Kim Young-sik (born 1953) is a Seoul engraver of Oriental seals who
impersonates North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Ever since his
sister-in-law teased the businessman's sagging form as a likeness to
the chairman, Kim Young-sik has portrayed Kim Jong-il at every
opportunity, in movies, television shows, commercials, and for
personal appearances. "When someone tells me I don't resemble Kim
Jong-il in certain respects, I'm unhappy," said Kim in The Korea
Times. Unlike his more cosmetically enhanced competitor Bae Eun-sik,
"I am a natural," Kim told the Los Angeles Times. "I didn't have to
perm my hair. I didn't need plastic surgery. Even my family name, Kim,
didn't have to be changed. Sometimes I feel like I am Kim Jong-il."
Kim, whose stated goal is to have the leader say, "Little Brother,
come and see me," affirms, "I wouldn't want Kim Jong-il to be offended
by anything I do. I don't want to portray him as an evil person."
impersonates North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Ever since his
sister-in-law teased the businessman's sagging form as a likeness to
the chairman, Kim Young-sik has portrayed Kim Jong-il at every
opportunity, in movies, television shows, commercials, and for
personal appearances. "When someone tells me I don't resemble Kim
Jong-il in certain respects, I'm unhappy," said Kim in The Korea
Times. Unlike his more cosmetically enhanced competitor Bae Eun-sik,
"I am a natural," Kim told the Los Angeles Times. "I didn't have to
perm my hair. I didn't need plastic surgery. Even my family name, Kim,
didn't have to be changed. Sometimes I feel like I am Kim Jong-il."
Kim, whose stated goal is to have the leader say, "Little Brother,
come and see me," affirms, "I wouldn't want Kim Jong-il to be offended
by anything I do. I don't want to portray him as an evil person."
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