My Project: If Kim Il-sung Was Still Alive

# **Basic Information**

**My Project: If Kim Il-sung Was Still Alive** is the twenty-fifth (25th) YouTube video on the Master Raney channel. Master Raney discusses how different the world and especially North Korea would be if Kim Il-sung hasn't passed away.

# **Plot**

Master Raney begins discussing why the scenario focusing on Kim Il-sung, the eternal president of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, being because of Kim Il-sung being the founder of North Korea and causing the Korean War. Master Raney starts stating the terms of the Kim Dynasty, pointing out that Il-sung's son, Kim Jong-il took over on July 8, 1994 after his (Jong-il) father's death and reigned North Korea until his death on December 17, 2011, which was when Jong-il's son/Il-sung's grandson, Kim Jong-un, took over upon Jong-il's death. Master Raney states that Kim Il-sung being alive in the present is a scenario, reveals that the cause of death in 1994 was a heart attack. Master Raney begins with the simplest points, stating that if Kim Il-sung was alive by the time the video was made, he'd be 107 years old and a living centenarian, having his 100th birthday celebrated on April 15, 2012, and being the oldest world leader in power at 107 years old, surpassing Mahathir bin Mohamad, who was 93 years old at the time, also surpassing Former Japanese President Yasuhiro Nakasone, who was 101 years old at the time, for being the oldest living world leader on record. Master Raney states that Kim Il-sung's term would have been 71 years long at that time in the scenario, stating that it'd be hard to determine if Kim Jong-il would still be alive or not, also stating that there wouldn't be any statewide funerals in North Korea until Kim Il-sung finally passes away in that scenario. Master Raney states that if Kim Jong-il dies before his own father, then the successor of Kim Il-sung in that scenario would likely be his brother, Kim Pyong-il, then eventually Jong-il's nephew, Kim In-kang to be the third leader instead of Kim Jong-un. When Master Raney mentions the improbability of Kim Jong-un's leadership in North Korea in the scenario, the image shows a teardrop placed on one of Kim Jong-un's eyes. Master Raney assumes that Kim Il-sung would likely prevent the famine that happened in 1994, likely due to his attempts to manage the troubling economy, then Master Raney points out that North Korea's economy was troubly since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Master Raney also assumes that the cruelty wouldn't have been as extreme as it was during the reign of Il-sung's descendants, Kim Jong-il (1994-2011) and Kim Jong-un (2011-Incumbent). Master Raney points out the unlikeliness of the government approved hairstyles existing in North Korea due to the scenario, which was originally established in 2013 by Kim Jong-un, then Master Raney mentions that Kim Jong-nam, Jang Song-thaek, and five executed officials would've been alive in that scenario as well due to the fact that they were ordered executed by Kim Jong-un. Master Raney also mentions that February 16th, which was Kim Jong-il's birthday, also known as The Day of the Shining Star in North Korea as a public holiday, would not be a holiday at all, but however, April 15th, Kim Il-sung's birthday, still happens to be The Day of the Sun. Master Raney lastly brings up the absolute advantage of the scenario, that being birthdays celebrated year-round and having no days of annual Mournings due to the first leader never dying, meaning that birthdays can be celebrated any day of the year, even July 8th or December 17th. Master Raney concludes the video, looking for anything else that might've occurred if Kim Il-sung was alive at the time of the video's making.

# **Trivia**

* There has been some research studies that say that Kim Jong-il was worse than Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-un was worse than Kim Jong-il
* Kim Il-sung holds the record for the longest reign as a world leader, being at 46 years in power (1948-1994)