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Friendly Parent: Viral song makes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a TikTok sensation

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TOPSHOT - This picture taken on April 16, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on April 17, 2024 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) taking part in a ceremony to mark the completion of the second phase of a 10,000-unit housing development in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT
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The song Friendly Parent has achieved unexpected success.

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