He's known for his hatred of the West, with the United States at the top of his list of enemies. But this picture appears to show North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un casually riding a train in Chicago. The photograph, posted on Imgur by a commuter, shows the lookalike playing on his phone, looking a bit bored despite being in the land of the free, rather than the most oppressed nation in the world
While the man's trademark haircut and grey suit seemed to suggest he was the real deal, commenters online were quick to point out that he has been seen in the area plenty of times before - and is actually a student at the University of Illinois. Minyong Kim - also known as 'Dragon' - dresses up as the North Korean tyrant and is often seen partying at bars in Champaign and playing basketball while impersonating him.
Kim told the News-Gazette that he tells people he actually is Kim Jong-un - and people buy it.
'They ask, "how is it possible to be in the States?" I say I have double citizenship. They say, "why do you come to United States?" I say I want to put capitalism in North Korea, to change our economy like China did.
'They say, "why did you choose Champaign?" I say, "Kim Jong-un is a fan of Chicago Bulls, but he thought Chicago was too dangerous a place so I came here". People believed that.
While he loves pretending to be Kim Jong-un, Kim's parents are less keen because of worsening relations between South Korea - where he is from - and North Korea.
'My parents are kind of worrying I might be assassinated or kidnapped,' he said.
According to USA Today, Kim, 25, served in South Korea's Air Force for two years before moving to Chicago, although he is likely to have had a different hairstyle then. He has a reputation among students at the University of Illinois and is regularly stopped for selfies on nights out.
Kim said: 'The college life is very hard and stressful. If people can laugh for a while for 10 seconds, I’ll be happy with it.
'Walking on campus, people have asked me if I take can take a photo more than 100 times a day. Maybe some people will think that I feel uncomfortable with that, but I’m not. I’m totally okay with taking photos with them and having new friends.'
His floor mate Nick Pugesek said: He’s very outgoing and very different. I mean, for someone to go through with being Kim Jong-un and having to deal with the day-to-day things that go along with it.'
While the man's trademark haircut and grey suit seemed to suggest he was the real deal, commenters online were quick to point out that he has been seen in the area plenty of times before - and is actually a student at the University of Illinois. Minyong Kim - also known as 'Dragon' - dresses up as the North Korean tyrant and is often seen partying at bars in Champaign and playing basketball while impersonating him.
Kim told the News-Gazette that he tells people he actually is Kim Jong-un - and people buy it.
'They ask, "how is it possible to be in the States?" I say I have double citizenship. They say, "why do you come to United States?" I say I want to put capitalism in North Korea, to change our economy like China did.
'They say, "why did you choose Champaign?" I say, "Kim Jong-un is a fan of Chicago Bulls, but he thought Chicago was too dangerous a place so I came here". People believed that.
While he loves pretending to be Kim Jong-un, Kim's parents are less keen because of worsening relations between South Korea - where he is from - and North Korea.
'My parents are kind of worrying I might be assassinated or kidnapped,' he said.
According to USA Today, Kim, 25, served in South Korea's Air Force for two years before moving to Chicago, although he is likely to have had a different hairstyle then. He has a reputation among students at the University of Illinois and is regularly stopped for selfies on nights out.
Kim said: 'The college life is very hard and stressful. If people can laugh for a while for 10 seconds, I’ll be happy with it.
'Walking on campus, people have asked me if I take can take a photo more than 100 times a day. Maybe some people will think that I feel uncomfortable with that, but I’m not. I’m totally okay with taking photos with them and having new friends.'
His floor mate Nick Pugesek said: He’s very outgoing and very different. I mean, for someone to go through with being Kim Jong-un and having to deal with the day-to-day things that go along with it.'
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