NORTH KOREA 
LOVES TO BRAG ABOUT ITS NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS PROGRAM, WE KNOW VERY 
LITTLE ABOUT HOW THEIR CITIZENS 
LIVE.
I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
MOST ISOLATED COUNTRY ON EARTH.
TAKE A LOOK.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS, DOLPHIN SHOWS 
AND DENNIS RODMAN ALL HAVE NORTH
KOREA IN COMMON.
A LAND RULED BY AN ECCENTRIC AND
PORTLY DICTATOR.
FEW PEOPLE GET IN, NO ONE'S 
ALLOWED TO LEAVE.
THE WORLD WANTS TO KNOW, WHAT 
THE [ BLEEP ] IS GOING ON IN 
THERE?
RODMAN KNOWS, BUT HE MIGHT HAVE 
BEEN TOO DRUNK TO REMEMBER.
I WANT TO GET AS CLOSE TO THIS 
CRAZINESS AS I CAN.
I'M HEADING TO A PLACE WHERE 
CAMERAS ARE RARELY ALLOWED.
THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE THAT 
SEPARATES THE NORTH AND SOUTH IS
THE MOST HEAVILY GUARDED BORDER 
IN THE WORLD.
I'M MEETING WITH AN EXPERT ON 
NORTH KOREAN DEFENSES.
TELL ME WHERE WE ARE?
>> THIS IS THE JSA, THE JOINT 
SECURITY AREA BETWEEN NORTH AND 
SOUTH KOREA.
THIS IS ONE OF THE RARE AREAS 
WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH CAN 
ACTUALLY MEET. 
>> WHICH SIDE ARE WE ON?
>> WE'RE STILL ON THE SOUTH 
KOREAN SIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> STEPPING OVER INTO SOUTH 
KOREA, THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED 
BEFORE.
>> THAT'S THE NORTH KOREAN?
>> THE CONCRETE LINE MARKS THE 
MILITARY DEMARCATION LINE 
BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND NORTH 
KOREA.
SO IN NOVEMBER OF 2017 IT WAS A 
NORTH KOREAN SOLDIER WHO 
DEFECTED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 
JUST OVER THERE, DROVE HIS JEEP 
OVER.
HE WAS BEING SHOT FROM THE BACK,
SPRINTED ACROSS TO THE SOUTH 
KOREAN SIDE AND WAS SAVED BY 
SOUTH KOREAN SURGEONS.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF I START 
WALKING THIS WAY?
IS THIS DANGEROUS?
>> IT MIGHT CREATE AN INCIDENT. 
>> HOW CLOSE WOULD I GET BEFORE 
I GET SHOT?
>> THIS IS PROBABLY TOO FAR, YOU
WOULDN'T WANT TO GO -- 
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> NOW, THIS WOULD BE A TERRIBLE
IDEA.
BUT -- 
>> WHERE ARE WE SITTING RIGHT 
NOW?
>> WE'RE IN A MOVIE SET.
THIS IS A FAKE VERSION OF THE 
JSA.
>> WHY COULDN'T WE GO TO THE 
REAL AREA?
>> THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T GIVE 
FILMING PERMISSION TO COMEDY 
CENTRAL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, ABOUT 50 MILES 
SOUTH OF THE REAL DMZ, SITS A 
FULL SCALE REPLICA.
THE FACT THAT THIS PLACE EVEN 
EXISTS, PROVES SOUTH KOREA'S 
FASCINATION WITH THE NORTH/SOUTH
CONFLICT.
>> WHY WOULD THEY BUILD A MOVIE 
SET?
>> IF THEY WANT TO TAKE PHOTOS. 
>> WHY DO YOU THINK SOUTH 
KOREANS ARE SO FASCINATES WITH 
NORTH KOREANS. 
>> THEY'VE BEEN SO ISOLATED FOR 
70 YEARS.
IF SOMEONE SAYS, HEY, I'M FROM 
NORTH KOREA, YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF
QUESTIONS.
>> NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS ARE 
BECOMING SOCIAL MEDIA STORES FOR
THAT REASON.
I SAT DOWN WITH A NORTH KOREAN 
DEFECTOR LEE FUNG.
WHEN DID YOU DEFECT FROM NORTH 
KOREA?
>> Translator: I ESCAPED TWICE, 
WHEN I WAS EIGHT I FAILED.
>> WHEN YOU GOT CAUGHT, WERE 
THERE RAMIFICATIONS?
>> WE HAD TO GO TO JAIL. 
>> YOU WENT TO JAIL AS AN 
8-YEAR-OLD?
>> YEAH.
>> SNEAKING OUT OF NORTH KOREA 
IS THE FIRST OF MANY STEPS.
>> IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO
GO DIRECTLY FROM NORTH KOREA TO 
SOUTH KOREA.
YOU HAVE TO GO NORTH TO CHINA, 
AND GET ALL THE WAY THROUGH 
CHINA WITHOUT GETTING STOPPED BY
THE CHINESE POLICE.
>> WHAT HAPPENS, YOU GO BACK TO 
NORTH KOREA?
>> YOU'RE FORCED INTO SLAVE 
LABOR.
>> ANGELA KIM ALSO DEFECTED FROM
NORTH KOREA 10 YEARS AGO. 
>> I WAS AN ACTOR IN NORTH 
KOREA, TO TELL PEOPLE NOT TO 
ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA. 
>> THAT WAS YOUR JOB?
>> YES.
>> WERE YOU ALWAYS PLOTTING TO 
ESCAPE YOURSELF?
>> WERE YOU LIKE, HEY, DON'T -- 
>> WHEN I TELL PEOPLE, DON'T 
TAKE DRUGS?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I'M SURE THESE TWO HAVE VERY 
HARROWING ESCAPE STORIES, I'VE 
HEARD CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT THIS 
REGIME THAT I NEED VERIFIED 
IMMEDIATELY.
>> YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN STILL 
LIVING THERE UNDER KIM JONG-IL?
>> YES.
>> DID YOU USED TO BELIEVE THAT 
HE NEVER HAD A POO?
>> POO?
>> YEAH.
HE NEVER HAD A SHIT OR A WASTE. 
>> HE'S A PERSON, YEAH.
>> HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO.
>> YEAH, WHY NOT?
>> THERE ARE LOADS OF THESE 
RUMORS.
KIM JONG-IL CLAIMED HE SHOT FIVE
HOLES IN ONE THE VERY FIRST TIME
HE PLAYED GOLF.
KIM JONG-UN TRAVELS WITH HIS OWN
TOILET.
SO NO ONE CAN STEAL HIS POO.
>> DID YOU HEAR THESE STORIES 
GROWING UP?
>> THE WATER, IF YOU TOUCH, IT 
CAN KILL YOU.
THESE ARE THE STORIES. 
>> WHAT WERE YOU TAUGHT ABOUT 
AMERICA AS A CHILD?
>> THOSE GUYS HAVE A HORN WITH A
BIG NOSE.
>> A BIG NOSE AND HORNS.
THAT'S CANADIANS YOU'RE 
EXPLAINING.
>> DO THEY TEACH YOU ENGLISH IN 
NORTH KOREA?
>> YES, IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WHY DO THEY TEACH YOU ENGLISH
IF YOU'RE NEVER ALLOWED TO 
LEAVE?
>> CAN I TELL THE TRUTH?
>> NORTH KOREA SAID WHEN YOU'RE 
FIVE, YOU SHOULD KNOW ENGLISH SO
YOU CAN KILL THE PEOPLE. 
>> OH, KILL THE PEOPLE?
>> NO, NOT PEOPLE, THE 
AMERICANS.
>> SO YOU CAN SAY HAPPY 4th OF 
JULY, MOTHER [ BLEEP ]?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> ONE UPSIDE TO ESCAPING NORTH 
KOREA IS ACCESS TO FREE PRESS.
ONE DOWN SIDE TO ESCAPING IS THE
NONSTOP 24/7 FREE PRESS 
DOMINATED BY TRUMP.
>> WE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO
TOTALLY DESTROY NORTH KOREA.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF DONALD 
TRUMP?
>> THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER TO 
DONALD TRUMP I'VE EVER SEEN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I'M SORRY, I -- SOMEHOW -- 
>> THAT'S WHAT MELANIA DOES 
EVERY MORNING.
>> MELANIA IS TRYING TO DEFECT 
INTO NORTH KOREA.
>> I MEAN, THE WAY SHE TREATS 
PEOPLE -- I KNOW IT'S JUST 
WORDS, BUT IT'S REALLY SAME 
BETWEEN KIM JONG-UN -- 
>> YOU THINK KIM JONG-UN AND 
DONALD TRUMP HAVE A LOT IN 
COMMON?
>> I THINK SO.
THEY USE FEAR ALL THE TIME.
>> YES.
FEAR.
>> AND HATE.
MAKE PEOPLE HATE OTHER PEOPLE.
>> YES.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING 
IRRESISTIBLE ABOUT THE NONSENSE 
OF TRUMP AND KIM JONG-UN.
BUT WHAT GETS LOST IN THE 
RIDICULOUSNESS IS THE 26 MILLION
REAL PEOPLE OF NORTH KOREA.
IT'S A SHAME SO MANY OF THEM 
HAVE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE I MET IN SOUTH
KOREA, TOLD ME OF THE NORTH 
KOREAN PEOPLE DON'T EVEN THINK 
ABOUT THEIR SITUATION.
BUT PEOPLE ARE THINKING.
>> A MISCONCEPTION IS, YOU ARE 
EDUCATED, AND MANY OF YOU ARE 
QUESTIONING THE GOVERNMENT?
>> YEAH.
>> AND NOW WANTING TO LEAVE?
>> YEAH.
>> TALKING TO REGULAR PEOPLE 
TEACHES YOU A LOT.
SO THE ONLY THING LEFT WAS TO 
SHARE MY THOUGHTS ON THE BEST 
THING THE FREE WORLD HAS TO 
OFFER.
>> HAVE YOU EVER HAD A FROZEN 
COCA-COLA?
PUT A SWIRL OF ICE CREAM IN THE 
TOP OF IT, THAT'S LIVING.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU FOUGHT TO 
GET.
THAT'S WHY YOU LEFT NORTH KOREA.
>> OOH.
