I’d Hate to be This Guy
From the Brunei Times,
SOUTH Korean engraver Kim Young-sik looks in the mirror every morning and sees the reflection of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
As his bouffant-combed hairline recedes, the 56-year-old resident of Seoul is a dead ringer for the rarely seen North Korean of big hair, spectacles and platform shoes fame.
And as the years and the extra pounds mount up, the southern Kim says he is looking more and more like the “Dear Leader “, as Kim Jong-il is known at home in his northern communist state.
“I pay a lot of attention to the hair,” Kim said. “Turn a little to the side, people say it’s 100 percent (Kim Jong-il.) They say I’m exactly like him, except I don’t drink.”
Hopefully he also doesn’t murder thousands of his own citizens. Read the rest of the article here.
November 18th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
here are some better pictures of the same guy.
http://nayansthankiya.com/kimyoungsik.html
i have no idea how to make links work.
November 18th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
i guess they work all by themselves.
you know, for a bunch of tubes, the internet is pretty sweet.
November 18th, 2006 at 6:59 pm
Nice find. Not quite sure why this guy wants to play up the Kim Jong-il look, but to each his own.
November 18th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
i think this guy became famous back in about 2000, when everyone is korea was all excited about the big summet between north and south. these days he’s just milking past glory.
sadly, he will be the first killed when the north koreans take control of this country. (i wonder if he knows that.)