North Korea's most powerful woman | DW Documentary

She's probably the most powerful woman in North Korea: Kim Yo Jong, the dictator’s younger sister. She’s viewed as an emotionless and shrewd strategist for her brother, the North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un. But just who is the "Red Princess"?
Kim Jong Un’s rise began in 2011 when their father, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died at the age of 69. His death triggered emotional scenes including, at the funeral, that of a weeping woman who captured the attention of her country and the entire world: Kim Yo Jong.
This was Kim Yo Jong’s first official appearance alongside her brother Kim Jong Un, the new Supreme Leader of North Korea. Within a decade, Kim Yo Jong became the second highest ranking person in the Pyongyang regime and thereby her brother’s potential successor.
Kim Yo Jong holds a multifaceted political role: on the one hand, she knows where and when to deploy her charm -- such as on a visit to South Korea in 2018. But she also issues warnings against the "imperialists” of Seoul and Washington. The documentary examines the personality and the career of the "Red Princess”. It also takes a current look behind the scenes of this totalitarian regime. The nuclear power is mired in a crisis that originated at the outset of the Cold War.
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[@joshuasuhaimi]

cant believe back in middle school i hated documentaries and after graduating college i just watch them for fun 😭

[@skittles2]

Growth? I can't say it's a bad development. Good documentaries are always a treasure! Good on you

[@joshuasuhaimi]

@@skittles2 thanks Skittles

[@RK19-89]

Iknow that's calld maturing 😂

[@CyndeLooWho]

Ain’t that the TRUTH!

[@trekrich28]

Well you have the quest for knowledge now, most people don't get it till they leave school.

[@Stuie417]

Just looking at her you know she's held eye contact with at least a couple people who took their last breath in fear.

[@AntoinettePalermo-xs6it]

@Stew; Get a freaking grip! It’s “ALL” Hollywood, that’s how they make their money & movies!

[@ShhhHhhhz]

compare to what "strong women" are portrayed in todays hollywood like ms marvel or rey , i say DPRK has done a very good job@@AntoinettePalermo-xs6it

[@syedrahman3251]

I have a huge crush on her 😅

[@ScaryYTVideoBinger]

i see her as being a strict parent

[@preciousogbodo453]

​@@ScaryYTVideoBingerhave u seen a Nigerian Parent lol.

[@juliebeasley1174]

1000% this woman is terrifying. Her entire demeanor, her countenance just screams DO NOT MESS WITH ME. She does not cower. She knows she has power

[@jesseleeward2359]

But she is terrifying to North Koreans. I don't know why she threatens the USA and powerful countries when North Korea is so delicate a power.

[@user-nz7ol4xs4g]

Like any western killer. She learned from Westerners

[@user-wi7it2mx6z]

She has power because the system gives it to her. But by herself alone, just like the powerless others, it might be different.

[@mrdm1967ify]

Actions speak so much louder than words.

[@EvilSmonker]

@@jesseleeward2359Nuclear weapons are a great equalizer.

[@luminoussun]

South Korea be like "yay if he dies we will have a nice person in charge of north korea" Kim jun un be like "I am the nice one"

[@musiimentashallon9357]

😂😂😂😂you said it better..he is like muah.. meet my sister 😂😂and 😂I

[@abel_valenz]

Well that might be the case if he dies. They say his daughter is likely to take over as leader. I know she’s been surrounded by the teachings of her father, but I do hope she has a little more compassion than him

[@Biggus63]

Whenever any of you feel that life is not treating you well, give thanks that you don't live in North Korea.

[@aoifeandginny5569]

We can wear make up without getting arrested and tortured along with three generations of our family.

[@RaikoTechnologies]

@@aoifeandginny5569 do not believe south korean press bruh

[@kimhanguyen2671]

I can wear JEAN CLOTHES ❤ in my beautiful country❤

[@GP-bs3mn]

Womp womp

[@daisymiano925]

@biggus63... 💯 There's always sthg to be grateful for... I couldn't believe all those people crying in parliament and their manner of mourning their former president as though a loved one... It's as if the nation is under a spell🤔

[@walterwhite8333]

Clapping for dear leader ✖️ Clapping for dear life ✅

[@gatshenindlovu8224]

🤣 weird, and the crying

[@BobJoshua-vl2it]

Same here bro😂

[@duelenigma7732]

zombies doing their duty

[@MarkHall-cf6ji]

Like retail employees

[@burd7455]

Like puppets.

[@erictroxell715]

Years ago i saw an interview with another reporter who was in North Korea when the leader died in 2011. She was supposed to be at the procession but thankfully "warned" to be sick that day. Why? She was informed that cameras would be recording the crowd for signs of disrespect to the dear leader. In other words, she better be able to cry hysterically for hours or face "corrective actions"!! She later reported after LEAVING north Korea that hundreds of mourners "disappeared" for "insincere grief"!! Imagine being killed cause you couldn't cry for hours on demand.

[@marionNdunge]

What! This is crazy

[@derekm424]

That's just absurd, how inhumane can you treat people before they snap. This is truly a social experiment

[@DivineGrace-py7th]

the atrocities and brutality is beyond imagination.

[@nikkiarmstrong5400]

Why would they cry over him?

[@erictroxell715]

@@nikkiarmstrong5400 easy question!! Do you want to live? No offense but look at the "god" like cult the leaders have. If you don't show up and show true expressive grief you may get a visit with secret police. Remember too that if you want to get ahead or even just extra food you turn in your neighbors and family if they DARE TO EVEN QUESTION anything He does.

[@victoriahaines50]

She knows how to feed her brother's narcissism and stroke his psychopathic personality. Clever lady, as she's also wanting to stay alive. She does it so well since she is just like him!

[@user-wi7it2mx6z]

So unhappy psychotic leaders.

[@Kam-tg7es]

​@@user-wi7it2mx6zlike the ones that rule over you, atleast these guys know who's ruling over them, you don't have a clue 😂

[@mmirandam22]

She doesn't give no charming princess vibes at all. She gives the opposite vibes, evil and cold.

[@Bogancharisma]

With her beauty and 'evil charm' a kiss from her will kill...

[@faizanfayaz7274]

u mean like british imperialistic queens?

[@peojosephuiduldam1261]

Her Princess stares holds peoples lives in her hand “Expression looks Evil”

[@domzkynic3691]

Something sinister.

[@josimpson7999]

Totally agree.

[@thektmwanderer3274]

The way she scans her environment with her eyes is quite chilling and impressive.

[@nobodyjustme7481]

Nothing impressive, 5 years old kids could scan their environment to find candy. It will be impressive if she could feed her starving people.

[@plmokm33]

@@nobodyjustme7481 You act like they're starving because there's not enough food and not because it's being done intentionally to keep them under control.

[@Ramxie35]

she has seen a lot of things

[@imupinthetrees]

U are easily impressed

[@OB.x]

@@SB-mj2gi Uh we do, it's our governments that don't care/working with them, etc.

[@uchiha6284]

I stood up and clap my hands just in case

[@musiimentashallon9357]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

stalin uset o let them clap for up to 15 minutes no would stop in case they went to the gaulag and he knew their fear

[@myview5840]

Fbi don't need warrants, neither does Kim

[@Kim_YoJong]

👏 @uchiha6284, the party notes your behavior. Keep up the good work ✍️

[@naysoehtun6129]

😂

[@TangkamCornerUK]

She's the only lady in entire north Korea who's smiley. Others are nearly dying of hunger.

[@freelance_journalist]

Being forced to cry for someone you hate must be the worst

[@samkelomambisa1897]

They don't hate them though. As far as they know they really do live the best life on the greatest country on the planet. Made possible by this God family.

[@davidpage3893]

If they do not publicly cry they will be severely punished. Seeing the dramatic greiving with the body and arm flaying gives the people a sense of unease because they know that their outpouring of grief is watched and scrutinized. Just how many were arrested because they didn’t cry hard enough or didn’t or couldn’t shed tears? This is a very dangerous place for North Koreans. They deserve a better safe and secure existence than this.

[@samkelomambisa1897]

@@davidpage3893 It's a sad existence. The worst is that it may be genuine grieving. These people have been brainwashed their entire lives. They don't know better and as far as they know a deity has passed away. I'm actually surprised the regime acknowledges the mortality of the "dear leaders". I'd not be surprised if there was some "retired to the holy mountain" mythology instead.

[@theycallmealex454]

@@samkelomambisa1897you really think the entire country just forgot the history that happened suring the Korean War, am sure they have their own opinions . No life is happy in that country.

[@debutriah2854]

@@theycallmealex454the rich people are happy

[@michaelabadie746]

Respect to everyone who died making this film.

[@abgs]

its all CGI

[@AzazelYune]

not a joke

[@amedeosartorio1524]

hahahahshshahaha

[@anastasiaabrahim9096]

Lmao i thought the same thing. She seems very cray cray

[@NotFound803]

🙏

[@Reneekincaid]

The look on her face walking through that airport 🫣 she knew all eyes on her!

[@mus139]

Narcisist.

[@vynluvrr9220]

She seems like the type to keep on the low until it’s her time to rule and take over and then it’s like something you never expected…

[@derekm424]

It's probably coming, as soon as her brothers health fails... I'm sure she'll try to take over and we shall see what the rest of the NK aristocracy thinks about that. . . Crazy crazy crazy. I love soap operas

[@shashamiaow1504]

never expected..? is it mean she will bring freedom to NK? lol

[@sharonfoy2410]

When I see her, my blood grows cold. There is nothing about her that exudes compassion. I think she will be even more of a ruthless leader than her brother.

[@jh4803]

Agree 💯 The people are drugged to cry like that, or they deserve this royal family.

[@Looneybin]

I have said it for a LONG time now, too.

[@sagesufferswell]

She reminds me of Azula from Avatar. Truly terrifying.

[@herekitty791]

'nothing about her that exudes compassion' This is very common in newer generations, especially women

[@BatuSmoka808]

I doubt it ever actually happens bc in East Asian culture, it is a very patriarchal society when men are the rulers.

[@inGodtrust5hmkj4]

It looks like Kim's family never missed a meal, but everybody else missed every meal.

[@joeottoman6484]

this is a political tactics common in monarchy politics, for the founder of Kim Dynasty, Kim II Sung was quite fat, so his descendents and successors tried to resemble him in every aspect including body shape.

[@OfficeMusic]

​@@joeottoman6484 Kim Il Sung kicked out the Japanese and is the rightful ruler of Korea. He, like many generals and rulers, were privileged. Churchill had a gut twice his size and apparently England was under starvation.

[@nunosanto7365]

@@OfficeMusic In modern countries there's also a lot of corruption. Of course western societies will blame the east for it. A recent example is just by looking at how many ppl got arested in uk for "online abuse" (its like 3000+ every year since 2017 atleast) and then you ask yourself "where is the free speech then?". There isn't, they just hide it better

[@nunosanto7365]

@@OfficeMusic (that's not corruption btw, but also a "crime" that western countries apply and people give no clue while when it's about nk, russia, etc, everyone always cites that they don't have a lot of freedom when in reality, although we can think we have freedom, we don't have a lot of it either, in the west)

[@johnahrens3214]

​@nunosanto7365 I agree we aren't really free but you can't even begin to compare how good Americans have it compared to North Koreans lmao get a grip.

[@mamanfeuillets7341]

That man and his sister will never change don't fool yourself

[@darbyohara]

Her smile is a disguise for how uncomfortable she is

[@archange8030]

Her body language, her eyes and the way she holds herself is just intimidating. She knows what she’s doing and clearly she knows it. By the looks of it she’s cold, calculating and overall an intimidating woman who shouldn’t be underestimated

[@marozim]

Imagine one day u are looking at your old high school photo and saw a dictator standing beside u

[@anahill2366]

that’s wild

[@Astronomai]

Nah, am safe cuz ain’t no one from my high school got enough balls to lead a nation with an iron fist. We can’t even lead our lives properly dawg

[@Andivanes]

@@Astronomaiyou need a role model lol

[@ElonMasks]

Damn i would cry too and clap for life

[@user-hm8ud3ru5z]

They were sent to school under fake names and had forged South Korean passports. Nobody at the time, except probably US and Swiss intelligence officials, knew who they really were.

[@danaei3545]

She gives me the chills... I feel afraid of her rather than her brother (i mean North Korea is scary as a whole, but the man himself, not particularly), she looks a lot more calculating and manipulative. And she knows people underestimate her for being a woman (probably her brother included) and uses that to her advantage. She used it a lot on South Korea as well, downplaying her own power in the regime in front of other people. I wouldn't underestimate her, wouldn't surprise me she ends up as the dictator of North Korea in the future

[@spasegeek9214]

A more calculating person wouldn't want to appear calculating.

[@spasegeek9214]

A more calculating person wouldn't want to appear calculating.

[@georgebrantley776]

​@@spasegeek9214 Maybe she is calculating that your observation of her calculating appearance will make you underestimate her ability to manipulate and subvert.

[@therickestpicklerick]

Her brother spent time in the west. He loves basketball and often wore American clothes and watched the NBA. I don't think she has any exposure.

[@Epic_Memer_Man]

She is fully north korean dictator. While her oldest brother was sympathetic to the west and the second oldest kimmy grew up in the west and so he is that foolish about North Korea's power. Kimmeridge is just trying to hold on to dear life as the west would kill him and north korea would kill him if he did something stupid and he can't even escape as the north korea secret police is really good at removing people from life

[@shxna]

I feel no warmth.....I get chills.

[@punkinpie2]

Everybody's crying without tears !

[@hothotheat3000]

Her being a tiny lady makes her more terrifying to me. You look at her and you’re disarmed. If you didn’t know better, you’d think she was a strict parent at best. But in reality, she holds a terrifying amount of power. She can’t take you physically, but she doesn’t have to. All she has to do is raise an eyebrow, look at a guard, say a word, and you are DEAD. I also find it fascinating that a country so patriarchal is perfectly fine with her. Obviously, anyone who speaks against her is dead, but I still find it incredible that her brother is confident in her to the point that she can stand in for him at events.

[@ErickTheKidCruz]

This is such a strange..strange world we live in.

[@josimpson7999]

Which they live in! They are all barking mad 🙄

[@thewebsweweaved]

truly disturbing, the fact that this is allowed to exist in our world

[@TherealKino8]

​@@thewebsweweavedi thought everyone should be allowed to exist lol

[@Lizzie-ve7kt]

Hearing that Kim-Jong Un was in Switzerland at the same time as the ‘96 Bulls means his friendship with Denis Rodman make a lot more sense now.

[@utubemf151]

Thanks for the upload of this doc. Very informative & interesting!

[@HistoricalAnalysis12]

great video. thanks you so much

[@James670]

She's obviously highly intelligent. She is competent enough to rise in power beside her brother, but submissive enough to give him a lot of deference to show that he's the boss and that she would never try to take that from him. It's a careful line, but she walks it well. When you look at what happened to their uncle, the stakes are very high. She is every bit a person who is fully in control, but the reason she has so much trust and power is because she presents herself as someone who has no designs on her brother.

[@user-tc5ys6xn4b]

the stakes are high every where, if U don't follow the script, U die or get hounded. ask JFK if U can and lately Trump

[@supme7558]

Duh its jldlhanded to them

[@alvinsmith3894]

Try using some of your brain cells before you type. Your grammar is awful. First off, she's not submissive at all. She's just pretending to be. Second, your second paragraph is barely make any sense.

[@braindingbeer3922]

@@supme7558 then how can their father's sister never mentioned by the media like this? pretty sure their father has at least a sister. when you are a woman in society like that, you have to be really smart to be listened by men lol.

[@tedcleveland8488]

Nah behind closed door she told her brother to go get the coke in the refrigerator for her

[@JohnWickPotter]

You can tell by her mannerisms that she is cold, calculating, & extremely intelligent. Probably the most intelligent in the family. Sitting behind the scenes & soaking all the political & economical knowledge. Waiting for her moment to take over the regime. We thought her brother or predecessors were heartless. This woman gives me chills. Near the end of this documentary they described her as timid. There’s nothing that strikes me as timid about her. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s more maniacal & methodical. I already assume she’s the brains behind everything that has happened since her brother took office. If this woman.. wait.. when this woman takes office the world better be prepared because she doesn’t strike me as “nice” as her brother, which says a lot. Lastly with all that said she is a very interesting person where you want to know more but know we probably will only know what SHE wants us to know. I have respect for her in that regard. She doesn’t show her hands to anybody. Not even her family. Edit: I’m not making wild accusations. I have a degree in Psychology & have researched body language nuances. Not saying I’m a master at either skill BUT I have the skill sets I feel appropriate to justify my interpretations.

[@alexander19681]

True.

[@engr.renatosegovia867]

I agree with you

[@marvelv212]

Delusion of grandeur

[@yeethaye]

So, your saying.. She's this universe's kdrama villain?

[@atomic_bomba]

For a dictator, or a soon to be one, silence is *much* more telling than words could ever be.

[@waltersstreet]

Absolutely fascinating

[@timbosley8307]

A 'great leader' would ensure the health, well-being and prosperity of his people first.

[@MissMariQueen]

Like the US? Where if you don't have money you can waive goodbye to your health if you fall ill? Where there is a great amount of people living in poverty? It doesn't strike me as a country that cares about its people's health, wellbeing and prosperity. It's a kind of society ruled by money, where only the wealthy count. I wouldn't be so smug if I were you.

[@rayransom7369]

Outstanding documentry very informitive thanking you for sharing

[@mikerubin22]

you do a fantastic job with these documentaries👍👍👍👍

[@Failman-xy6ge]

The fact that North Korea could realistically have a female head of state before America is actually quite interesting, given the social perceptions of the two

[@michaelawilson97]

My thoughts exactly

[@attysthoughts3253]

That's a good thing. she's part of a tyrannical dynasty. if America was like North Korea, Hilary would've been leader as part of the Clinton dynasty, since the people don't have a choice or voice in the matter

[@trevorslinkard31]

Yeah but here’s the thing; North Korea does not have presidents. They’re more like kings that are not chosen by a vote of the people but via dynastic dynamics. Her power would stem from her lineage, not because the people want her to lead. But I do see your point.

[@pooferfish2850]

we dont need a women in office arent built to lead in dire times

[@hassanyt7394]

u still think america is a free country are kidding me ??​@@trevorslinkard31

[@ZapRowsdower47]

She's not a woman to underestimate, she's seen life leave many eyes....

[@olimpzeus4115]

Most likely they had her kill someone, only to make her tougher and probably other crazy shit.....

[@lewistian7975]

lol too much tv bro, but who knows@@olimpzeus4115

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

gtf outta here a real man is not afraid of a bit h like this

[@ChatminAC]

@@user-et4fr9tl6t Executions happen for so many reason, from not publicly crying to trying to escape

[@delaney6413]

​@@user-et4fr9tl6ta 2 year old was sentenced to life because his parents got caught with a Bible. They can be capable of anything at this point

[@lynj-c9153]

Great reporting insight 👍🏼

[@MaryFarrugia-zj9mg]

I think those tears are sadness she can not express out of fright😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@djholidaytv414]

You can tell she has a hit list on standby for family, friends and enemies

[@trinistar1930]

Sadly 😢

[@Shadow_Grandmaster]

Probably has one for dear brother.

[@CrankCase08]

Do explain how you can tell that.

[@ALT-vz3jn]

@@CrankCase08her evil eyes.

[@CrankCase08]

@@ALT-vz3jn Only in your biased mind.

[@itsmeitstrue]

That assasination on the half brother at the airport shook me to the core. Thats some scary shit. Pretty crazy how easy that was.

[@Jagdtiger46]

It was easy cos the brother was very careless...he should have taken asylum and gone undercover in some safe country...not just walk around like a common man... clearly knowing how ruthless his family can get...

[@emonemo4944]

Listen to the entire story on Mr.Ballen, the plot was indeed very illaborate.@@Jagdtiger46

[@Saicofake]

@@kushpreetdiamonique8825he might have stood a higher chance if he stayed put in Singapore.

[@Kim_YoJong]

Jong Nam was a disgrace to our family. He had too much of a preoccupation with your amusement parks.

[@brianparrish8392]

​@@Kim_YoJonglol you so funny ! Wanna play a game ?

[@cranberry411]

Great documentary I enjoyed watching it. Very well put together.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@syedalam6363]

Trump is something else. He called Kim Jong Un Rocket man. hahahahaha.

[@cherylmarriott7109]

Good ​@@derekm424

[@Garkimyer]

There’s a coldness in her eyes that is so exclusive to criminal psychopaths it gives me chills just seeing it. There’s some bolts loose in this one.

[@ABanRocks]

Psychopaths is also very intelligent and very charming. Just like her.

[@Hatedbyfakesss]

😂😂😂😂

[@user-xb1ug5kt3h]

这类女人你不觉得很美吗？ 很有征服的欲望

[@amramjose]

She might be more sane than we all think, she is just cold, calculating, void of compassion or empathy for her starving people, and ruthless in her influencing her brother. She might indeed be the power behind his dictatorship.

[@studleyjb3172]

You're saying that because you know who her brother is. Ordinary citizen the look would be meaningless.

[@franixbw3593]

I get chills just looking at her smirk

[@aniawo5119]

That smirk looks psychotic to me 🙈

[@boop79]

Weak

[@kain772]

Kinda hot in a Bond Villian way 😂

[@peaceleader7315]

I reckon she is unique.. I guess women in power never fit well within the criticism minority.

[@neverwrong5544]

The smik...right first thing I noticed

[@hmarieb3087]

20:05 there’s no way I could sit through that whole event comfortably

[@olorin4317]

She seems confident, observant, and calculating. Likely the power behind the throne. She lets him think he’s in control, but she does all the work and makes all the real decisions.

[@nugget7865]

watching too much movies huh

[@counterculture10]

@@nugget7865 LOL

[@NewSmithsonian]

gender studies major huh

[@Flugs0]

you're reading wayyy too much into it

[@jonagreen7323]

She's also a double agent who was trained by the world's greatest ninjas in a underground base fighting the mole people.

[@amandalove3368]

She looks like she could be in a K-drama but her heart is probably as dark as midnight.

[@vervetech9395]

Or maybe you know nothing about her. You're just led to assume the worst about her due to information coming from adversaries of her country

[@chloel626]

@@vervetech9395ok N. korean bot

[@vervetech9395]

@@chloel626 do you even understand your own comment? 😂

[@lifeless9680]

​@@vervetech9395the same can be said about her brother too lmao

[@kgapholasegadimanebethuel3873]

Way better compared the all American presidents combined

[@Solitude1990]

Everyone in the comment section villainizing her aren't thinking about what life she was born into and what is expected of her. I'd assume she's expected to be soft in the eyes of the public and in a room full of men, but HARD towards everyone else. Her eyes say she has seen and done some things no one ever should have to witness or be forced to do. If you're born into that family, you survive by doing what's expected of you or die; there's no other option

[@erenjaeger1738]

I also believe she's soft but definitely cold the outside. Her death can come in many ways.

[@BuzzSargent]

Good report!

[@chaosland5325]

She's like the real boss villian in anime but was always staying low, until the final moment that she reveals her true nature.

[@YehoshuaChicagoCubs]

Bruh it's scary she is worse than big brother

[@alexandrianova6298]

she is not. She's just a boss. @@YehoshuaChicagoCubs

[@CarlDillynson]

She’s def playing the long game, for sure

[@abdullahiawil1689]

the way she looks things around and controlling her emotions is quite amazing.

[@harryhanz1690]

She's been trained to act like since childhood, so there's nothing really special about it.

[@ronalddunn5821]

Blood is thicker than water 💧. BUT, if you eliminate your sister, ooohhh, well .Kim got rid of his uncle. Be interesting how long it will be before Auntie and niece do a disappearing act of the other .

[@jaimemartinez3866]

But when the playing field is level and toe toe, people in power are cowards.

[@ronalddunn5821]

@jaimemartinez3866 that depends on how strong will they are .the same way between the hourly employees and the business owners. The Kim family has so far been trained from birth to eliminate potential rivals.

[@MikeYork-bn1mt]

May God bless Dr. Steve Turley.

[@VinodKumar-cg9mr]

Ready Rahegi finally ❤

[@tejaspachpile9269]

I never liked docs but now i just watch one and now i am watching a lot😅

[@equanimity92]

When she isnt smiling, she actually looks genuinely terrifying. More so than her brother for some reason

[@So1b0w4t3Jah]

여자들은 춥다

[@Richking213]

Terrified of what?!? She got 90% of the power…. She’s next up if anything happens to Kim

[@rain_jen257]

@@Richking213 They said that she is terrifying not, she is terrified.

[@flyby3079]

@@So1b0w4t3Jahway to generalize an entire gender. Smh

[@alexandercarder2281]

Her smile is more terrifying to me. I can’t imagine how many people she has sent to there death with a smile.

[@Belfast-Biccy]

I love the irony of the closing scene when he takes his own daughter on her birthday, not to the cinema, a funpark, a restaurant etc, but a Rocket Launch, says it all really!

[@lianefehrle9921]

And to his sister the daughter could be a threat to her power to rule. Yet if there is a boy born to the leader then the sister and daughter has no right to rule.

[@Garbeaux.]

Indoctrination starts young. To that girl it might have seemed like a big deal. I mean no other family member was there after all.

[@rinzo2009]

A la Mufasa, Uncle Scar and Simba. Long live the King.

[@alexandrianova6298]

shows you they want their girls associated with things not to be f*cked with, mad respect

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

If I had been given a choice between the fun park and a rocket launch as an Honored guest. That is what I would have chosen even at 4.

[@damarisoyugi2200]

These are the best actors in the whole wide world. I know it's sad but i couldn't help it.

[@flamcity]

She’s cold and ruthless…that’s what I see in those eyes and that smirk ( not a smile at all)

[@inder3938]

when the old guy at 23:22 offered the seat to her i immediately understood just how powerful this woman is, this woman really makes my hairs stand on end. then when she reluctantly refused the old guy was still insisting her to take the seat like he didn't want to offend her.

[@Frenic1]

All a big show, same with every country. Life is a big game..

[@lmcfilm]

It could be cultural. In Korea, people respect the elders…. Let them eat first, let them do things first, etc…. She might have been paying the gesture..perhaps?

[@paulg1759]

​@@lmcfilm I would not put it past the leaders at all to threaten the civilians: "offer her your seat", "act really sad when you are at our 'great' leader's funeral", etc. I wouldn't be surprised if their narcissism prevents them from knowing that others see it as a sham. If it isn't genuine but from a veiled or overt threat, then it is meaningless.

[@dustywoood]

I think you're overlooking it... That looked like a simple case of the youth offering an elder the seat first, followed up with the man offering the woman the seat first as a gentlemen. That was just a clash of two polite actions, nothing more, nothing less, you're overlooking into it...

[@paulg1759]

​@@dustywooodif that is what you want to think and conclude how authoritarian regimes work, then that is your decision. NK's seem to work through fear and oppression, not by being nice to one another.

[@fyvp007]

She got that evil villain walk, talk and look straight out of a bond movie

[@omyhaby1912]

Or maybe they are the Same (leaders of the World)

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Movies are not real

[@Jash_F]

@@jacobjorgenson9285 you're not real you're like a movie

[@red-dm1tl]

@@jacobjorgenson9285 Life imitates art

[@Kim_YoJong]

Thank you. I'm flattered that you chose to make me the subject of an entire documentary. ❤

[@samirahaslet8227]

As if you were her. Lol😂

[@Kim_YoJong]

@@samirahaslet8227 I am me.

[@samirahaslet8227]

@@Kim_YoJong Ok! That clears it all up then! The video was flattering though, it's true!

[@B_Bodziak]

You have very fat calves 43:20

[@shareeflewismakalakala3189]

@@samirahaslet8227I wouldn’t e surprised 😂 this lady is a psycho

[@bridgetbinion8494]

She is scary. I don't want to anger her.

[@Kim_YoJong]

That makes me angry. 😡

[@brianparrish8392]

​@@Kim_YoJong lol WE hear ya lollipop 🍭

[@LeoPard-HQ]

Whenever North Korea is mentioned, it evokes a mental image of an enigmatic, isolated alien world, sparking my curiosity to explore and understand more about it.

[@AndersonSilva-dg4mg]

I like North Korea

[@bagcinesimanye37]

Smar applies with me

[@Ukie88]

You don’t want to go there. It evokes poverty and misery.

[@Ukie88]

@@AndersonSilva-dg4mgso go there and see if they like you.

[@ShortReviewerRetroGames]

You know till 1960s north Korea was more prosperous then the south Japan has huge north Korea population, during ww2 japan moved a lot of north Koreans to main land

[@dekuvisuals9847]

I remember this one video in which a Russian diplomat said while travelling with Kim Jong IL which one of his sons he would like to succeed him. And Kim said that he's sons were knuckle heads and soft but his daughter she had all the attributes to be a great leader.

[@user-ug2qz7ln3n]

This is absolutely True. Kim Jong IL wanted ( and seen) own daughter ( in Future) as New Supreme Leader of North Korea. He (her Father) very Love Yo-Jong and called her : "Cutie Yo-Jong" and ""My small North Korean Princess"). in childhood, at the "Yo-Jong" also has 2-second ( japanese) name "Yoshi" ( because her Mother is a Japanese, from japanese city Osaka)

[@movebeautifullywithhilda]

At least he’s not chauvinistic 😂

[@bethredruth]

Ö Do u have the link of the interview?

[@dekuvisuals9847]

@@bethredruth I don't have the link but I remember it was a DW documentary

[@alexandrianova6298]

hey, call it if you see it. and lol I hope he actually said knuckle heads

[@hadrianswall3902]

Interesting documentary, thank you

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

[@yummieeaasss]

A fun to watch,❤

[@tsangdennis1953]

She's giving a speech to a large crowd of clapping machines. Regardless what she says, clapping hands is a must or else......

[@ShaunyTravels.]

Nobody claps like the North Koreans 👏

[@AndrewComplexity]

Is this a bar ?

[@markdc1145]

Or cries on demand, for that matter. 😭

[@nikitadondiva]

They're clapping for their lives and rations that's why.

[@german80]

giggity

[@shneef4127]

Yea because theyre all bots💀

[@peterkhew7414]

Kim Jong Un's obsession with nuclear weapons is not that different from the Americans' obsession with the Second Amendment.

[@subikashbunty]

Even the stack of microphones look like Scuds 😮

[@SuperRosie123]

Education in Switzerland? Unbelievable. Such hypocrisy.

[@aaronclarke1434]

Xi Jinping’s daughter went to Harvard.

[@YABBAHEY1]

@@aaronclarke1434 (In the people's republic of Cambridge) So no culture shock

[@paulrockatansky77]

If you're the heir apparent to the throne, you should have first hand knowledge of the world outside your little impoverished stretch of land occupying half a peninsula.

[@vanhuvanhuvese2738]

maybe learning how enemies think

[@DayDayTraveledmondchok]

u are too young too naive lol

[@cmndrkool321]

I was never scared of Kim Jong Un, but Kim Yo Jong makes the hairs on my neck rise and a chill down my spine. She’s terrifying and- she knows it.

[@khanhphinh]

Common, she looked sweet and lovely 😂😂😂

[@CQ-369]

The Dragon Lady.

[@AstroNope1]

Honestly, those who you do not fear are the scariest. In art and design, rounder shapes invoke a less threatening feeling rather than those that are sharp. Think of the Bio hazard symbol or the nuclear symbol. Humans are not geometrical shape and Jung Un to me is more of a menace.

[@BubuH-cq6km]

wuss

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

A lot of people believe that Kim Yo-Jong is the next in line for the throne in North Korea; I however am rather skeptical about this because she's a woman and North Korea is a patriarchal society. However I find it deeply disturbing that people on the Internet have developed "crushes" on Kim Yo-Jong and call her a girl boss.

[@Easttndude]

Very interesting. Thanks.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching!

[@LampTX]

Excellent documentary.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

[@Kim_YoJong]

​@@DWDocumentarythanks for making a documentary about me. This was fascinating to watch.

[@MinTheWin]

The way she composed herself at the Seoul Airport with her neck out, it's like she's openly showing herself knowing that whatever anyone does or tries to do to her, they won't get away with it. When you enter a room, you look around to see if there is any threat present. She enters the conference room without looking, so she knows that the room, or South Korea, isn't threatening at all and she is the one in power.

[@itsokaytobeaselfhatingjew5971]

Funny how my king acts exactly the same lol, as if they both have the same media training teacher.

[@pedrob3953]

Yes, that's exactly the impression she wanted to make. The Kims know how to make an impression on others. I would say that in South Korea she overdid it a bit. She was a young woman.

[@user-nf1fe9ru3o]

you saw all that?you have an expert eye

[@anthonycoon6955]

Ohh stop u don't have the slightest clue of what she possibly is thinking ur just a random guy on the internet

[@hirensankey8578]

Why you praising her? Just because she's a woman?

[@christinepackham518]

She never smiles. Never. When it looks like she's smiling, it's actually a smirk.

[@MrCTorpin]

6:20 big ol smile for ya

[@williamsmith61999]

​@@MrCTorpinThat is still not a smile. She is just pretending.

[@latengocomoburro]

She did smile quite a lot.

[@Kim_YoJong]

I smile.

[@ReclusiveDuck]

She gives off the vibe of a real life Bond villain.

[@mikevogel8698]

Song is beautiful.

[@shastaluu]

This was a wonderfully produced program! Good work DW!

[@LuxorReads]

Agreed!

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

[@shkrrr9283]

🧢

[@vervetech9395]

Al Jazeera did this first. DW even copied their headline

[@cattmono]

She truly looks scarier than her brother.

[@wayando]

She appears to believe that she deserves her position ... Her non verbals.

[@cattmono]

Indeed. Plus, she shows confidence.@@wayando

[@panic7659]

@@wayando yes, and from what I’ve found out she’s way more ruthless.

[@quisqueyanguy120]

​@@wayandoShe doesn't deserve that position, nor her brother. The Kim family are evil oppressors and the last obstacle towards Korean reunification, they must go so that the whole of Korea can be free and united once again.

[@chaosmage4834]

​@@panic7659woman are more ruthless than man

[@subbusubbu7370]

crying...really if isnt his brother,she would have not come this far

[@d.diggler9936]

His sister looks like the kind of woman you meet at a bar, take her back to your hotel room, and in the morning you wake up with one less kidney, as she walks out of the room with a cooler in one hand, and a smirk on her face.

[@Yowzoe]

Sounds like you may be speaking from experience?

[@d.diggler9936]

@@Yowzoe no, that’s just the vibe she gives off.

[@pbluma]

@@d.diggler9936 muh vibes lmao. What are you a chick?

[@Yowzoe]

@@d.diggler9936 yeah, I'm just shittin' you. You're absolutely spot-on. and she'd also murder you in your sleep with that same 😏 on her face.

[@drae840]

Nothing scares me better than a powerful, ruthless yet charming woman.

[@Tango_Mike]

You can see in her eyes that she'll make her brother or father look like childs play once she takes over. She clearly doesn't mess around. D:

[@GeneralGrievousCIS]

If I recall, the Russian ambassador said Kim Jong Il had told him Kim Yo Jong was his favorite, and the one he said would be best suited as successor, lamenting that she wasn't a viable option as her gender probably wouldn't allow her to be accepted. Was an interesting read. If that's true, she's both her father and her brother's favorite...

[@buzz5969]

I certainly hope so, KJU is like a broken record, they need change.😊

[@a4lma]

She has a very cold stare and demeanor. She looks more evil than her brother

[@jakekisiel7399]

Kim Yo-jong is my kind of lady ♥😍😘 I would date her in a nano-second.

[@ulfricstormcloak7142]

Indeed

[@eddiec4536]

Very scary lady. Hope things change and peace can overcome all these suspicions. Be nice if she turned out to be a Mother Theresa for her starving people.

[@ricksteven2155]

She's probably a very competent leader. She's still alive and ruling along with her brother.

[@ThatOneGuyJet]

Great argument, it almost seems like it wasn't formulated by a DPRK sponsored bot

[@ricksteven2155]

@@ThatOneGuyJet Not at all a bot lol

[@sidneybennetts2563]

She knows who she is, we can see that by the way she holds herself and how she's always looking down at everyone else. She is next to rule and nobody is getting on her way. Reminds me of this one evil queen

[@mad3m6n]

Sadly you are right.

[@donnavorce8856]

Except for her niece that is . . .

[@francesbernard2445]

Yes. She knows who she is while sometimes not wanting others to while she is phishing.

[@mooncake387]

I don't think she's evil per say but just born in that position and having to navigate the politics there to survive.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Kim Jong-Un's daughter will be the next ruler.

[@rinoking88]

Fascinating woman. It's interesting to me that she's so powerful, but every time I've seen her in newsclips she's always acting like a mere secretary -- pointing people to the right places to stand or sit, personally taking hold of documents that are exchanged, doing other menial tasks

[@ripdajacker23]

Simply playing her role until it’s time to ‘step into’ power - intelligent and calculating woman 💯

[@olorin4317]

She acts like a servant now, so if she becomes the regent for her niece she can say she is still just a servant.

[@tdavis7298]

wish i could fly to north korea and go on a date with her .. i love her

[@UFCSTARS]

@@tdavis7298 SIMP!

[@FranzBieberkopf]

Hard to judge body language of another culture. Equally hard what to know of her position in the most paranoid and secretive country imaginable. But as a member of the Kim dynasty, the sky's the limit for her and maybe her niece. I'm still annoyed the Kim dynasty claims that they are in any way socialists-they're a bizarre manifestation of absolute monarchy and ultra-extreme Korean nationalism.

[@commonsense239]

This is what narcism looks like on a large scale.

[@user-xz5ss5ko3j]

Respect to everyone who died making this film.. Being forced to cry for someone you hate must be the worst.

[@JayJay-wf2oe]

Congrats, you successfully combined 2 popular comments into yours and got some likes from it. Hooray!

[@victoriahaines50]

Not everyone reads all the hundreds of comments as I dont. I make my own narratives based on the documentary.

[@wycliffenyamweya.w]

Hahaha ,sure a trophy should be presented here,,​@@JayJay-wf2oe

[@Kim_YoJong]

​@@victoriahaines50✍️

[@Kim_YoJong]

​your narrative has caught my attention

[@aliozanerbektas]

I remember one North Korean official once said about nuclear weapons something like "you invaded Iraq not because they had weapons of mass destruction, but because they actually didn't and that is why you're never gonna invade Iran and you're never gonna invade us."

[@kimyo-jong9356]

The west really loves to twist the minds of people ... North Korea Stands right

[@wriathwar285]

Both fortunately and unfortunately they don't have much oil deposits. Which was most likely one of main reasons for Iraq.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Iran does not have nuclear weapons

[@drunkensailor112]

​@@jacobjorgenson9285yes they do. Just like Pakistan

[@sarahwynn6486]

@@jacobjorgenson9285erm yes they do ….

[@PRHWoolly80]

That almost Mona Lisa half smile is very unnerving.

[@KakakKedua-ir1tl]

They are both inspiring the world for the leadership,and developing country

[@ReefingDude]

her broken and crying touched me I won't lie

[@arminho5429]

So... Why is everybody talking about her as if she were some type of "higher" being? "I can see how she scans the room, impressive," "she's so smart, clearly she commands North Korea." It doesn't seem like that to me at all. She actually really does look like a scared person trying to impersonate someone confident. She acts so secretive, almost robot-like, because she is terrified of making a mistake. Don't romanticize them, she's a trained official under strict control.

[@jalsol]

"A trained official" is a massive understatement. No one else has more power than her in NK (except her brother). Powerful figures are also afraid of making mistakes, but she's truly confident, being in charge of NK's foreign relationships for years.

[@melissalana8187]

You are right, people like to romanticize

[@nyc_ae441]

They are both scared because they know if they lose power they will be killed by their own people. That’s what happened to the the Romanian dictator, he was dragged on the street and killed by his own people.

[@annieng5277]

😅

[@Kim_YoJong]

✍️

[@NormalChannel95]

She's basically Azula.

[@gwnifer3355]

With evil zuko

[@Storm411z]

I’d say more of an Ozai. Wannabe phoenix king, but she’s the calculating one everyone knows is next level. Don’t think her brother will have a Zuko-level redemption arc 😅

[@shanzida8880]

zuko in this case would be the older half brother that was assassinated in the airport

[@user-wg3wj6ur9z]

She would act as guardian to his daughter.

[@charfraser1916]

I get the impression that she is even more calculating and ruthless than her brother. And that she misses nothing. One wrong move and she will end it.

[@Harry-sp3fz]

What an incredible documentary. Thank you to producers and of course for uploading.

[@jeremyd1869]

She is very charismatic and owns any room she occupies. She could end up being the savior of Korea or its destruction.

[@darbyohara]

24:00 her “smile” and look are a facade for how terrified and insecure she is. Like that one goofy person who smiles inappropriately when they’re uncomfortable She knows she could have been arrested at any moment