Kippumjo

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The Kippumjo or Gippeumjo (differently translated as Pleasure Group , Pleasure Squad , Pleasure Brigade or Joy Division ) is an alleged compilation of groups of about 2000 women and girls who are entertained by the " Supreme Leader " of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for pleasure (mostly sexual nature) and entertainment for high-ranking Labor Party officials and their families, as well as the occasional high-ranking guests.

The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo said that the group that used for Kim Jong-uns father, Kim Jong-il , was active, was disbanded shortly after the death of the elder Kim in December 2011th Members were allegedly made to sign a nondisclosure agreement in exchange for money and gifts. According to the paper, the women who worked as entertainers were given an amount of $ 4,000 worth of money before returning to their hometowns. The girls in the troop also received compensation in the form of household appliances.

Outside of North Korea, little is known about the Gippeumjo. Information, however, has gradually emerged through reports from North Koreans who defected , particularly Kenji Fujimoto and Mi Hyang.

etymology

The first two syllables of the name, gippeum , are a Korean word that means joy or happiness . The suffix jo (組) is a Sino-Korean word that describes a group of people, roughly analogous to the terms squad or team . Kim Il-sung is said to have founded this women's corps in the belief that sexual relationships with young women would strengthen his jing and improve his vitality or gi ( kor. 기 / 氣 ).

history

The Gippeumjo is said to have been founded in 1978 during the administration of Kim Il-sung . The first group was Lee Dong-ho, the first deputy director of the Central Department of United Front Work of the Workers' Party of Korea , recruited to Kim in Munsu Chodaeso 문수 초대소 entertain. In 2015, the gippeumjo's recruitment and training was carried out by the Fifth Staff of the Party's Organic Leadership. This practice is said to have been continued by Il-sung's son Kim Jong-il until his own death in 2011.

In April 2015, Kim Jong-un is said to have been looking for new members for his own Gippeumjo after his father's girl group was dissolved in December 2011.

structure

Each amusement group consists of three teams :

  1. Manjokjo (hangul: 만족 조 ; hanja: 滿足 組 ) - a satisfaction team ( offering sexual services )
  2. Haengbokjo (hangul: 행복 조 ; hanja: 幸福 組 ) - a happiness team (that offers massages ).
  3. Gamujo (hangul: 가무 조 ; hanja: 歌舞 組 ) - a dance and singing team (whose members are sometimes asked to dance half-naked ).

Girls from across the country are recruited as Gippeumjo members according to state criteria (one of which is that they must be virgins). Once selected, they go through a rigorous training period, with some Haengbokjo members being sent overseas for massage training. Gippeumjo members usually leave the group at the age of 22 or 25. After that, they are often married to members of the North Korean elite and sometimes to military officers looking for women. Your previous membership in the Gippeumjo is kept secret.

See also

literature

  • Bradley K. Martin: Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty . Thomas Dunne Books, New York 2004, ISBN 0-312-32221-6 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d North Korea reportedly recruiting women to join 'pleasure squad' for Kim Jong Un. In: Fox News . April 3, 2015, archived from the original on March 3, 2017 ; accessed on February 15, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Sunny Lee: 'Pleasure squad' defector sheds light on life of Kim Jong Il. In: The National. January 28, 2010, accessed February 15, 2019 .
  3. ^ A b Sano Yoel: BOOK REVIEW - The Kims' North Korea. Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty by Bradley K Marti. In: AsiaTimes. June 4, 2005, archived from the original ; accessed on February 15, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Lee Sang Yong: North in Ri Scandal Damage Control. In: Daily NK. August 26, 2013, accessed February 15, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Rose Troup Buchanan: Kim Jong-un reinstates 'pleasure troupe' harem of young women. In: The Independent. April 2, 2015, accessed February 15, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Louis Doré: Kim Jong-un is recruiting a new 'pleasure squad' of teenage girls. In: indy100. April 30, 2016, accessed February 15, 2019 .
  7. ^ Barbara Demick: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea . Spiegel & Grau, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-52390-5 .
  8. ^ Suki Kim: Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite . Crown Publishing Group, New York 2014, ISBN 978-0-307-72065-8 .