Kim Ju-ae · Full chronicle and history

North Korea held a performance in a Pyongyang gymnasium on October 10 to mark the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party. Kim Jong Un attended with his wife Ri Sol Ju and daughter Kim Ju Ae, while surrounding officials and spectators stood and applauded.

On September 1, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) told a National Assembly Intelligence Committee meeting that Kim Jong-un's daughter Kim Ju-ae may have already entered the stage of being designated as successor, and that Seoul assesses North Korea is gradually making residents view her as the future leader.