| Kim Han-sol | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Kim Han-sol |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Relations | Kim Jong-nam (father) Lee Hye-kyong (mother) Kim Jong-Il (grandfather) Kim Sol-hui (sister) Kim Kum-sol (half-brother) |
| Residence | Macau People's Republic of China Bosnia |
| Kim Han-sol | |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김한솔 |
| Hancha | 金韓松 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Han-sol |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Han-sol |
Kim Han-sol (Korean: 김한솔) (born 16 June 1994) is the eldest son of Kim Jong-nam and the grandson of the former North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-Il. His father was the heir-apparent until 2001, when he fell out of favor with the regime following a failed attempt to secretly visit Japan’s Disneyland in May 2001.[1] His uncle, Kim Jong-un, was named the heir apparent in September 2010,[2] and succeeded Kim Jong-il upon the latter's death in December 2011.[3]
In late September 2011, due to an admissions announcement by the United World Colleges' (UWC) United World College in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina campus, it was discovered by the South Korean media that one of the newly admitted students to the college was Kim Han-sol, about whom very little had been previously known. The South Korean media tracked down several online accounts maintained by Han-sol. The content of the accounts were widely spread online, providing stark contrast to his grandfather’s regime. In various posted messages on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, he expressed guilt for his family’s role in the suffering of the North Korean people. He expressed guilt about having enough to eat when his people in North Korea were starving, and he appeared to criticize both his grandfather and the heir apparent, Kim Jong-un.[4][5]
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