an enigma, and a dangerous at that. he had a privileged upbringing, attending an elite boarding school in switzerland. a brazilian classmate remembers him as a shy teenager. he was very quiet. he didn t speak with anyone. he was competitive at the sports. for him, he didn t like to lose. reporter: he liked basketball and football, and video games. his father had served a long apprenticeship before taking over the kingdom. but kim jong-un was catapulted into the leadership suddenly becoming a general in his mid 20s without serving a day in the military. when his father died in december of 2011, kim jong-un became supreme leader and the state propaganda machine went into overdrive. they ve been trying to establish this myth regarding his expertise, he speeds eight languages, he s a military genius, technical genius.