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The Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in 2014 depicting Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right), with visitors paying homage to the statues. [1]The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family [2] has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. [3]
Jin Gyeong-suk (Korean: 진경숙; 24 June 1980 – Dec 31, 2004), also known as Jin Kyung-sook, was a North Korean woman who, after successfully defecting to South Korea in 2002, was arrested in China two years later for conducting espionage and forcefully deported back to North Korea, where she was tortured and murdered.
[2] [3] He would send troops all over the country to unearth sites that "were supposedly once forgotten and undiscovered". [4] By converting North Korea into a "huge open museum", [ 5 ] Kim's goal in designating the sites was to solidify the North Korean cult of personality centered around him and his father Kim Il Sung .
A North Korean may own several different badges that they have obtained at different stages of their life, [11] two or three on average, but some have many more. [ 9 ] Badges are known to have been sold to tourists at the Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il foundation building in Pyongyang for a 100 Euro 'donation', and after receiving permission and ...
Pulgasari [a] is an epic monster film [i] directed and produced by Shin Sang-ok in 1985 during his North Korean abduction.A co-production between North Korea, Japan, and China, it is considered a remake of Bulgasari, a 1962 South Korean film that also depicts Bulgasari/Pulgasari, a creature from Korean folklore.
North Korea displayed the portrait of Kim Jong Un next to those of his father and grandfather — a significant step in cementing his status as leader of the nuclear-armed state.
"We Will Go to Mount Paektu" is a 2015 North Korean light music song in praise of the country's leader, Kim Jong Un. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The song is important politically, and its lyrics recount a highly symbolic trek onto Mount Paektu , important in North Korean propaganda , by Kim Jong Un.
my country) [1] is the official web portal of the North Korean government. [3] It was the first website in North Korea, and was created in 1996. [ 4 ] The portal's categories include politics , tourism , music , foreign trade , arts , press, information technology , history, and "Korea is One".