The speaker is a comedian who visited North Korea twice, in 1999 and 2003. He shares his experiences, including meeting a hijacker, playing soccer with North Korean students, and performing a comedy routine at a junior high school. He also talks about the strict rules and surveillance he encountered during his visits. The speaker notes that North Korea is extremely poor, and he had to be careful not to offend the authorities. He also shares some lighthearted moments, such as playing pachinko and drinking at a hotel. The speaker's tone is humorous and irreverent, and he pokes fun at the strict rules and propaganda in North Korea.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker visited North Korea twice, in 1999 and 2003.
2. In 1999, the speaker traveled with a group that included President Carr, Hatakeyama from Weekly Playboy, and prefectural assembly members.
3. The group obtained a North Korean visa in China before entering North Korea.
4. They flew to North Korea on Air Koryo.
5. The speaker met the person who hijacked a plane in 1970 and defected to North Korea.
6. The speaker visited a place where embargoed food was kept frozen.
7. The speaker played soccer with a women's university in North Korea.
8. The speaker stayed at the Koryo Hotel, which is considered the best hotel in North Korea.
9. The speaker visited a 6th grade junior high school in North Korea.
10. The speaker performed a rhythmic exercise, known as the Rasho exercise, for the students.
11. The speaker visited a shop that sold North Korean goods.
12. The speaker saw a missile poster in a shop.
13. The speaker admitted to being a North Korea fanatic.
14. The speaker was not allowed to have real contact with locals in North Korea due to strict rules.
15. An American college student was killed in North Korea for not following rules.
Note that some of the text appears to be incomplete or fragmented, and some sentences may not make sense on their own. However, I have tried to extract the most relevant and factual information from the text.