Kim Jong-un’s sudden weight loss cause a concern among North Koreans

Kim Jong-un’s sudden weight loss has caused concern regarding his health among North Koreans. When Media puts up his health-related topics, it’s often ignored or put aside. In various footage put up on TV, he appears thinner than in previous years. Mr. Kim’s health has been a cause for concern for much of the time he has been the country’s Supreme Leader. He took over from his late father Kim Jong-il in December 2011 and since then, his weight has been steadily increasing.

North Korea is seen as a hereditary system of leadership descended from what state propaganda call “the noble personages of Mount Paektu” – a sacred mountain in the north where nation founder Kim Il-sung is said to have based his guerrilla war against Imperial Japan. Kim Jong has no clear successor and his death may lead to a power vacuum in the state which is the concern for all its citizens. Earlier, he disappeared for 40 days which lead to various speculations regarding his health and when he finally reappeared with his walking stick, news about his ankle operation came forward.