Jeong Haneul
South Korean YouTuber
Jeong Haneul (Korean: 정하늘, born 1994) is a South Korean YouTuber and film director. A former North Korean soldier serving in the Korean People's Army, he defected to the South in August 2012. After moving to South Korea, he started a YouTube channel called Bukshital TV (북시탈tv) and began working in the film industry. He made his directorial debut with the 2024 short film Two Soldiers (Korean: 두 병사; RR: Du byeongsa), which was based on his personal experiences in North Korea.
Life and career
North Korea
Jeong Haneul was born in 1994 in Hamhung, North Korea. When Jeong Haneul was a boy, his father worked at a chemical factory and his mother sold bread, rice cakes, and shoes at jangmadang markets. He dreamed of becoming a football player and joining the North Korea national football team, but due to financial struggles he instead joined the Korean People's Army after middle school and was stationed at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. He served in the Civil Police Force of the Army's 2nd Corps.
Jeong was severely malnourished during his time in the military. He weighed only 43 kilograms (95 lb) when he first arrived in the South.
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