Kim Sol-song

Kim Sol-song
Kim Sol-song
김설송
Born	30 December 1973 (age 50); North Korea
Alma mater	Kim Il Sung University
Occupation	Lieutenant colonel in the North Korean People's Army
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Parent(s)	Kim Jong Il; Kim Young-sook
Relatives	Kim family
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김설송
Hancha	金雪松
Revised Romanization	Gim Seolsong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏlsong

Kim Sol-song (Korean: 김설송; born 30 December 1973) is the daughter of North Korea's former leader Kim Jong Il and Kim Young-sook. She has been active within the propaganda department, been in charge of literary affairs, and previously led the security and schedule of her father as his secretary.^[1]^[2]

The name "Sol-song" literally means "snow pine," and was given by her grandfather, Kim Il Sung.^[1]

Sol-song was a favourite of her father. Like him, she attended Kim Il Sung University, majoring in economics. She may also have studied in Paris in the autumn of 2005.^[1] After graduating, she was assigned to the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.^[1] She was in charge of literary affairs: all the signatures on works of literature coming into the department were signed by her.^[1]

Starting in the late 1990s, Sol-song was in charge of managing the security and schedule of Kim Jong Il. She accompanied her father during trips to North Korean Army units and local villages. During these trips, she was observed wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel.^[1]

Sol-song was described by a North Korean defector as "intelligent" and "beautiful." She has hair down to her waist and is 1.65 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall.^[1]

Kim Song-ryeong
1810–1899

Kim Ung-u
1848–1878

Kim Bo-hyon
1871–1955

Kim Hyong-jik
1894–1926

Kang Pan-sok
1892–1932

Kim Jong-suk
1917–1949

Kim Il Sung
1912–1994

Kim Song-ae
1924–2014

Kim Yong-ju
1920–2021

Kim Young-sook
1947–

Song Hye-rim
1937–2002

Kim Jong Il
1941?^[ζ]–2011

Ko Yong-hui
1952–2004

Kim Ok
1964–

Kim Kyong-hui
1946–

Jang Song-thaek
1946–2013

Kim Pyong Il
1954–

Kim Sol-song
1974–

Kim Jong-nam
1971–2017

Kim Jong-chul
1981–

Kim Jong Un
1983?^[η]–

Ri Sol-ju
c. 1986–

Kim Yo-jong
1987–

Kim Han-sol
1995–

Kim Ju-ae
c. 2012^[θ]–

Notes:

^ To keep the tree of manageable size, it omits five out of the seven known legitimate children of Kim Il Sung. Other children not shown in the tree are: Kim Man-il (1944-1947; child of Kim Jong Suk), Kim Kyong-jin (1952-; child of Kim Song-ae), Kim Yong-il (1955-2000; child of Kim Song-ae), and Kim Kyong Suk (1951-; child of Kim Song-ae). A stillborn daughter is also omitted. Kim Il Sung was reported to have had other children with women who he was not married to; they included Kim Hyŏn-nam (born 1972). Also, only some of the descendants of Kim Jong Il and Kim Jung Un (Kim Il Sung's successors) are included.
^ Korean names often have a variety of transliterations into English, which can be confusing. For example, "Kim Jong-chul" may also be written "Gim Jeong-cheol" or "Kim Jŏng-ch'ŏl" among many other variations. See Korean romanization for more information.
^ Huss, Kan; Frost, Clay. "North Korea's First Family: Mapping the personal and political drama of the Kim clan". msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013. (Confirms many, but not all, of the birth and death years. See individual articles for more references.)
^ Yan, Holly (16 February 2017). "The world's most mysterious family tree: Kim Jong Un's secretive dynasty is full of drama, death". Design by Alberto Mier. CNN. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
^ Lee, Sung-Yoon (2023). "The Mount Paektu Dynasty (Family Tree)". The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea. United Kingdom: Macmillan. p. x-xi. ISBN 9781529073539.
^ Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Il list his birth year as 1942. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1942 (Year of the Horse), in addition to being 30 years since Kim Il Sung's birth may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
^ Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Un list his birth year as 1982. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1982 (Year of the Dog), in addition to being 70 years since Kim Il Sung's birth, may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
^ Birth year for Kim Ju-ae is not publicly known. She may have been born in either late 2012 or early 2013.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Kim Jong-Il's Daughter Serves as His Secretary". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "North Korea's secretive 'first family'". BBC News. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

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[3] To keep the tree of manageable size, it omits five out of the seven known legitimate children of Kim Il Sung. Other children not shown in the tree are: Kim Man-il (1944-1947; child of Kim Jong Suk), Kim Kyong-jin (1952-; child of Kim Song-ae), Kim Yong-il (1955-2000; child of Kim Song-ae), and Kim Kyong Suk (1951-; child of Kim Song-ae). A stillborn daughter is also omitted. Kim Il Sung was reported to have had other children with women who he was not married to; they included Kim Hyŏn-nam (born 1972). Also, only some of the descendants of Kim Jong Il and Kim Jung Un (Kim Il Sung's successors) are included.

[4] Korean names often have a variety of transliterations into English, which can be confusing. For example, "Kim Jong-chul" may also be written "Gim Jeong-cheol" or "Kim Jŏng-ch'ŏl" among many other variations. See Korean romanization for more information.

[5] Huss, Kan; Frost, Clay. "North Korea's First Family: Mapping the personal and political drama of the Kim clan". msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013. (Confirms many, but not all, of the birth and death years. See individual articles for more references.)

[6] Yan, Holly (16 February 2017). "The world's most mysterious family tree: Kim Jong Un's secretive dynasty is full of drama, death". Design by Alberto Mier. CNN. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

[7] Lee, Sung-Yoon (2023). "The Mount Paektu Dynasty (Family Tree)". The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea. United Kingdom: Macmillan. p. x-xi. ISBN 9781529073539.

[uncertainty2-8] Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Il list his birth year as 1942. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1942 (Year of the Horse), in addition to being 30 years since Kim Il Sung's birth may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.

[uncertainty1-9] Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Un list his birth year as 1982. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1982 (Year of the Dog), in addition to being 70 years since Kim Il Sung's birth, may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.

[uncertainty3-10] Birth year for Kim Ju-ae is not publicly known. She may have been born in either late 2012 or early 2013.

[theseoultimes.com-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Kim Jong-Il's Daughter Serves as His Secretary". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[2] "North Korea's secretive 'first family'". BBC News. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

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Kim Sol-song
김설송
Born	(1973-12-30) 30 December 1973 (age 50) North Korea
Alma mater	Kim Il Sung University
Occupation	Lieutenant colonel in the North Korean People's Army
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Parent(s)	Kim Jong Il Kim Young-sook
Relatives	Kim family

Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김설송
Hancha	金雪松
Revised Romanization	Gim Seolsong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏlsong

Kim Sol-song

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