State propaganda is also said to be focusing on the importance of the Kim family.

The personality cult extends to other members of the Kim family, although to a lesser degree.

The Kim family said the stories jeopardized their farming license and brought them personal ridicule.

Equally significant was the non-appearance of other members of the Kim family.

His family is said to have long-standing ties with the Kim family.

The Command also monitors key military and party figures to ensure the safety of the Kim family.

The media have consistently upheld the personality cult of the Kim family since the country's formation.

Within a week, the Kim family appeared on the cover of People magazine.

For the time being, the Kim family and its beneficiaries still have control over considerable mechanisms of repression.

And its constitution says that the people own everything, not the Kim family.