Posted on 02/19/2015 2:08:56 PM PST by Citizen Zed
An updated 'do can "hair-ald" a new phase in your life, signifying a fresh start.
And maybe that's what the reclusive leader of North Korea was going for when he modified his almost boyish over-the-top-flop to a higher, angular, more severe cut. The look first debuted at his New Year's address in January.
After all, Kim Jong Un -- following in the footsteps of his father, Kim Jong Il, dear leader and eternal chief of the Workers' Party of Korea -- is cracking down.
Kim's new image got attention on social media, with some asking -- tongue in cheek -- if the new hairstyle was a nod to his father and grandfather.
"Kim Jong Un has an amazing new haircut. We have many, many questions," Amanda Taub wrote on Vox.com.
Others jumped in to share their feelings on the fade.
"The Joey Essex haircut goes drastically wrong as it reaches North Korea," tweeted Adam Taylor.
Some commented on the new shape of the style.
"Kim Jong Un shows off new trapezoidal hair style, tiny eyebrows," said Allen & Kelley Co.
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Well, did you know that Adolph Hitler liked animals so much, that he arranged care for the pets of the owners whom he shipped off to death camps? Wasn’t that thoughtful?
What's up with those eyebrows?
Attitude? No, ALTITUDE. It makes him look taller!
Why 7 microphones? They have like, ONE news outlet. Maybe they are NK mics and the failure rate requires that many for a 15-minute interview.
It looks like a sideways Mohawk!
Hammer... meet nail head.
The only way a hair change could improve this guy’s looks, is if he did his hair like Cousin It.
Rejoice Fashionistas!
We now have a preview of the Chia Pet
Now everyone in NK has to get a different haircut.
The hammer is hanging right there.
I think he was going for the Myrna Loy look, or maybe Marlene Dietrich, but got carried away.
Hammerhead
If I was an evil dictator, I’d be doing lines and drinking Jack Daniels with models all day. I’d be Iggy Pop-ripped...
“The hammer is hanging right there.’
I know! Ain’t life funny!!!
A long combover punkd up with spray wax and Clairol.
If I had more time to kill I would make a gif of that hammer repeatedly smacking his noggin. Someone must be working on that.
They're straws for chocolate milkshakes. He's still a growin' boy, dontchaknow.
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