Kim Jong-Un's Sister: Why She's More Terrifying and Powerful
North Korea’s Princess
The woman on the left is Kim Jong-un’s sister: Kim Yo-jong.
She is also currently his most likely successor if he were to die.
I know what you’re thinking.
She doesn't seem all that bad, she almost looks like someone who would be a good neighbor and ask you to borrow sugar. But don't be fooled, she's just as much of a sociopath as her brother is. If not more.
Kim Yo-jong is a demon.
She’ll start her day at 6 AM torturing people to death—break at lunch for a quick hotdog, then back to torturing more people until bedtime.
More recently she told the president of South Korea to “shut his mouth” after being presented with a peace deal.
A fictional villain character like her in a story might be badass as hell, but in reality, it's very scary.
North Korea’s ‘Princess’
Kim Yo-Jong is the deputy director of the “Propaganda and Agitation” department for North Korea.
In 2018 she became the first politician from NK to step foot in South Korea in nearly 70 years during the Winter Olympic Games. The media was transfixed by her soft appearance compared to Kim Jong Un’s sallow, angular face. She was often referred to as “ Ivanka Trump of North Korea” and CNN even ran a nice puff piece about her.
The South Korean athletes were rightfully pissed at Western praise for Kim Yo-Jong, and MSNBC host Willie Geist tweeted on their behalf:
“I can report South Koreans here in Pyeongchang are not as enthralled with Kim Yo Jong and the North Korean cheerleaders as it seems some media are back home. Something about N.K. killing, starving, imprisoning its people while threatening South Korea with nuclear annihilation.”
Appearances aside, Kim Yo-jong is a modern-day equivalent of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda.
When South Korea sent anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets in balloons organized by defectors and their US allies she called the perpetrators “human scum” and “mongrel dogs.”
She then threatened to bomb the inter-Korean liaison office, which keeps communication open between the two countries — and a day later, the building was blown up.
Following the Winter Olympics, she slammed the South’s leader Moon Jae-in saying it was “sickening to listen to his speech” that called for peace in the Korean peninsula.
“He seems to be insane, though he appears to be normal outwardly,”
— Kim Yo-Jong
It’s also alleged that Kim Yo-jong quite literally might be on meth.
If you look at the rest of her family, they are all overweight and husky. Yet she has sunken cheeks and is extremely skinny. I don’t like to be scandalous without proof—this article from Business Insider was the best I could find online regarding this. Anyway, if you thought a sober North Korean dictator was bad, just imagine one on meth?
Why Her and Not Kim’s Brothers?
Kim Jong Un has at least four brothers and sisters but all of them are complete failures to succeed the throne.
First, there is Kim Jong Nam, his oldest half-brother who was in line to take over the country but was exiled from North Korea after trying to sneak into Tokyo Disney with a fake passport. True story.
Eventually, Kim Jong Nam was assassinated on his brother’s orders in 2017.
Also, a true story.
Then there is Kim Jong Chol…
Kim Jong Chol is not interested in being an heir to the North Korean throne but, instead, wants to be a rock and roll superstar and the Bruce Wayne of NK. If this family weren't so evil I'd quite honestly want a Kardashian-styled reality show that just followed their everyday lives.
And finally, there are Kim Jong Un’s kids — but they are still too young to take over for him… so that only leaves us with Kim Yo-Jong, his youngest sister.
Kim Yo-Jong’s ‘Girl Power’
Historically speaking female rulers over the past 500 years have waged war more often than kings. When a woman gets to a place of power dominated by men—especially in a backward place like North Korea— she can't be perceived as “weak” or some other man will try to take her place.
You can see it even in the way Kim Yo-jong walks or interacts with people.
Every single head is at a lower angle than hers, so she looks down on even the freaking ceremonial head of state. I don’t want to keep harping on this, but she’d be a good female role model if wasn’t so damn evil.
She doesn’t even acknowledge any interviewers either. They ask her questions and she basically pretends they don’t exist. And apparently, she’s thought to be the woman behind her brother’s cult of personality.
As the old saying goes, “behind every great man, is a great woman,” and Kim Yo-jong is “great” in how ruthlessly authoritarian she is.
Final Thought
North Korea is like an episode of The Twilight Zone.
It’s mysterious, confusing, and probably should have ended in the 60s.
But there’s a lot about North Korea that we don’t know. For instance, there’s this book I’m reading called “A Capitalist in North Korea: My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom” which follows the true story of a Swiss businessman living in North Korea. He shows that, although NK isn’t quite paradise, it’s certainly not the Western media depiction.
He alleges that Western sanctions are really what’s crippling NK.
There’s also this article titled, “The Strange Tale of Yeonmi Park” published by the Diplomat that pokes holes in the story of Yenomi Park, a known North Korean defector. (Not sure how much is true, but it’s an interesting read)
North Korea remains a place that humanity collectively knows the least about — but what I do know is that people like Kim Yo-jong will make it worse.
Much worse.
North Korea doesn’t need a dogmatic draconian dictator. They need someone who will take the first steps to harbor peace between them and the rest of the world. For the sake of the people who live there, I hope it happens soon.
Apologies for getting this out late y’all. Also, I have not felt great about the recent work I’m doing on Substack and definitely going to be stepping it up!
Also, I was interviewed by the WSJ and a separate podcast in England recently and will post both here exclusively next week! Let me know in the comments what you want me to cover next and have a super weekend!
Cheerio,
Isaiah
Have you ever had any business dealing or personal experience with Korean women? Their culture is so different than ours. My first experience was in a Korean Bath house in Las Vegas. I went there for the spa and salt scrubs in the day, 2 to 3 times a week so became very familiar with their ways. By night it was a house of ill-repute. Without going into great detail I can say men were intimidated and bullied by the the female owner. She was a beast. The Korean women I've dealt to in casino gaming are absolute terrors. Nothing like the men. The men in this culture submit to the women in this atmosphere. It's bizarre to see, most prevalent in the high limit baccarat pit. And finally, I don't like to stereotype but there aren't many cultures that are nastier than Koreans. Not all but most. They are bred to be intimidating, bullying, and controlling. Yes, no doubt in my mind this woman is someone to be very concerned about.
Yeonmi Park is an author. You seem to discredit her and also you discredit the idea of a female leader of NK which honestly is an unhelpful attitude. Do your research, then write.