7 articles
Government
N. Korea bans citizens from having same name as Kim Jong-un’s daughter
North Korean authorities are requiring people with the same name as Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, to change their names as it is now reserv...
Ines Shin
Entertainment
The North Korean ‘Godzilla’ rip-off directed by a Kim Jong-il kidnappee
Kim Jong-il, the former Supreme Leader of North Korea and the father of the country’s current leader Kim Jong-un, once commissioned Shin Sa...
Bryan Ke
North Korea
Kim Jong Il, inventor of the burrito? North Korean state media makes strange claim
North Korea’s state news organization Rodong Sinmun claimed the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il invented “wheat wraps” in 2011. A vid...
Sarah Yukiko
Fashion
Uniqlo’s New ‘Military’ Outfit Looks Straight Out of Kim Jong Il’s Closet
Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo has one item in its current springtime lineup that some are saying would appeal to your average dictator. Uni...
Ryan General
Asia
North Korea Commemorates 6th Anniversary of Kim Jong-il’s Death
Many North Koreans marched up Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill Grand Monument bearing flowers on Sunday as the country marked the sixth anniversary of...
Smuggled Secret Recordings Reveal Another Side to Kim Jong-il
North Korea’s former leader Kim Jong-il spoke some harsh criticisms against his own people during his dictatorial rule, recently uncov...
Meet the Korean Power Couple Who Was Kidnapped By Their Biggest Fan, Kim Jong-il
Director and Producer Shin Sang-ok and his wife, actress Choi Eun-hee, were the ultimate power couple in the South Korean film industry duri...
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