Despite being one of the world's most feared
dictators, Kim Jong-un is
also one of the most mysterious.
He was educated at a boarding school in
Switzerland where he was reportedly
less interested in academics as
he was in sports, namely basketball.
Kim worshipped Michael Jordan and
could often be found playing
basketball, wearing his jersey.
Most of the time he was shy.
Not loud...
Yeah, quiet guy.
But, when we played basketball, he came up
he could be very aggressive,
but in a positive way and loud and
a little bit of trash talk.
His love of the sport has continued
throughout his life.
He's had a friendship with former
Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman
for many years, and Rodman has
visited North Korea several times.
When you are with the Marshal,
what do you guys do together?
We basically have fun.
We go jet skiing.
We sing karaoke.
Get out!
When it comes to relationships,
Kim prefers to keep his status open.
While he was reportedly married
to former cheerleader Ri-Sol-ju.
Rumour has it he surrounds himself
with a pleasure troupe of women
to entertain him.
Speaking of entertainment, he
reportedly has his own private island
where he holds huge parties.
The parties are likely filled with
some of Kim's favourite luxury goods.
He spends tens of millions
on alcohol, electronic goods and watches.
He's a huge fan of expensive cheeses
and has shipments flown in from Switzerland
which could account for his weight.
As a reported fan of pop music,
he chose members of the North Korean
female pop band Moranbong.
And every good dictator should have
his own theme song, Kim's is called Footsteps.
If you have wanted to sing along,
some of the lyrics include:
tramp, tramp, tramp, the footsteps
of our General Kim.
