. >> narrator: chanyang is 22. she lives in seoul but grew up in a remote region of north korea. >> narrator: her father bought the family a radio, which he modified to pick up foreign stations. >> (translated): my father was preparing to come here since i was nine years old. living constantly in fear like that was really difficult. if we got caught, the whole family would get taken away. i was exhausted by it all so i asked my father, "even if it's north korea, can't we just live safely?" but he said, "no. i want your generation to learn freely." >> narrator: when chanyang was 17, her family decided to defect. to avoid raising suspicion, they left at different times. she was the last to leave. >> (translated): i was always being watched. the people watching weren't just from the government. the people who were watching me were my friends and neighbors. i knew all of this, but had to act as if i didn't. >> narrator: after two years laying low, chanyang escaped through china and reunited with her family in seoul. >>