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It is said that in North Korea, there is a particularly favorable atmosphere toward female fighter pilots and married couple pilots.

It is said that Kim Jong-un, the general secretary, even named the couple's aviator's child.



Reporter Ayoung Kim will tell you why.



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The story of a married couple whose secretary Kim Jong-un personally named her child was introduced on Chosun Central TV.



This boy, who turned 9 this year, is said to have already become quite a celebrity in North Korea.



This is a scene from the 1st aviator competition held in Pyongyang in April 2014.



A couple of fighter pilots and a man and woman holding onto Kim Jong-un's arms while wearing her jumper.



Chosun Central TV reported that Kim Jong-un had named the couple's son 'Lee Choong-do' near the end of the competition.



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[Chosun Central TV: You asked how to call it Chungdo in the sense of following the party and following the one path of loyalty.]



A month before the competition, when Kim Jong-un inspected the women's flight unit, a female aviator who had just given birth to a son named him. He asked for it to be built, and he said he had given an answer.



At the time, Kim Jong-un changed the field guidance schedule himself to take special care of the female aviators, and even met the aviator couples and took pictures with them one by one.



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[Roseolmi / Female aviator at the time of 2014: After hearing the report from the deputy commander that the number of couples, which had been 9 couples, has increased to 12 pairs today, Comrade General Secretary, respected Comrade General Secretary, said that defending the motherland is a sacred duty and is the greatest patriotism. I

will be able to find it]



In North Korea, pilots are known to be a favored job enough to use the expression that the party cherishes like gold.



[Kim Seong-min/Representative of Free North Korea Broadcasting: The job of an aviator is the best.

It is inaccessible in general and recognized by the state and the party.]



This is especially true for female pilots.



Although the number is very small, it seems to be because both couples believe that stable service is possible if they marry a male aviator.



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[Park Hee-soon / North Korean defector from the North Korean Air Force Corps: (North Korean pilots) suffer from anxiety.

Because the plane is so old.

Because I also lived with my aviator husband and passed away in an accident (during training).

(The aviator couple) also connects them to the staff.]



Kim Jong-un called and encouraged the aviators who had been deployed in the power demonstration against South Korea on the occasion of the Air Force Day, the Air Force Day.



It is true that the power of the North Korean Air Force is extremely poor, but it is interpreted that they are trying to promote loyalty by giving rewards like this often.