[1] Ju Sang-song was born in Kangwon-do Province in 1933, joined the Korean People's Army in June 1951, and later attended the Kim Il Sung Military University.
[1] The 1990s saw an increase of his importance: in 1992 he was promoted to colonel general and served in Kim Il Sung's funeral committee in 1994.
In February 1997 he was appointed general, right on Kim Jong Il's 55th birthday, and received command of the IV Army Corps in South Hwanghae Province.
[1] In late 2003, Ju was recalled to Pyongyang and replaced Choe Yong-su as Minister of Public Security in 2004.
[1] Ju Sang-song's last public appearance was during a performance of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces Song and Dance Ensemble honouring Kim Jong Il's 69th birthday in February, 2011.