Ri Chun-hee

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Ri Chun-hee ( Korean : 리 춘히, also Romanized as Ri Chun Hee and Ri Chun Hui ; born July 8, 1943 ) is a retired news anchor for North Korea's Central Korean Television .

Characteristic of Ri is her emotional and sometimes hateful tone, which is described as "passionate", "threatening" and "aggressive". She made the official death news of Kim Il-sung in 1994 and Kim Jong-il in 2011. On January 24, 2012, Ri announced her retirement as Central Television's top news anchor. During her retirement, Ri appeared on television several times, reading out notices about the army.

Childhood and education

Ri was born into a poor family in Tongchon , Gangwon , Japanese Korea . Her origins, which are seen as a sign of political trustworthiness, favored her advancement in the state apparatus. Ri studied performing arts at the Pyongyang University of Theater and Film and was employed by Central Television.

career

Ri first appeared on television in 1971 and was promoted to chief news anchor in 1974. In the 1980s, Ri became one of the most distinctive people on central television. Ri's career is of seldom durability by North Korean standards. While many employees have been demoted or eliminated, Ri's career has never been interrupted. After retiring in January 2012, she returned to her previous role to announce the North Korean nuclear test in January 2016 and the launch of a missile in February 2016. Ri also announced the nuclear weapons tests on September 9, 2016 and September 3, 2017 .

style

Ri has received praise from the North Korean leadership for her resonant voice, impressive gesture and eloquence. The melodramatic style of their proclamations is considered characteristic. She praises the leadership in exuberant tone, and criticizes hostile states with visible anger. Brian Reynolds Myers , a professor at Dongseo University and an expert on North Korean propaganda, believes Ri's acting training is an integral part of her style, as North Korean broadcasting is based on staging.

She tearfully announced the deaths of Kim Il-Sung in 1994 and Kim Jong-Il in 2011. Her theatrical style was parodied in the character of Kim Bong Cha, a North Korean correspondent, in the Singaporean television series The Nose .

Ri usually wears a pink western-style suit or a traditional Korean chosŏnot .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Yoshihiro Makino: North Korea's 'People's broadcaster' missing . In: Asia & Japan Watch . Asahi Shimbun. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b c Michael Madden: Ri Chun Hui Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. (PDF) In: KPA Journal . 1, No. 10, 2010, pp. 4-5.
  3. ^ A b Elizabeth A. Harris, Robert Mackey: The Lede: On North Korean State Television, News of the Leader's Death and Floods of Tears . In: The New York Times . December 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Report on CCTV English on YouTube Riretirement
  5. ↑ The only woman North Korea trusts to deliver its most important propaganda: Ri Chun-hee - the news anchor Kim Jong-un wheels out when he wants to impress the world . dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  6. ^ A b Marco Werman, Jason Strother: The voice of North Korea . In: The World . Public Radio International. December 8, 2009.
  7. ↑ 북 성명 때 마다 '전투 적인 그녀' ( ko ) In: The Chosun Ilbo . April 16, 2008.
  8. ↑ Jon Herskovitz, Christine Kim, Ron Popeski: The face that launched a thousand North Korean tirades . Reuters. November 18, 2009.
  9. ↑ Famed N. Korean newscaster comes out of retirement to anchor story on purported H-bomb detonation . January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  10. ^ UN Security Council vows new sanctions after N Korea's rocket launch . February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Danielle Demetriou: North Korea launches missile in defiance of UN sanctions . February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  12. ^ A b What we know about Ri Chun-hee, the most famous woman in North Korea . September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ a b North Korea's newscaster: The voice of the dictator In: Spiegel online from September 5, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Ri, Chun-hee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ri Chun Hee; Ri Chun Hui; 리 춘히 (Korean)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Korean news anchor
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1943