Seok, who calls herself Bukhan Aeminai (North Korean slang for girl) is part of a flourishing sub-genre of YouTube channels featuring North Korean refugees talking about their ordeals. They compare North and South Korean makeup styles, recount what it was like to adjust in a capitalist country or – something that would have been unthinkable back home – criticise the North Korean government. “Voice of North Korea, ” run by Yeonmi Park, who now lives in the United States, has nearly half a million subscribers. “The more North Korean voices that are out there, the better, ” she said. On the not-quite-spring day she was hunting for shepherd’s purse, Seok cooked up a feast of corn noodles, North Korean style, for a guest, fellow North Korean YouTuber Sim Ha Yoon (59,400 followers).

Source: The Star May 07, 2021 06:56 UTC