Transcript:

Is this what springs to mind when you think of North Korea?

It's an unorthodox cultural celebration for a country better known for parading its missile might.

These images from North Korean TV suggest Kim Jong-un may want to carve out a different image to his predecessors.

They've eased restrictions on some Western brands and these Disney characters.

It comes as officials pay their respects to the country's former leaders.

Vocabulary:

springs to mind 躍入腦海

unorthodox adj. 非正統的，異端的，異教的

might n. 力量，威力，勢力

eased adj. 放松的

pay their respects 向某人表示敬意，尊重