North Korean soldier in shiny blue bodysuit upstages Kim Jong-un at military photo op
October 13, 2021
A photo taken of Kim Jong-un and 30 North Korean soldiers during an exhibition generated buzz on social media due to one soldier in a skin-tight blue suit.
“Captain DPRK”: In a military exhibition of weapons systems on Monday, an unidentified, blue-clad man upstaged Kim Jong-un on social media after their state military photograph was published the next day.
- While Kim wore a Western-style suit and his soldiers were in olive green uniforms, one soldier was dressed in a skin-tight, superhero-like blue suit accompanied by a pointy helmet with red, white and blue.
- According to the Associated Press, North Korea state media did not identify the blue-clad man. The purpose of his attire also remains unclear.
- However, Jeffrey Lewis, an expert at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, tweeted pictures of what looks like the blue-clad man and said, “It seems he’s the parachutist.”
- There were other images of Kim watching jets flying in formation during an air show. But most of the attention of social media was centered on the blue-clad soldier, with some users calling him “Captain DPRK,” “rocket man” and a “superhero.”
Twitter reactions: The soldier has also become the center of mockery for Twitter users in South Korea and the U.S. as people joked about his “human cannonball” appearance.
- One user compared his attire to that of Captain America’s and tweeted, “Captain North Korea” with the state military photograph.
- “Kim Jong-un must be hearing very positive reports on this soldier. Appears to have let him know that the future looks bright,” one joked on Twitter.
Featured Image via CBS News (left) @ArmsControlWonk (right)
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