A difficult country is North Korea. Still a totalitarian republic. But, apparently, the totalitarianism of the state is gradually beginning to lose ground. So, Kim Jong-un, went to China ... with his wife. Previously, such "liberties" were not allowed! the site will tell you what else the North Korean first lady surprises the public with.
Way from a cheerleader
Lee Sol-ju is only twenty-eight years old (although there is no official date of birth, she may be thirty-five, according to journalists!), She is from a good, professorial family, and was a real cheerleader. I even visited South Korea with a support group ... from China. How and where she met the leader of the state, no one tells! They even talked about marriage after the wedding!
The fact that they didn’t talk about the wedding on time is just normal, but Kim Jong Il, the father of Kim Jong-un, didn’t talk about his personal life at all. So the current presidential couple is silent about the gender of their children - they only say that there are three. By the way, there is a version that Kim went to a concert where his future wife sang - they met there.
Lee Sol-ju and fashion
State event? Here is the wife of Kim Jong-un - with a handbag from Chanel! Or from Dior. Yes, and with jewelry from Tiffany. So much for contempt for Western values! And spending a lot of money on branded items. Journalists even wrote that Lee was simply copying Kate Middleton, demonstrating respect for the West - she went to Beijing, for example, in a coat that matches one of Kate's favorite coats in color ... Although of a different cut. She has a rather "Soviet" style - brooches, open-toed shoes over tights, midi skirts.
Challenge to Society by Lee Sol-ju
Yes, this seems to be an old-fashioned style - both in clothes and in everything in general, she seems to be a rather exemplary wife ... but they say that it was Lee's interest in fashion that made Kim Jong-un allow women to wear jewelry, high-heeled shoes, trousers. And ride a bike to boot! Wow, this is such a departure from North Korean traditions! .. Besides, Lee short haircut boldly wears. And instead of a badge with a portrait of the leader - designer brooches!..
Suddenly, almost a national costume! Korea South and Korea North
That is, can you imagine how different the two parts of one country are? This is much tougher than the GDR and the FRG once were, notes JoInfoMedia journalist Diana Lynn. In North Korea, everything is strict, the cult of the personality of the leader, patriotism and the struggle for a bright future in a single, extremely strict rhythm. And South Korea at this time comes up with new types of cosmetics, releases all sorts of “cool” things and popularizes boy bands for fifty people, where two or three people sing, and the rest are just beautiful ...
We already talked once about, and all sorts of other interesting details about her. The First Lady of North Korea never ceases to be a subject of thought! Any information about her is certainly interesting. After all, this woman is a direct indicator: the dictatorship is weakening. If it goes on like this, with a probability in twenty years in North Korea it will no longer be something that is not so strict, but in general, almost everything is possible ... But before that, you will have to wait, what to do.
On August 29, the Yonhap agency, citing South Korean intelligence, announced a new addition to the family of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. On the eve of the birth of a child whose gender and name are unknown, representatives of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea announced at a briefing. According to them, the child was born in February.
According to media reports, this is the third heir to Kim Jong-un. It was reported that his two older children were born in 2010 and 2013. But there is no official confirmation of this information.
Little is known about the family of the North Korean leader and his close and distant relatives. The Kim dynasty is in the RBC photo gallery.
Kim Il Sung (1912–1994)
Eternal President and Founder of the DPRK. Generalissimo. Grandfather of the current head of North Korea, Kim Jong-un.
Founder of the Juche ideology (Marxism based on national traditions).
He spent his childhood with his family in China, where he joined a Marxist circle, for which he was imprisoned at the age of 17. In 1945, he became chairman of the North Korean Organizing Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea (1945-1946). In 1948 he headed the country. In 1998, he was declared the eternal president of the DPRK.
Was married twice. The first wife died shortly after the birth of their son. The second wife was Kim Song Ae, who is believed to have previously been the secretary of Kim Il Sung's personal guard.
Since the mid-1950s, the DPRK began to tighten the regime. All North Korean students were required to return from Europe and complete an ideological refresher course. It was under Kim Il Sung that the entire economy of the country switched to strict central planning. Market trade was declared a bourgeois-feudal relic and liquidated.
Kim Jong-suk (1919–1949)
Mother of Kim Jong Il, wife of Kim Il Sung, grandmother of Kim Jong Un.
About Kim Jong Suk became known only a few years after her death. In 1972, she was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the DPRK, and then the titles of "heroine of the anti-Japanese war" and "great mother of the revolution." In addition, if the DPRK talks about the "three commanders", then everyone knows that we are talking about Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Suk.
Kim Jong Il (1941 (1942?) - 2011)
Great Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Generalissimo (posthumously). Eldest son of Kim Il Sung. Father of Kim Jong Un.
Kim Jong Il was born in 1941, although, as is customary in the DPRK, official biography reduces the age of the ruler by a year. Like his father, he studied in China. Returning to his homeland, he began work in the party, initially considered the successor to Kim Il Sung.
After the death of his father, he led the country de facto for three years, without officially holding the highest leadership positions in the country. Thus, traditional Korean norms were observed, in particular the Confucian principle of filial piety, which prescribes the observance of a three-year mourning.
After Russia stopped cooperating with North Korea in the 1990s, the country was forced to look for new allies. In May 1999, Kim Jong Il traveled to China, and in 2000, a historic meeting of the leaders of the warring south and north of Korea took place. In October 2000, then US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright flew to Pyongyang, after which preparations began for a visit to North Korea in late 2000 by US President Bill Clinton. However, it never took place, and new president US George W. Bush was in no hurry to restore relations with the DPRK.
Kim Jong Il died on December 17, 2011. The funeral took place on December 28. According to the South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, they cost $40 million.
Ko Young-hee (1953–2004)
Mother of Kim Jong Un.
Ko Yong Hee is one of Kim Jong Il's wives and the mother of his youngest son Kim Jong Un. Before meeting Kim Jong Il, she was a dancer. She died in 2004 in Paris from breast cancer. IN last years before her death in the DPRK, she was called nothing more than "respected mother."
Kim Chen In
Youngest of three sons of Kim Jong Il, grandson of Kim Il Sung.
In January 2009, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that out of fear for his health, Kim Jong Il had appointed his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, as his successor. He was educated in Bern (Switzerland), then studied at the military academy in Pyongyang. In 2010, he was elected to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, became vice chairman of the Central Military Committee of the party.
After the death of his father in 2011, Kim Jong-un was declared the supreme leader of the party, army and people of the DPRK.
Very little is known about Kim Jong Un, and almost everything is from a book that was published in Tokyo in 2003. Its author was allegedly the chef Kim Jong Il. From the book, in particular, it became known that the mother of Kim Jong-un was one of the wives of Kim Jong Il, actress Ko Yong-hee.
Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea has pursued a course of economic development in parallel with the strengthening of nuclear arsenals. Several nuclear tests were carried out, an artificial earth satellite was launched.
Since 2016, Kim Jong-un has been subject to unilateral US sanctions imposed due to human rights violations in the country.
In 2012, it was announced that Kim Jong-un was married to Lee Sol-ju. According to various reports, the couple had a daughter, Kim Joo-ae, from 2010 to 2013.
Fourth wife of Kim Jong Il, stepmother of Kim Jong Un.
The last, fourth time, Kim Jong Il married in 2006. His wife was his former personal secretary Kim Ok. South Korean media reported that Kim Ok studied piano at the Pyongyang University of Music and Dance, and became the personal secretary of the DPRK leader in the early 1980s.
Lee Sol-ju
First Lady of the DPRK. Wife of Kim Jong Un.
On July 25, 2012, the Central News Agency announced the opening ceremony of the Rungna People's Amusement Park, where Kim Jong-un came with his wife, Lee Sol-ju. This was the first mention of the first lady as the wife of the leader of the DPRK.
Until now, almost nothing is known about her and her acquaintance with Kim Jong-un. Many observers note that her name and appearance point to a resemblance to a young singer who performed at one of the New Year's Eve concerts in Pyongyang in 2010.
According to one version that was expressed in the South Korean media, Lee Sol Zhu graduated from Pyongyang University named after Kim Il Sung, studied natural sciences. Her father is a professor at the same university, and her mother is the administrator of a large Pyongyang clinic.
According to another version, Lee Sol Zhu did not study at the university, but received her musical education in Beijing.
Kim Jong Nam (1971–2017)
The eldest son of the Great Leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Il and the brother (by father) of the Chairman of the State Council of the DPRK Kim Jong Un.
Even less is known about the eldest son of Kim Jong Il than about the current head of the DPRK. His mother was actress Song Hye Rim. The media reported that as a child, like his brother, Kim Jong Nam studied in Switzerland. There is no official confirmation of this information.
In 2001, Kim Jong Nam was arrested while trying to enter Japan with a fake passport in order to visit Tokyo Disneyland. He was deported to China, where he lived all the time until his death. On February 14, 2017, the South Korean Yonhap agency, citing a source about the assassination of Kim Jong Nam at the Malaysian airport.
kim jong chul
Elder brother of Kim Jong-un.
Born in 1981. The media wrote that Kim Jong Chul, like his brother, studied at a Swiss school. For some time (from 2003 to 2009), it was believed that he could become his father's successor as the leader of the DPRK. In 2007, Kim Jong-chul was appointed to a position in the Workers' Party of Korea.
Known as a big fan of the work of guitarist and singer Eric Clapton: the media reported that he was seen at the latter's concerts in 2006, 2011 and 2015.
Kim Kyung Hee
Daughter of Kim Il Sung, younger sister of Kim Jong Il, aunt of Kim Jong Un.
In 2010, along with her husband Jang Song-taek, she was appointed executor of her brother and, in the event of his death, was to become the guardian of Kim Jong-un. In the government, Kim Jong Il was in charge of the light industry of the DPRK, and her husband was Kim Jong Il's deputy in state committee defense. In 2013, Jang Song-taek was charged with treason and executed. Kim Kyung Hee's death has not been confirmed.
Jang Song-taek (1946–2013)
Uncle of Kim Jong Un.
In 2013, Jang Song-taek was accused of trying to seize supreme power in the party and the state, as well as selling national resources to foreigners at unreasonably low prices, and was executed. Prior to that, he was deputy head of the State Defense Committee, was a member of the Politburo and headed the organizational department of the Central Committee, which was in charge of recruiting and supervised the special services. Many experts have called it gray cardinal, right hand and mentor of Kim Jong-un.
Kim Yo-jong
Younger sister of Kim Jong-un.
Born in 1987. Studied at international school in Swiss Bern in 1996-2001 with his brother Kim Jong-un. Possibly also studied at the military academy in Pyongyang after returning.
In 2014, Kim Yo-jong was appointed as the deputy head of a department in the WPK Central Committee. Kim Yo-jong is the only relative of the leader of the DPRK who holds an officially confirmed post in the country. According to South Korean sources, she is responsible for personnel appointments, as well as for propaganda.
At the end of March, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China, accompanied by his wife, Lee Sol-ju. This is the second woman in the circle, besides his sister, Kim Yo-jung, who takes part in events of national importance. For the DPRK, where for a long time it was customary to hide the women of the first persons from the public, such behavior of the leader looks very unusual. The first lady of North Korea not only gets on the pages of local media, but sets trends for North Korean women.
From cheerleader to first lady
Little is known about Kim Jong-un's wife Lee Sol-ju. She is 28 years old and grew up in a privileged family of a professor and doctor. According to The Independent, prior to meeting Kim Jong-un, Lee studied singing in China and was part of a team of girls from a sports cheerleading team, with whom she even visited South Korea.
Under what circumstances did the future spouses meet history is silent, however
even when Lee Sol-ju became the wife of Kim Jong-un, her existence was hidden from the public.
The news that Kim Jong-un has a wife appeared a few years after the marriage.
She first appeared in public at the opening of an amusement park in Pyongyang in 2012. Then the television people casually mentioned her, stating that "although the welcome song resonated, Kim Jong-un appeared at the event with his wife, Lee Sol-ju." From 2012 to 2014, she was extremely rarely published, but in 2015, 2016 and 2017, she disappeared from public view for a long time from time to time.
However, North Koreans were never surprised by this. Kim's father - - never made his personal life public.
According to one version, the couple got married in 2009 and a year later, Lee gave birth to a child. According to another, the future spouses first met only in 2010, when Kim Jong-un attended a concert by Lee Sol-ju (in her youth, the girl performed in the state ensemble "Unhasu"). Now they are raising three children, but neither their gender nor age is known.
Main fashionista
Despite all the conservative views in the DPRK, Lee Sol Zhu is a big fan of fashion.
Even at state events, she appears with products from leading Western brands. Her collection includes jewelry from Tiffany, bags from and Dior, expensive watches.
Such a frank interest of the first lady of the DPRK in chic things is bewildering about the Western press: it is known that the people of North Korea are at least not spoiled for luxury, and Lee Sol Zhu allows himself to spend fabulous sums on handbags and other accessories of Western houses.
The clothing style of the first lady of the DPRK is of particular interest to the press. So, The Sun journalists are convinced that she is copying to show respect for the West. As evidence, they cite one of the outfits that Li was wearing during her visit to Beijing - it matched one of the coats of the Duchess of Cambridge in color.
However, neither the silhouette nor the cut of Lee Sol Zhu's favorite styles really looks like what his wife wears.
If Kate tries to adhere to the latest fashion trends, then the costumes of Kim Jong-un's wife are more likely to resemble the outfits of Soviet women.
Jackets with small polka dots, skirts just below the knees, open-toed shoes worn over tights, and, of course, a brooch - this image is reminiscent of the heroines of Office Romance. With only one caveat: then such styles were really in vogue.
Challenge to society
Despite the seemingly old-fashioned style of clothing, Li's image is a challenge to the DPRK society. There is an opinion that it was the interest in the fashion of the (at that time future) wife of Kim Jong-un that made him reconsider his attitude towards the dress code of North Korean women and allow them to wear trousers, shoes with heels or platform, jewelry that has been banned for decades .
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un showed his wife Lee Sol-ju to the public outside North Korea. For several generations, the head of the DPRK did not allow their wives to participate in the political life of the country. The appearance of Lee Sol-ju and her acquaintance with the President of South Korea attracted the attention of journalists. With the most intrusive photographer, Kim Jong-un had to deal personally.
The historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in took place on April 26 in the village of Phanmunjom between the two Koreas. However, not only heads of state shook hands with each other. Both leaders arrived to meet with their wives, whose presence was no less significant than the summit itself.
Wife of Kim Jong-un Lee Sol-ju became one of the first wives of the heads of the DPRK, who took part in a political event, writes Mirror. The father and grandfather of the North Korean leader, who led the country before him, never took their spouses to meetings with heads of other states.
Kim Jong-un broke tradition only in part. When the time came to introduce Lee Sol-ju to the President of South Korea and his wife, the leader of the DPRK did not stand on ceremony with the journalists who surrounded the woman. One of them tried to take some pictures of Lee Sol-ju walking towards her husband's hand with Kim Jong-suk, wife of the South Korean leader.
But Kim Jong-un himself interfered with his work. The leader of the DPRK pushed the photographer off the red carpet, forcing him to stop shooting. The man immediately stepped aside.
Despite this, the journalists managed to evaluate the outfit and appearance of the wife of the North Korean leader. Metro writes that with her peach-colored suit, Lee Sol-ju managed to soften the image of her husband and thereby contribute to the positive atmosphere of the meeting.
I was very happy to hear that the summit went well.
Members ruling family North Korea has set foot on South Korean soil before. The first of these was Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong. Many people were attracted by the expression on the face with which the girl negotiates with representatives of other states. .
But Kim Jong-un himself did not come to the Olympics in Pyeongchang. Although there it was quite successfully replaced by a double,. He came there with a clone of American President Donald Trump, and their duet attracted almost more attention than the Olympics.
Kim Jong-un is the most mysterious and unpredictable figure of our time, about which almost nothing is known. It is worth noting that he is not only a prominent political and statesman, but also a military man, as well as a North Korean party leader.
Little can be said about his personal or family life, because for photos or videos it is possible to pay with life and health. However, his political exploits are painted in colors, and travel reports around the country are supplied with vivid photos and laudatory comments.
Height, weight, age. How old is Kim Jong Un
At the urgent request of the workers, we will try to figure out what the Korean leader's height, weight, and age are. How old is Kim Jong-un is a rather complicated question, since there is no official date of birth in the public domain.
According to one version, Kim Jong-un was born in 1983, and according to another in 1984, most likely, all this is done in order to preserve youth for a longer time in the eyes of his people. Kim Jong-un: the photo in his youth and now is also the same photo, although in the last of them the man is already waving to his people after several plastic surgery and putting on makeup.
According to more or less official data, the politician was born in 1982, so he was thirty-five years old. According to the zodiac circle, Kim Jong-un got the sign of stubborn, stable, calm, hardworking, creative Capricorn.
The eastern horoscope endows the politician with the character traits of the Dog, namely, loyalty, friendliness, quick wit, resourcefulness.
The growth of Kim Jong-un is one meter seventy-five centimeters, but the weight often exceeds ninety kilograms.
Biography and personal life of Kim Jong-un
The biography and personal life of Kim Jong-un are industries that are also filled with secrets, omissions and even strange gossip to the eyeballs. The guy was born in North Korean Pyongyang, and his parents were known far beyond the DPRK.
Father - Kim Jong Il - was the permanent political and state leader of the DPRK from 1994 to 2011. He died suddenly of a heart attack, which the people learned about only two days after this tragic event.
Mother - Ko Yong Hee - was one of the favorites of the Great Leader, she was a sought-after and bright ballerina. She met the leader of the DPRK during one of the parties at which the girls danced in front of the leader in the nude. The woman tragically died either in 2003 or in 2004, however, why this happened is unknown. There are versions that the beauty had breast cancer, and also that she died in a terrible car accident.
Brother - Kim Jong Chol - the middle brother of Kim Jong-un, who also claimed a high post. Ko Young Hee became his mother, so the young people were brothers. Kim Jong Chol was the leader of the country's Labor Party, but in 2015 he moved to the UK, where he still lives without getting into political games.
Brother - Kim Jong Cher - the eldest son of Ko Yong Hee, about whom practically nothing is known, by the way, they say that in addition to this unreal brother, the future leader also had a younger paternal sister.
Brother - Kim Jong Nam - is the eldest and at the same time half-father, his mother was the first favorite of the politician - actress - Song Hye Rim. The guy received a home education, but he graduated from the university in Switzerland. The young man was removed from inheriting the post of head of the DPRK because he fell out of favor. In February 2017, he was completely treacherously killed at the Kuala Lumpur airport when a mercenary threw a scarf soaked in some kind of poison over his face.
The boy received an excellent education, since he first studied at home, for which his father invited the best teachers. Then it turned out that Kim Jong-un had very poor eyesight, so he studied at a specialized prestigious school with in-depth study of the German language, but two classes lower than expected.
Higher education the young man received outside the country, according to latest versions it happened in Switzerland, namely at the Berne International School. Under his own name, the guy did not appear there, so he wore the pseudonym Eun Pak.
Later, a talented young man graduated from the University named after the famous father and the Military University of his own name, but in an individual form. He often appeared in prestigious restaurants, and he was accompanied by the North Korean ambassador to Switzerland himself, who paid for the entertainment of the future head of state from the secret treasury.
Since 2003, the mighty Kim Jong Il has declared his beloved son as his successor, ordering him to be called only "King of the Morning Star". He strongly recommended that his people wear badges depicting Kim Jong-un on their hearts, and already in 2009 he officially confirmed the status of his son as the future head of the DPRK.
Under the pseudonym Kim Jong, he won the elections in 2010, in parallel he was appointed the head of the state security of North Korea. And after the death of his father in 2011, he received the status of "Brilliant Comrade", became the commander-in-chief of the DPRK army, and also became the head of the republic.
By the way, foreign economic policy was very scandalous and daring, since Kim Jong-un joined the union of space states in 2012. And in 2013, he several times frightened the world with nuclear tests, although he signed a non-aggression pact with his closest neighbor - South Korea.
About personal life young man practically nothing is known, since this affects the image of the head of state. It is known that the politician long time married and happily married, he claims to love and respect the mother of his children.
Kim Jong Un is suffering from excess weight because he is both diabetic and hypertensive at the same time. He loves to travel, is an NBA fan and loves films with Mel Gibson.
Family and children of Kim Jong-un
The family and children of Kim Jong-un is another dark spot in the life of the great North Korean leader, which will never be solved. Little information can be gleaned from foreign intelligence data and the stories of athletes or actors whom the politician invited to visit him in different time.
It is worth immediately making a reservation that the surname of the Kim family, but Chen Un is a double traditional Korean name. The most interesting thing is that Koreans do not and never had a patronymic, and the surname was placed before the name of the person.
Daughters of Kim Jong-un
In the veins of Chen-un, mixed blood flows, since his father was Chinese by nationality, and his mother was Japanese. It is also unclear how many children and from which women were born in the noble Kim family.
The same story happened to Kim Jong-un himself, because he is the father of several children. It is not clear how many there are, what gender they are, and what their names are. Thanks to the ubiquitous military intelligence other countries, it became known that, apparently, there are three children and all of them are the daughters of Kim Jong-un.
The eldest girl was born in 2010-2011, the middle one - in the first month of winter 2012. About the year of birth last child became known after a visit to the DPRK by one of the NBA basketball players, this event happened in 2017. Presumably the second or third girl's name is Kim Joo Ae, but this information has not been officially confirmed.
The most interesting thing is that there is information that the wife of Kim Jong-un gives birth to children under duress, first by her father-in-law, and now by her husband, since he demands the birth of an heir.
Kim Jong-un's wife - Lee Sol-ju
Kim Jong-un's wife, Lee Sol Zhu, was once a popular dancer; she graduated from Pyongyang University named after her beloved father-in-law. The girl's parents had nothing to do with politics, her father taught at the university, but her mother was an ordinary doctor at all.
At the same time, no one can say how the romance of young people began and how long it lasted. In 2012, Kim Jong-un simply let slip that he had been married for over three years and was incredibly happy in his marriage.
Rumor has it that the great Kim Jong Il himself chose his daughter-in-law when he saw her during the performance of the national orchestra in tandem with the ensemble. It is worth noting that Lee Sol-ju has weight in public administration, her husband, at her request, relaxed the requirements for appearance representatives of the weaker sex of the DPRK.
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