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The Infographics Show, What Is Life Like For A North Korean Teenager?

What Is Life Like For A North Korean Teenager?

Here at the Infographics Institute we've done a number of videos about North Korea and its

leader Kim Jung Un. That's required endless cups of coffee and lots of research. Yes, Gary,

the interns are still mad about you hogging the white chocolate creamer. [Narrator clears throat.]

During our many hours of perusing news stories about the DPRK,

we began to notice something interesting. Though an article would be about something else,

it would happen to mention a detail which provided insight to daily life in North Korea.

We found these snapshots of ordinary moments fascinating.

We wanted to dig a little deeper and try to figure out how teenage life is in North Korea.

Just like everywhere else, issues of class and wealth play a role

in the lives of teens in North Korea--although the gulf between the haves and have nots

is much wider than in several other countries. Aside from having lots of moolah, citizens

are part of the elite when they have notable political, government, and military connections.

A large part of being a teenager is figuring out your sense of style,

how you like to dress and your identity. It's not easy to do that when you live in a

repressive country.You may have seen posters for allowedNorth Korea hairstyles on the internet.

While it's not true that North Korea forces citizens to have a particular hairstyle,

the government does encourage people to have state approved hairstyles.

Many teens are exposed to makeup, fashion and a variety of hairstyles thru foreign movies and

music. South Korean skin care routines are popular too. Little makeup and skincare is sold in shops,

most devotees purchase their goods at the Jangmadang or local North Korean markets

that sell everything from food to household products to clothing. These marketplaces also

sell illegal products smuggled into the country such as USB drives containing western movies,

music and South Korean soap operas, as well as makeup and foreign clothes.

While there are not any official appearance rules that we were able to find,

North Korea places a strong emphasis on a tidy, clean and appropriate appearance.

Assuming they have the money to purchase expensive smuggled goods,

in private North Korean teens experiment with a variety of non permanent looks.

However, publicly women wear minimal makeup such as lightly tinted lipstick--never red,

because as one defector explains, wearing red lipstick is unimaginable in North Korea because

the color red represents capitalism. It is unacceptable for males to wear any makeup.

Fashion is definitely a subtle form of resistance. Due to the widespread

influence of foreign media and young citizens willing to push the boundaries,

in recent years North Korea's unspoken rules regarding appearance have loosened slightly.

Citizens now wear brightly colored clothing, some even dare to wear jeans and ladies fairly short

skirts. However, the prevailing attitude depends on where one is in the country.

Fashion acceptable in Pyongyang may not be acceptable in a small village.

Wearing too much makeup, skimpy clothing or too tight clothes may cause citizens to run afoul of

the Gyuchaldae or fashion police. The Gyuchaldae patrol pedestrian areas making sure that

everyone's appearance is ‘suitable'. If caught with an ‘inappropriate' appearance the fashion

police issue punishments. Common punishments involve public humiliation--offenders are made

to stand in the middle of a town's square and endure harsh criticism from officers.

Also, short stints of hard labor and fines are also given as punishment.

What's school like for a North Korean teen? In the DPRK education is entirely controlled by the

government. Kindergarten, primary and secondary schooling are free and all citizens are required

to attend--North Korea is surprisingly progressive when it comes to the education of women.

After kindergarten, primary school, known as the “People's Schools,”

is attended from the ages of 6 to 9. Then from 10 to 16, pupils attend a secondary school

which may concentrate on a specialty such as music, art, economics or foreign languages.

Children of the elite may go to a secondary school which focuses on

training them for leadership positions or to be officers in the Korean People's Army.

North Korea claims that their school system is top notch. According to UNESCO,

North Korea's literacy rate for people 15 and older who can read and write

is 98-100 percent. But then again, this statistic is self-reported.

Throughout the school years, all information taught to students is carefully censored.

Many subjects are taught in a way that promotes allegiance to Kim Jong un and

the Kim family. Other commonly taught propaganda is military nationalism

and Juche or the North Korean concept of self-sufficiency.

While school for city dwellers and the elite may be well funded by North Korean standards, reports

have leaked out of underfunded rural schools with not enough resources and poorly trained teachers.

In recent years, students have been forced to cover school costs such as workbooks

or helping to heat their school in the winter. Impoverished families have a hard time coming

up with money to pay school fees and teens sometimes drop out. While more middle class

families are able to hire tutors for their children as an alternative to school--which

can actually be cheaper than school fees, poor kids are left in the lurch. The dropouts take

menial jobs to survive. The government seems to turn a blind eye to dropouts, especially

since their work often provides supplemental money and food to keep poor households going.

After finishing secondary school at age 17, citizens must serve in the military.

Men are conscripted into the military for 10 years and women for 6 years,

until age 23. Conscripts can be drafted into elite special forces depending on their social class,

or if they have outstanding athletic abilities.

There are exemptions to joining the military though. Teenagers with good grades from elite

families may be invited to sit for entry exams at one of North Korea's universities.

If they are accepted, they may delay, shorten or even bypass military service.

Certain skilled workers and technicians may also bypass or shorten military service.

Many North Korean teens don't have a lot of free time. When they aren't at school or studying,

many teens work, helping their families to make ends meet. The types of jobs available

to teens are mainly informal work such as selling charcoal door to door,

selling smuggled goods in the marketplace or tutoring and childcare for younger children.

During their free time, if teens are lucky enough to live in an area that has a cinema

and they can afford it, you might find them at the movies. However North Korea cinemas

only have 1 or 2 screens and often have the same few movies showing for months.

Some of the larger cities have a bowling alley, arcade or mini golf, but it's quite expensive

and the average middle class teen may visit such places infrequently. The same for roller rinks

and ice skating arenas, but they're expensive too and since so few of them exist, they stay crowded.

Teens who are donju or part of the 1% may receive an allowance. That may not sound like a big deal,

but in a country where in 2018 the official salary is roughly $10

USD a month, it is. Having an allowance makes for a great social life. Donju teens most likely live

in the capital of Pyongyang. They hang out at 24 hour coffee shops and drink lattes,

which at $4 USD a drink, is incredibly out of the reach of most North Korean citizens.

They also frequently visit water theme parks, ski,

hang out in pool bars and have gym memberships. They may eat out both at fast food restaurants

and fine dining where they eat expensive cuts of steak, an unimaginable luxury for most citizens.

Like everywhere else, teens hang out with their friends--in the park or at home.

They may play video games on older consoles that they've bought on the black market.

Newer game systems that require online access aren't suitable as home internet

access in North Korea is virtually non existent. Friends also get together and watch foreign,

often western movies on DVD or flash drives also purchased from smugglers.

It's extremely common for North Koreans to pass around flash drives containing videos,

music and news. In fact, as a way to educate North Korea about the world, various activist

and religious organizations smuggle USB sticks with subversive media into the country.

North Korean teens do have to be careful who they trust and share media with. In the spring of 2018,

a group of teens in the Ryanggang Province were arrested and stood public trial. Their crime?

Dancing and distributing K-pop music. Six teens ages 16 and 17 were convicted. Four of them were

found guilty of "anti-national" conspiracy and received a year of labor. The sentence for the

other two teens is unknown, however all were sent to an offenders' institution after the trial.

Ironically, about 2 weeks later several K-pop bands visited Pyongyang to perform for Kim Jon

Un and North Korean government officials. Ultimately, this case is a sad, yet perfect

illustration of how North Korea is run. Kim Jon Un and government officials at the top

can do whatever they like, but they will punish ordinary citizens if they try to do the same.

The repressive nature of North Korean society causes anger, depression and disillusionment

among its people. Many citizens turn to drugs and alcohol to mitigate the pain.

In 2016, an institute interviewed defectors about life in North Korea.

Many of the defectors said that around 30% of North Koreans, including teens,

are addicted to drugs. While it's hard to gage how accurate this claim is, in the winter of

2019 North Korea began making a concerted effort to crack down on teenage drug abuse,

especially use of opium, which is readily available. There have been a few incidents

where a roving band of high teens caused a disturbance or brawled in the street with police.

North Korea's drug issues are a problem of their own making. For many years the production of

opium was a state-run industry where North Korea sold drugs on the international black market as

a way to get around sanctions. Middle school students were mobilized to harvest poppies

and produce opium powder on poppy farms. It was only evitable that citizens would begin to try

the product. In 2013 North Korea implemented a death penalty for illicit drug manufacture.

In recent years they have also created harsh laws targeting drug runners who sell to minors.

Dating in North Korea is somewhat taboo. Society, especially older people frown upon it. Young women

are expected to remain chaste, marry young and then have lots of children for the sake of the

great nation. There is no sex education taught in school. Porn is illegal and if caught with it,

a citizen will be sent to a reeducation camp. College campuses have strict rules

against dating. Arranged marriages are still common in North Korea, but increasingly due

to the influence of foreign movies, it's becoming more common to marry for love.

Teens get around society's disapproval by having group dates and assignations. When couples go

out alone, there's no public display of affection. Even just holding hands is not acceptable. However

some parents turn a blind eye to their teens dating as long as they don't shame the family.

Correspondence passed between sweethearts to set up dates can be tricky, especially

if the parents do not approve. The majority of North Koreans don't have telephones.

Although, increasingly cell phones, especially smartphones are popular.

It;s estimated that about 25% or 6 million people in North Korea have a cell phone.

Locally made smartphones are popular with teens of the Donju,

but as they are rumored to cost upwards of $400 USD, rarely do ordinary citizens own them.

They can't be used to call overseas or connect to the internet. Instead they connect to the

country's internal, state-run intranet on 3G. Despite the intranet, for apps, North Korean

smartphone users have to visit a physical store where they can download apps approved by the

North Korean government. Aso it's rumored that the government accesses them to spy on people.

Recently business has begun to boom for smugglers of Chinese-made phones.

Using smuggled phones, North Koreans can not only call locally but stay in

contact with relatives who have defected to South Korea. Apps such as WeChat are

used to bypass having calls monitored by the Ministry of State Security (MSS).

More and more as the youth of the DKRP become aware of the outside world, they're changing North

Korean society. There's only so long that Kim Jong UN is going to be able to rule with an iron fist.

Now, you should totally keep the watch party going!

How do North Korean soldiers stack up against US soldiers? Check out our comparison here:

How has life changed for teenagers over the last century?

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What Is Life Like For A North Korean Teenager? How|||||||| Wie sieht das Leben eines nordkoreanischen Teenagers aus? ¿Cómo es la vida de un adolescente norcoreano? Com'è la vita di un adolescente nordcoreano? 北朝鮮のティーンエイジャーの生活とは? Jak wygląda życie północnokoreańskich nastolatków? Como é a vida de um adolescente norte-coreano? Какова жизнь северокорейского подростка? Kuzey Koreli Bir Genç İçin Hayat Nasıldır? 朝鲜青少年的生活是什么样的? 北韓青少年的生活是什麼樣的?

Here at the Infographics Institute we've done  a number of videos about North Korea and its At this place||||||||||||||| 在信息图表研究所,我们制作了许多关于朝鲜及其

leader Kim Jung Un. That's required endless  cups of coffee and lots of research. Yes, Gary, ||Kim Jong Un|Kim Jong Un|||||||||||| 领导人金正恩的视频。这需要无尽的咖啡和大量的研究。是的,加里,

the interns are still mad about you hogging the  white chocolate creamer. [Narrator clears throat.] |trainees||||||Monopolizing||||white chocolate creamer||| 实习生们仍然对你占用白巧克力奶精很生气。[旁白清嗓子。]

During our many hours of perusing  news stories about the DPRK, |||||carefully reading through|||||North Korea

we began to notice something interesting.  Though an article would be about something else,

it would happen to mention a detail which  provided insight to daily life in North Korea.

We found these snapshots of  ordinary moments fascinating.

We wanted to dig a little deeper and try to  figure out how teenage life is in North Korea.

Just like everywhere else, issues  of class and wealth play a role

in the lives of teens in North Korea--although  the gulf between the haves and have nots ||||||||||significant disparity|||||| in het leven van tieners in Noord-Korea - hoewel de kloof tussen de haves en have nots

is much wider than in several other countries.  Aside from having lots of moolah, citizens |||||||||||||money| is veel breder dan in verschillende andere landen. Afgezien van het hebben van veel moolah, burgers

are part of the elite when they have notable  political, government, and military connections. belong to||||privileged few||||significant||||armed forces|influential relationships 当他们拥有...

A large part of being a teenager is  figuring out your sense of style,

how you like to dress and your identity.  It's not easy to do that when you live in a

repressive country.You may have seen posters for  allowedNorth Korea hairstyles on the internet. oppressive||||||||permitted in|||||

While it's not true that North Korea forces  citizens to have a particular hairstyle,

the government does encourage people  to have state approved hairstyles.

Many teens are exposed to makeup, fashion and  a variety of hairstyles thru foreign movies and ||||||||||||through|||

music. South Korean skin care routines are popular  too. Little makeup and skincare is sold in shops,

most devotees purchase their goods at the  Jangmadang or local North Korean markets |enthusiastic buyers||||||black market|||||

that sell everything from food to household  products to clothing. These marketplaces also

sell illegal products smuggled into the country  such as USB drives containing western movies, |||illegally imported||||||||||

music and South Korean soap operas,  as well as makeup and foreign clothes.

While there are not any official  appearance rules that we were able to find, Embora não existam regras de apresentação oficiais que tenhamos encontrado,

North Korea places a strong emphasis on  a tidy, clean and appropriate appearance.

Assuming they have the money to  purchase expensive smuggled goods, Partindo do princípio que têm dinheiro para comprar produtos de contrabando caros,

in private North Korean teens experiment  with a variety of non permanent looks. em privado Os adolescentes norte-coreanos experimentam uma variedade de visuais não permanentes.

However, publicly women wear minimal makeup  such as lightly tinted lipstick--never red, |||||||||slightly colored|||

because as one defector explains, wearing red  lipstick is unimaginable in North Korea because |||person who left||||||||||

the color red represents capitalism. It is  unacceptable for males to wear any makeup.

Fashion is definitely a subtle form  of resistance. Due to the widespread Fashion is definitely a subtle form of resistance. Due to the widespread

influence of foreign media and young  citizens willing to push the boundaries, influência dos media estrangeiros e de jovens cidadãos dispostos a ultrapassar os limites,

in recent years North Korea's unspoken rules  regarding appearance have loosened slightly. ||||North Korea's||||||| nos últimos anos, as regras tácitas da Coreia do Norte em matéria de aparência tornaram-se ligeiramente mais flexíveis.

Citizens now wear brightly colored clothing, some  even dare to wear jeans and ladies fairly short

skirts. However, the prevailing attitude  depends on where one is in the country. |||most common|||||||||

Fashion acceptable in Pyongyang may  not be acceptable in a small village. |||North Korean capital||||||||

Wearing too much makeup, skimpy clothing or too  tight clothes may cause citizens to run afoul of ||||revealing|||||||||||in conflict with| Het dragen van te veel make-up, krappe kleding of te strakke kleding kan ervoor zorgen dat burgers in de problemen raken

the Gyuchaldae or fashion police. The Gyuchaldae  patrol pedestrian areas making sure that |fashion police||||||monitor|foot traffic areas||||

everyone's appearance is ‘suitable'. If caught  with an ‘inappropriate' appearance the fashion Каждый человек выглядит "подходяще". Если вас поймают с "неподходящим" внешним видом, мода

police issue punishments. Common punishments  involve public humiliation--offenders are made

to stand in the middle of a town's square  and endure harsh criticism from officers. |||||||||||severe|||

Also, short stints of hard labor and  fines are also given as punishment. ||brief periods|||||monetary penalties||||| Ook worden korte periodes van dwangarbeid en boetes ook als straf gegeven.

What's school like for a North Korean teen? In  the DPRK education is entirely controlled by the

government. Kindergarten, primary and secondary  schooling are free and all citizens are required |Early childhood education|||||||||||

to attend--North Korea is surprisingly progressive  when it comes to the education of women.

After kindergarten, primary school,  known as the “People's Schools,”

is attended from the ages of 6 to 9. Then from  10 to 16, pupils attend a secondary school |is attended by|||||||||students or children||||

which may concentrate on a specialty such as  music, art, economics or foreign languages.

Children of the elite may go to a  secondary school which focuses on

training them for leadership positions or  to be officers in the Korean People's Army.

North Korea claims that their school  system is top notch. According to UNESCO, |||||||||high quality|||

North Korea's literacy rate for people  15 and older who can read and write ||reading and writing||||||||||

is 98-100 percent. But then again,  this statistic is self-reported.

Throughout the school years, all information  taught to students is carefully censored.

Many subjects are taught in a way that  promotes allegiance to Kim Jong un and |||||||||loyalty to Kim Jong-un|||Kim Jong-un|| Многие предметы преподаются таким образом, чтобы пропагандировать преданность Ким Чен Ыну и

the Kim family. Other commonly taught  propaganda is military nationalism |||||||||military patriotism

and Juche or the North Korean  concept of self-sufficiency. |self-reliance doctrine||||||||

While school for city dwellers and the elite may  be well funded by North Korean standards, reports ||||city residents||||||||||||

have leaked out of underfunded rural schools with  not enough resources and poorly trained teachers.

In recent years, students have been forced  to cover school costs such as workbooks

or helping to heat their school in the winter.  Impoverished families have a hard time coming |||||||||Poor||||||

up with money to pay school fees and teens  sometimes drop out. While more middle class

families are able to hire tutors for their  children as an alternative to school--which

can actually be cheaper than school fees, poor  kids are left in the lurch. The dropouts take |||||||||||||In trouble|||

menial jobs to survive. The government seems  to turn a blind eye to dropouts, especially low-status||||||||||||||

since their work often provides supplemental  money and food to keep poor households going.

After finishing secondary school at age  17, citizens must serve in the military.

Men are conscripted into the military  for 10 years and women for 6 years, ||drafted into service||||||||| Mannen worden 10 jaar lang in het leger geroepen en vrouwen 6 jaar,

until age 23. Conscripts can be drafted into elite  special forces depending on their social class, ||Drafted individuals|||||||||||| до 23 лет. Призывники могут быть призваны в элитные спецподразделения в зависимости от их социального класса,

or if they have outstanding athletic abilities.

There are exemptions to joining the military  though. Teenagers with good grades from elite ||exceptions|||||||||||

families may be invited to sit for entry  exams at one of North Korea's universities.

If they are accepted, they may delay,  shorten or even bypass military service.

Certain skilled workers and technicians may  also bypass or shorten military service.

Many North Korean teens don't have a lot of free  time. When they aren't at school or studying,

many teens work, helping their families to  make ends meet. The types of jobs available

to teens are mainly informal work  such as selling charcoal door to door, |||||||||burnt wood fuel|||

selling smuggled goods in the marketplace or  tutoring and childcare for younger children. |||||||Tutoring children|||||

During their free time, if teens are lucky  enough to live in an area that has a cinema

and they can afford it, you might find them  at the movies. However North Korea cinemas

only have 1 or 2 screens and often have  the same few movies showing for months.

Some of the larger cities have a bowling alley,  arcade or mini golf, but it's quite expensive ||||||||bowling center||||||||

and the average middle class teen may visit such  places infrequently. The same for roller rinks |||||||||||||||Skating venues

and ice skating arenas, but they're expensive too  and since so few of them exist, they stay crowded.

Teens who are donju or part of the 1% may receive  an allowance. That may not sound like a big deal, |||wealthy individuals||||||||||||||||

but in a country where in 2018  the official salary is roughly $10 но в стране, где в 2018 году официальная зарплата составляет примерно $10

USD a month, it is. Having an allowance makes for  a great social life. Donju teens most likely live U.S. dollars||||||||||||||||||

in the capital of Pyongyang. They hang out  at 24 hour coffee shops and drink lattes,

which at $4 USD a drink, is incredibly out  of the reach of most North Korean citizens.

They also frequently visit water theme parks, ski,

hang out in pool bars and have gym memberships.  They may eat out both at fast food restaurants

and fine dining where they eat expensive cuts of  steak, an unimaginable luxury for most citizens.

Like everywhere else, teens hang out with  their friends--in the park or at home.

They may play video games on older consoles  that they've bought on the black market.

Newer game systems that require online  access aren't suitable as home internet

access in North Korea is virtually non existent.  Friends also get together and watch foreign,

often western movies on DVD or flash  drives also purchased from smugglers.

It's extremely common for North Koreans to  pass around flash drives containing videos, |||||North Korean citizens|||||||

music and news. In fact, as a way to educate  North Korea about the world, various activist

and religious organizations smuggle USB  sticks with subversive media into the country. |||||||disruptive, rebellious, dissenting||||

North Korean teens do have to be careful who they  trust and share media with. In the spring of 2018,

a group of teens in the Ryanggang Province were  arrested and stood public trial. Their crime? ||||||Ryanggang Province|||||||||

Dancing and distributing K-pop music. Six teens  ages 16 and 17 were convicted. Four of them were |||||||||||found guilty||||

found guilty of "anti-national" conspiracy and  received a year of labor. The sentence for the |||||plot against state||||||||||

other two teens is unknown, however all were sent  to an offenders' institution after the trial.

Ironically, about 2 weeks later several K-pop  bands visited Pyongyang to perform for Kim Jon ||||||||||||||Kim Jong-un По иронии судьбы, примерно через 2 недели несколько групп K-pop посетили Пхеньян, чтобы выступить перед Ким Чен

Un and North Korean government officials.  Ultimately, this case is a sad, yet perfect ||||||In the end|||||||

illustration of how North Korea is run. Kim  Jon Un and government officials at the top

can do whatever they like, but they will punish  ordinary citizens if they try to do the same.

The repressive nature of North Korean society  causes anger, depression and disillusionment |||||||||||loss of faith

among its people. Many citizens turn to  drugs and alcohol to mitigate the pain. |||||||||||reduce||

In 2016, an institute interviewed  defectors about life in North Korea. ||||people who left|||||

Many of the defectors said that around  30% of North Koreans, including teens, |||people who leave||||||||

are addicted to drugs. While it's hard to gage  how accurate this claim is, in the winter of ||||||||measure|||||||||

2019 North Korea began making a concerted  effort to crack down on teenage drug abuse, |||||coordinated||||||||

especially use of opium, which is readily  available. There have been a few incidents

where a roving band of high teens caused a  disturbance or brawled in the street with police. ||wandering|||||||public disorder||fought violently|||||

North Korea's drug issues are a problem of their  own making. For many years the production of

opium was a state-run industry where North Korea  sold drugs on the international black market as

a way to get around sanctions. Middle school  students were mobilized to harvest poppies

and produce opium powder on poppy farms. It was  only evitable that citizens would begin to try |||||poppy plant|||||avoidable||||||

the product. In 2013 North Korea implemented  a death penalty for illicit drug manufacture. ||||||||||illegal||

In recent years they have also created harsh  laws targeting drug runners who sell to minors. |||||||||||||||underage individuals

Dating in North Korea is somewhat taboo. Society,  especially older people frown upon it. Young women |||||||||||disapprove of||||

are expected to remain chaste, marry young and  then have lots of children for the sake of the ||||sexually pure|||||||||||||

great nation. There is no sex education taught  in school. Porn is illegal and if caught with it,

a citizen will be sent to a reeducation  camp. College campuses have strict rules

against dating. Arranged marriages are still  common in North Korea, but increasingly due

to the influence of foreign movies, it's  becoming more common to marry for love.

Teens get around society's disapproval by having  group dates and assignations. When couples go ||||||||||secret meetings|||

out alone, there's no public display of affection.  Even just holding hands is not acceptable. However |||||||public intimacy||||||||

some parents turn a blind eye to their teens  dating as long as they don't shame the family.

Correspondence passed between sweethearts  to set up dates can be tricky, especially Love letters|||romantic partners||||||||

if the parents do not approve. The majority  of North Koreans don't have telephones.

Although, increasingly cell phones,  especially smartphones are popular.

It;s estimated that about 25% or 6 million  people in North Korea have a cell phone.

Locally made smartphones are  popular with teens of the Donju,

but as they are rumored to cost upwards of  $400 USD, rarely do ordinary citizens own them.

They can't be used to call overseas or connect  to the internet. Instead they connect to the

country's internal, state-run intranet on 3G.  Despite the intranet, for apps, North Korean

smartphone users have to visit a physical store  where they can download apps approved by the

North Korean government. Aso it's rumored that  the government accesses them to spy on people. |||It's rumored||allegedly claimed|||||||||

Recently business has begun to boom  for smugglers of Chinese-made phones.

Using smuggled phones, North Koreans  can not only call locally but stay in

contact with relatives who have defected  to South Korea. Apps such as WeChat are |||||switched allegiance to||||||||

used to bypass having calls monitored  by the Ministry of State Security (MSS). ||||||||||||State Security Ministry

More and more as the youth of the DKRP become  aware of the outside world, they're changing North ||||||||Democratic People's Republic|||||||||

Korean society. There's only so long that Kim Jong  UN is going to be able to rule with an iron fist.

Now, you should totally  keep the watch party going!

How do North Korean soldiers stack up against  US soldiers? Check out our comparison here:

How has life changed for  teenagers over the last century?