Kim’s Daughter Suddenly Looks Like a Mini-Me
North Korea’s ruling family sent a striking sartorial message this week. At a military parade closing a rare Workers’ Party congress in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, wore matching black leather jackets—a visual cue that some experts interpret as signaling her potential status as heir apparent, according to NBC News. State media showed the pair standing at a podium with top officials as troops and advanced weaponry passed by, amid a week in which Kim was reappointed party general secretary and vowed to expand North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities.
South Korean intelligence recently suggested that Kim Ju Ae has entered the “designation stage” of succession, pointing to her frequent appearances at military events and a visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. Analysts, however, urge caution, noting she holds no formal party position and any suggestion that she shapes policy remains speculative. During the congress, Kim Jong Un also described South Korea as his country’s “most hostile” adversary and stated that North Korea and the US could “get along well” if Washington recognizes his nation as a nuclear power, according to the BBC.
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