It’s easier than ever to watch the latest video from North Korea thanks to a handful of YouTube channels that have sprung up in the last few years.



Here’s a list of some of the best North Korea-focused channels that I’ve found on YouTube, organised by their start date.

The views, subscriber numbers and video count are given as of 8 February 2014, and are intended to indicate their popularity.

Much of the fresh video comes from one of two sources: the KCNA state news agency or KCTV state television.

State TV images of a Moranbong Band concert, where childhood pictures of Kim Jong-un were shown

Launched on 22 July 2010, StimmeKoreas is the most popular YouTube channel dedicated to North Korea. It has had more than 15m views for the hundreds of videos it hosts, and has 12,000 subscribers. Footage is fairly varied, and includes state TV news clips.

Part One of a series on mourning the death of North Korea's founding father Kim Il-sung

Launched in September 2007, and claims to be the official YouTube channel for North Korea. It's banner says it has had more than 11m views and 11,000 subscribers. Mostly posts TV clips, travel videos and music.

North Korea propaganda video

Launched in July 2010, Uriminzokkiri is a semi-official channel from a China-based website and has received more than nine million views. It has posted over 8000 videos, including many clips from state TV.

A presenter reports North Korean news

Tonpo Mail had had more than 1m views and posts original videos and TV clips from a North Korean-related newspaper in Japan.

A rendition of 'Footsteps of Soldiers' performed by Kim Jong-un's now wife, Ri Sol-ju

With more than 1m views, Koryo Media features videos from Mokran, one of North Korea’s major movie production houses. They appear to be unofficially uploaded.

Moranbong Band, Kim Jong-un's favourite Pyongyang pop group, perform 'Let's Study!'

The DPRKMusicChannel, as it says in its name, mostly posts North Korean music videos, including clips from state TV. It's had more than 1m views. It also posts North Korean films with English subtitles, such as Flower in the Snow

Kim Jong-un gives a speech in 2012 after North Korea launched a satellite

Appears to be the official YouTube channel for The Korean Friendship Association (KFA), "founded on November of the year 2000 with the purpose of building international ties with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea". Mostly shows KCNA state media TV footage with English subtitles



North Korean music video

Launched in 2007, VOK216 has had around 600,000 views. Mostly posts music and videos from North Korea and other socialist countries

As the name suggests, DPRK Video Archive posts grainy, old propaganda footage of North Korea, mostly to music.

The official title of this video, uploaded by North Korea's state media agency, is: KPISF Men and Officers Vow to Annihilate War Maniacs

A relatively new addition to the spectrum of channels, these videos from KCNA news agency are automatically scraped from its website. Many, like the one above, are military-themed and intended to be a show of strength. The channel has had around 250,000 views.

Footage from the 2014 Pyongyang Marathon, the first to allow foreign amateur runners to compete

Launched in 2011, DPRK Sports is dedicated to clips of sporting endeavours in North Korea (with separate channels for a whole host of sports including football, basketball and even water sports).