About
Best Korea is a term used to refer to North Korea, assuming that it’s the better of both Koreas.
Origin
One of the earliest use of the term is on a YouTube video called “North Korea is Best Korea”, uploaded by user otuzniak on June 28, 2008. The video contains scenes from North Korean militar parades, and images of Kim Jon-Il. As February 21, 2015, the video has over 115,000 views.
Spread
On January 12, 2009, a post on a /jp/ thread about a country ranking by IQ used the catchphrase “North Korea is Best Korea”.[2]
On 2010, the catchphrase was used as name of the Project North Korea is Best Korea, where 4chan users rig an online poll to select North Korea as a destination in Justin Bieber’s “My World” tour.
North Korea is Best Korea
North Korea is Best Korea is a catchphrase normally related to a propaganda-styled poster with Kim Jon-Il on a meadow. The catchphrase has become a snowclone (X Y is the best Y)
Various Examples
Search Interest
External links
[1]Archieve.moe – Search for ‘best korea’
[3]Uncyclopedia – North Korea
[4]Encyclopedia Dramatica – Best Korea
[5]Reddit – /r/bestkorea
[6]Tumblr – best korea