Source: South Korean Intelligence 
[her] prominent public presence indicates she is the chosen heir
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What possible reason could a man have to spend time with his daughter, if not to train her to be an evil dictator? He couldn't possibly just enjoy spending time with his family!
You guys joke but I'm old enough to remember when people saw the passing of Kim Jong Il with hope, wondering if perhaps his son would do better than his father did. It's been disappointment after disappointment, and now horror, but we all still remember the days when the dream that one day North Korea would sell out to us, would one day disarm themselves and allow us to murder their people again was still believed to be achievable. Now, I think most of us have become jaded; I don't think anyone from my generation believes Kim Jong Un will allow us to exterminate more of his people and to poison his home. You are all lucky you have Maria Corina Machado while our parents had Kissinger, but Kim Jong Un is no Nobel Peace prize winner.
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Girldad Kim jong un 
Ju Ae is the only known child of Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju. The NIS believes Kim Jong Un has an older son, but this son has never been acknowledged nor shown on North Korean media.
He's a Redditor.
By occupied Korea's logic, Ivanka Trump has been chosen as Donald Trump's heir because of how often she has appeared in high profile public events with him and how she is also allowed to wear designer clothes that are out of reach for most Americans.
Hell, Hillary fucking Clinton was meant to be the chosen heir to the Presidency after Bush Jr. but was snubbed twice partly due to America's entrenched traditional gender roles lmao.
I'm just going to guess that this did not happen and the daughter just appeared in some public events or something
Yep that's essentially it
Kim Ju Ae - who is believed to be 13 - has in recent months been pictured beside her father in high-profile events like a visit to Beijing in September, her first known trip abroad.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it took a "range of circumstances" into account including her increasingly prominent public presence at official events" in making this assessment.
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On Thursday lawmaker Lee Seong-kwen told reporters that Ju Ae, who was previously described by the NIS as being "trained" to be a successor, was now at the stage of "successor designation".
"As Kim Ju Ae has shown her presence at various events, including the founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army and her visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, and signs have been detected of her voicing her opinion on certain state policies, the NIS believes she has now entered the stage of being designated as successor," Lee said.
All just Collaborator Korea officials making inferences from her appearing in public nothing concrete
Member a few years ago when Kim(Jong Un) hadn't made a public appearance in like a week and the western MSM was salivating over his sister being the sexy new dictator?
her increasingly prominent public presence at official events
She's 13 and therefore getting to the age where she might be more interested in her dad's work and more able to appreciate it, as opposed to a younger kid who would find it all very boring?
No, obviously she's preparing to take over the expansive North Korean Empire.
literally bring your daughter to icbm week
is this the next korean girlboss?
Member a few years ago when Kim(Jong Un) hadn’t made a public appearance in like a week and the western MSM was salivating over his sister being the sexy new dictator?
I had to voluntarily undergo mild VOLCEL Policing to lower my heart rate at the sight of Respected Comrade Kim Yo Jong because I was fanboying too hard and it was the right call.
The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.
نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.
Member a few years ago when Kim(Jong Un) hadn't made a public appearance in like a week and the western MSM was salivating over his sister being the sexy new dictator?
All politics is sexual pathology ass mfs, though his sister is really cool she does all the "beat Joe biden to death with a stick" speeches.
'Biden is a maddawg who should be put down' - DPRK being miles ahead of the west for years as usual
good parenti-ing
You say this mockingly but Kim Jong Un was elected because he had experience leading the Korean People's Army by attending military inspections with his father. People of DPRK trusted Kim Jong Un because of his relationship with the KPA.
Since Kim Jong Un's daughter is attending the same military inspections, it could indicate that she will be his successor because she will be trusted in the same way.
I am not implying that DPRK is a monarchy. I am saying that people of DPRK would be more inclined to trust a leader who was trained by the previous leader that they liked.
This is reported by KCNA in 2011, which is a news agency in DPRK. KCNAwatch is archival service, unrelated to DPRK.
Sure, but that's a long way from saying she's already been chosen as the next leader.
THAT ISN'T HOW THEIR FUCKING GOVERNMENT WORKS
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Maybe they're taking about Kims personal estate passing to her. Valued at approximately $35,000 plus a vintage leather coat collection.
Out of curiosity, how do you think that the successor of Kim Jong Un will be chosen? Also, do you read DPRK media?
imo from a joint decision between the leadership of the WPK, the Chondoist party and the Korean SuccDems, the same as how previous heads of state were picked, members of the Kim family having a distinct advantage in this process by having the backing of the public due to their proven anti-imperialist credentials dating back to at least the era of Japanese occupation, over less well known, and possibly western compromised candidates
I read DPRK media, imo there's been nothing published by them to think Ju He is more a likely choice than other candidates(even if objectively she likely has a greater chance of succeeding), had you garnered a different answer from your own reading of their output? could you link anything if so
members of the Kim family having a distinct advantage in this process by having the backing of the public due to their proven anti-imperialist credentials dating back to least the Japanese occupation
I agree with this. In my other comment, I pointed out that Kim Jong Un was a preferred successor because of his experience with the KPA, reported by KCNA. Kim Jong Un attended military inspections with his father Kim Jong Il.
Kim's daughter is never mentioned by named in KCNA reports, at least from what I can tell but she is frequently seen in the photos of military inspections. I've seen many people mistake that Kim's daughter for his wife in photos. I've seen his wife in photos only very rarely, but his daughter appears in photos frequently.
My inference based on this information, is that Kim Jong Un is taking his daughter to these military inspections because he wants to give her the same qualification that he had. It seems like Kim Jong Un is training his daughter to be his successor. It's not guaranteed that she will be.
Nonce Island is just mad she's not in the Epstein files.
Hexbear has been chosen to as heir, Pyongyang says
Get ready motherfuckers im letting them fly 
Dprk gets a female leader before amerikkka 
I'm with HER!
They claim to be sure for various reasons but all the article provides is that she often appears next to her dad and has started speaking her mind sometimes.
The first one could simply be because Kim wants to take his daughter around now as a family man. The second one could simply be that she's old enough now to start engaging with politics. She certainly would be trained for politics at some level.
Some highlights:
In North Korea, where photos published by the state media are believed to carry a great symbolic weight, it is rare for individuals other than Kim Jong Un to be positioned equally prominently in the frame.
Same people that thought Xi having two teacups was a "power play", just orientalism. Also 
She is often seen wearing her hair long, which is forbidden for her peers, and wearing designer clothes, which are out of reach for most in her country.
Still on about the haircuts? Also where are designer clothes not out of reach for most people, let alone a country that has to deal underhanded because of sanctions?
Many defectors and analysts had previously dismissed the idea of a woman leading North Korea as an unlikely scenario, referring to the country's entrenched traditional gender roles.
Hell Joseon has had a female president ffs
She is often seen wearing her hair long, which is forbidden for her peers
Do I have to get adopted? When will it finally be my turn?
If she does replace him it will be bad because monarchy,
if she does not it will be bad because it was time for a woman.
NY post:
Kim Jong Un chooses daughter as hair for teasing his hairline. North Korean scientists finish building hairinator within 20 days after being tortured with deadly tickling machine for every day lost. /jk
Bring you daughter to work day.....but at what cost?
Slay kween!
Source:
It's called Feminism. Look it up.
Damn the woke mind virus got to him as well
I'm going to have see this reported by DPRK media before I consider it to be confirmed. However, it has been long suspected that Kim's daughter was being trained to work as a leader because she appears in all of KJU's photos of the past 2-3 years. She attends every public appearance with Kim Jong Un.
There's a good chance that she does end up next assuming KJU doesn't die too early or something, but there's a difference between laying groundwork for that purpose and "chooses daughter as heir," as though he made some public proclamation or something.