Love and Marriage in North Korea
While North Korea observers seem puzzled by Kim Jong-un’s marriage, this “new development” implies nothing about the young leader’s attitudes toward, say, political and economic reform. Instead, the true meaning of Kim's marriage can be found in Korean tradition and dynastic practices.
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NEW YORK – Imagine North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a tuxedo, waiting nervously at the altar (or shrine) of his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and his father, Kim Jong-il. He beholds his future wife’s face, anticipating his chance to kiss the bride. Of course, such an event can only be imagined in today’s North Korea. In the photographs presented to the world of the newly public couple, they stand chastely, but contentedly, next to each other but at an appropriate distance, or she follows a few steps behind.