Bieber sent to North Korea by fans

Justin Bieber's "My World Tour" Twitter voting contest asked fans to vote on which country he should tour next, without restriction on which countries could be included in the vote. An Anonymous post nominated North Korea, then the boards clickswarmed. More than half a million votes now demand the Canadian singer go do his thing on Kim Jong Il's party train.

The contest, which ends today, saw North Korea move from 24th to 1st place in less than two days, several thousand votes ahead of Israel. 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.

A spokesman for the North Korean Embassy in London told BBC News that any application for 16-year-old Bieber to tour would be dealt with by its mission to the United Nations, although the matter would be referred to Pyongyang.