Kim Jong Un, supposedly 36, is either dead or alive, given that no one can publicly say for sure. Yet.

But what a lot of people can agree on is that the woman of the moment is his younger sister, Kim Yo Jong.

Since news about Kim Jong Un's health made the rounds globally, talk of succession has culminated in plenty of interest in his sibling who is four years his junior.

Kim Yo Jong has been elevated to the rank of the most favourable candidate for the world's first female dictator position.

Almost complete opposite of elder brother

Being her brother's confidante, she strikes everyone as a figure that is diametrically opposite to her elder sibling.

Slim, with high cheek bones, pursed lips, and cutting an almost reluctant, business-like, and feminine figure in the shadowy realm of a dynastic autocracy that looks like it could turn on itself anytime, the only similarity between her and the heir to the hermetic nation is that they are both highly enigmatic figures.

Little is known about her, such as her likes or dislikes, and the rare glimpses of Kim Yo Jong in public has only added to the fascination.

She stands out in North Korean leadership circles just by virtue of being herself -- a singular figure with a hemline just below the knee against the drab military background standing guard in a paranoid nation.

Odds of sister becoming new leader slim

However, taking into account the patriarchal nature of the North Korean society, there is a good chance Kim Yo Jong might not be allowed to replace her brother and take up the position of the country's top ruler.

Thee Confucian nature of the country ensures seniority and masculinity are respected, at least one analyst has said.

Regardless, here are all the fan art and video montages put together by plebeians outside North Korea, who suddenly developed a vested interest in the country overnight.

https://twitter.com/dykeprivilege/status/1254173010774437889

https://twitter.com/ian_is_uhhhhh/status/1254252702256844800

Time to see the other side of Supreme i̶m̶o̶u̶t̶o̶ Leader... pic.twitter.com/A0PbmAtPkW

— Acrylic Stroke (@AcrylicStroke) April 26, 2020

Oh god oh fuck
Smug imouto dictator pt. 2 pic.twitter.com/K7psEBvA0t

— hrrrng commissions open but i hate myself (@retsyrk) April 25, 2020

"Hi, My name is Kim Yo Jong and I'm late for my first day as a dictator"

*𝘼𝙉𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙎*

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#KimYoJong #KimJongUn #Fanart pic.twitter.com/326EqP2yJa

— 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 | アーデン 🍥 (@ardenlolo) April 26, 2020

pic.twitter.com/3WAtSheaSh

— puyopuyo (@puyopuy4711) April 27, 2020

Here's a more rendered version of Supreme s̶i̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ Leader pic.twitter.com/9Bknh2H1bD

— Acrylic Stroke (@AcrylicStroke) April 25, 2020

Kim Jong-Un's sister and potential successor Kim Yo Jong is definitely giving me the vibes pic.twitter.com/91U5syshzS

— BloomingIndigeneity (@jordenrevels) April 26, 2020

this is twitter on Kim Yo Jong rn. pic.twitter.com/QkEFAVtL2v

— plarpedbees 🪑 (@plarpedbees) April 26, 2020

Anime opening & Anime ending:
Kim Yo Jong Edition pic.twitter.com/PWgTkY7Yvy

— Βƌβƌβơ⊔⟟ℓℓ⋲ (@WulfMunkey) April 26, 2020

We need Kim Yo Jong. pic.twitter.com/QMjKmRJNOn

— Elroy Mcgillicuddy (@moriya2k2) April 24, 2020

Behind every powerful man, is a woman. Kim Yo-Jong has been chasing the bag all along 😳 queen tings.

Ps. Don’t make my first fancam flop#KimJongUn #KIMJONGUNDEAD pic.twitter.com/OaVwQ2cGHi

— luigi (@luigimelekrause) April 25, 2020

https://twitter.com/dykeprivilege/status/1254173010774437889

https://twitter.com/MimiReeds/status/1254367026291695621

For those celebrating Kim Yo Jong as some “feminist icon” because she may take over for short stack: A real empowered female leader wouldn’t be plan D for her family’s succession or need death camps and firing squads from her family’s regime to hold power.

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 26, 2020

Is it just me, or does kim yo jong look like momo? pic.twitter.com/o0CQbkDFfK

— Ronjantol2 (@Ronjantol2) April 26, 2020

Potentially dangerous narrative

Much like the western media's tendency to infantilise her brother -- a practice which some North Korea experts have frowned upon for it seemingly reduces the authoritarian leader to a harmless child when reality is far from that -- the internet has portrayed Kim Yo Jong in a favourable, albeit false, light, such as that of a "sexy dictator".

However, such narratives, despite the harmless intentions behind them, can potentially divert attention from the critical issues at hand, such as North Korea's severe human rights violation that she had condoned, or even perpetuated.