KJI 2010 Public Appearances
KCTV image of General-Secretary Kim watching the KPA's joint military maneuvers (Photo: KCTV-Yonhap)
January
3 January: Visit to Construction of Huichon Power Station
4 January: Inspection of Jaeryong Mine
5 January: Inspection of Sub-unti of the 105 Seoul Ryu Kyong-su Tank Division
6 January: Inspection of Ryesonggang Youth Power Station #2
Floral Wreath Delivered to Funeral of VMAR Pak Ki-so, Member: CCKWP; CMC
10 January: Inspection of Electric Parts Factory, Kangdong County
12 January: Field Guidance to Pig Farm of KPA Unit #313
13 January: Communique to Huichon Power Station Construction Personnel
15 January: Field Guidance to 7 October Pig Farm of KPA Unit #534
17 January: Observation and Inspection of KPA Joint Military Exercises
18 January: Attendance of Performance by Art Squad of KPA Unit # 324
20 January: On-the-Spot Guidance to Hungnam Smeltery, Hungnam Taehung Fishery and Sojung Fishery Station
Floral Wreath Delivered to Ok Pong-rin: Candidate Member, CCKWP
22 January: Attendance of Performance by State Folk Art Troupe
23 January: Field Guidance to Pyongyang Flour Processing Combine and Ryongsong Foodstuff Factory
Field Guidance to DPRK Central Court Complex
25 January: Field Guidance to Pig Farm of KPA Unit #567
Field Guidance to the Pukjung and Rakwon Machine Complexes
26 January: Field Guidance to September General Iron Enterprise and Tokhyon Mine
27 January: Inspection of Roads in North Pyongan Province
30 January: Field Guidance to Renovated Hyangsan Hotel
31 January: Performance Attendance of KPA Itinerant Youth Art Squad, Hyangsan Hotel
February
2 February: On the Spot Guidance to Wonpyong Fish Farm, Kumya County
5 February: Attendance of Performance of Evgeni Onegin with Russian Federation Ambassador
7 February: Field Guidance to 8 February Vinalon Complex
8 February: Reception and Meeting with Wang Jiarui and CCP Delegation
9 February: Return Visit to 8 February Vinalon Complex
15 February: Attendance at Lunar New Year Concert by Unhasu Orchestra
17 February: Performance Attendance of KPA Unit #963
Performance Attendance of KPA Unit #10215
Performance Attendance of State Merited Chorus
20 February: Field Guidance to Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex
21 February: Performance Attendance of Ministry of Public Security Ensemble
22 February: Performance Attendance of University Students
Rally in Hamhung for the 8 February Vinalon Complex
March
4: Performance Attendance of KPA Large Combined Unit #264
Field Guidance to Kim Ch Complex
6: Attendance at Mass Rally in Hamhung for 8 February Vinalon Complex
10: Field Guidance to Chilsong Electric Appliance and Huichon Ceramic factories, Huichon General Machine Tool Plant and Kumsugol Revolutionary Site
12: Performance Attendance of KPA Song and Dance Ensemble
13: Field Guidance to Migok Cooperative Farm
25: Field Guidance to Chonma Electrical Machine Plant and Taehungsan Machine Plant
27: Attendance of Performance of State Symphony Orchestra
29: Meeting and Dinner Party with PRC Ambassador to the DPRK Liu Hongcai
Lt. Gen. Kim Yong-chol (1st from L) escorts KJI on an inspection of KPA Unit 586 (Photo: KCNA)
April
3 April: Attendance of Performance by Mansudae Art Troupe
DPRK-PRC Friendship Banquet
13 April: On the Spot Guidance to Kim Il-song University
Observation of Combined Exercises of KPA Unit 567
14 April: KPA Promotions List Issued (Order #0045) for KIS Birthday
15 April: Attendance of Day of the Sun Concert by Unhasu Orchestra
17 April: Inspection of Huichon Power Station
Attendance of Performance by Ensemble of Korean People’s Interior Forces (Public Security)
18 April: Attendance of Performance of Art Groups at 2nd April Spring People’s Art Festival
Attendance of Performance of Art Squad of KPA Unit #10215
22 April: Field Guidance at Kaeson Youth Park Renovation
KPA Promotions List Issued (Order #0046) for KPA 78th Anniversary
24 April: Observation of Military Training by KPA Unit #115
25 April: Congratulatory Visit to KPA Unit #586
Attendance of Performance by State Merited Chorus on KPA 78th Anniversary
26 April: Attendance of Performance of Comedic Play Echo of Mountain
28 April: Attendance of Performance of the Orchestra of the 21st Century (Russian group)
May
1 May: Attendance of Joint Concert by Unhasu Orchestra and the Russian Orchestra of the 21st Century on May Day
3 May: KCI in Dalian
4 May: KCI in Tianjin
5 May: KCI in Beijing
6 May: KCI in Beijing
7 May: KCI in China
8 May: Attendance of Performance of Comedic Play Echo of Mountain
16 May: Guidance Tour of Paektusan Songun Youth Power Station
17 May: Guidance Tour of Tokpyo Potato Farm
Guidance Tour of Samjiyon Revolutionary Sites and Samjiyon Soy and Bean Paste Factory
19 May: Field Guidance in Hyesan
Visit to Taehongdan County
20 May: Visit to Kwanmobong Machine-builiding Plant
Visit to Orangchon Power Station and Chongjin Rabbit Breeding Stock Farm
21 May: Visit to Yongsong Machine Complex
Visit to Hamhung University of Chemical Industry
One of the last photos of Ri Je Gang (3rd R) at the monumental tower to the Battle of Pochonbo in May 2010 (Photo: KCNA)
June
2 June: Attendance of Performance by Art Squad of KPA Unit 963
3 June: Visit to machine plant managed by O Mun-hyon
5 June: Visit to Namhung Youth Chemical Complex
6 June: Visit to the Taedonggang Combined Fruit Farm Expansion
7 June: Attendance on the platform for 3rd plenum [session] of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly
14 June: Attendance of Performance KPA Families’ Art Groups in 3rd round of 2nd term contest
19 June: Visit to the Nagwon Machine Complex
20 June: Visit to Training Center for Commanding Officers in KPA Unit 593
20 June: Visit to Various Industries in North Pyongan
A performance of the Pyongyang Textile Mill in July 2010
Kim Chong-il praising the textile workers' performance. Kim Kyong-hui is standing to the left in the rear
July
2 July Meeting and photo session with KPA families’ art groups
7 July Visit to KPA Unit 534 Combined Foodstuff Factory
8 July Visit to Wonsan Army-People Power Station
15 July Guidance to Taegyedo Tideland
Visit to Aquiculture and Oyster Breeding at Amnokgang Fishery Station
20 July Attendance of performance by Kim Chong-suk Pyongyang Silk Mill and Pyongyang Textile Mill
24 July Attendance of Pyongyang Circus Acrobatic Performance
A part of the performance of the Pyongyang Circus in July 2010
Performers of the Pyongyang Circus greeting Kim Chong-il following a July 2010 show
Kim Chong-il discussing the circus after watching the performance
28 July Attendance of Concert by Merited State Choir for 57th anniversary of end of FLW
Merited State Choir concert on armistice anniversary in July 2010
31 July Visit to the construction site of Huichon Power Station
Visit to various industrial sites in Chagang Province
Visits to light industry in Kanggye
August
2 August Visit to 8 February Vinalon Complex
3 August Visit to foundry at Yongsong Machine Complex and construction site at Hungnam Fertilizer Complex
4 August Tour of the South Hamgyong Provincial Consumer Goods Exhibition
5 August Visit to construction site of Kumyagang Army-People Power Station
18 August Attendance of comedy Echo of Mountain at the Hamhung Grand Theater
22 August Attendance of concert, “10 Million Ri for Victory of Songun” by a variety of KPA groups
24 August Visit to the 927 Chicken Farm
25 August Visit to the Pyongyang Cornstarch Factory
26-30 August 2nd Unofficial Trip to PRC <Jilin Province>
September 2010 concert by KPA Unit 963, which is linked to the Guard Command
Kim Chong-il discusses KPA Unit 963's performance
September
8 September Attendance of performance of KPA Unit 963 Art Squad
9 September Attendance of performance of September Concert by Merited State Choir
10 September Attendance of performance of September Concert by the Unhasu Orchestra
11 September Visit to the 5 March Youth Coal Mine
12 September Visit to the Manpo Unhwa Factory
20 September Attendance of Performance by KPISF Female Brass Band
25 September Supervision and viewing of Pibada Opera Troupe Rehearsal (performance 19 October)
28 September Attendance of September 2010 CC KWP Plenum and 3rd Party Conference
Re-elected General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission
29 September Photo Session with 3rd Party Conference Participants at Kumsusan
October
3 October Attendance of Performance by KPA Unit 10215 Art Squad
5 October Coordinated Drill of KPA Unit 851
6 October Attendance of October Concert by Unhasu Orchestra
9 October Visit to newly-built State Theater and Artists’ Apartment Complex
10 October Central leadership pays Homage to KIS at Kumsusan
National Meeting on 65th anniversary of KWP
Attendance of Gymnastics Display and Arirang
Kim Jong Un (C) and Kim Jong Il review a military parade held on 10 October 2010 in Pyongyang to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the KWP's foundation (Photo: Yonhap--KCNA)
11 October Review of military parade for 65th anniversary of KWP
Attendance of Evening Gala
Meeting with Zhou Yangkang and PRC elites
12 October Meeting and Commemorative Photo Session with military parade commanders
17 October Visit to the Okryu Restaurant Special Dish House
19 October Attendance of performance of Liang Shanbo Zhu Yingtai by Pibada Opera Troupe
25 October Attendance of rally held to commemorate 60th anniversary of CPV entry in FLW
Meeting with Guo Boxiong (CMC Vice Chairman) and PLA/PRC delegation
26 October Wreath laying at CPV Martyrs Cemetery in Hoechang County, South Pyongan
Inspection of KPA Unit 10215
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il inspects a duck and fish farm in Ryongyon, South Hwanghae Province, in this undated photo released Monday by the Korean Central News Agency. Gen. Kim Myong-guk (70), a high-ranking official in charge of military operations of the People's Armed Forces, (circled in red) and Jang Song-taek, administration director of the North Korean Workers' Party, are to Kim's left. (KCNA-Yonhap)
November
1 November Attendance of Performance by Unhasu Orchestra
3 November Visit to construction of Huichon Power Station
8 November Attendance of the wake of VMar Cho Myong-nok
15 November Inspection of KPA Unit 3875
17 November Visit to various industrial sites in Changsong County, North Pyongan
20 November Meeting and commemorative photo with Korean People’s Internal Security Forces conference participants
22 November Visit to Yongyon Fish Farm and Fish Breeding Ground
Visit to Yongho Duck Farm
23 November Visit to the Yongsong Foodstuff Factory and KISU Pyongyang Medical College
25 November Visit to the Taean Friendship Glass Factory and Kangso Mineral Water Plant
26 November Tour of Haebang Apartment Complex and Pyongyang University of Dance
29 November Attendance of performance by the State Symphony Orchestra
30 November Visit to branch factory at Yongsong Machine Complex
This photo released by the official KCNA news agency on Dec. 6, 2010, shows Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspects the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, which established an iron making method without use of cokes and a new iron production system with lignite. (Xinhua/KNCA)
December
1 December Visit to the University of Hydraulic Engineering
Visit to various light industry in Hamhung
2 December Visit to various industrial sites in Tanchon
3 December Visit to Musan Mining Complex and Musan Foodstuffs Factory
4 December Visit to Kim Chong-suk Statue and historic site
Visit to various light industry in Hoeryong
6 December Attendance of performance by North Hamgyong Provincial Art Troupe
Visit to Kimchol Iron and Steel Complex and Nanam Coal Machine Mining Complex
9 December Meeting with Dai Bingguo and PRC Delegation
10 December Visit to Pyongyang light industry and Pothonggang Department Store
11 December Visit to Pyongyang Flour and Sonhung Foodstuff Factories
12 December Attendance of Performance at 34th Art Festival of KPA Servicepersons
15 December Visit to Eel Farm under KPA Unit 522
16 December Inspection of KPA Unit 2670
21 December Visit to Huichon Yonha General Machine Plant
22 December Visit to construction site of Huichon Power Station
24 December NDC/CMC Banquet Held to commemorate Kim Chong-il’s 19th year as KPA Supreme Commander
26 December Attendance of Concert for December Holiday by Merited State Choir
30 December Observation of 105 Guards Tank Division Training Exercises
31 December Attendance of New Year’s Concert
Kim Chong-il observes exercised of the 105 Guard Tank Division in a KCNA photo released 1 January 2011. Among those in attendance are Chief of the KPA General Staff, VMar Yi Yong-ho, (R) and Operations Bureau chief, Gen. Kim Myong-kuk (2nd right, leaning behind KCI)
