[1][failed verification] She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official, and was a switchboard operator in North Hamgyong Province before moving to Pyongyang.
[2] Kim Jong Il's father, Kim Il Sung, handpicked her to marry his son.
Kim Young-sook had two daughters from this marriage, Kim Sol-song (born 1973) and Kim Chun-song (born 1975) Song Hye-rang, the sister of Kim Jong Il's first mistress Song Hye-rim, mentioned that she is "insignificant to Kim Jong-il, apart from being a legitimate wife in front of Kim Il Sung.
She did not even have an identity card in North Korea" as noted in her memoir Rattan house.
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