North Korea uses word ‘Hyangdo’ to Kim Jong-un’s daughter for the first time
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North Korea’s state media used the phrase "great people of Hyangdo" to describe North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and her daughter Ju-ae’s attendance at the completion ceremony of a greenhouse factory. The word "Hyangdo," which means "to brighten and lead the way forward," is often used to refer to a leader.
According to reports from Rodong Sinmun and the Korean Central News Agency on March 16, Kim attended the completion ceremony of the Kangdong Greenhouse Farm in Pyongyang with his young daughter the day before, and praised the efforts of the soldiers involved in its construction. North Korean media reported, "Great people of Hyangdo visited the Kangdong Greenhouse Farm with the party, government and military officials." Analysts say the plural form of the phrase suggests that Ju-ae is also referred to as "Hyangdo" same as Kim. Hyangdo is usually applied to the top leader, like "The person of Hyangdo, Comrade Kim Jong-un.”
Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies, said, "This is the first expression that puts Kim Ju-ae in the ranks of Hyangdo."
Hong Min, a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said on March 17, "Kangdong County has been an important area for rural development since the Kim Il-sung era, supplying vegetables and grain to Pyongyang," adding, "It is noteworthy that Kim accompanied his daughter to such a symbolic place and broadened the scope of her public activities that had been concentrated in the military field.”
On the same day, Kim also accompanied his daughter to an airborne troop drill. The media released images of Ju-ae at the guard post, watching the drill through binoculars and Kim smiling by the side.
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