The badges underscore Kim Jong-un’s elevation to the ranks of his grandfather Kim Il-sung and father Kim Jong-il, an analyst says.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st ...

North Korean loyalty badges for the country's privileged class currently feature the two previous leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Plans are underway to add current leader Kim Jong Un to the ...

Portraits of Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Il Sung are said to be mandatory in North Korea's public spaces — like train stations, schools, and hospitals — and millions of them line the ...

Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality in North Korea.

It was the first time that senior officials in the country had been photographed wearing Kim Jong-Un's image rather than those of his father and grandfather, Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung.

To mark the 104th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung on Friday, state newspaper Rodong Sinmun made a bold proclamation: Even foreign religious leaders think Kim is comparable to a god. It's ...

The Kim Il-sung portrait badge began to be produced and distributed in November 1970. The Kim Jong-il portrait badges started being made on Feb. 16, 1992, to commemorate his 50th birthday.

For those visitors, another reminder of the all-encompassing influence of the Kim family is the lapel badge, bearing the image of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, worn by all North Korean citizens.

The small, thumb-sized metal and plastic badges, showing Kim's face or that of his father and predecessor, Kim Il-sung, are usually pinned to every North Korean's lapel.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st ...