North Korea's celebrity defectors - BBC World Service Documentaries

There are 30.000 North Korean defectors currently living in South Korea. Most have fled the brutal regime of Kim Jong-un in the hope of a better life and some of them have become celebrities. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM We follow two North Koreans as they gain fame in front of the camera capitalising on their defector status, yet struggle to move on from their past. Watch more films from our Life Changes documentary series, exploring how we respond to the changes in the world around - and how we change our lives:    • Life changes   Producer/Director: Natalia Zuo Co-producer: Jonathan Griffin Picture Editor: Amanda Gunn ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #bbcdocumentaries #NorthKorea #bbcworldservice

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