Under Kim Jong-il, things are different—your family background still matters, but money nowadays is more important than social background. —Description of songbun by a North Korean refugee born in the mid-1960s.
Di bawah Kim Jong-il, segalanya berbeda—latar belakang keluargamu masih penting, namun uang saat ini lebih penting dari latar belakan sosial. —Deskripsi songbun oleh pengungsi Korea Utara yang hari di pertengahan 1960-an.