Kim-lookalike strikes a pose

Mr Uthen Luangsangthong, a Thai impersonator of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, winning applause during a donation drive at an orphanage in Samut Prakan province on Sunday. The billionaire businessman found out about his resemblance to Mr Kim five y
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Mr Uthen Luangsangthong, a Thai impersonator of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, winning applause during a donation drive at an orphanage in Samut Prakan province on Sunday. The billionaire businessman found out about his resemblance to Mr Kim five years ago after his son, watching a news report about the North Korean leader on television, asked: "What is Papa doing there?" After that, Mr Uthen decided to adopt the haircut and outfit usually associated with Mr Kim, and started making public appearances impersonating him.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 19, 2019, with the headline Kim-lookalike strikes a pose. Subscribe