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🗓️ 24 January 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Despite being the wife of one of the world's most renowned and feared leaders, Kim Jong Un, almost nothing is known about Ri Sol Ju. And there’s a reason for that. As Party Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kim Jong Un rules over his country with an iron fist, and his wife is no exception. .
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0:00.0 | Have you ever heard the name Re-Sulju before? Well, almost no one else has either. Despite being |
0:06.1 | the wife of one of the world's most renowned and feared leaders Kim Jong-un, almost nothing |
0:13.0 | is known about her. And there's a reason for that. As party leader of the Democratic People's |
0:19.2 | Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un rules over his country with an iron fist, and his wife is no exception. |
0:26.8 | So let's explore some of the strict rules Kim Jong-un makes his wife follow. |
0:31.6 | You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. Be amazed. |
0:41.8 | Stepping into the spotlight, arm in arm with one of the most secretive rulers of modern society |
0:47.2 | means you have to make a few changes to fit in. But for Riesel-Ju, that change was a completely new |
0:54.1 | identity, starting with her name. |
0:56.7 | Analysts theorized that the name Rieselju is a pseudonym to prevent knowledge about family ties or any other critical information escaping the vice grip of North Korean intelligence. |
1:08.4 | It wouldn't be the first time. |
1:09.9 | Kim Jong-un's mother, Koyang Hui, who was never |
1:13.0 | introduced to the public, was once identified in an official documentary called the Mother of the |
1:18.1 | Great Military, First Korea, as Rihun Sil. So maybe changing your name is the name of the North |
1:25.2 | Korean game. As part of North Korea's elite, Riesold |
1:28.7 | Yu is expected to represent the country's very best side to both its people and the rest of the |
1:33.9 | world. So in a country that favors military prowess, having a background as a popular entertainer |
1:39.7 | isn't something you'd be allowed to shout about. Believe it or not, Rieselju was once a cheerleader |
1:45.6 | as part of the North Korean Youth Student Cooperation Group, |
1:49.3 | as observed in press photos taken around 2005. |
1:53.2 | She was able to travel to places in China to perform |
1:56.0 | and support the national North Korean team |
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