Kim Sol-song (; born 30 December 1974) is the daughter of

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's former leader

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and Kim Young-sook and a half-sister to

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, the current leader of North Korea. She has been active within the

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department, been in charge of literary affairs, and previously led the security and schedule of her father as his secretary. The name "Sol-song" literally means "snow pine," and was given by her grandfather,

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. Sol-song was a favourite of her father. Like him, she attended

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, majoring in economics. She may also have studied in

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in the autumn of 2005. After graduating, she was assigned to the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the

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. She was in charge of literary affairs: all the signatures on works of literature coming into the department were signed by her. Starting in the late 1990s, Sol-song was in charge of managing the security and schedule of Kim Jong Il. She accompanied her father during trips to

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units and local villages. During these trips, she was observed wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel. Sol-song was described by a North Korean defector as "intelligent" and "beautiful." She has hair down to her waist and is 1.65 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall.

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