people starve in North Korea, meanwhile the heir gets plastic surgery 6 times

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's heir apparent son, Kim Jong-un, has undergone plastic surgery six times to look more like his late grandfather and the nation's founder, the chief of a radio station specializing in North Korean affairs claimed Tuesday.

Ha Tae-kyung, head of Open Radio for North Korea, cited unidentified senior North Korean officials and claimed that the North's leader-in-waiting had the surgery operations between 2007 and 2010 before he officially debuted as successor in September last year.

Ha made the remarks in a speech on North Korea's power succession during international defense forum hosted by the London-based Royal United Services Institute.

Believed to be in his late 20s, Kim was given the title of four-star general and named the vice chairman of the Central Military Committee of the North's ruling Workers' Party in what was believed to be Pyongyang's first official steps to put him in line to succeed his father.

It is not the first time that Kim was rumored to have undergone plastic surgery. Rumors began after photographs of Kim looking chubby with similar facial features as his grandfather were released shortly after the political event.

Ha claimed that the surgery was aimed at creating an image similar to that of his charismatic grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, to boost his position as the country's next leader.

The succession, if made, would mark communism's second hereditary power transfer. The elder Kim inherited power from his father, who died in 1994.

Ha also said that Pyongyang is working on consolidating the heir apparent's power after his leadership has been undermined following failed attempts to reform the impoverished nation's currency system in 2009.

The reform move is believed to have caused strong public backlash as it led to massive inflation and worsened food shortages.

source: koreatimes

Comments

[mycolorisacolor.livejournal.com]

disgusting

[spin.livejournal.com]

that is so creepy omg

[pandaranger.livejournal.com]

x_x

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

i wish one of the doctors would *accidently* fuck up his face

as terrible as it sounds

[sglitzys.livejournal.com]

ugly on the inside and out

[purring-feline.livejournal.com]

Those are my exact sentiments...

[doomsdays.livejournal.com]

I'm honestly taken aback that this -surprises anyone.- Dickery is what those two are all about.

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

image is all for these people

[mirotic-mor.livejournal.com]

Kim Jong-un, has undergone plastic surgery six times to look more like his late grandfather
to look more like his late grandfather
to look more like his late grandfather
to look more like his late grandfather
like his grandfather


. . .

Disgusting. But it can't surprise anyone, tbh, since he's the heir and image is something that kind of people take care of A LOT.
Either way,That country needs some serious changes.

[sundrunk.livejournal.com]

sorry but i can't help but laugh at this...

[harbour-jane.livejournal.com]

this is creepy and that is a comically large hat

[cartofkun.livejournal.com]

still looks like it wouldn't fit his head

[chewmi.livejournal.com]

ughhh

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

Do they inbreed too?

[rubyls.livejournal.com]

revolting. i hope one day his conscience bothers him till he can't sleep at night.

[yolleh.livejournal.com]

So...he's the fat one?

[yolleh.livejournal.com]

Not the point compared to the mass injustice he's partaking in

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

he should try to aim to be hot

[cartofkun.livejournal.com]

waste of money

he'll look like his late grandfather a few weeks after he dies anyway

[rainbowfactory.livejournal.com]

I lol'ed

[akaich0u.livejournal.com]

Exactly....all of NK's money goes toward strengthening their army and doing useless stuff for those in power. Oh and I guess once every 4 years they invest a bit in their soccer team as well.

I get super depressed every time I watch a documentary re: the real lifestyle of NK citizens. The starving people, the deserted streets, the terrified-as-hell looks on those citizens deemed suitable to appear on camera...

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

[jaejunggim.livejournal.com]

mte minho mte

[rosetta16.livejournal.com]

Charisma is something u r born with not something u can obtain with ps

[luckhoney.livejournal.com]

(http://www.gifsoup.com/view/516723/rain.html)
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[feel-my-mind.livejournal.com]

I don't have issue with the fact he had plastic surgery to look like his grandfather (creepy, but each to his own), however his general lack of a consciences is disgusting. People are starving and you care that much about how you look like? Ugh.

[eccentricvibe.livejournal.com]

Disgusting. I'm pretty sure that something essential like food is more imporant than your out appearance.

[eccentricvibe.livejournal.com]

*outter

[highdol.livejournal.com]

I read this as 'people starve in North Korea, meanwhile the hair gets plastic surgery 6 times' and thought 'WTF you can get cosmetic surgery on your hair?'

what a waste of money tbh

[flu-n-c.livejournal.com]

Hot !

[enoa03.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com?ref=28jitl)


In a serious note, I guess there are a lot of resistance in the young heir assuming the leadership that he has to resort to changing his face to remind them he came from the loins (eewww) of the Great Leader. I think as much as it is a vanity move (which I don't see the point tbh), it also a political move for him.

[ebenetwo.livejournal.com]

lol guys what if his secret dream is to be an SK idol