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'''Kim Young-sook''' ({{lang|ko|김영숙}}; born 1947) was the second wife of [[Kim Jong Il]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy |first=Helen |title=A REAL-LIFE DR. EVIL N. Korea's Kim a caricature of tyranny|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/real-life-dr-evil-n-korea-kim-caricature-tyranny-article-1.668783|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=15 December 2012|date=19 January 2003}}</ref>{{Failed verification|reson=Source identifies her as wife, but mentions the two others only as mothers of their children|date=February 2019}} She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official, and was a [[switchboard operator]] in [[North Hamgyong Province]] before moving to Pyongyang.<ref name=gli24dec>{{cite news|last=Glionna|first=John M.|title=Many women were linked to Kim Jong Il, but few had any influence|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-dec-24-la-fg-north-korea-women-20111225-story.html|access-date=29 March 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=24 December 2011|location=Seoul}}</ref> Kim Jong Il's father, [[Kim Il Sung]], handpicked her to marry his son.<ref name=gli24dec/> The two had been estranged for some years before his death. Kim Young-sook had two daughters from this marriage, [[Kim Sol-song]] (born 1973) and Kim Chun-song (born 1975)
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'''Kim Young-sook''' ({{lang|ko|김영숙}}; born 1947) was the second wife of [[Kim Jong-il]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy |first=Helen |title=A REAL-LIFE DR. EVIL N. Korea's Kim a caricature of tyranny|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/real-life-dr-evil-n-korea-kim-caricature-tyranny-article-1.668783|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=15 December 2012|date=19 January 2003}}</ref>{{Failed verification|reson=Source identifies her as wife, but mentions the two others only as mothers of their children|date=February 2019}} She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official, and was a switchboard operator in [[North Hamgyong Province]] before moving to Pyongyang.<ref name=gli24dec>{{cite news|last=Glionna|first=John M.|title=Many women were linked to Kim Jong Il, but few had any influence|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/24/world/la-fg-north-korea-women-20111225|access-date=29 March 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=24 December 2011|location=Seoul}}</ref> Kim Jong-il's father, [[Kim Il-sung]], handpicked her to marry his son.<ref name=gli24dec/> The two had been estranged for some years before his death. Kim Young-sook had a daughter from this marriage, [[Kim Sol-song]] (born 1974).


[[Song Hye-rang]], the sister of Kim Jong-il's second wife [[Song Hye-rim]], mentioned that she is "insignificant to Kim Jong-il, apart from being a legitimate wife in front of [[Kim Il-sung]]. She did not even have an identity card in North Korea" as noted in her memoir ''Rattan house''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aboluowang.com/2007/0818/51857.html|title=金正日的男女关系 导致许多无辜的牺牲 (Paragraph 6)|date=18 August 2007}}</ref>
[[Song Hye-rang]], the sister of Kim Jong Il's first mistress [[Song Hye-rim]], mentioned that she is "insignificant to Kim Jong-il, apart from being a legitimate wife in front of [[Kim Il Sung]]. She did not even have an identity card in North Korea" as noted in her memoir ''Rattan house''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aboluowang.com/2007/0818/51857.html|title=金正日的男女关系 导致许多无辜的牺牲 (Paragraph 6)|date=18 August 2007}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:47, 26 October 2024

For other people named Kim Young-sook, see Kim Young-sook (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kim Jong-suk.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Young-sook
김영숙
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Spouse
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(m. 1974; died 2011)​
ChildrenKim Sol-song
Kim Chun-song
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김영숙
Hancha
金英淑
Revised RomanizationGim Yeongsuk
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngsuk

Kim Young-sook (김영숙; born 1947) was the second wife of Kim Jong Il.[1][failed verification] She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official, and was a switchboard operator in North Hamgyong Province before moving to Pyongyang.[2] Kim Jong Il's father, Kim Il Sung, handpicked her to marry his son.[2] The two had been estranged for some years before his death. Kim Young-sook had two daughters from this marriage, Kim Sol-song (born 1973) and Kim Chun-song (born 1975)

Song Hye-rang, the sister of Kim Jong Il's first mistress Song Hye-rim, mentioned that she is "insignificant to Kim Jong-il, apart from being a legitimate wife in front of Kim Il Sung. She did not even have an identity card in North Korea" as noted in her memoir Rattan house.[3]



References

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  1. ^ Kennedy, Helen (19 January 2003). "A REAL-LIFE DR. EVIL N. Korea's Kim a caricature of tyranny". New York Daily News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Glionna, John M. (24 December 2011). "Many women were linked to Kim Jong Il, but few had any influence". Los Angeles Times. Seoul. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. ^ "金正日的男女关系 导致许多无辜的牺牲 (Paragraph 6)". 18 August 2007.


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