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In pics: Young North Korean refugees launch YouTube channels to offer rare glimpses of life in South Korea

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Jang Myung-jin films for a broadcast in Seoul. His is one of many new YouTube channels offering rare glimpses of life in one of the world’s most repressive countries. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Jang Myung-jin films for a broadcast in Seoul. His is one of many new YouTube channels offering rare glimpses of life in one of the world’s most repressive countries. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Jang Myung-jin, 32, in Seoul, South Korea is among a handful of North Korean refugees in South Korea who run YouTube channels that offer glimpses of life in the country. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Jang Myung-jin films for a broadcast in Seoul. His is one of many new YouTube channels offering rare glimpses of life in one of the world’s most repressive countries. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Jang Myung-jin works on a new video in Seoul. His is one of many new YouTube channels offering rare glimpses of life in one of the world’s most repressive countries. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Kang Na-ra, 22, in a YouTube show at a studio in Seoul. Kang, a North Korean escapee who appears on two YouTube channels and two TV shows, is called 'Princess Na-ra' by fans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Kang Na-ra, 22, in a YouTube show at a studio in Seoul. Kang, a North Korean escapee who appears on two YouTube channels and two TV shows, is called 'Princess Na-ra' by fans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Kang Na-ra, 22, in a YouTube show at a studio in Seoul. Kang, a North Korean escapee who appears on two YouTube channels and two TV shows, is called 'Princess Na-ra' by fans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Kang Na-ra, 22, in a YouTube show at a studio in Seoul. Kang, a North Korean escapee who appears on two YouTube channels and two TV shows, is called 'Princess Na-ra' by fans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)