A North Korean woman who defected to South Korea has defected back to the North, claiming that she did not enjoy her stay.
A North Korean woman who defected to South Korea has returned to the North, claiming that she did not enjoy her stay.
Jeon Hye Sung, who made an appearance on several South Korean television shows under the alias Lim Ji-hyun, returned home last month. She has since appeared on North Korean television, claiming that her life in the South was “painful” and “full of lies, ” according to an exclusive report from South Korea’s Joongang Ilbo.
“I left North Korea back in January of 2014 and now returned just last month, ” she explained on the show “Our Nation.” “I imagined that I could eat well and make a lot of money, but the reality was I drifted around bars and various places that only drained me physically and mentally. I wanted to make money and act, so I appeared on TV shows. Becoming an artist was my dream when I was young.”
Chun said that when she got into show business, she “couldn’ t say anything except what was on the script.”
She stressed that she was instructed to make disparaging comments about North Korea.
“I viciously slandered my country, ” she revealed. “The production crews told all of the defectors that we can’ t say anything good about North Korea, ” Chun explained, adding that they were also not allowed to point out lies by other defectors. She said that in some cases, producers would even ask her to fabricate stories about her country.
She said that she did what she was told because she was “blinded by money” and Western capitalism. She reportedly made good money and may have used it to get plastic surgery.
“My life in South Korea was lonely. I missed my parents.
