North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's slimmer appearance triggered speculation about his health. Photographs that have emerged online show a slimmer Kim Jong Un after he emerged from a lengthy absence last weekend.
In images of Kim Jong Un published by KCNA last weekend, the North Korean leader was seen addressing a ruling party Politburo in his first public appearance in a month.
The Seoul-based news site Daily NK did a detailed analysis of the latest pictures of Kim Jong Un. It compared photographs of the North Korean leader from November-December, 2020 to April, 2021 and June, 2021.
In a photo of Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader was seen wearing an IWC Schaffhausen Portofino watch, which, according to the website, suggests that Kim, aged 37, had tightened the strap on his favorite watch, allegedly Worth over $12,000.
The photos also show that his left wrist is noticeably thinner as compared to the same images taken in November 2020 and March this year.
Last year, Kim Jong was out of the limelight for 20 days, during which he missed the birthday celebrations of his late grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung.
Experts had previously assessed that Kim Jong Un was at high risk of heart disease because his family also had a history of heart problems.
In November 2020, NIS reportedly told South Korean lawmakers that it believed Kim Jong Un weighed around 140 kg and had gained around 50 kg since coming to power in 2011.