There aren’t a lot of famous North Koreans—especially outside the government or soccer world. There is one special North Korean, however, who has been discussed a great deal in China and abroad – Ri Chun-Hee. ChinaSmack has a humourous article about North Korean TV’s popular news anchor, famous for her dead-pan and harsh delivery of the news from Pyongyang. Typically extolling the virtues of Kim Jong-Il and his accomplishments across the country, Chun-hee has been reporting for over 40 years.
Best quote from the article, citing Chinese bulletin board Tiexue: “North Korea’s anchorwoman becomes famous: Her voice is even more powerful than cannons!”
See below for a recent example from North Korea’s officlal Youtube of her blunt news delivery.
Source: ChinaSmack
