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South Korean hotel removes name of Kim Jong Un aide from marketing for VIP suite

Skybay Hotel drops Hyon Song Wol from name of room where senior official stayed as interest in North Korea declines
Chad O'Carroll | Joon Ha Park April 29, 2024
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South Korean hotel removes name of Kim Jong Un aide from marketing for VIP suite
Hyon Song Wol in 2019 and a photo of marketing for the Hyon Song Wol Suite (Royal Suite) at the Skybay Hotel taken in Aug. 2019 | Images: ROK Ministry of Unification and NK News, edited by NK News

A large South Korean hotel in the coastal resort city of Gangneung has removed the name of a well-known North Korean official from a VIP suite that she used while staying there ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics, NK News has confirmed.

Hyon Song Wol, a former member of the Moranbong band who serves as Kim Jong Un’s top logistics official, stayed in the Skybay Hotel in Jan. 2018 with a delegation on a scouting trip for arts performance venues ahead of the PyeongChang Olympics.

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