Harry Potter-loving North Korean vlogger comes from elite family close to Kims
NK News finds Song A lived in the UK with her diplomat father and is great-granddaughter of top military commander
Song A invites viewers to keep a secret with her by sharing suggestions without her "mum" finding out in a video about a visit to the Okryu Children's Hospital in Pyongyang. The video's editors, likely from Sogwang Media Corporation, appeared to blur one specific figure standing in the background to protect their identity. | Image: Sary Voline YouTube (July 7, 2022)
An 11-year-old North Korean girl posing as an independent YouTuber keen on spreading “surprising” content about the country to foreign viewers comes from one of Pyongyang’s top elite families, an NK News investigation has found.
According to South Korean lawmaker Tae Yong-ho, the North Korean vlogger Im Song A is the daughter of a diplomat named Im Jun Hyok whom he worked with at the DPRK Embassy in London. Tae defected in 2016.
An 11-year-old North Korean girl posing as an independent YouTuber keen on spreading “surprising” content about the country to foreign viewers comes from one of Pyongyang’s top elite families, an NK News investigation has found.
According to South Korean lawmaker Tae Yong-ho, the North Korean vlogger Im Song A is the daughter of a diplomat named Im Jun Hyok whom he worked with at the DPRK Embassy in London. Tae defected in 2016.
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