Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts
Jan 7, 2018
Illegal photos of North Korea
Kim Jong Un definitely gets angry if he saw these. If you follow this link you can read why these were prohibited.
Dec 19, 2013
The New Press Photography
Associated Press photographer David Guttenfelder has just been awarded TIME's Instagram Photographer of the year 2013 award for his photographs of North Korea. Speaking to WIRED, he said:
"In a country known for its censorship, I'm now uploading photos to Instagram from the streets of North Korea like I would anywhere else in the world. Through social media, I'm trying to piece together a picture of this country for the outside world … No one puts their hand in front of my camera, and no one tells me not to shoot things. There's no review process. They don’t look at my pictures at all before I send them on the Associated Press wire or my Instagram account. Facebook even asks me to tag my "friends" Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung when I upload my photos."
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Sep 1, 2013
Watch Out Miley Cyrus!!!!!!
Is this politics or just a case of a jealous wife?
North Korea "appears to have executed leader Kim Jong-Un's former girlfriend and 11 other nationally prominent performers by firing squad on August 20.
According to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, which cites sources in China, singer Hyon Song-wol was among other singers, musicians, and dancers arrested and publicly put to death by firing squad. Mum Kyon-jin, head of the Unhasu Orchestra, was also executed, along with members of both that orchestra and the Wangjaesan Light Music Band. Family members and bandmates watched as authorities killed the dozen performers with machine guns, one source said.
Those killed reportedly stood accused of violating North Korea's pornography laws by selling videotapes of themselves having sex."
Just to be sure, if it turns out to be politics and the pornography law, I put with video below: Definitely NSFW
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North Korea "appears to have executed leader Kim Jong-Un's former girlfriend and 11 other nationally prominent performers by firing squad on August 20.
According to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, which cites sources in China, singer Hyon Song-wol was among other singers, musicians, and dancers arrested and publicly put to death by firing squad. Mum Kyon-jin, head of the Unhasu Orchestra, was also executed, along with members of both that orchestra and the Wangjaesan Light Music Band. Family members and bandmates watched as authorities killed the dozen performers with machine guns, one source said.
Those killed reportedly stood accused of violating North Korea's pornography laws by selling videotapes of themselves having sex."
Just to be sure, if it turns out to be politics and the pornography law, I put with video below: Definitely NSFW
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Apr 14, 2013
Soldiers On High Heels
Wow ... this is bootcamp! North Korea's Female soldiers walk around on high heels! Perhaps a good ideal for the male soldiers. Developing ass, leggs and stamina.
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Aug 10, 2012
Propaganda - North Korea
This is so weird. North Korean propaganda.
"Here is the formal statement I gave to Federal Police on 16 June 2012:
On a trip to visit family in Seoul in April, I was approached by a man and a woman who claimed to be North Korean defectors. They presented me with a DVD that recently came into their possession and asked me to translate it. They also asked me to post the completed film on the Internet so that it could reach a worldwide audience. I believed what I was told and an agreement was made to protect their identities (and mine).
Despite my concerns about what I was viewing when I returned home, I proceeded to translate and post the film on You Tube because of the film's extraordinary content. I have now made public my belief that this film was never intended for a domestic audience in the DPRK. Instead, I believe that these people, who presented themselves as 'defectors' specifically targeted me because of my reputation as a translator and interpreter.
Furthermore, I now believe these people work for the DPRK. The fact that I have continued to translate and post the film in spite of this belief does not make me complicit in their intention to spread their ideology. I chose to keep posting this film because - regardless of who made it - I believe people should see it because of the issues it raises and I stand by my right to post it for people to share and discuss freely with each other.
Sabine
I have translated this film, laid in the English voice over and subtitles, and on legal advice have blurred the identity of the presenter and/or blacked out certain elements."
"Here is the formal statement I gave to Federal Police on 16 June 2012:
On a trip to visit family in Seoul in April, I was approached by a man and a woman who claimed to be North Korean defectors. They presented me with a DVD that recently came into their possession and asked me to translate it. They also asked me to post the completed film on the Internet so that it could reach a worldwide audience. I believed what I was told and an agreement was made to protect their identities (and mine).
Despite my concerns about what I was viewing when I returned home, I proceeded to translate and post the film on You Tube because of the film's extraordinary content. I have now made public my belief that this film was never intended for a domestic audience in the DPRK. Instead, I believe that these people, who presented themselves as 'defectors' specifically targeted me because of my reputation as a translator and interpreter.
Furthermore, I now believe these people work for the DPRK. The fact that I have continued to translate and post the film in spite of this belief does not make me complicit in their intention to spread their ideology. I chose to keep posting this film because - regardless of who made it - I believe people should see it because of the issues it raises and I stand by my right to post it for people to share and discuss freely with each other.
Sabine
I have translated this film, laid in the English voice over and subtitles, and on legal advice have blurred the identity of the presenter and/or blacked out certain elements."
Feb 7, 2012
Best A-Ha Cover Ever
A-Ha's eternal pop evergreen 'Take On Me' performed by young accordeon players from KUM SONG School, filmed in Pyongyang, North Korea december 2011.
Jan 4, 2012
Dec 21, 2011
Dec 20, 2011
Kim Jong-Il Dropping The Bass
Don't say anything bad about the dead ... But this is another fun Tumblr blog with Kim Jong-Il as a subject. Kim Jong-Il dropping the bass.
May 17, 2011
Welcome To Pyongyang - North Korea
Beautiful series from North Korea: Welcom To Pyongyang, by Charlie Crane.
"It took over a year for Charlie to get permission to go in with his camera: he was not allowed to take his mobile phone past customs and was met by two guides who were to accompany him at all times throughout his trip. At first they appeared robotic in conversation as if reading from a script, telling of their countrys great achievements. After a few days and many polaroids the guides became more relaxed and personable."
follow link for more pics & info.
"It took over a year for Charlie to get permission to go in with his camera: he was not allowed to take his mobile phone past customs and was met by two guides who were to accompany him at all times throughout his trip. At first they appeared robotic in conversation as if reading from a script, telling of their countrys great achievements. After a few days and many polaroids the guides became more relaxed and personable."
follow link for more pics & info.
Jan 29, 2011
Jan 27, 2011
Jan 9, 2011
It Was Kim Jung Un's Birthday
Hackers celebrated this event with putting this video on the officiel North Korean website. Brave, very brave.
Oct 30, 2010
Jul 8, 2009
Taedonggang Beer Factory
North Korea's first beer commercial, "Pride of Pyongyang". A very long commercial (over 2 min) with a kind of Teletubby music. Even Kim Jong-il himself is in it.
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