Kim’s destiny: The true crown goes to the great leader’s own daughter, Kim Ju Ae, the true Kim. So says South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, but she is 14 years old, born in 2012, yet she is the designated successor of Kim’s dynasty.
– Kim Ju Ae, Crown Lady: Kim Ju Ae is the daughter of Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju. Her real name was officially confirmed by South Korean intelligence in October 2026, although North Korean state media has never explicitly used her name publicly, but instead refers to her with honorifics like “most beloved” or “respected” child.
– Public Appearances & Training: She was first seen by the public during a missile launch in late 2022. She has frequently accompanied her father to high-profile military parades, weapon tests, and state events.
– Agencies of neighboring states narrate that roughly 60% of her public appearances are tied to military events, and state media of North Korea is actively building an image of her as a future military and operational leader.
–Other Potential Figures:
Kim Yo Jong: Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, who holds a senior position in the Workers’ Party of Korea. While she has long been viewed as a powerful figure within the regime, intelligence assessments, which consist of high military command who are very loyal to Kim Jong Un, point to a direct fourth-generation hereditary transfer to Kim Ju Ae, rather than to his sister Kim Yo Jong.
– Kim Jong Un has other children also, an elder son of Kim Ju Ae, but he is never shown in public, nor is he interested in power. Kim Jong Un has himself chosen his daughter Kim Ju Ae and introduced her in various fields, especially the military and state mechanism of North Korea, as she is highly understanding and operational. So he has chosen his teen daughter as heir. And the central command of North Korea, who was very submissive to her grandfather and father, will highly welcome and approve her authority and be faithful to her as they were faithful to her father.
– Although North Koreans do not believe in God, especially in the Christian God, I will pray for the expected new leader, Kim Ju Ae, with a hearty welcome and for a peaceful era in her country and in neighboring states and the world.
– May her good relations with America and Pakistan keep growing as usual forever.