Fan Vote Aims to Send Justin Bieber to North Korea

By Zach Dionne Posted Jul 6th 2010 10:25AM

The Internet really, really wants Justin Bieber to perform in North Korea. Despite the unlikelihood of the Biebs swaggerin' his way into the airtight communist nation, votes are pouring in for a fan-decided location on the 16-year-old's first major tour.

The official 'My World Tour' vote, which is completely open to the public, reads, "Who wants Justin the most? Decide now." It concludes July 7 at 1AM.

When our pals at Urlesque highlighted the "poll bombing" last week, N. Korea had notched less than 100,000 votes and rode in third place. On Tuesday morning, with 15 hours left in the poll, Kim Jong-il's fair country had seized first place with more than half a million nods.

JULY 7 UPDATE: North Korea did indeed win the poll with 659141 votes, edging out Israel by more than 30,000 votes.

"Given the fact that almost all citizens of North Korea are denied Internet access and there are restrictive controls over all media, it is unlikely that any of the votes have actually come from within the country," the BBC reports. A North Korean Embassy spokesman told the BBC an application for the singer to visit would be dealt with in standard fashion, through the country's United Nations representative.

Riding in second place on Tuesday morning -- and it's safe to assume second place will be the actual spot Bieber visits, should N. Korea win out -- was Israel. A screenshot of the vote:

Bieber is already sojourning around the United States on his 'My World Tour,' named after his two-part debut album. He'll first leave the US on August 21, to perform in his native Canada.

The poll joke was orchestrated by viral-minded Internet community 4chan (which we'll avoid linking to in the interest of saving our job and yours). "He's doing a world tour thing where anyone can vote on any country," the site wrote on a graphic of Bieber. "Great news. We're trying to send him into North Korea. They'll love him there."

The New York Post notes it's not the first time the Internet's vicious side has targeted poor Biebs -- "Hackers redirected the mop-topped crooner's legions of admirers to porn sites, while also targeting iTunes and Wikipedia. Besides replacing the squeaky-clean Canadian with hard-core smut, the hackers sent tweens into a panic with a pop-up that falsely claimed their idol had died in a car crash."

JULY 7 UPDATE: With North Korea as the decisive victor in the now-finished contest, we'll keep you posted on the response from Biebs and/or his camp.

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Comments

(25)

Tuesday 06 July

By J

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The fact that North Koreans don't have a voice is the best reason why these votes should be counted and Bieber should play Pyongyang!

Or have they suffered enough already...

By Reverend Jacques

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This would definitely count as a human rights violation of the highest degree if it were to be done within the next 18 months or so. After that, the effect would be very moot and the people at 4chan will have to find another annoying tween-flava-of-the-month to inflict on the NorKos. Boo.

By magusap

Waht's up with this kids hair? Is he hiding his zits? Hair got to go...

Wednesday 07 July

By themeeker

I know what you mean. He looks like Moe from the 3 stooges.

Send this little nitwit to IRAQ.

By Snow Flower

I'd like to give that hairstyle a one way ticket to North Korea ...

By Steph

Ok so North Korea didn't vote for him to go there, and yet that's where he was voted to go. Sorry Justin, but maybe it's not about sending you where to perform as much as just sending you a hint to goooooo awaaayyyy.....

By TIM BOB

i think we should send Justin Bieber to the North Ple and never pick him up and he can stay with the polar bears and get fat with santa.....JUSTIN BIEBER WILL TAKE SANTAS PLACE...justin bieber is the neww santa:))St.Justin...jolly old justin:))) just like hunter

By Reggie

Send this one to North Korea and strap Gaga to a rocket and send her back to whatever planet she came from.

By mw

I agree with you 1000% on both counts.

By llednez

Poor N. Korea. To be subjected to this no talent girly boy, no one should have to suffer that much.

By Mike

If he goes to North Korea I hope they keep him.

Friday 09 July

By Dan

Kim Jung Il is going to luv him. So much. So very much.

By kaysings

I say send him -- and LEAVE him there permanently. The last thing we need here is another narcissistic "celebrity".

By flash

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He can go under the condition that they keep him but he has to take Lindsey Lohan with him.

By ihn59

If we vote him there--do we have to bring him back???lol

By Nico Toscani

Please ask the North Koreans to send him to a work camp.

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