Kim Joo-ae, without hesitation in military installations
Dressed up in the same style as Ri Sol-ju… Emphasis on Baekdu bloodline authority
North Korea raises the title of “loving children” → “honorable children”
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared at an official meeting with his second daughter, Kim Ju-ae. Attention is focused on Kim Joo-ae’s appearance, dressed in the same outfit and hairstyle as her mother, Mrs. Ri Seol-ju.
On the 27th, the Korean Central News Agency delivered a commemorative photo of those who contributed to the development and launch of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), and announced that Chairman Kim “came to the filming site with his precious children.”
After revealing Kim Joo-ae for the first time at the launch site of the ICBM ‘Hwasong-17’ on the 18th, this time she accompanied the person who contributed to the development and launch of the ICBM to a commemorative photo event.
Central News Agency published several photos showing Chairman Kim and Kim Joo-ae walking around the filming site together.
When Kim Joo-ae first appeared, she wore a white padded jumper with her bangs down, but this time it was different. She wore her black coat, lined with luxurious fur, and her hair showed signs of being gently styled with a curling iron.
At first glance, she was dressed up to resemble an adult woman, enough to mistake her for her mother, Mrs. Ri Sol-ju. Her dress and hairstyle are exactly like Ms. Li’s.
No matter how young they are, it seems to be directed to highlight their authority as the ‘Baekdu lineage’, the so-called royal family descended from Kim Il-sung.
Wearing a long black leather coat, Kim Jong-un showed his affection for his daughter affectionately by crossing his arms or holding her hand. Kim Joo-ae naturally exposed her status as the supreme leader’s daughter by responding with her applause for her cheering commemorative photo shoot participants.
The National Intelligence Service reported at a plenary meeting of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee on the 22nd that it judged that the first girl who accompanied Chairman Kim to the ICBM launch guidance site on the 18th was Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of Chairman Kim.
According to intelligence authorities and media reports, Chairman Kim and Ri Sol-ju, who married in 2009, are said to have given birth to children in 2010, 2013, and 2017, of which the second daughter is said to be.
Rep. Yoo Sang-beom, secretary of the National Assembly’s Intelligence Committee, explained, “As a girl of regarding 10 years old, there was some suspicion because she was a little (physical) tall, but it matched the information from the National Intelligence Service that she was tall and bulky.”
North Korea exposed Kim Ju-ae standing in front of an ICBM and a mobile launch vehicle (TEL) this time, just as it did when it first unveiled Chairman Kim’s daughter on the 18th.
It intentionally showed a scene in which a child of regarding 10 years old freely enters and leaves a military facility.
Minister of Unification Kwon Young-se analyzed this, saying, “There is an aspect of showing off to the international community as well as showing North Korea that ICBM launches are so routine that you can come out with a child.”
The North Korean media reported on the 19th that the second daughter of Kim Jong-un appeared for the first time as a “beloved son”, but it was noticeable that the title was raised to “a noble son” in the report that day.
Kim Eun-ji, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]
