Watching this drama unfold from my phone but not having the capacity to post about it troubled me, despite enjoying a mini-vacation with the missus this past weekend. Her birthday, coincidentally enough, coincides with Kim Jong-Un’s… and they are likely the same age (28) as well!
The momentous occasion had many DPRK observers wondering what kind of shindig the North Korean leadership would throw for the dynastic leader-to-be. North Korea’s national holidays are the birthdates of their past and current leaders, grandfather Kim Il-Sung and father Kim Jong-Il. The day passed with no formal event, however it is highly likely that political cadres showered the 4-star General with luxurious gifts to establish loyalty to the young successor.
South Korean hackers had other plans for Kim Jong-Un’s birthday, however. Hackers from SK based discussion forum DCInside.com apparently gained control of North Korea’s official Twitter and Youtube accounts, posting tweets slanderous to the Kim regime and a humourous and topical video of Kim Jong-Un driving over starving North Koreans in his sportscar.
The video (set to Super Mario World music) has, of course, been pulled, but North Korean Economy Watch has posted it on their Youtube account for posterity. The video is actually pretty well produced, referencing a recent train derailment in North Korea where 8 rail cars carrying luxury gifts for Kim Jong-Un derailed, in a possible domestic terrorist attack (though another possibility could be a degraded railway infrastructure…). Check out the video for yourself:
Source: North Korean Economy Watch
