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[korea.teacher]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/death-firing-squad-kim-jong-120208113.html

The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was among a number of musicians who were executed by firing squad on August 20, according to South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

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The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was among a number of musicians who were executed by firing squad on August 20, according to South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

The paper reports that Hyon Song Wol, a singer and rumored former lover of Jong Un, was arrested on August 17 along with 11 other prominent artists for violating the communist nation's laws against pornography. Three days later, they were killed in front of their immediate families and other members of North Korea's famous pop groups. These onlookers were then sent to prison camps due to the regime's assumption of guilt by association, the Chosun Ilbo story claims.


They were executed with machine guns while the key members of the Unhasu Orchestra, Wangjaesan Light Band and Moranbong Band as well as the families of the victims looked on," said a Chinese source.

The 12 murdered musicians were accused of videotaping themselves having sex and selling the videos. A source told Chosun Ilbo that some allegedly had Bibles in their possession and were treated as political dissidents.


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Kim Jong Un became leader of North Korea following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, in December 2011.


The Chosun Ilbo stated that Kim Jong Un met Hyon Song Wol ten years ago, but was ordered to end the relationship by his father. While Song Wol went on to marry a solider, rumors persisted that they were having an affair. Song Wol was a singer in the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, one of North Korea's most popular bands, famous for its propaganda songs.

Jong Un is now believed to be married to Ri Sol Ju, a woman often seen at his side at public events.

[yodanole]

This is how to handle disappointments of the heart. Never mind the lawyers. We thought that we were getting laid, but we were just getting screwed.

don't know if this is the same link as above.
http://screen.yahoo.com/bizarre-report-claims-kim-jong-161200211.html

[12ax7]

"While Song Wol went on to marry a solider, rumors persisted that they were having an affair."

In other words, the porn and the Bibles may be a fabrication as part of a ploy to smear the victims.

My guess is that politics were involved. The story was fabricated to mitigate the fact that a dozen pop singers could be a threat to the fat boy's grasp on power.

[hellofaniceguy]

What a bunch of over zealous, drama queens, sanctimoniously, self righteous, two faced hypocrites the NK's are! Well..for that matter...many people!
They are screwing like rabbits, having affairs galore...and deny it all!
Go to church on Sundays, talk about family values and talk bad about those doing the dirty when in fact the ones talking smack are the guilty ones!

[Steelrails]

Firing squad ain't a bad way to go...

[andrewchon]

Steely style: you got your wish! That's one step forward for eradicating Flash Mobs.

On the serious side: it's very likey that RiSolJu's family is behind this purge. Removing uncertainties in succession and all that.

[12ax7]

[Steelrails]

I'd rather be shot like a man than strapped to some gurney and have fluid pumped into me. That's not a way to go.

And I'm against the flashmobs. If that was your meaning.

[Who's Your Daddy?]

I don't think any reporting out of NK is credible, nor any statements from NK itself. The woman could be in Kim Jong Un's bed right now.

[yodanole]

And she could still be dead......

[Steelrails]

[12ax7]

[yodanole]

It was implied in my post that she could be in his bed and she could STILL be dead at one and the same time. But thanks for the contrarianism.

[Steelrails]

[beentheredonethat777]