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Kim Jong-nam and Kim Jong-un (Greenwich Entertainment and Getty Images)
In February 2017, Kim Jong-nam, the former favored heir to the North Korean rule, was assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, by two women who thought they were taking part in a Japanese prank show. It is widely believed that the assassination was ordered by North Korean Supreme Leader and Kim Jong-nam s younger half-brother, Kim Jong-un. The assassination is the subject of Ryan White s latest documentary, Assassins .
Kim Jong-nam and Kim Jong-un were both former North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il s sons, born of different mothers. Kim Jong-il s eldest son, Kim Jong-nam was born to former North Korean actress, Song Hye-rim, while Kim Jong-un was born to former North Korean dancer, Ko Yong-hui. Like their sons, both women played competing roles in Kim Jong-il s life, with Ko convincing Kim Jong-il to banish Song Hye-rim from North Korea. Ko is also suspected to have