Shameful public display of Chinese forced child-labor
 

This is a MUST see! Absolutely outrageous! :mad:

YouTube - [Guitar] Cha Sun Chon et al. - "Our Kindergarten Teacher" {DPRK Music}

What were you looking for when you found that?

Buddy of mine emailed it to me. Pretty amazing, eh?

North Korean, not Chinese.

One one hand, it's amazing they can play like that. On the other I wonder if they are allowed any sort of self expression in playing.

Just like the Lawrence Welk Orchestra. And Yes, they are amazing.

Titles are in Korean and not Chinese ... facial features are more Korean than Chinese .... just saying.

Aside from that good guitar playing ..

Now knowing that they're NK kids, sadly, I can't imagine.

That's exactly what I have said about another NK video of a single girl playing. The above video clearly illustrates that point. There is one girl that seems enthusiastic, but the rest show no emotion. They just play. There parts are played exactly the same too. Too perfect.

If these kids were allowed to express themselves, they could be amazing.

Wouldn't ukulele's be better proportioned? The (huge) guitars contrasted to the children looks ridiculous.

NK won't allow the importation of ukuleles that sound like guitars and they don't know how to make their own.

Do you think they use Super Glue to keep the smiles on their face? Sounds good but makes me feel sad for these kids who probably have no spare time and no outlet for self expression. BTW....why are the boys wearing stockings too?

"OK kids, Dear Leader needs a new quartet for propaganda purposes. As you may have noticed, there are 5 of you. So after this audition one of you will be taken backstage and shot. Good luck tonight!"

Interestingly the music sounded Russian to me.

Amazing! And all that but it smacks of politics. Am I wrong?

They look like little robots, who will go bezerk and become serial killers one day...

Guitar playing bobble heads

Shameful public display of Chinese forced child-labor

Your headline is quite National Enquire-esque.

Do you think they were threatened in order to practice? Maybe beaten. Or perhaps they were handpicked from thousands of kids, then sent to a music school that would enhance their natural talent? Other than their relatively young ages, is this very different from the system we use in the US? OTOH, we should be placing more emphasis on music and the arts throughout the school years. There's a positive correlation between art, music and various factors in overall learning and understanding.

Sherwood

I recently watch a National Geographic episode about North Korea. Very eye opening. The people there treat Kim Jong Il like a god.

Looks like the whole show is on Youtube:

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The stuff we get to see on tv about N. Korea doesn't even scratch the surface. Read Aquariums of Pyongyang to learn about the stuff no one would even be able to read aloud on tv here.

+1

Although I feel sorry for anyone living in NK.

I don't have access to Youtube at work, but can anyone find a clip from that HBO show about 5+ years ago showing the 5 year old "beauty pageant" girls and their stage moms. That was more shocking than these kids.