"My Sister Will Show You the Spring of Pyeongyang"... North Korea Vlog Intensifies

North Korea Continues Promoting Pyongyang via Chinese SNS
Suspicions Arise Over Government Involvement in Videos

North Korea's related activities, which are moving away from traditional propaganda methods such as flyers and propaganda films to new forms of propaganda through social networking services (SNS), are becoming more diverse.

On the 23rd, a video titled "To North Korea: Nuna will show you the spring of Pyongyang" was posted on 'NewDPRK,' North Korea's official channel on Bilibili, known as the Chinese version of YouTube.

The video, produced in the form of a vlog sharing daily life, features a woman named 'Yeonmi' wearing a pink two-piece outfit. 'Yeonmi' is seen swinging, enjoying flowers, and taking photos.

'To North Korea: My Sister Will Show You the Spring of Pyongyang' Video Featuring 'Yeonmi'
[Photo by Video Capture]

Also, 'Yeonmi' talks in Chinese about how beautiful spring is, saying, "The beautiful spring sunshine of my hometown makes me love this place even more," and "I love Pyongyang. I am proud of Pyongyang."

At the end of the video, a poster for the 8th April Spring People's Art Festival appears.

A Vlog Going to Pyongyang Amusement Park Uploaded... "A Very Well-Organized Play"

'Yumi Space 1 - Ice Cream' video featuring 'Yumi'
[Photo by video capture]

This is not the first time such videos have been posted from North Korea. Over about three years, 124 videos have been posted through Chinese SNS platforms like Bilibili and Weibo, as well as the YouTube channel 'NewDPRK.' The videos show everyday scenes such as North Korean children attending school and families eating together.

A woman named 'Yumi' consistently shares North Korean daily life through a channel called 'Olivia Natasha - YuMi Space DPRK daily.' In the videos, 'Yumi' speaks in English and shows scenes of going to a gym or amusement park.

The reason North Korea repeatedly features women speaking foreign languages such as Chinese or English appears to be to demonstrate the country's educational level and to reduce resistance to their propaganda methods.

In particular, by using the vlog format, it is understood that they aim for viewers to perceive the scenes in the videos as ordinary North Korean life.

However, since internet access in North Korea is known to be restricted, suspicions have arisen that the authorities were involved in the production and posting of the videos.

In February, CNN reported that experts said 'Yumi' and others are likely related to high-ranking officials, and that the videos posted from North Korea are part of propaganda activities aimed at creating a new international image of North Korea.

Also, Park Seong-cheol, a researcher at the North Korea Human Rights Information Center, told CNN that 'Yumi's videos appear to be "a very well-organized play" by the North Korean government.

Meanwhile, 'Yumi's videos have received various responses such as "She is an excellent actress" and "It would be nice to see scenes from regions other than Pyongyang."

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