North Korea is a place with many secrets, rumors, and bizarre stories. It can be hard to sort fact from fiction, but what we know for sure is that its leader, Kim Jong Un, is a unique and interesting fellow, to say the least. Read on to find out all the most interesting things we know about Kim Jong Un.
1. Kim Jong Un did not actually go to school in North Korea. He attended the International School of Bern in Switzerland under the pseudonym Pak-un, doing well at music but failing math and science.
2. Ancestors are highly important to Kim Jong Un. So important that he put one of his ministers into jail for “insufficient grieving” during his father’s funeral, and there are even rumors that he sentenced one assistant to death by mortar for being drunk during mourning.
3. Another odd choice in the punishment of political opponents was Kim Jung Un’s response to his uncle Jang Song-thaek. The dear uncle was found guilty of adultery, dining illegally and dreaming alternative dreams, for which he was executed by firing squad.
4. Kim Jong Un may be the youngest world leader, except that no one is entirely sure if he was born in 1982, ’83, or ’84.
5. In 2012, The Onion declared Kim Jung Un “Sexiest Man Alive”.
6. 2012 was a pretty good year for the leader, who, in addition to (satirically) being the sexiest man alive, also got an 1,800-foot carving in a hillside reading “Long Live General, The Shining Sun!”
7. Kim Jong Un is a dae jang, which is the equivalent of a general in the military. Of course, he has no military experience, making him the highest ranking military man with no experience.
8. Although he just got a haircut, his previous hairstyle is extremely popular and is known as the “youth” or the “ambition.” Amazingly, he cut his own hair due to a fear of barbers.
9. Prioritizing North Korea is important for most citizens, but as the leader, Kim Jong Un gets to have some interests from the rest of the world. One of his most famous is Swiss cheese, which he picked up at school. He spends tens of thousands of pounds a year to import the stuff.
10. One of the leader’s best friends is NBA-star Dennis Rodman, thanks to his serious basketball obsession.
11. Although Kim Jong Un is the Supreme Leader of North Korea, he is not the highest ranking official. His grandfather Kim Il Sung is technically the “Eternal President,” a title higher than his grandson’s. The odd part of this is that he’s been dead for 21 years.
12. There are reports that he had plastic surgery in response to some doubts about his legitimacy as a leader. He made himself look more like his grandfather.
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