You be IL-in'

That's hot.

In light of the "Dear Leader's" actions this week up north, this installment is 90% videos - 4 North Korea propaganda videos plus a little love at the end (my apologies to those who are having problems accessing these videos, but they're too good to pass up). Life is pretty much normal here - a few smaller protests, but definitely the US media is far more interested in this that the South Koreans are - seems to be a bit of a sense of denial here, but it was a bit eerie on Monday when the news broke during lunch. First check out these nuggets taken from the Wikipedia entry for Senor Kim:

"Kim Jong-il's official biography also holds that his birth at Mount Paektu was foretold by a swallow, and that his birth was heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow over the mountain and a new star in the heavens."

"It has been reported that Kim is an avid fan of the Friday The 13th series and Rambo among others. In 1978, on the orders of Kim, South Korean film director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choe Eun-hui were kidnapped in order to build a North Korean film industry. In 2006 he was involved in the production of the Juche based movie Diary of a Girl Student – depicting the life of a girl whose parents are scientists – with a KCNA news report stating that Kim "improved its script and guided its production". Still, Kim himself has said he rarely watches movies. He reportedly enjoys following National Basketball Association games. Madeleine Albright ended her summit with Kim by presenting him with a basketball signed by Michael Jordan."

Love the horse....


Put out by pro-North Koreans living in South Korea - damn catchy....
The "Olympic Medal" is the 2002 spreadskating scandal (Apolo Anton Ohno ain't so popular here).

The world's most disciplined fans...


"Grapes of Love"


And finally, a response....