“Pink lady” Ri Chun-hi was given a luxurious house by Kim Jong-un

Ms. Ri Chun-hi, dubbed the “pink lady” by the foreign media when she often wears bright, traditional clothes during informational times about the country’s events. North Korea.

She has a powerful husky voice and lively expression when announcing important news on North Korean state television.

Recently, Ri Chun-hi became the focus of North Korean state media after being gifted a luxury residence in Pyongyang by leader Kim Jong-un.

KCNA said that Kim Jong-un presented a house to Ri Chun-hi in a newly built riverside residential area in Pyongyang that was inaugurated on April 13. The houses in the new residential area are donated to veteran female broadcasters and those who have served the country for many years.

Ms. Ri Chun-hi, about 79 years old, said she saw the new house as like a hotel and all members of her family had “wake up all night” for the honor.

In the home donation event, the leader Kim Jong-un asked the veteran female broadcaster to continue to play the powerful role of conveying the message of the Workers’ Party of Korea, as she has played for more than 50 years.

The New Residence in Pyongyang was the official residence of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung until the 1970s. April 15 will be the 110th birthday of the late leader Kim Il Sung.

Ri Chun-hi joined the state-run television channel in the early 1970s, during the reign of leader Kim Il-sung, and gradually became the face of the country’s propaganda news broadcasts. . The female broadcaster is said to have a close relationship with the incumbent leader Kim Jong-un.