This time, Chinese North YouTuber 'Yeonmi' appears... "Kimchi and Mandu are the best"

Songa and Yumi followed by Chinese-fluent North Korean Yeonmi appears
Also showcasing cooking skills in video

Recently, North Korea has been actively using YouTube for regime propaganda, and this time, a North Korean YouTuber who speaks fluent Chinese has appeared.

On the 14th, the North Korean YouTube account 'NEW DPRK' featured a woman introducing herself as Yonmi, who said, "From today, I will show my daily life."

A video of North Korean YouTuber Yeonmi cooking herself was posted on the North Korean YouTube channel 'NEW DPRK'. [Image source=YouTube]

She said, "Since this is the first video, I thought a lot about choosing the content and decided to showcase my cooking skills." She then filmed herself making kimchi and dumplings, which are the most popular foods in Korea (North Korea).

While making kimchi, Yonmi joked, "I thought it would be a piece of cake, but it wasn't." After mixing various ingredients such as napa cabbage and red pepper powder to complete the kimchi, she said, "Kimchi is not only delicious but also good for health," adding, "It is one of the five healthiest foods in the world."

Yonmi also introduced dumplings as "one of the most popular foods in North Korea." While making dumplings, she remarked, "It is really a tiring task." The video, posted on the 11th, has recorded over 2,800 views.

Recently, North Korea has been producing videos in a 'vlog' format featuring female YouTubers such as 'Song-a' and 'Yumi,' who speak fluent English, showing their daily lives. This appears to be an attempt to reduce resistance to North Korea's regime propaganda by mobilizing highly educated women.

Last year, North Korean YouTubers Song-a and Yumi attracted attention... CNN calls it "propaganda videos"

North Korean YouTuber Yumi riding an amusement park ride. [Image source=YouTube]

Last year, the YouTube channel 'Sally Parks' featured an 11-year-old girl named Song-a living in Pyongyang, who gained attention as a 'North Korean kid YouTuber.' In the video, Song-a showcased her fluent English skills and revealed that her favorite novel is J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter.' She also showed scenes of visiting North Korea's Munsu Water Park.

Meanwhile, North Korean YouTuber Yumi also showed herself enjoying rides at the Pyongyang Neungra People's Amusement Park and taking PT classes at the exercise center on Tongil Street in the Nakrang District through vlog-style videos.

However, the U.S. CNN pointed out that these videos are "propaganda videos aimed at renewing the international image of North Korea." Park Sung-chul, a researcher at the North Korean Human Rights Information Center, said, "(These videos) seem like well-prepared plays by the North Korean regime," adding, "They do not reflect the ordinary lives of North Korean residents."

Park further explained, "The fact that these YouTubers speak fluent English and have access to rare luxury goods suggests that they are all highly educated and likely connected to high-ranking officials."

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