Independent: Caught at a Clapton concert -- the secretive son who would be the next Dear Leader
He looked like any other young man enjoying a rock concert in Germany...The fan who was photographed enjoying an Eric Clapton concert earlier this month has been identified as the second son and heir apparent of the reclusive North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il...Kim Jong Chol was born of a liaison between the North Korean leader and Ko Young Hee, a dancer, who became the North Korean leader's consort...One of the most extreme rumours is that Kim Jong Chol suffers from an excess of female hormones. That particular claim originated from Kenji Fujimoto, who worked as Kim Jong Il's sushi chef for more than a decade...Kim Jong Chol's fortunes seemed to rise in 2001 when his elder half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, was caught at a Japanese airport trying to enter the country on a false passport. The incident reportedly incurred his father's wrath...more...
