For decades, Ri Chun-hee has been one of the few trusted to inform the people about great moments in the country’s history. The apocalypse will be televised, and it will be presented by a pink-clad North Korean woman announcing the news at a near scream. Her thunderous voice speaks for the regime in a country where leader Kim Jong-un rarely addresses his people directly. Her melodramatic delivery has reportedly won Ri the admiration of current leader Kim Jong-un, essential for surviving under what experts describe as the most brutal regime to date. She rarely departs from her bellicose style, though she wept on air when announcing the death of North Korea’s first leader Kim Il-sung, and the subsequent passing of his son and successor, Kim Jong-il.

Source: The Guardian September 04, 2017 16:07 UTC