{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english","author_name":"Daily NK","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/author\/dailynk\/","title":"Idolization of Kim Jong Il's birth through the years","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w5b6PEv0SH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/idolization-of-kim-jong-ils-birth\/\">Idolization of Kim Jong Il&#8217;s birth through the years<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/idolization-of-kim-jong-ils-birth\/embed\/#?secret=w5b6PEv0SH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Idolization of Kim Jong Il&#8217;s birth through the years&#8221; &#8212; North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\" data-secret=\"w5b6PEv0SH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/DNKF00015028_List.jpg","thumbnail_width":120,"thumbnail_height":95,"description":"Unification Media Group (UMG): February 16 marked the birthday of Kim Jong Il. To discuss the cult of idolization surrounding Kim Jong Il and some related topics, we sat down with Professor Jung Kyo Jin from Korea University. Kim Jong Il\u2019s birthday is known as &#8220;The Day of the Shining Star&#8221; in North Korea. The [&hellip;]"}