The famous DPRK's Mass Games Performance first started in 2002 but was stopped in 2013 ... it returned in 2018 as part of its 70th founding anniversary and is held at May Day stadium (1989) ... one of the largest in the world with a capacity of 110000+...
This year's show, titled "The Land of the People", was opened on 3rd June 2019. It usually last for weeks and months but only lasted for a week this year because Kim Jong-un, North Korea's Supreme Leader, seriously criticized the creators for a “wrong spirit of creation and irresponsible work attitude” and ordered the show to be halted after watching it on opening night...
We were very lucky to be able to catch the last show before the suspension on the day we arrived... nevermind that all 25 of us were super sleepy due to a lack of sleep on the night flight and long transit, 18 of us signed up for this optional event at 100 euro per pax...
100 euro per pax only gave me a 3rd class ticket... heartache seh!!!... but to see the amazing performance by the HUMAN LEDs live was totally worth it...
the famous HUMAN LEDs filling up their seat one by one, row by row in a super orderly manner... partner said, "benchmark for our 2 Integrity"... oopx...
all filled up and ready to flip their colour boards
all filled up and ready to flip their colour boards
Warm up!!!
was super more interested in the HUMAN LEDs than the ground performances throughout the 1.5 hours show as shown in the pics and videos embedded in this post... hee
really look like super huge-ass digital screen lo...
at the 1.51 minute mark, you can see ALL the North Koreans stood up to clap & cheer when they saw the image of their supreme leader, Kim Jong-un... they did it multiple times during the 1.5 hours for the previous two supreme leaders too... the homogeneous amount of respect (and/or fear) in each and every North Korean for the 3 Kims is ridiculously scary yet impressive... =S
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Checked into Koryo Hotel
the rooms were dim and rather old-school so din bother to take any pic... we had the twin bed room... spacious enough for our 2 luggage and to walk around without bumping into each other... bed was the most comfy out of the 3 hotels we stayed at for this trip... no bottled water in room... got kettle... most irritating part - needed at least 2 toilet flush per use and the wait between the 2 flushes was freaking long... =S
~ End of Day 1 in NORTH KOREA... Woohoo~
such a coincidence that Channel U's Forbidding No More aired an episode on North Korea on 19 June .... click for your viewing pleasure... =D
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