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- ↑ Kim, Sam (26 July 2012). "North Korea's Kim Jong Un Shows Off New Wife Ri Sol Ju". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ KCTV (Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju Visits Rungra People′s Pleasure Ground) on YouTube [ dead link ]
- ↑ "In Amusement Park--YuMi Tour Series: #northkorea, #dprk". 31 August 2022.
- ↑ "北노동자 평균월급과 입장료 같은 '릉라인민유원지' 암표까지". 21 August 2012.
- ↑ "릉라인민유원지 인파 북적, 암표 등장". 17 August 2012.
