A still frame of a girl who appeared to receive special attention from Kim Jong Un and his wife at a Sept. 8 concert appears on the left | Images: KCTV, edited by NK News
North Korea took the unprecedented step of publicly revealing one of Kim Jong Un’s young daughters last weekend, but speculation about his children actually ramped up two months ago when a girl appeared to receive special attention from Kim and his wife at a major holiday concert.
Now, state TV has suggested coverage of the girl is sensitive, a possible indication that she is connected to the Kim family or someone else close to the leadership.
North Korea took the unprecedented step of publicly revealing one of Kim Jong Un’s young daughters last weekend, but speculation about his children actually ramped up two months ago when a girl appeared to receive special attention from Kim and his wife at a major holiday concert.
Now, state TV has suggested coverage of the girl is sensitive, a possible indication that she is connected to the Kim family or someone else close to the leadership.
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Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.