The faces of North Koreans Posted : 2021-02-21 14:36 Updated : 2021-02-21 15:13 Lee Jeong-cheol (front center) speaks at the Freedom Speakers International (FSI) office on Jan. 29, 2021, at an online conference organized by the Master of Human Rights Students Association at Manitoba University in Winnipeg, Canada. Courtesy of FSI By Lee Jeong-cheol When you think about North Koreans, what image comes to mind? I would guess that most people would say Kim Jong-un or probably North Korea's nuclear weapons. But I think of North Koreans who have been suffering in North Korea. I think about their sad-looking faces. I have lived in South Korea for 14 years and one of the things people used to tell me was, "Jeongcheol, smile!" Whenever I took pictures with friends, they would remind me that I needed to smile.