Kim Jong Il was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea. He led North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his death in 2011,when he was succeeded by his son,Kim Jong Un. Afterwards,Kim Jong Il was declared Eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
Juche,officially the Juche idea,is the state ideology of North Korea and the official ideology of the Workers' Party of Korea. North Korean sources attribute its conceptualization to Kim Il Sung,the country's founder and first leader. Juche was originally regarded as a variant of Marxism–Leninism until Kim Jong Il,Kim Il Sung's son and successor,declared it a distinct ideology in the 1970s. Kim Jong Il further developed Juche in the 1980s and 1990s by making ideological breaks from Marxism–Leninism and increasing the importance of his father's ideas.
Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001,he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favor after embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport,although Kim himself said his loss of favor had been due to advocating reform.
Kim Jong Suk was a Korean revolutionary,anti-Japanese guerrilla,Communist activist,the first wife of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung,the mother of former leader Kim Jong Il and grandmother of current leader Kim Jong Un.
Kim Jong Un is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since December 2011 and the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim Jong Il,who was the second supreme leader of North Korea,and a grandson of Kim Il Sung,the founder and first supreme leader of the country.
The Kippumjo,sometimes spelled Kippeumjo,is an unconfirmed collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls reportedly maintained by the leader of North Korea for the purpose of providing entertainment,including that of a sexual nature,for high-ranking Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) officials and their families,as well as,occasionally,distinguished guests.
North Korea ranks among some of the most extreme censorship in the world,with the government able to take strict control over communications. North Korea sits at one of the lowest places of Reporters Without Borders' 2024 Press Freedom Index,ranking 177 out of the 180 countries investigated.
The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the sole ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,commonly known as North Korea. Founded in 1949 from a merger between the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party of South Korea,the WPK is the oldest active party in Korea. It also controls the Korean People's Army,North Korea's armed forces. The WPK is the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly and coexists with two other legal parties that are completely subservient to the WPK and must accept the WPK's "leading role" as a condition of their existence. The WPK is banned in the Republic of Korea under the National Security Act and is sanctioned by the United Nations,the European Union,Australia,and the United States.
Room 39 is a secretive North Korean party organization that seeks ways to maintain the foreign currency slush fund for the country's leaders.
Lee Jong-hyun,also known by his mononym Jonghyun,is a South Korean musician,singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in an omnibus movie Acoustic in 2010,followed by his television debut in the Korean drama A Gentleman's Dignity in 2012. He appeared in television dramas Orange Marmalade (2015),Lingerie Girls’Generation (2017) and Evergreen (2018).
Lee Jong-suk is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model,becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakthrough role was in School 2013 (2012). He is also well known for his roles in I Can Hear Your Voice (2013),Doctor Stranger (2014),Pinocchio (2014),W (2016),V.I.P (2017),While You Were Sleeping (2017),Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019),and Big Mouth (2022).
Ri Sol-ju is the current First Lady of North Korea as the wife of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. Although not acknowledged by the North Korean government,many defectors and Western visitors state there are often stiff penalties for those who criticize or do not show "proper" respect for the former leaders of the country,Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,officially referred to as "eternal leaders of Korea". The personality cult began soon after Kim Il Sung took power in 1948,and was greatly expanded after his death in 1994.
Kim Yo Jong is a North Korean politician and diplomat,and sister of Kim Jong Un. She is the Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Since September 2021,she has been a member of State Affairs Commission of North Korea.
The Kim family,officially the Mount Paektu bloodline (Korean: 백두혈통),named for Paektu Mountain,in the ideological discourse of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK),and often referred to as the Kim dynasty after the Cold War's end,is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership,descending from the country's founder and first leader,Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung came to rule the north in 1948,after the end of Japanese rule split the region in 1945. Following his death in 1994,Kim Il Sung's role as supreme leader was passed on to his son Kim Jong Il,and then to his grandson Kim Jong Un. All three leaders have served as leaders of the WPK and served as North Korea's supreme leaders since the state's establishment in 1948.
Lee Wan-koo was a South Korean politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in 2015.
On the Art of the Cinema is a 1973 treatise by the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. It is considered the most authoritative work on North Korean filmmaking.
The Propaganda and Agitation Department,officially translated as the Publicity and Information Department,is a department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) tasked with coordinating the creation and dissemination of propaganda in North Korea. It is the highest propaganda organization in the country.
The Democratic Party held a leadership election on 25 August 2018. It was the first leadership election since the inauguration of President Moon Jae-in. The elected leader was slated to serve a 2-year term.
The Democratic Party held a leadership election on 27 August 2016. It was to elect a successor to interim leader Kim Chong-in,who was the leader of the 2016 legislative election. The elected leader was slated to serve a 2-year term.
