North Korea's second-generation leader Kim Jong Il, ten trivia!
Kim Jong Il is the father of Kim Jong-un, the current leader of North Korea. Today we are going to talk about ten of his unknown trivia.
First, Kim Jong-il had four wives in his life. His most beloved is his third wife, Gao Yingji. There was once a Japanese chef, Kenji Fujimoto, who cooked for Kim Jong-il's family. He said that Kim Jong-il really liked only Ko Young-hee in his life. That is, the mother of the current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Second, Kim Jong Il is a movie fanatic.
He has tens of thousands of movies in his collection alone. My favorites are Elizabeth Taylor's movies, as well as the 007 series.
Third, Kim Jong-il knows movies very well, and even directed the filming himself.
The most famous film he directed is "The Flower Girl", which is particularly familiar to Chinese audiences. According to his own words, if he is not a leader, he will probably go to make a movie.
Fourth, Kim Jong-il had very good relations with China during his reign, and he visited our country seven times, including in the 80s.
Fifth, Kim Jong Il died in 2011. He was inspecting all parts of the country at the time, overworked on the train, and died suddenly. North Korea was very sad and quickly identified Kim Jong-un as the first person. And the most solemn state funeral was held for him.
Sixth, Kim Jong Il is also a lover of red wine. He has a collection of 10,000 bottles of red wine and his own wine cellar.
Seventh, Kim Chong-il attaches great importance to science and art. He once said that people who can't use computers, and people who don't understand **, are very stupid.
Eighth, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un both conducted anti-smoking campaigns in North Korea, for which Kim Jong-il also took the lead in quitting the Xi of smoking.
Ninth, Kim Jong-il's reign was not as stable as his father Kim Il Sung, having suffered two assassinations and two rebellions. After his death he was posthumously awarded the rank of Generalissimo.
Tenth, Kim Jong-un showed respect for his father by supporting him as the permanent general secretary. And Kim Jong-un himself said that he would no longer hold the same position as his father and would always be lower than his father.