Thinner, energetic Kim stands out at North Korean parade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - At an unusual North Korean parade showcasing 軍の dogs and ウイルス 労働者s in orange hazmat 控訴s, leader Kim Jong Un still stood out by looking thinner and more energetic than he has in years.
During the event that started late Wednesday, Kim, wearing a cream 控訴 and a shiny white tie, 現れるd as the clock struck midnight. He beamed in 返答 to thunderous 賞賛 from performers and 観客s filling Pyongyang´s brightly illuminated Kim Il Sung Square, 指名するd after his grandfather and 創立者 of the nation on its 73rd 周年記念日.
He smiled 広範囲にわたって, waved to the （人が）群がる and kissed children who 現在のd him with flowers before taking his 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on a balcony to 観察する the parade. He laughed vigorously and 拍手喝采する the 行進者s throughout the event, while chatting animatedly with 上級の 公式の／役人s.
It was a stark change from 2018, when TV （映画の）フィート数 showed him struggling to catch his breath while …を伴ってing South Korean 大統領 Moon Jae-in on a short 引き上げ（る） to North Korea´s 開始する Paektu during a period of 外交の 約束／交戦. Moon, who is three １０年間s older than Kim, didn´t seemed fazed by the walk at all.
"His 直面する is 明確に thinner and he is moving much more vigorously," said Park Won-gon, a professor of North Korea 熟考する／考慮するs at ソウル´s Ewha Womans University.
Kim´s 負わせる loss became noticeable in June, when he made his first public 外見 in weeks to 会を召集する a 与党 会合. Some North Korea 選挙立会人s then said that Kim, who is about 170 センチメートルs (5 feet, 8 インチs) tall and has 以前 重さを計るd 140 キログラムs (308 続けざまに猛撃するs), may have lost 10-20 キログラムs (22-44 続けざまに猛撃するs).
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with children during a 祝賀 of the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, 早期に Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Kor ean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
Most 専門家s say Kim´s 負わせる loss is more likely a result of 成果／努力s to 改善する his 形態／調整 than an 指示する人（物） of health problems, considering his 正規の／正選手 public activity. It may also have a political 目的.
Kim is 直面するing perhaps his toughest moment as he approaches a １０年間 of 支配する, with North Korea 格闘するing with U.S.-led 経済的な 許可／制裁s over its 核の 武器s, pandemic 国境 終結s that 原因（となる） その上の 緊張する to its broken economy, and food 不足s より悪くするd by floods in 最近の summers.
It has become 決定的な for Kim to build an image as a young and vigorous leader who can steer the country out of trouble, 分析家 Park said. Such image-making 成果／努力s would 提携させる with the 最新の parade, which showcased civil 弁護 部隊s 伴う／関わるd in 成果／努力s to 再構築する the economy and communities destroyed by floods and 強調するd a 国内の message for まとまり.
Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean 熟考する／考慮するs in ソウル, said Kim, with his 負わせる loss and cheerful demeanor at the parade, is likely trying to 事業／計画（する） an image of a "normal 政治家" who engages with the public.
"He's also a husband and a father of three children who is approaching his 40s, so it isn't strange that he would care about his health," Yang said.
Kim´s health is the 焦点（を合わせる） of keen outside attention as the 37-year-old leader hasn´t 公然と anointed a 後継者 who would take 支配（する）／統制する of North Korea´s 前進するing 核の 兵器庫 的ing Asian 競争相手s and the American 母国. He has been known for 激しい drinking and smoking and comes from a family with a history of heart problems. His grandfather and father, who 支配するd North Korea before him, both died of heart 問題／発行するs.
"Considering the North´s political system, where the 最高の leader decides everything, Kim´s health is an 極端に important s ecurity 事柄," Park said. "It´s likely there were 内部の 関心s that he was overweight, and it would have been important for Kim to 減ずる those 関心s and 現在の himself as a young and healthy leader who´s 有能な of doing things."
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, 中心, waves from a balcony toward the 組み立てる／集結するd 軍隊／機動隊s and 観客s during a 祝賀 of the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, 早期に Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Korean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
People watch a TV showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a 軍の parade held in Pyongyang, North Korea, at ソウル 鉄道 駅／配置する in ソウル, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. North Korea paraded goose-stepping 兵士s and 軍の 金物類／武器類 in its 資本／首都 夜通し in a 祝賀 of the nation's 73rd 周年記念日, 明言する／公表する マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測d Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, 労働者s and students parade, 場内取引員／株価 the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Korean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, 中心, waves to 関係者s as they gather for a group photo, in a 祝賀 of the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Korean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, 中心 権利, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, 中心, left, visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, 場内取引員／株価 the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Korean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, North Korean 軍隊／機動隊s wearing gas masks and 有望な red 控訴s parade during a 祝賀 of the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 that was overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, 早期に Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Korean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, North Korean 兵士s on horses parade during a 祝賀 of the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 that was overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, 早期に Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Korean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
In this photo 供給するd by the North Korean 政府, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, 中心, waves from a balcony toward the 組み立てる／集結するd 軍隊／機動隊s and 観客s during a 祝賀 of the nation's 73rd 周年記念日 at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, 早期に Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. 独立した・無所属 新聞記者／雑誌記者s were not given 接近 to cover the event 描写するd in this image 分配するd by the North Korean 政府. The content of this image is as 供給するd and cannot be 独立して 立証するd. Korean language watermark on image as 供給するd by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News 機関. (Korean Central News 機関/Korea News Service 経由で AP)
