Kim Jong Un's Sister Appears with Children in Rare State Media Footage
South Korean intelligence investigates whether the children seen with Kim Yo Jong during a New Year’s event are her own, as speculation grows around the Kim family’s private lives.
- Kim Yo Jong, a key figure in North Korea's leadership and sister to Kim Jong Un, was seen with two children—a boy and a girl—at a New Year’s art performance in Pyongyang.
- South Korean intelligence is analyzing the footage, considering the possibility that the children could be Kim Yo Jong’s, though no official confirmation exists about her marital status or family.
- The event also featured Kim Jong Un with his teenage daughter Ju Ae, continuing a trend of showcasing family members of the regime’s elite in public settings since 2022.
- Experts suggest the images may be part of a state propaganda effort aimed at humanizing North Korea's leadership by presenting them in familial and relatable contexts.
- Kim Yo Jong, born in 1988 and educated in Switzerland with her brother, has risen rapidly in power since Kim Jong Un assumed leadership in 2011 following their father’s death.
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