Only "un" Kim Jong-un? - Is this real or surreal?

Like all details of the unusual goings on in North Korea, recent reports involving its leader Kim Jong Un should be taken semi-seriously. However, as several South Korean outlets have relayed, the North Korean dictator has apparently banned his subjects from having his name.

"The order was contained in a directive from 2011 that has only now been made public," the BBC noted. What does the directive entail? According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, it means that not only are parents forbidden from naming their babies Kim Jong Un, but that people who already have the name are required to change their names and alter their birth certificates. From an excerpt of the document:

"All party organs and public security authorities should make a list of residents named Kim Jong-un ... and train them to voluntarily change their names." Read more?

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