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Ri Myong Guk Facts

Ri Myong-guk (born 9 September 1986 in Pyongyang, North Korea) is a North Korean international footballer, He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Pyongyang City in the DPR Korea League.

Choi Seung hee Facts

Choi Seung-hee (Hangul: 최승희; November 24, 1911 – August 8, 1969) was a leading Korean modern dancer.

Seong Hye rim Facts

Song Hye-rim (Chosŏn’gŭl: 성혜림; 24 January 1937 – 18 May 2002) was a North Korean actress, best known for being the one-time favored mistress of Kim Jong-il.

Shin Dong hyuk Facts

Shin Dong-hyuk (born 19 November 1982 or 1980 as Shin In Geun) is reputed to be the only known prisoner to have successfully escaped from a “total-control zone” grade internment camp in North Korea. He was the subject of a biography, Escape from Camp

Hong Yong Jo Facts

Hong Yong-Jo (Chosŏn’gŭl: 홍영조; hancha: 洪映早; born 22 May 1982) is a North Korean international football striker, currently playing for 25 April FC in the DPR Korea League. He previously played for FC Rostov in Russia and FK Bežanija i

Ko Young hee Facts

Ko Yong-hui (c. 16 June 1953 – c. 13 August 2004), also spelled Ko Young-hee, was the North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il’s consort and mother of North Korea’s Supreme Commander, Kim Jong-un. Within North Korea she is only referred to by titles

Kang Chol Hwan Facts

Kang Chol-hwan (born July 1969) is a defector from North Korea. As a child he was imprisoned in the Yodok concentration camp for 10 years; after his release he fled the country, first to China and eventually to South Korea. He is the author, with Pie

Kim Yong nam Facts

Kim Yong-nam (Hangul: 김영남; hanja: 金永南; born 4 February 1928) is the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, a position he has held since 1998. Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from

Yun Sim deok Facts

Yun Sim-Deok (also written as Youn or Yoon and Sim-dok, Yun Sim-tŏk or Shimdok; Hangul: 윤심덕; hanja: 尹心悳; 25 July 1897–4 August 1926) was the first female soprano to achieve fame throughout Korea.

Jong Tae Se Facts

Jong Tae-Se (romanization used by FIFA; hangul: 정대세; hanja: 鄭大世; also spelled as Chong Tese (鄭大世; チョン・テセ, Chon Tese) in Japan and Germany) born 2 March 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a North Korean footballe

Kim Han sol Facts

Kim Han-sol (Korean: 김한솔, born 16 June 1995) is the eldest son of Kim Jong-nam and the grandson of the former North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-il. His father was the heir-apparent until 2001, when he fell out of favor with the regime following a fa

Kim Pyong il Facts

Kim Pyong-il (born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, and the son of former leader Kim Il-sung. He is the current ambassador of North Korea to the Czech Republic.