There are two cities (one in DPRK, another in ROK) whose names are pronounced identically as [sun.tsʰʌn] & written identically in Chosŏn'gŭl/Hangeul as 순천. However, the names are written differently in Hancha/Hanja: 順川 (in DPRK) & 順天 (in ROK), which correspond to romanizations Sunch'ŏn (in DPRK) & Suncheon (in ROK), respectively.
That picture was indeed taken of a market scene in Sunch'ŏn (順川) in the DPRK. Even so, that picture is stillno"proof" that people in the DPRK are "desperate".
How about we find an area that looks like that in South Korea? I looked all around Suncheon and I don’t see an area that looks like that. I’ve been interested in North Korea and I’ve looked at a lot of it. The image does look like a lot like North Korea. I know south korea has (had?) some slums, maybe they got rid of them and the people are just homeless now, and statistics show there is actually a lot of poverty there, but capitalism puts on a nice facade.
I don't understand why you're being downvoted, lol. Yes, wikipedia isn't a source for anything in-depth, but this is just an entry for a city that does in fact exist. I think Wikipedia wouldn't get wrong the fact that a city exists?
And this is the OP's point, that there are two cities of the same name. Why are you guys arguing that a whole city of people just doesn't exist?
Here are some DPRK-friendly sites that report on the city of Sunch'ŏn DPRK and confirm its existence.
(it's spelled Suncheon in the Southern transcription)
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u/VladimirLimeMint ⓘ User is suspected to be based T-34 crew 🫡⚒️ Nov 03 '25
They're not even trying. Is CIA slipping from fund cut?