North Korea Just Opened A "Luxury" Beach Resort

Jun 27, 2025 · 11:34

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First luxury beach resort in North Korea
North Korea opened its first luxury beach resort, spanning 2.5 miles of coastline and designed to accommodate up to 20,000 guests.

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Summary of "North Korea Just Opened A 'Luxury' Beach Resort"

Overview

The YouTube video humorously and satirically reports on the alleged opening of a luxury beach resort in North Korea, blending fictional elements with real-world facts about North Korea’s tourism policies and international sanctions.

Key Points

  • The Resort Claim: The video claims that North Korea has officially opened a "luxury" beach resort near a former missile testing site, designed to attract tourists without exposing the country to international scrutiny or economic pressure.

  • Location and Scale:

    • The resort spans 2.5 miles of coastline.
    • It can accommodate up to 20,000 guests—comparable to a large resort like Disneyland (which holds ~85,000 guests).
    • It includes 54 hotels, budget-friendly hostels, and VIP lodges for world leaders.
  • Facilities:

    • Massive water park with slides, surfing, swimming, sunbathing, and waterboarding (with a darkly comedic tone about potential punishments).
    • Shopping centers, bars, arcades, golf courses, mini-golf, and a cinema showing classic films like Kim Kong and Mission: Impossible.
    • Sports facilities and rooftop pubs.
    • Restaurants (though food availability is uncertain).
  • Political and Propaganda Context:

    • The resort is presented as a symbol of Kim Jong Un’s leadership and a "prelude to a new era" of North Korean tourism.
    • Kim Jong Un is shown touring the resort with his wife and daughter—a rare public appearance—hinting at possible succession plans.
    • The resort was originally planned for 2019 but faced delays due to construction and the pandemic.
    • North Korea briefly reopened its borders to international visitors before shutting them down again, raising questions about transparency.
  • Tourism Policy:

    • Despite global sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear program, tourism is not officially banned.
    • The resort serves as a controlled, secure destination where foreign visitors are unlikely to leave, avoiding political and economic risks.
  • Economic and Practical Concerns:

    • The video raises serious doubts about pricing: producing basic goods like Coca-Cola would be extremely expensive due to supply chain issues or lack of imports.
    • North Korea’s poor economy and limited resources make it difficult to sustain high prices while serving the general population.
  • Accessibility:

    • The resort is currently only open to North Koreans.
    • International tourists are not allowed to visit—highlighting the irony of the "luxury" branding.
    • The video humorously suggests that the resort may be a propaganda tool to project openness, with the promise of future international access.
  • Cultural and Historical Notes:

    • The video includes a historical segment on June 27, noting significant events such as:
      • British cryptologists cracking German military codes.
      • Hurricane Audrey becoming one of the deadliest U.S. storms.
      • The first public demonstration of color television.
      • Alex’s birthday (a personal milestone).

Birthday Celebration & Special Gifts

  • The video celebrates Alex’s birthday with a fun, exaggerated gift unboxing:
    • A caterpillar cake (named "Colin the Caterpillar" after a UK-based product).
    • Party candles, including a musical one that sings "Happy Birthday."
    • A "Boeing" public humiliation (a satirical, non-lethal version of a "whipping" to remind viewers to subscribe), which is humorously described as a "Boeing" that doesn’t kill but instead serves as a comedic reminder.

Conclusion

While the video presents the North Korean resort as a real and impressive development, it is clearly satirical and fictional. The claims about the resort’s existence, facilities, and accessibility are exaggerated for entertainment. The video uses humor and exaggeration to critique North Korea’s isolation, economic challenges, and the gap between propaganda and reality. It also celebrates Alex’s birthday with a lighthearted, creative twist, blending factual context with absurdity.

Final Takeaway: This video is not a factual report but a comedic, fictionalized narrative that uses the idea of a North Korean luxury resort to explore themes of propaganda, economic reality, and international travel—while celebrating a personal milestone with playful, over-the-top elements.

Full Transcript

If you can't decide on where you want to go on vacation this summer, boy, do I have a location for you. It's a destination where not only will you save money because you probably only need a one-way ticket, but you also don't have to worry about its safety and security because it was built right next to a former missile testing facility. And I know what you're thinking already. This sounds too good to be true, but it is not. It is very real because yesterday officially North Korea opened a luxury beach resort. And there is only UN man that could pull off such a majestic destination. Kim Jong Un. It's got VIP accommodation, bars, water parks, cinemas, beaches, you name it, they will Okay, they probably won't have it, but you name it and they'll tell you they'll have it. And from one Supreme Leader to another, you can only respect the propaganda. Woo! I feel like today is going to be a very special episode. And also, it is Alex's birthday. And also, if you zoom in, I've got some extra special uh things at the back that we're going to unbox here and here at the end of the video for you, Alex. So, let's stop the yapping. Let's get talking about North Korea and so as you guys know North Korea, they're pretty heavily sanctioned by the whole world for their nuclear weapons program. That means there is very few countries that will actually trade with North Korea and very few ways left for them to make money legally. Interestingly though, tourism is actually not sanctioned. But that's a little bit of a problem for a country that has more laws than they I don't even know, maybe have people. So instead of allowing everyone to flood to their capital city of secrets, Kim has come up with a pretty genius solution. Build an entire luxury beach resort somewhere else where people can go and visit and never leave. They'll presumably be locked into the facility. No road trips out of there. And man, yesterday we officially got the first look. Looks pretty cool. Now I'm telling you, we are about to party with Kimmy this summer. So yesterday, good old Kimmy traveled east to the city of Wson. And he officially opened what he described as the country's greatest success this year. Oh, and this is about to get propagandery, so lock in. The resort spans a compressive 2.5 miles of prime North Korean coastline and is designed to accommodate up to 20,000 guests at a time, which is kind of impressive. You think about the Disneyland Resort, that's about 85,000. So, not bad, Kimmy. And to house all of those people, they have built 54 hotels, which if you actually think about it, imagine when you're booking like a hotel, 54 to choose from. Quite a lot. But they didn't stop there because they have considered everyone's budgeting options. So they also built dozens of host, you know, for those with a lower budgeting options and also VIP lodges fit for the supreme leaders of the world, you know, that's where I'll be staying. And I mean, absolutely no idea what the prices of things would be in North Korea. Cuz if you think about it, you go to this resort and let's say you order a Coke, right? to provide you a Coke there. One, they'd have to either attain it illegally, which would make it expensive, or they'd have to make their own version of Coke, which would also be hella expensive. But then also, they have some of the poorest people in the world, so they can't really price them out of it, too. So, these are the thoughts that keep me up at night. What are the prices like in North Korea? Anyway, more about the resort. It also has a massive water park equipped with slides, surfing, swimming, sunbathing, and even water boarding. for those who misbehave. Oh my god, I don't even want to know how many years bros getting for that fumble. How dare you bring shame to our nation. It also apparently has got several shopping centers, bars, arcades, golf courses and mini golf courses. A cinema where they'll run classics like Kim Kong and Mission Kim Possible. Oh my gosh. I don't even want to know the the posters that Alex would have created for that. Alex, I don't think we're ever going to be able to go to North Korea after this. No matter how open to tourism they may pretend to be. We I think we're on a blacklist. We're on a a deep purple list. Alex might be worse than me. I'm not going to lie. You should see the things that we haven't kept in these North Korea videos. Maybe the ass cheeks is so maybe ass cheeks too far. Oh my lord. Yeah, it was literally fear for our lives that we didn't include some. They also apparently have sports facilities. They have rooftop pubs. Uh dozens of restaurants where they'll serve food when they have it. Sorry, sorry, sorry. This is getting too far. Kim was also seen yesterday touring the facilities with his daughter and his wife who we don't see very often. So that's pretty rare. I wonder why. Um and also his daughter, she's actually the one rumored to be taking over uh when Kimmy goes away. Uh which he's only 41 years old, so he's got a lot of life left in him. And fun fact, on Alex's birthday, Kim's only 3 years older than our secretary general of weaponry. Yeah, sounds about right for you. Anyway, before Kim cut the inaugural ribbon, he walked through the resort's facilities, you they checked out some of the hotel rooms, made sure the bugs were still working, and then in the evening, they had a huge concert. I don't know what they'd be playing, probably. They had thousands of excited fans. And then they ended off the evening by setting off what's known in the country as recreational missiles. you know, the fun little silly ones. Now, the resort was actually supposed to be opened in 2019, but they ran into construction delays and who knows what other kind of delays right before the pandemic struck. And then once the pandemic struck, they shut their borders down to the entire world for like 5 years. And then, if you're a regular of the empire, you'd know that just a couple of months ago, they reopened it to the world. That's when we had Luca go, the News Daddy foreign correspondent. And then like a couple weeks after we did that video, they shut down the borders again to everyone and they never explained why. And that's where we've been ever since. So, I hope you know where I'm going. This the good news is that uh this resort will be open on Tuesday. Put it in your calendar, but then cross it out your calendar because I got some bad news. You can't go if you're not North Korean. Yeah, don't worry. I I wouldn't I wasn't planning on going right now anyway, but don't look elsewhere just yet because there is hope. At the ceremony, Kim said the project, this resort is a quote prelude to a new era of North Korea's tourism industry. So, I think we all know what that means. At some point, they're going to have to open it up to all of us. And when they do, the Onson Kalma Resort is where the News Daddy Empire will hold its first international meet and greet and we'll all just flood there. Imagine that would be hilarious. They can't arrest us all. Eh, and with that being said, I want everyone get up right now, stand to attention to wish Alex a happy birthday. And we've also got a special guest. Hello. like an episode like you know on TV where they like crash in. Here are some things that have happened on June the 27th um in the world that are significant events. This was the day that British cryptologists cracked German military code. Very cool. Hurricane Audrey became the most dead one of the most deadly storms in US history. The first public demonstration of color TV happened and Alex was born. They're all about similar events in world history. Now, you want to know what we've got over here? Let's unbox. The first is in my Santa sack. Alex is a big fan of a cake that you can only get in the UK. I have heard through my uh spies in different countries. So, we got him a caterpillar cake. Uh what's his name? It should be Colin. Colin the caterpillar. Wait, there's UK beef M&S soup Tesos or someone because they also tried. So now this has to be called Slinky. All right, so here we have it, Alex. Woo! You can't get this in Canada. We've got some party candles. Yeah. No, that's not for going in. Just be okay. Imagine candles, Alex, because I've got one. This is the one that sings or makes music. What is that? This is the musical one. I don't know what to expect from this. I'm going to be honest. This is kind of Is this the right way to Oh Happy birthday to you, Alex. Happy. [Music] I've just started. Happy birthday, dear Alex. Happy birthday to you. Just imagine it's still on there. Okay. And it doesn't stop there because we have the highlight. I'll give this to you. Make a wish, Alex. Now for the main event. Now, one thing you need to know about Alex is that what I'm about to pull out of this bag is a special Godamn it. Have to drop and roll in here. This is something that uh Alex holds close to his heart and so instead of whipping, we have a special episode of public humiliations to remind everyone to subscribe. So, we will replace today's whippings with a Boeing and not to be confused with a Boeing because that one results in death. This one just reminds everyone to subscribe. So, Alex Get yourself there and can I Oh no, our thing decided to work. This is getting slightly ridiculous. Draw. Draw. Archers. On your marks. Alex, happy birthday to you. This one is for all of the amazing work you do for the Empire to make these videos amazing. Three, two, one. The first ever Boeing. Boom. And he's dead. No, he's not dead. He's There you go. Would have been so good. You get the point. You want to do one, Alex? Since you couldn't eat this yourself. Happy birthday, Pretty [Music] young. [Music]

Video Description

TODAY ON NEWSSSDADDDYYY!! 🚨 North Korea Just Opened a LUXURY BEACH RESORT??! If you’re stuck picking a holiday destination this summer… how about a one-way trip to North Korea’s newest tropical paradise? Yeah, you heard that right. Kim Jong-un just unveiled the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Resort, a sprawling 2.5-mile beachfront with 54 hotels, water parks, cinemas, and enough propaganda to keep you smiling through customs. And while it might be next door to a former missile testing site, don’t worry – the missiles they launched at the grand opening were recreational. Totally harmless… allegedly. From Mission Kimpossible movie posters to rooftop pubs and “surfing” (if you behave), today’s episode dives deep into the weird and wild world of North Korean tourism — one of the few ways they can legally make money under global sanctions. PLUS – it’s Alex’s birthday today, and I’ve got some extra special surprises at the end of the video that you do NOT want to miss. 🎁 So grab your floaties, salute Supreme Leaders (plural), and let’s dive into this absolutely unhinged beach resort breakdown 🌴💥