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Jong-Un Kim

ACTOR · BORN 1984

Jong-Un Kim

Born
8 January 1984

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Jong-Un Kim (born 8 January 1984) is an actor.

11 Interesting Facts About Jong-Un Kim

Interesting Facts (5)

  1. #001

    Kim Jong-un's elder half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, was assassinated in 2017 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia after exposure to the nerve agent VX.

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  2. #002

    In his first public speech as leader in 2012, Kim Jong-un said North Koreans would never again have to tighten their belts.

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  3. #003

    At his private school in Berne, Kim Jong-un was presented to classmates as Pak Un, a North Korean, and wore a Chicago Bulls sweatshirt and Nike shoes.

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  4. #004

    Kim Jong-un's fondness for Emmental cheese is cited as a cause of his weight and heavy gait, and North Korea imports large amounts of cheese for him every year.

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  5. #005

    Kim Jong-un's signature haircut is called the "ambitious", and a decree required North Korean men to adopt a similar style.

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Life & Family (6)

  1. #006

    The Liebefeld-Steinhölzli school confirmed that a North Korean student enrolled there between 1998 and 2000 was the son of an embassy employee and that his hobby was basketball.

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  2. #007

    In December 2013, Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of his uncle Jang Song-thaek, a close ally of his father who had effectively served as regent for the younger Kim after Kim Jong-il's death.

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  3. #008

    Kim Jong-nam once tried to enter Japan with his family on a forged Dominican passport, saying he was headed to Tokyo Disneyland, an episode that caused embarrassment.

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  4. #009

    Kim Jong-un did poorly in class, and when his math and science marks failed to improve, his father moved him to a Swiss state school a grade lower.

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  5. #010

    The same haircut decree told North Korean women to wear a bob like Kim Jong-un's wife Ri Sol-ju, with performers exempted.

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  6. #011

    Kim Jong-un's love of basketball began in Switzerland; he backs the Chicago Bulls and names Michael Jordan as his favorite player.

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