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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]
Matthew Todd Miller (born August 26, 1989) [3] is a U.S. citizen who was detained in North Korea (DPRK) after traveling there, tearing up his tourist visa, and requesting political asylum. He refused to be sent back, intending to get arrested to "have a face-to-face with North Koreans to answer [his] personal questions". [2]
Shin directed seven films for Kim from 1984 until 1985: An Emissary of No Return, Love, Love, My Love, Runaway, Breakwater, Salt, The Tale of Shim Chong, and most famously, Pulgasari. In 1986, Choi and Shin escaped from North Korean supervision to a US embassy while in Vienna. [4] Under Kim's orders, Shin's films were banned in North Korea ...
Satsuma attributed the film's eventual Japanese release to Kim Jong Il assuming the role of North Korea's Supreme Leader in 1994. [62] On January 21, 1995, the Japanese home video distributor Twin released Pulgasari on VHS in Japan; [2] [4] according to its flyer, this release was the film's first public distribution in any format. [10]
The cult is also marked by the intensity of the people's feelings for and devotion to their leaders, [107] and the key role played by a Confucianized ideology of familism both in maintaining the cult and thereby in sustaining the regime itself. The North Korean cult of personality is a large part of Juche and totalitarianism.
In 1949, North Korea awarded him the Order of the National Flag, 3rd Class, but this did not stop the mocking of his neighbors. [20] Outraged, he wrote a letter to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. After some delay, in fall 1951, he received the lesser Order of the Red Banner award instead of what was originally promised.
The song took the center stage in Moranbong Band's concert on 28 April 2015. [2] The song became one of the biggest hits of 2015 in North Korea. [4] Other North Korean groups that have performed the song are the State Merited Chorus [5] and the Kim Il-sung Youth League Art Propaganda Squad.
Ko Yong-hui (Korean: 고용희; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞.jo̞ŋ.βwi]; 26 June 1952 – 13 August 2004), [1] [2] [3] also spelled Ko Young-hee, was the mistress of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il and the mother of his successor, Kim Jong Un.