his older brothers — Kim Jong Chol and his half-brother Kim Jong Nam — were bypassed in favor of Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Chol is Kim Jong Un's older brother who was supposedly going to succeed ...

Meanwhile, his oldest son and Kim Jong Un's half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, found life in North Korea oppressive. Kim Jong Un was quickly promoted up the political and military ladder, despite lacking ...

Kim Jong Nam, to be the country's new leader. The source says the meeting was secretly taped by Zhou Yongkang, a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party official, who allegedly tipped off Kim Jong Un.