{"id":285796,"date":"2021-06-28T19:27:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/north-koreans-upset-over-kim-jong-uns-apparent-weight-loss\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T19:27:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:27:42","slug":"north-koreans-upset-over-kim-jong-uns-apparent-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/north-koreans-upset-over-kim-jong-uns-apparent-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"#North Koreans upset over Kim Jong Un’s apparent weight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#North Koreans upset over Kim Jong Un’s app<\/a>arent weight loss<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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North Koreans are heartbroken by leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s \u201cemaciated looks\u201d after his apparent weight loss, a Pyongyang resident told state media<\/a> \u2014 in a rare acknowledgment of foreign speculation about the despot\u2019s image.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur people\u2019s hearts ached most when we saw (Kim\u2019s) emaciated looks,\u201d the unidentified man told KCTV, the state-run television network. \u201cEveryone says their tears are welling up in their eyes naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent images of the famously reclusive and rotund leader appeared to show that the 37-year-old has lost a large amount of weight, sparking renewed speculation about his health.<\/p>\n

The 5-foot-4 leader\u2019s face was noticeably thinner and \u200bthe band on his luxury watch is\u00a0tighter. Some observers estimate he may have lost up to 44 pounds. He previously weighed 308 pounds.<\/p>\n

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s health is the focus of global attention.<\/figcaption>
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Kim\u2019s health is the focus of considerable global attention as he hasn\u2019t publicly anointed a successor who would take charge of the Hermit Kingdom\u2019s advancing nuclear arsenal targeting the US and its allies if he is incapacitated.<\/p>\n

Some analysts in South Korea have said Kim \u2014 who is known for heavy drinking and smoking \u2014 likely went on a diet to improve his health, while others speculated that his weight loss might be related to health issues.<\/p>\n

In the clip of the interview, Pyongyang residents were seen watching a big screen on the street showing a concert attended by Kim and party officials after a plenary meeting of the Workers\u2019 Party of Korea.<\/p>\n

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Before his apparent weight loss, Kim Jong Un weighed 308 pounds.<\/figcaption>
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Some experts said the man\u2019s comments were part of an effort to boost domestic support for Kim\u2019s efforts as he grapples with deepening economic hardships caused by the pandemic, mismanagement, sanctions and natural disasters. <\/p>\n

Cheong Seong-chang, a North Korea expert at the Sejong Institute near Seoul, told CNN <\/a>that it was possible Pyongyang chose to publicly acknowledge Kim\u2019s apparent weight loss to \u201csay that this is not a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Cheong said the rogue regime\u2019s propagandists also may be trying to frame Kim\u2019s condition as a product of his efforts to improve life inside a country that\u2019s reportedly struggling to feed its population.<\/p>\n

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One North Korean man said, \u201cOur people\u2019s hearts ached most when we saw (Kim\u2019s) emaciated looks.\u201d<\/figcaption>
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\u201cNorth Korea could be trying to sell people on the idea that Kim Jong Un is losing weight because he is overworking himself to make people\u2019s lives better in North Korea,\u201d Cheong told the network.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

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