The ‘Draw My Life‘ trend online has grown so popular, even North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is getting in on the fun. Of course, Kim couldn’t make it, so he ‘hired’ the popular musical makers AVbyte to make this musical draw my life video for him.
No two countries from such similar backgrounds are more different than North and South Korea. After the Korean War, the South became a democratic capitalist state while the North became a socialist dictatorship. A satellite photo of Korea at night truly portrays the stark differences between the two countries.
Korea has started to cruise down the mainstream ever since South Koreak KPop star PSY hit the Western Internet with his hit single GANGNAM STYLE. There have been countless dance music videos of the song, but few true parodies.
Leave it to popular humor channel Barely Political to make an instantly viral spoof of the song, poking fun at the idea of the song actually originating in the much more grim and dark North than the bright and vibrant South.
Next time you fly and complain about the food you are served, just think about North Korea’s only airline, Air Koryo. This Japanese tourist on his way to Pyongyang, North Korea might have been served the worst airline food ever. The ‘meal’ consisted of a cup of juice and a some sort of ‘meat’ patty on a bun with two slivers of onion. That is all. Read more on BusinessInsider and Guyism.
Take On Me by A-Ha was a huge hit in the 80′s, and still has that retro feel and sound. When played in movies or TV, the song is usually a homage to the past, so it’s not surprising North Korean students from Kum Song School, Pyongyang would be playing the hit. They’re stuck in a time warp in the past. Of course, their skill and accuracy is near perfect as the totalitarian government wouldn’t allow a non-perfect rendition to leak and embarrass the state.
After the death of North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Il, North Korean themed videos have begun the trend. This funny commercial-that has little to do with the actual product they are attempting to sell-portrays a clumsy North Korean who is part of a live animation art show for Kim Jong Il himself. Even though there are thousands of others, the man’s faults are greatly noticed.
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