and regain their freedom.

@lilgangster_savage8292 4 года назад

You know you can just send food aids but the government probably would say by diplomacy they were able to get some food

@MrEmichan 4 года назад

They ate the dead during the famine in the 90s.

@Toohot2handle758 4 года назад

Hennessy Oloyede go help then.

@shyhennessy7893 4 года назад

@@Toohot2handle758 If I had a way that I could help these people, trust me I will help them. But for a student like me things are really tight as well

@missevolucion7737 2 года назад

This is how the revolution will happen by grace and soft power... We r so lucky to be here to see the beginning of the massive change in councioussness.... Blessings 🙌🙏

@ermapeltier2920 2 года назад

Thank you for giving us your information about what North Korea is really like. We know it is not good but never realized how really bad it actually is. Your brave to share this with us and I pray for your safety and want to know more that you can to share with us. I am so sorry you had to go through such a terrific life while you were there and thank Gok you are here now.

@WTFdanni 4 года назад

The fact that y’all placed an ad in the middle of that woman’s testimony is disgusting.

@MichelleSPodcast 4 года назад

Today watching- they took it out/ changed it

@whydoialways_changemyprofi4461 4 года назад

@@MichelleSPodcast not really

@MichelleSPodcast 4 года назад

@@whydoialways_changemyprofi4461 not really what? I just watched the video and the ad is after her speaking, no longer during it.

@MichelleSPodcast 4 года назад

So my point was, Danni, looks like you inspired change!

@sarahewson3607 4 года назад

I just watched and it’s still there ☹️ it was a bit jarring

@kkuroaaka 4 года назад

I really want to still be alive when north korea becomes a free nation :( Edit: bye I forgot this existed and it is my most liked comment‐

@Lolabenzel 4 года назад

Samee!

@pushpasingh5877 4 года назад

Yasss

@suspish2240 4 года назад

Me too I hope that happens

@eggtennis5215 4 года назад

Me too. This is so unfair and terrible to everyone living there!

@snowtiger9942 4 года назад

Ikr

@ls.7603 3 года назад

I got emotional 10 seconds in during the intro when she teared up while saying " and that's why I came to South Korea risking my life". I ended up tearing up again when I heard more about her story.

@ananyayadav8909 2 года назад

When i see videoes like these......it just feels that i am living in a whole different world......happy comfortable and enjoying.....we are blessed to have all the priviledges

@husband-of-chinggis 4 года назад

Her brother is such a beautiful, brave soul. I can't imagine how hard it must've been for him to do that.

@dianefontaine2280 3 года назад

I agree with you on that. My feeling is that he knew that she would be able to escape from North Korea some how. He knew that he could save them from more torture even though it broke the family apart. The people of North Korea must have the strength of a saint to be able to survive after the torture. I am ashamed of how spoiled I am when I complain of my chronic pain issues.

@ucxb932 3 года назад

you call yourself a socialist yet you seem to be against the DPRK... why is this?

@husband-of-chinggis 3 года назад

@@ucxb932 because north korea is a dictatorship??? "i want housing, food, water & all essential needs to be free, because people deserve to live" is vastly different to "i wiLL CONTROL MY COUNTRY WITH IRON FORCE AND ANYBODY WHO DISOBEYS ME WILL HAVE THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED"

@ucxb932 3 года назад

@@husband-of-chinggis what you described is a welfare state, not socialism, lmao. of course the internet "socialist" knows nothing about socialism. a true socialist state is authoritarian and violently deposes the bourgeois through violence and expropriation of property. u know nothing about socialism.

@husband-of-chinggis 3 года назад

@@ucxb932 also?? PLEASE do not turn this heartfelt memorial into an unasked-for debate, ffs. you clearly have zero respect for this woman and her brother.

@x.Aura.x 3 года назад

Her brother must be dead by now...my heart is completely broken for her.

@pockysticks7 3 года назад

KyaputenAura :(

@x.Aura.x 3 года назад

@Quick Dickson forty seven I think you know that obviously I don't mean just her, but clearly him and her entire family in general. Like come on dude don't troll on videos like this :/

@x.Aura.x 3 года назад

@Quick Dickson forty seven Put yourself in her shoes...this world needs more empathy.

@x.Aura.x 3 года назад

@Quick Dickson forty seven I think the other 200 people who liked my comment would agree with me that everyone deserves empathy. It's not her fault. Her country is at fault. Until you know what it's like to live a day in her shoes, back when all of this was happening, you really can't judge or act like you know all the details. Sending you love dude, like for real it's okay if you don't agree with me, I just would think that if this was flipped and you were in her position, you would be so disappointed knowing that this is how your story was being interpreted. This is real....the freedoms people have in western countries, like we take it for granted so often. If you lived a day in her life I think your heart would break for her too.

@x.Aura.x 3 года назад

@Quick Dickson forty seven So you should have empathy because none of that would have ever happened if it wasn't for the chaos and horror going on in North Korea. If her family had been anywhere else, she would have never had to make such choices. Hard choices. That clearly still haunts her every second of every day. I just hope she doesn't see these types of comments about her because she has so much love in her heart, I want her to know that her feelings are valid. In North Korea, her brother as the older male would have been taken regardless, he made the choice to protect her. There was nothing she could have done. It's hard to see it that way, but her entire family should never be in this situation in the first place..so the idea of placing blame on her is just so wrong. And for you to say you wouldn't wear makeup, that's not what the phrase "put yourself in someone else's shoes" means, it means to literally take on their emotions and all the information that that person has in that moment and then acting, not you and your current life. If you had existed in her world, you'd see it differently.

@lauravaldez3282 2 года назад

Such an interesting history! For some reason I'm in love with South Korea and will love to learn more about it. Thank you a lot for sharing and I would love to see more of the RU-vid videos of this channel. Laura!

@berrylovelyz3606 2 года назад

The first girl with brown hair is so cute The girl with the black hair is mature and chill I’m happy their living better

@pandorahearts4128 4 года назад

"Soft power" no wonder Japan's so big. They have the power of hello kitty and anime on their side

@Luna.311 4 года назад

🤣

@ceridwenmae5206 4 года назад

DONT DUCK W ME I GOT THE POWER OF GOD AND ANIME ON MY SIDE

@mageuser9583 4 года назад

😂

@sasukekun11907 4 года назад

Don't forget Mario/Nintendo and other brilliant games they've brought to life

@kittycat8222 4 года назад

sasukekun11907 so true!!

@cxsper3109 5 лет назад

*what the hell someone give this lady a hug and tell her it's okay* edit: why are people attacking me for a comment i made over a year ago? i completely forgot about this comment. i’m fully fucking aware that a hug won’t take away her trauma. but what can i do? i’m just a british teenager. i don’t even remember writing this comment and i don’t remember it gaining any traction. so please, leave me alone.

@annebecker4933 5 лет назад

Ayano Aishi just it’s not

@konorimiumizu5008 5 лет назад

Ayano Aishi i just came from a yandere simulator vid lol

@cxsper3109 5 лет назад

@@konorimiumizu5008 I don't remember asking

@cxsper3109 5 лет назад

@@konorimiumizu5008 But yansim's a cool game tho

@konorimiumizu5008 5 лет назад

Ayano Aishi i just saw ur username is ayano aishi

@camaraderie1897 2 года назад

Love this series, definitely the best from refinery29

@jayteadesigns 2 года назад

I hope this trend really takes off and gets bigger and bigger! More power to the people!

@user-kw7ij4mx6b 4 года назад

I couldn’t help but smile when I saw her excitedly telling the reporter that they have the same neutral colours. It was so adorable! She must have gone through so much unnecessary pain, she deserved the happiness she got in the end. I’m so happy for her and everyone else that made it out of there and is flourishing! While it is somewhat naive to say so, I truly wish that all North Koreans stuck under the regime will get the opportunity to experience this kind of happiness.

@Snake.b1te 4 года назад

As my grandma says: joy is the key. I send this message to all the N Korean people

@rachel3165 4 года назад

There has to be _some_ way we can help! Doesn't have to be big, I think they would appreciate just about _any_ effort being made.

@sillygoose1503 4 года назад

@@haalahmouti7 lmao this comment/vid isnt abt bts xd

@Danny-ii6jn 3 года назад

That’s because the woman is white and their beauty standards are European influenced

@user-kw7ij4mx6b 3 года назад

Danny No, they aren’t. They’re influenced by ancient times where people that worked in the fields were darker, hence whiter people were perceived as rich and beautiful. Also, having a neutral tone has nothing to do with skin colour. It’s the undertone of your skin. It has nothing to do with European influence.

@depressoespresso3931 5 лет назад

I started to cry when she talked about her brother. What a selfless man. I can’t believe the burden this woman will have to bare for the rest of her life, she is so strong.

@refinery29 5 лет назад

+billliebunny She has been through so much!

@anotherbillieeilishfan1172 5 лет назад

OMG IS THAT BILLIE I SEE

@plutoporn 5 лет назад

anotherbillieeilishfan is that really all you got from their comment 🤦🏾‍♀️

@Lvlvlvlv77 5 лет назад

exactly 😭

@depressoespresso3931 5 лет назад

Refinery29 I hope she can heal at least a little after the horrors of North Korea

@louisemorris3476 2 года назад

I'm always surprised that places like north Korea exist in this day and age , your a strong woman and I admire your courage and persistence to have something so simple that you shouldn't have to fight for ! Good for you 👏 ❤️

@thecelloostrich3908 2 года назад

Channels like these can teach me more than any school ever will

@mahmoudmassarwa6231 5 лет назад

she was arrested and tortured for selling makeup like wtf???

@falllingraindrops1543 5 лет назад

Mahmood Massarwa That is the power of authority there. It’s a horrible hell. Their leader doesn’t care for his people at all. They are just workers that he can dispose of at any time and he’ll just get the next batch of them soon enough. The leadership there fully runs on controlling fear. Though sadly only for him, not anyone else, eventually people don’t get effected by the fear anymore. And we are able to be told and find out what really goes on. One of these days his gonna get bit in the ass so hard by Karma. And that entire country is gonna celebrate.

@mahmoudmassarwa6231 5 лет назад

@@falllingraindrops1543 there is no way things are gonna go on like this in north korea , i think that the end of his sadistic rule is close

@dianabanana594 5 лет назад

PandaCub as a female, I would not have a child there. If that meant no sex, I would oblige to that. If circumstances made me a mom, I would take my life and my child in my belly to a better place.

@lilmxk4880 5 лет назад

While ppl in the uk r talking about selling drugs near feds and they don’t get arrested

@flawedandbeautiful4166 5 лет назад

Mahmood Massarwa I saw a documentary about few weeks ago about a woman who had one Single Bible verse written down. That's it. When it was found, they took her Entire family to the camps. Her children, husband, and her parents all arrested and she was the only one to get out alive.

@nics0312 5 лет назад

I cried when she said that her brother took all the blame 😭😭😭

@CynAnne1 5 лет назад

Me too...he's a hero. 👏❤👏

@unacceptable3801 5 лет назад

They must have been really close for him to do something like that. It breaks my heart, she looked so sad.

@alexachavez8656 5 лет назад

So did I it broke my heart

@Charline564 5 лет назад

OnE fAnCy pEnGuIn .

@eemil8541 5 лет назад

*sobs uncontrollably im ok *shnifff

@faerytrix7163 2 года назад

Danbi is such a beautiful and strong woman, and so is Jessie- I wish them both luck and happiness for what they are doing. They deserve SO much respect !!!

@carrieslantern9224 2 года назад

This just came up in my news feed and I can't believe it's two year's old. What a tragic story. I don't really know how to process it all. Less than 15 minutes to remind me that there's still so much pain and struggle in the world.

@samanthajane781 5 лет назад

Her brother is such a beautiful soul may he Rest In Peace

@AmyDuarteDesigns 4 года назад

Yeah, that's the part of the documentary that made me cry. What a selfless act he did to save his sister and family.

@s0ph1a_vip90 4 года назад

Omg that part made me want to go back in time and take his place 🥺🥺🥺

@chickentowel7036 4 года назад

Well, if he didn't confessed, all his family will be dead up to the 3rd generation.

@pulloutsange 4 года назад

Her selfishness (smuggling make-up) led to the death of her brother.

@braxtonpamelac 4 года назад

@@pulloutsange Exactly how was she being selfish? Her family knew what she was doing, protesting the govt in her own way as a young person, they supported that. If they didn't support it they would have made her stop. Her brother sacrificed himself so that she could have a better life. That is love.

@sgb7262. 5 лет назад

This is terrifying I feel so bad for all these women

@stickykeys2913 5 лет назад

So what if it was you

@lifeoftaurus 5 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KyRur4pBDcc.html thats why i never used makeup just home remedies.

@kf765 5 лет назад

Being arrested for a different haircut. That’s insane

@monmayor1467 5 лет назад

I want to know what happened to her brother..is he alive, executed or in jail?

@monmayor1467 5 лет назад

@Eve Z. Damn..what a kind man. And she left her family after her brother sacrificed himself...

@hebaalfattah3821 2 года назад

When she mentioned her brother and what he did I started to cry and I went and hugged my brother 😢 😭

@alva9690 2 года назад

Such a brave young man her brother was, bless him and his sister and their family

@nobi1821 5 лет назад

Human being controlled by human, what makes you think you're higher?

@margievanpetten78 5 лет назад

Neko Neko ♥️

@vanyamahdavi 5 лет назад

👏👏👏

@jean-ox4gv 5 лет назад

that blew my mind even further than this video already did wOW

@grete6299 5 лет назад

Lana Joy I’m pretty sure they’ll find someone else just as horrible or even more to replace him

@streamdionysus4367 5 лет назад

Neko Neko niko niko kneecaps

@taylorragsdale9792 4 года назад

It kills me that we can’t do anything about this

@lilyyroz3046 4 года назад

they are not arab have not oil no interest for zionists so....keep going!

@fisebilillah4406 4 года назад

You shouldn't do anything. We know very well how you 'liberate' others with bombs and grenades. They would live an EVEN BIGGER HELL if you got involved.

@20PINKluvr 4 года назад

Oh you know our bombs can totally obliterate NK it's just a shit stain on the map

@j3n1ne 4 года назад

20PINKluvr pfffft nah. kim literally spends almost all the government’s money on military equipment, especially nuclear ones. when it comes to war, he’s always ready to win. he doesn’t even pay for agriculture for NK’s citizens, or just food in general. sure, it’s pretty small but if you even threaten him, all those bombs will come raining down

@manhoeban 4 года назад

Artistique you shouldn’t underestimate America like that

@jillellis62 2 года назад

Those that take torture & can still smile & be successful in life... I have no words- she almost made me cry seeing her try to suppress her pain. I can’t imagine that

@marksnow6931 2 года назад

THOOT

@itskyaaa9058 Год назад

Her brother is a hero. My heart is completely broken for her family and her brother.

@sayounara1232 5 лет назад

Her brother is a hero. Bless him. R.I.P

@sayounara1232 5 лет назад

@@nmmk9134 You should shut up like In NK there is no freedom for anything

@lnm770ify 5 лет назад

@@nmmk9134 It wasn't just beauty products. It was freedom, she didn't want to live the rest of her life restricted.

@hwasasfootprint5477 5 лет назад

nm mk I think it will cost more than her brother’s life, if she wanted freedom...

@agirl323 5 лет назад

@@nmmk9134 u should go thr n stl thr happily...

@cloverbun2574 5 лет назад

@@nmmk9134 did you even watch the video?

@dorkchops 5 лет назад

She's so beautiful, not just facial features, but they way she lights up when experiencing things that are so normal for us that we take them for granted. Im glad she got out

@margievanpetten78 5 лет назад

Aimiko you do realize there’s two women right?

@walinut6443 5 лет назад

@@margievanpetten78 wait what

@margievanpetten78 5 лет назад

Flower Child It’s not a “she” it’s a “they”... There is two different women in this video.

@drea94 5 лет назад

Aimiko Which one?

@Emma-rb9sk 5 лет назад

@@drea94 The korean one

@janellafernandez2623 2 года назад

My deepest condolences to the family, relatives, and friends

@mariaestherrivas4988 3 года назад

Thank you for this kind of video

@TrilRust 5 лет назад

Bro this made me tear a bit cause of those kids in North Korea getting brainwashed from the real world

@jpouch6474 4 года назад

Shut up !!

@jpouch6474 4 года назад

😂😂

@xconankunx4530 4 года назад

Your government makes you pay taxes for everything. 😉

@linaqii 4 года назад

nothing to do with the comment, but i'm the 666st liker

@unknownthug6963 4 года назад

x Conan kun x and yours torture you😉

@Jay_Davis 4 года назад

didn’t expect to be crying over a makeup video but here we are

@-Songbird 4 года назад

More authentic an emotional response than that from one of those big-headed beauty guru RU-vidrs huh? 😜

@mirtki8749 4 года назад

Same, and when the woman’s voice cracked when she talked about the prison- tears were flowing

@yeet_the_children 4 года назад

I almost did

@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453 4 года назад

Me too

@Jay_Davis 4 года назад

Dark Blue i’m sorry, why are you posting an essay on my comment i’m not sure how to respond-

@ShatteredRippleBooks 2 года назад

Wow this was an eye opener. I had no idea North Korea is like this. It's absolutely shocking!

@17Matches Год назад

Such a sweetheart.. no one deserves to be treated this way.

@Rania-lx4wc 5 лет назад

No music No internet No makeup No traveling No coca cola No driving Your télévision is controled ..... Welcome to the hell

@noemie6804 4 года назад

Are you French? you wrote television with accents

@niquesworld19 4 года назад

I would have been driven mad but they don't know anything different 😑

@kingofknowledge2602 4 года назад

music internet makeup traveling coca cola Your télévision is uncontroled ..... Welcome to the hell, iraq

@AZ-bc7wd 4 года назад

... Is that all that matters??

@KewlKatCutie 4 года назад

@@AZ-bc7wd yes. Mental health is important.

@mymy-yu9mq 3 года назад

1:40 "wow I love lipstick" my heart cracked

@itsbritneybyotch7471 3 года назад

Mhm

@shirleydash5279 3 года назад

Mhm.

@mostafazahid1710 3 года назад

Let's not say "mhm" to something like this, mkay?

@mymy-yu9mq 3 года назад

@Quick Dickson forty seven ma fareshi

@chika5384 3 года назад

Quick Dickson forty seven dude shut the fuck up and stop replying rudely to everyone’s comments

@Weeeewriter 2 года назад

I was born and raised in Canada and in my French culture, makeup was part of being a teenager. I also know about North Korea and different places like that, that has so many strict rules. However, I never realized that wearing makeup or even possessing it, can lead to arrest in North Korea. I feel bad for that lady and her family. Her brother risked his life for his sister, over things we wouldn't even think twice about here in Canada. Thank you for this educational video.

@LuanaKoch 2 года назад

It breaks my heart to see people being taking away they soul.... I pray for you all...

@arcblackheart7780 3 года назад

Imagine being tortured or killed just for expressing yourself smh ... it's so sad that a place this even exists. :(

@jjj.2948 3 года назад

This happens everywhere.

@jjj.2948 3 года назад

Not only in NK.

@emanuelcarvalho8510 3 года назад

@@jjj.2948 right? gay and trans people have been killed for years and years now, but what its happening over there is utterly sad almost hard to believe :(

@lennie5051 3 года назад

@@emanuelcarvalho8510 oh dang lol

@rubberducky1438 3 года назад

@@jjj.2948 no it doesn't.

@kittybennett9004 3 года назад

People wonder why you would risk so much for a face mask. It makes you feel human. When you have nothing, anything that makes you feel alive, is worth the risk.

@ayumisae6864 3 года назад

This ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@AJ-il1lm8ph7z 3 года назад

Wouldn't they rather have personal hygiene products I.e sanitary products than a face mask?

@kittybennett9004 3 года назад

@@AJ-il1lm8ph7z Not necessarily. Sanitary products are a necessity, and luckily in most of the west, a convenience. But, it is not the same. **This is nothing in comparison to anything these women go through; I'm comparing the feeling of being alive.** I was in the hospital for quite a while due to an autoimmune disease that had suddenly gotten out of control, and eventually went through a form of chemotherapy. After a while, I wasn't me anymore. You look in the mirror and don't see you. You are gone. A while later, my mom brought me a tube of mascara and some foundation. Silly as it sounds, it was me again. I had something that made me feel alive and made me feel like there was life beyond the tiny hospital room. If something can take you away, even for a minute, from the sadness and frustration and trapped feeling you are in, it's worth a lot.

@user-ff5ww2jk5b 2 года назад

@@kittybennett9004 thank you for sharing that was touching

@anythinggoes7881 2 года назад

@@kittybennett9004 kim jon hill didn't take your phone

@marythersa7069 2 года назад

Taking the cosmetic approach...brave and stunning!

@laurenvega-cruz4718 2 года назад

Amazing documentary

@JomasterTheSecond 5 лет назад

Lexy: [walks into a lab] Lexy: "It's like a lab in here"

@refinery29 5 лет назад

+jomasterthesecond LOL!

@clivechiam 5 лет назад

Refinery29 at it's best. 🙂

@clivechiam 5 лет назад

Refinery29 at it's best. 🙂

@nwjns587 5 лет назад

Am i the only one that found so cute when she said "i love lipstick"?

@eritrawit 5 лет назад

It was so wholesome

@Wania-qw6yo 5 лет назад

Elen Berhe when

@eritrawit 5 лет назад

@@Wania-qw6yo at 1:40

@patiencen1280 5 лет назад

Sad Jonesy ikr lol😂😂😂😂😂 maybe he ate it

@oni2515 5 лет назад

No....

@earthernut4073 2 года назад

My god..this is so heartbreaking. wish I could do something about it.

@kier2621 Год назад

i always think of this video when people say women wear makeup for men’s attraction. they don’t, they wear it to feel human, to feel cared for, to feel comfortable and individual

@hercreation 3 года назад

can we take a minute to appreciate what her brother did for her family? so noble, he sacrificed himself, i’m so touched 💖☹️

@someoneintheworld4035 3 года назад

I cry so much

@kati1017 3 года назад

OMG! What a saint to do this and what a terrible loss!

@ninolol3932 3 года назад

Ikr, what a amazing man. I hope he has a wonderful next life🤍🥺

@Strawberry-zc9vf 3 года назад

yes- I agree

@hercreation 3 года назад

@@user-iy7zs9go8t he sacrificed himself, it was a noble act. He did it for his family

@NyanCat1907 5 лет назад

Damn, we can get cosmetic and skincare very easily but they literally have to get them illegally. Really make me think about the privilege we have.

@refinery29 5 лет назад

+nyancat1907 Right?!

@Fafa-kl4wx 5 лет назад

Meanwhile i prefer get it delivered to my house than shop my own 🤦

@narutowebby 5 лет назад

freedom of expression is a right in the US.. so I wouldn't say we're privileged so much as the north korean's literally have no human rights

@pandawolfmutant3174 5 лет назад

Who can I give my unused makeup to? I need someone to put this stuff in goody bags for them Stat

@debracloud2061 5 лет назад

@@pandawolfmutant3174 If women are banned from wearing makeup, then how would a 'goody bag" help them? Don't fall prey to this ignorant demonization of people. What the women need is a less dictatorial regime, but not at the expense of their national health and wellbeing