34 year old Kim Jong-chol, older brother of North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un, has gone missing after attending a pair
of Eric Clapton concerts in London last week.
Jong-chol, the middle son of former North Korean leader
Kim Jong-Il, attended Clapton’s concerts at London’s Royal
Albert Hall on Wednesday and Thursday according to
reports.
Jong-chol is reportedly a big fan of the British blues rocker
and has been photographed attending concerts in several
different countries over the past few years, including in
Germany in 2006 and Singapore in 2011. Jong-chol had not
been seen in public since his father’s death in 2011.
In video, Jong-chol could be seen arriving at the Thursday
concert wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses and
surrounded by aides.
“He was just like any other fan, but there were officials all
around him,” said a witness. “They were obviously not
Clapton fans, and looked really out of place. But he was
having a great time, singing along to all the words.”
According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, Jong-chol
and his entourage stayed at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel in
West London, where rooms can cost up to $3,290 per night.
However, Jong-chol went missing over the weekend after
attending the concerts. He had reportedly been scheduled to
depart Moscow and arrive in Beijing on Saturday on his
way back to Pyonyang, but his name was not listed on the
flight registry from Moscow to Beijing, and he has not been
seen since.
Jong-chol and his younger brother Kim Jong-un were born
to Kim Jong-il’s third wife Ko Yong-hi, who died in 2004.
Jong-chol was passed over for North Korea’s leadership
position because his father thought he was too effeminate.
The eldest brother, Jim Jong-nam, was first in line to
succeed his late father after his death, but fell out of the
line of succession when he was caught trying to enter
Japan with a fake passport in 2001 on a trip to visit Tokyo
Disneyland
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