It has been five years now that Kim Jong Un has spoken to North Korea as the country's leader in the traditional New Year's address. But what's new this year?Firstly, mentions of his father and grandfather have, again, decreased considerably.In 2013’s address, “Kim Il Sung” and “Kim Jong Il” appeared 25 times and 11 times in 2014’s. None were included in 2015’s address, being replaced with more indirect terms like “general” or “Suryong," meaning "leader" in Korean.In last year’s address, even these indirect terms were no longer present, and any direct or indirect terms referring to the leadership
It has been five years now that Kim Jong Un has spoken to North Korea as the country's leader in the traditional New Year's address. But what's new this year?
Firstly, mentions of his father and grandfather have, again, decreased considerably.
Cha Du-hyeogn is the former secretary to President Lee Myung-bak for crisis information. He now works as a visiting research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies
