Everyone is asking, "What happened to Kim
Jong-Un?", as he hasn't been seen in public
for two weeks, since he presided a meeting
of the Workers' Party on April 11th. In between
he also missed a míssile launch test at the
Sea of Japan (weird, right? he looooves this
stuff), and the Day of the Sun, where people
celebrate the birth of his grandfather and
founder of the North-Korean nation, Kim Il-Sung.
In 2014 he was absent for 40 days, and reappeared
with a limp because of an ankle surgery he
had to go through. At the moment, rumors about
his health condition have skyrocketed: Despite
being young (they say he is around 36 years
old, although his real age is a mystery),
he weighs around 150 kilos and smokes three
packs of cigarettes a day. He is likely to
suffer from diabetes, arthritis on his knees,
and heart problems.
The Japanese weekly publication Shukan Gendai
announced that Kim Jong-Un is in a vegetative
state after undergoing a heart surgery. A
Chinese physician, supposedly sent to treat
him, asserts that the dictator was visiting
the countryside when he grabbed his chest,
and fell to the ground. The Hong Kong TV channel
HKS TV went even further, asserting that Kim
Jong-Un was dead.
And if that was the case… who is going to
be his heir? Since the North-Korean nation
was created, it has operated using the "Songbun"
caste system, which classifies the population
according to their origin and loyalty to the
state, and through which the state decides
the type of education, employment and medical
attention people can receive.
According to this system, the heir should
be the first-born son of the "leader". However,
it is not known if Kim Jong-Un has any children.
He officially married in 2009 with the singer
Ri Sol Ju, and according to South-Korean intelligence
and the basketball player Dennis Rodman (a
personal friend), Kim Jong-Un would have two
sons and one daughter. If that were the case,
they would still be too young to assume power…
and here's where Kim Yo-Jong, Kim Jong-Un's
older sister and right hand, comes into play.
Very little is known about her: The youngest
in the family, 30 to 32 years old, supposedly,
her father would affectionately call her "North
Korea’s princess". She was raised in Bern,
Switzerland, where she used to take ballet
classes. She then came back to North-Korea
to graduate in Computer Science at the Kim
Il-Sung University in Pyongyang. She appeared
publicly for the first time in 2011, during
her father's funeral.
In 2014 she assumed an important role within
the Workers' Party, and she is known for abusing
of her power and harshly punishing other members
of the party for minor offenses. According
to some reports, she isthe only person Kim
Jong-Un trusts, as she is his spokeswoman
and his advisor. She goes with him to all
ceremonies, something uncommon in the typically
masculine North-Korean culture. She even acted
as the North-Korean representative at the
Olympic Winter Games in neighboring South-Korea.
When people realized she could become Kim
Jong-Un's next heir she became viral, and
the Internet is now obsessed with her! This
is especially true for the otaku community,
which has created many funny artworks, like
her running late for work while holding a
piece of toast in her mouth, her as an anime
protagonist, a video montage featuring her,
with Evangelion’s opening and many others.
However, what is most likely to happen is
that the "North Korea’s Princess" will only
be the tutor for the new heir, and will hold
power only until her nephew becomes an adult…
although, anything can happen in North-Korea.
Let's not forget that Kim Jong-Un's brother,
the original heir, died from poisoning under
mysterious circumstances.
Tiktakers, do you have any theory of what
might be going on?
