What Do South Koreans Think Of North Korean Defectors | ASIAN BOSS 

Asian Boss plz do more video about north korea

SungHwa Yeon 많이 공감 합니다 너무 설명이 부족한 거 같아서 아쉬운 점이 한두가지가 아닙니다 인터뷰만 따지말고 설명도 좀 해서 이해하기 쉽게 만들어 나갔으면 좋겠네요

She definitely was taken against her will or coerced. Such as "We know who your family is (insert proof here), so return or they die." There's no way she left of her own accord. She clearly had it better than others in the south. Nor was she a spy if they check them out before letting them in.

I m little bit unsatisfied with south korean interviewers.

Asian Boss 좋은 컨텐츠 항상 잘 보고 있습니다. 사실적이고 객관적이라 더 좋네요. Edit : 댓글란에 방어적이고 변호하는 한국인들이 대부분이지만, 탈북자분들 유튜브 보면 얼마나 많은 편견을 겪어왔는지 그리고 지금도 겪고 있는지 알 수 있어요. 역사적인 배경 설명으로 아무리 포장한들, 편견은 편견일 뿐이고 그들은 그 편견속에 여전히 알게 모르게 차별받고 있어요. 인정할 것은 인정하고 탈북자들에 대해 좀 더 이해하고 편견들도 깨버려야 할 것 같아요. 사실 한국에 얼마나 많은 편견이 있나요, 다른 지역, 다른 인종, 남자와 여자, 장애인, 다문화가정, 동성애자에 대한 편견까지. 부끄럽지만 사실을 인정하는 것이 변화의 시작이라고 생각해요.

Kee Lee he also looks like markiplier

Clorox Bleach Like a more Asian one.

I know I'm a bit late, but I find this interesting. Most of us in the comment section who have an "outside perspective" have the opinion that South Koreans ought to show more compassion towards the North Koreans. But in our own countries, we are usually just as afraid of taking in immigrants as the South Koreans. I live in Europe, and it's clear that a large portion of Europeans think that immigrants will change our culture and destroy Europe from the inside. That is the exact same fear that these South Koreans seem to be having! Also, the immigrants who make the trip to Europe have to go through extreme hardships, so the thing that 'the guy at the end' said applies to Europe as well. However, is there some logic to the fear? It's only if we can understand this fear that we avoid future friction. Nationalism is growing in Europe, and the youth in South Korea are negative towards reunification, and the fear we hold seems to be of the same origin. What can we learn from one another?

@@franciscobaca5734 I know I'm two years late but Markiplier is part Korean.

Criller excellent point! Even as I watched this video I thought that it was interesting that S.Koreans look at N.Koreans the same way many people view immigrants, or people that flee war-torn countries. I am someone who believes everyone deserves respect unless they give you a reason to take it away. I think we could all use a little more open mindedness because we learn a lot from one another

Yeah, that's my first guess too. Scary and very unfortunate for her :(

Care to share which TV show and episode it was?

I'm not sure but do you guys think she was killed after she gave the video

I don't really think, she was abducted. In her speech for NK press she talks about her parents - maybe, the North Korea's government let her know that if she won't return something bad might happen to them?

If there is any evidence to suggest her or her family were being threatened then it's still coercion and not much different to being abducted really. I feel that during that interview she was terrified about what might happen to her later. The interviews are all about the North Korean image, if they can make it look like she returned on her own then they are blameless in the eyes of the those watching.

maybe not paid by the nk government but threatened

@@namuh5799 yes, exactly ... I feel that was the sole thinking of NK while shooting this video ... To aware NKs of bad side of SK . and also to make SK people negative about NK people so that NKs would feel difficulty residing in SK

I wonder if this “boyfriend” was someone she met online or had she met him in person before? If it is someone she met online than I believe whatever reason she was given by him was a trap to take her back. I don’t even understand why a nk would travel to China, knowing that China is willing to return escapees.

A bit late but i too felt relieved that at least there was one one person amongst all interviewed that has good sense & compassion. Yes, nobody can choose where we're born. We need to be more empathetic towards others & don't be quick to judge.

I thought so too!! I'm glad he made that statement after interviewing all those people who had no idea about North Korea. It triggers me that I'm more interested on this subject living all the way here in Mexico than they are, living literally above them speaking the same language.

Apperantly in an interview with a defector he said a lot of the youth don't believe that stuff but can't talk about it out of fear so they just go along with it.

Ahasver, you're right. There are also stupid people in Korea electing Moon.

Ahasver we here in America voted for Trump. I know exactly what you're talking about.

You also had a corrupt inhuman hag as an alternative, so good job on that too. No wonder you had to go with the orange man.

massive piggy Don't blame me. I voted for Sanders. Even on election day.

I clearly remember that after 911, also after the boston marathon, americans massively behaved strange towards arab race what you are saying is like "I can't believe how many people thought they are terrorist" I can make another example with your behaves while black riot arrised or syrian refugees our instincts are similar to each other's ones cause we all are humans and humans don't like to be scared scares make people being careful and suspicious especially if the case is full of simillar precedents

Sexual attraction and looks are more important though

Indian Fascist wth

Exactly haha

askjiir gotta love it when people try to take the piss out of an optimistic comment. You have the personality of a an old shoe

@@MP-ut6eb ...ok

Dang this comment really didn’t age wellz

She got killed..?

many assume she’s been killed or tortured

@@juliusmendoza8382 what happened?

I wouldnt be surprised if she was tortured and killed after that video. The guy assuming that shes a spy because she was on TV is as dumb as they come and believe exactly what NK wants people to believe.

Hi, actually, I can understand why do people think that.. I'm French, and we often hear from the news some crimes committed by ''arab'' people (without offence). And there also are some terrorist stuff, so many French people have a and opinion toward them. I'm not South Korean, but I think that over there, the medias also have a big impact on people thought, and make a part of the South Korean distrustful towards North Korean defectors. (I'm not trying to say if that's good or bad, I'm not Korean so I can't really know, but I'm just trying to explain people's reactions). Should I understand that you're from North Korea ?

I don't think I am, please don't reinterpret my words. In this specific case, we're not talking about reunification of the two Koreas, we're talking about the current perception of defectors so right off the bat the majority of what you're talking about is irrelevant to what I initially posted. At least two people in this video acknowledge that this incident will damage the perception of defectors and one of the men interviewed assumes that this incident will encourage more South Koreans to see all defectors as spies. That is a huge generalization and one that some people make when they face an unknown. Of course they live in very different worlds but South Koreans have vastly more opportunities to help and sympathize than North Koreans. It's like asking a poor person to put in an equal amount of money as a rich person. It may be the same sum but it has very different consequences for the two individuals. Unlike you, I'm not trying to generalize the entire country. I'm talking specifically about these people being wary despite not personally knowing a North Korean defector. When the one woman says she doesn't ever really think about defectors and yet still comes up with a percentage of defectors who are spies. How many defectors do you think this woman knows? Many people in the video are quick to make assumptions about defectors despite only one maybe two actually having met a defector. This is the kind of environment where bigotry and xenophobia flourish. Without the more powerful helping to bridge the divide with respect and compassion, the marginalized groups will continue to be villainized and ostracized. No matter what your views are about the two Koreas, making assumptions about people regardless of their character is a flawed way of looking at the world. Normal perhaps, but deeply flawed.

Oh wups..the guy I was responding to decided to say something offensive so I reported his comment but accidentally removed his initial post as well. I'm not good with this youtube business :P

I totally agree with you Jee Hei ! And sorry, I just reread your comment and understood, you're from South Korea and you were adopted and now you live in another country, right ?

Correct :)

I'm guessing they are afraid of sabotage and terrorism, maybe?

Some spies actually assisinated few north korean defectors and bombed south korean airplane... Some also abducted few Japanese and koreans. They even assasinanted his half brother in Malaysia... North Korean spies are real...

byun jeeyin none of that is confirmed tho

If I remember correctly, when North Korean defectors come to Korea, they go through this 3-month (or 6. I don't remember) process within the National Intelligence Service of Korea to learn about South Korea and its culture and all (also that's where NIS does their screening of who's spy and who is civilian). I was told by a few North Korean defectors (my parents owned a business that hired North Korean defectors) that North Korea wants to know about this process. Also, once they get the defector status, it's easier for them to do their job as a spy in South Korea. I'm sure Korean NIS will monitor these defectors, but I can't imagine it being too thorough since there are just too many defectors.

Mason K. North Korean refugees arriving in South Korea first get investigated for 3 months at the NIS. It includes solitary confinement in their own bedrooms, series of interviews, fact checks, lie detector tests, etc. Then they are moved to what's called "Hanawon" where for 3 month, they are trained on how to live in South Korea. They are given basic training like how to do banking, to operate internet, taking transit, how to get jobs.. all the stuff in modern countries that most people take for granted. After they graduate from Hanawon, they are then sent to the cities of their choosing. If too many choose Seoul, they take straws to see who gets Seoul. They are given government funded apartments, with monthly stipends, as well as plethora of social welfare programs including free tuition and admittance (without having to take university entrance exams) towards any South Korean university of their choosing. Many are able to take advantage of these benefits, but a number of them also, still have difficulty adjusting their lives to new South Korean way of life.

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Excellent point!

LOL i have thought the exact same thing

Well it is not that easy right.

And get assassinated? North Koreans get plastic surgery and change their identities for a reason in South Korea.

Niska Mo I'd imagine they wouldn't send you over unless they could keep your family hostage. Just in case.

Niska Mo you never come back and then your whole bloodline gets executed? Then you get assassinated by another spy ...

Hes smart

This.

99% yes.. she was abducted. China simply helped North Korea.. Just as in EU, for example the German speaker spy world is aiding the ex-KGB (Stasi) if there is a foreign victim of commies in Germany.

아기고양야옹. USA and Russia are not becoming friends!

Really Happenings i mean compared to the 80’s/90s their relationship isnt so bad

Ikr that’s sad

아기고양야옹 We are not friends with Russia, Russia basically creates enemies for America.

4 years later and the relationship between Russia and the USA is at its worst. I say this during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

That is interesting. I wonder if she will ever be satisfied with any place she goes.

Nobody denies the generous benefits that the South Korean taxpayers give to North Korean refugees. But what happens to a child when you give it wonderful organic food, the perfect rigorous education, lots of toys, and the best healthcare, yet it's mother, father, and everyone else never give it a single hug or any sign of love or affection or even human touch from the day of its birth? Will it be healthy? Will it even learn to walk if it has no mother to walk to? The government and NGOs give everything materially. But South Korea is so competitive, rigorous, cutthroat, and expensive even for established South Koreans. And for those who grew up in the hermit kingdom, it's especially painful and nearly impossible to cope. When defectors complain about South Korea, they don't complain that they don't have a Mercedes and a flashy condo in Gangnam district. It's that South Korean life and society are too competetive, fast, cold, and lonely. That's why defectors have 2.5x South Korea's already astronomical suicide rate. Rather than just money and benefits from the government, which is important, South Korean people should make an effort to bond with and befriend North Koreans on a personal level. Even those who are a bit shy or socially awkward should be engaged and embraced by ordinary people. If 60,000 South Koreans take one defector as a friend, every defector will have two friends and will not feel lonely.

Good job

the USA and Soviets liberating Korea from Japan's disgusting colonization was a blessing and a curse. And now war is a great business.

AirKangLocker Similar to what happened to Germany.

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Enok Oh it's all Donald Trumps idea, and his supporters are supporting him with immigration and deportation

10% is a HUGE figure, dude. One out of ten North Koreans are spies? WHAT? These South Koreans are WAY too suspicious of North Koreans defectors. Give the defectors a break. Hopefully, these interviewees don't represent popular opinion. You xenophobes are a joke. Don't look down on the rest of the world (or "foreigners" as you say).

water fall They're just retarded Killary supporters.

Nobody is denying that North Korea has sent tens of thousands of spies and assassins into South Korea, many of whom have wreaked havoc. But at the same time, if Canada was taken over by a bunch of murderous communists, those of us in America would never turn those who sought safety in our arms. They are brothers and sisters to us. West Germans never turned East German escapees away either. Nor would any of us stigmatize or exclude them from social life.

Justin M it's not xenophobia when you discriminate against or exclude your own people, simply for the crime of being born under a cruel dictator. It's just mean with a bit of crazy and stupid.

I'm not from Korea but I do know that South Korea gets threats from the North. and yes, I know NK invaded the South. After WW2, Soviet Union and the US divided Korea in half. Kim Il-Sung wanted the whole Korea to be like the North. So US stepped in to help the South fight the North Koreans. After the fighting stops, US draw the borderline 38th Parallel separating the two. The DMZ, one of the most heavily guarded borders in the world. and Korea is still at war. Some people don't know some people do know. correct me if i'm wrong.

Nobody is blaming South Korea. We're just asking that you not allow your anger, fear, and indignation over the crimes of Fat Kim and his forefathers to cause you to feel anger and prejudice towards North Korean defectors. These are innocent, starving people who are victims of the most heinous NK regime crimes. It's terrible that you in Seoul, one of the greatest thriving metropolises in the world, still live under the daily threat of artillery fire and nuclear attacks. But these people have been forced to watch their own families executed, are forbidden to cry for them, are reduced to considering themselves lucky to find a rat to eat, and are threatened with labor camp sentences for *not* crying over the death of the bastard who did this to them. Please don't turn your anger towards them when they seek safety and freedom in your arms.

Yes. But do you also know that North Korea and South Korea had a war? Yes we are same people, but at the same time, us people are the ones who pointed guns at each other and killed each others' people. You say North Korean people but those same North Korean people used to be in North Korean armies. It's very complicated. We need to take care of them, but we are also still at a war with them. It is very reasonable that some people don't feel as comfortable with them. At least the S.Korean government is supporting those refugees a lot. And the war is continuing. Several Korean army soldiers have died in recent years from North Korean shootings. They are always on the news. These foreigners say Koreans are being too naive about all these North Korean missiles but of course we are the ones who fear the most. We even have an army. And people actually die from the North Koreans! And look at all these FOREIGNERS who say there are no spies. It's disgusting. ew. Also, I have been to North Korea about 10 years ago. They do speak very different language. They speak with different accents, different expressions, different words, etc. I actually couldn't understand anything they said. We are same Koreans, but we are very different. There is a huge gap we need to overcome in order to be together. It's not something South Koreans are at fault for saying we are too different. We actually cannot really communicate.

Most won't or can't understand till you've stood at that DMZ pulling guard and wondering if today is the day that the frog decides to hop. I was there and if anything I think S.Korea isn't being as hard as it should be on the North. I mean I feel bad for the people up north but at the same times how many times will they let their government starve them and brutalize them for simple mistakes or for speaking their minds I mean even a dog will bite you if you mistreat it enough.

As a Korean, i'm really ashamed of these defensive S.Korean comments. The top comments here are talking about the stupid logic and ignorance of some interviewee, who said she would be a spy, and the anger/the discrimination towards N.Korean defectors of S.Korean. Korean history and the fact that Korean war doesn't terminate jet can not be a basis for the discrimination towards N.korea defectors. Get the context and the point.

Lisa Mieth no.if they are very well informed. They should know that girl was forced to do that video ,they know only kim Jong un and not the situation of north korean defectors and north korea people

Are you stupid?? North Koreans and South Koreans are the same ethnic group. Both are Korean, it's called North *KOREA* and South *KOREA* for a reason!

​@@Dom_om_nom wtf do you want to say? I didn't say they are not. I said, 'same ethnic group' is only reason why they give them special benefits. The point is, 'from North Korea' is good thing to South Korean. If South Koreans really hate or fear North Koreans, they will shoot every defectors at DMZ. Because *We* *are* *still* *at* *war* can't you still understand?

eugenemetayhas Easy thing to say as a foreigner who sees North koreans only as refugees. To South Koreans, they are enemy. You know, no peace treaty was signed to end the Korean war. The war is still ongoing and South Koreans have no other choice but to defend themselves; sad, but that's the reality.

like you really take care about them. funny people acting like they don't have any prejudice.

Jenn Jenn why are North Koreans enemy to South Koreans? (Just trying to get the big picture here) What's the reason for their war?

The younger generator of South Koreans will care less and less about their Northern counterpart. While the younger generation of North Koreans are starting to further crave information from the outside world.

+Blarg It goes back some decades. The history website has some good info on it: www.history.com/topics/korean-war

How to make awesome KPOP music. You know, life is bland in the north.

LOL

Communications technology. Samsung has taken the world by storm. They don't have smartphones in North Korea (yet). If they do now, it's because someone has been observing the outside world...who else but spies? Remember, technology is always changing, which also improves the military. They are watching for advancements and breakthroughs so they can be one step ahead of their enemies.

I just copied and past my comment, anyways here you go lol there are "some" spies disguised as defectors(there are nearly more than 100,000 North Korean defectors worldwide, don't say I'm a bigot unless you know all of them in depth), even Tae-young Ho(North Korean elite defector worked in British embassy) said there can be spies among defectors cuz it's the most safe and guaranteed way of doing it. So, Why? cuz the defectors can have direct contact with the South Korean intelligence agency(CIA of Korea) and other political organizations. North Korean defectors claimed that they received phone calls from North Korean authorities encouraging them to work as spies(how do they know their contact information?? - there's a spy)(Newsis, Jul 21, 2017,) The spy activities not only limited to political ones, but some pointless(in our perspective, quite random) activities: such as, watching other defectors who are active in South Korean society; North Korean propagandas; watching and reporting random things like how TV station works, railroads work, mobile phones work(?!)' or, last but not least, just provoking social confusion in South Korea. So yeah, considering these facts, I think there's a high chance of this woman being a spy, to cause a social confusion and raise the public opinion to not to take North Korean defectors in South Korea, because NK has been asking SK to send them back. Show less

Kitty LissieGirl but they're still so behind. And north koreans arent even allowed fancy phones or access to internet. Their lives are bland af.

naga sri what boarder tension?

india and china currently having issues with borders..doklam is a region at which these issues are occuring..

way2jaded1 I've heard that it's mostly the older generations that have ties to family in North Korea that want reunification. The younger generation really don't think about them or care for the most part and it makes sense, I'd care about if my brother was in trouble but I wouldn't give a second of thought to the family of my grandfather's brother that was in trouble.

Wow it is not appropriate to call commentors 'racism' so easily. From what I saw they just want to discuss this topic and tbh many of the comments do make sense. Questioning others doesn't make your statement strong.

state of war bruh.... you have the full support of every top tier nation, North fighting you would be like a death sentence for them, what I see is a weak army only fuelled by the black market, and a figurehead who is joke in the international community aka Rocket Man lmfao. I don't want to pass judgement on south korean but so far from what I seen on a society that values looks above all else Im not surprised by these reactions.

I see your point.. I guess from the outside we only see those North Korean people who scaped as people who suffered a lot and I guess we feel bad for them. And we didn't think of all the political issues going on. I'm sorry if someone was rude, I agree with your point :)

They are more stupid, and they are more racist. It's really funny. LOL

@@user-bz2qk3be8h Yeah but South Korea is allied with the U.S. and there are about 24,000 U.S. military personnell stationed there. Do you think the U.S. government will allow North Korea to even launch a nuclear weapon into South Korea? With that dude Trump at the helm, he's crazy enough to strike at them like that and with U.S. missiles pointed at them monitored by satellites all he has to do is give the command to strike. South Korea is safer than you think. North Korea will suffer more if that happens.