---
title: "What happens in the pleasure squad, stays in the pleasure squad (with one exception)"
date: "2018-04-02"
modified: "2020-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "Orvelin Valle"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/orvelinvalle.md"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/what-happens-in-the-pleasure-squad-stays-in-the-pleasure-squad-with-one-exception/"
categories:
  - "History"
tags:
  - "North Korea"
---

# What happens in the pleasure squad, stays in the pleasure squad (with one exception)

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17298263/origin.png>)

The young women of North Korea's "pleasure squad" are employees of the state whose work involves -- *a'hem* -- "entertainment" services.

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In 2010, Mi Hyang, a member Kim Jung Il's pleasure squad defected to South Korea after her family was accused of treason. She served in the squad for two years before crossing the border and spilling the beans of the group's activities to the well-known South Korean blog "Nambuk Story."

"They made a detailed record of my family history and school record, "Mi Hyang said, describing how she was recruited from school when she was 15 by officers in their forties. "I was also asked whether I ever slept with a boy. I felt so ashamed to hear such a question."

Although rumors suggested that the pleasure squad had disbanded with the death of Kim Jong-Il, it was reinstated under Kim Jong-Un, according to the [Independent](<https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kim-jong-un-reinstates-pleasure-troupe-harem-of-young-women-10150879.html>).

**Watch**:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WghZQngZ2Gc

[Seeker Network](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9L2p8ow5sxONXELw3-_3A>), YouTube

## Author
OV is a Navy veteran and an expert in social media and entertainment marketing. Previously, with music electronics company Roland, he created social media outreach and growth strategies that became Roland's worldwide corporate standard. OV also managed social media and promotions for Madison Square Garden and Clear Channel Radio.

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