A few years ago we applied to go to North Korea as journalists and they said they were happy to have us cover the Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang. Good news. Then, 10 days before we were supposed to leave, they said "Actually, no, we don't want anyone coming." Bad news. Then, right after that, they were like, "OK, OK, fine, you can come. As long as you come as tourists, not journalists." That was relatively good news, but it's definitely shitty news if you're caught being a journalist pretending to be a tourist in North Korea (jail is pretty much a prerequisite), but we went anyway and smuggled our cameras in with us. This is what happened.More from VICE Is Ten: 2002 - 2012:Suiting Up, Crusting DownWatch - Siberia: Krokodil TearsWatch - Celebrity Discharge - Tenth Birthday SpecialWatch - The VICE Guide to Belfast
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