Kim Jong-un's 'charming, sweet-voiced' wife

Ri Sol-ju, Kim Jong-un's wife, often appears with her husband at events and on foreign trips. However, there is not much news about this beautiful woman.

According toTelegraphRi, believed to be 30 years old, married the North Korean leader in 2009 and has three children, at least one of whom is a daughter. Some other sources say they may have married in 2010.

According to the British newspaper, the first lady of North Korea comes from Chongjin, northern Hamgyong province and was born into an elite family, with a father who was a university professor and a mother who was a doctor.

Ri is a former member of North Korea’s Unhasu Orchestra. Ri is believed to have attended a music school in China. In 2005, she traveled to South Korea as a cheerleader for her country’s national team at an international sporting event.

Ri Sol-ju is said to have a beautiful face and a gentle demeanor. Kenji Fujimoto, the chef of late President Kim Jong Il for 13 years, returned to North Korea and met Ri Sol-ju. He commented that she was "beautiful and charming, with a very sweet voice," the newspaper reported.Kyodo Newswrite.

According toTelegraph, First Lady Ri is also praised by the country's media as a "style muse", dubbed the fashion icon of North Korea. In a country with strict dress codes, Ms. Ri is said to have created a new fashion trend. Instead of traditional monochrome outfits, she chooses dresses with more youthful, modern colors.

"In a country where Instagram and Vogue don't exist, Ri is a fashion icon and inspiration. Colorful dresses, miniskirts, and high heels are starting to appear more and more in the capital Pyongyang," the page said.SCMPcomment.

Ms. Ri is also praised by fashion experts for knowing how to use "branded accessories" to accentuate her outfits and hide her physical flaws. Ri Sol-ju also seems to have a fondness for luxury brands. She once wore a Tiffany necklace worth 4.8 million won (over 5,000 USD); occasionally carried a handbag said to be from the Christian Dior brand worth 1.8 million won (about 2,000 USD)...

According to the newspaperAsahi ShimbunJapan's Ri referred to the North Korean leader as "my husband" during a meeting with South Korean officials in Pyongyang, giggling and clapping when one of them suggested Mr. Kim quit smoking.

In mid-April 2018, in a news report, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) called Ms. Ri Sol-ju "the honorable First Lady". Peter Ward, a journalist who writes for the websiteNK News, said that the special word is usually only used when referring to the supreme leader of North Korea. Previously, North Korean media only used the word First Lady when referring to Ms. Kim Song Ae, the wife of leader Kim Il Sung,Chosun Ilbosaid