The cover of a North Korean calendar for 2017, obtained by Yonhap News Agency in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 29, 2016, features pilots and flight attendants of its flag carrier Air Koryo.
Posted on 12/29/2016 5:18:37 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Air Koryo flight attendants featured on 2017 calendar
2016/12/29 13:32
SHENYANG, China, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has featured a flight crew of its flag carrier Air Koryo in a 2017 calendar of the communist country, obtained Thursday by Yonhap News Agency, in what is seen as an unprecedented move to revitalize its tourism industry amid international sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile developments.
The calendar published by the state-run the Korea Publications Export and Import Corp. has the cover showing the airline's two pilots and five flight attendants.
The cover of a North Korean calendar for 2017, obtained by Yonhap News Agency in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 29, 2016, features pilots and flight attendants of its flag carrier Air Koryo.
It carries scenes of the cabin crew at work such as arriving at an airport, giving safety instructions and offering in-flight meals, with the August side showing a flight attendant pouring the country's own brand of beer, Taedonggang.
"It is the first time a North Korean calendar carries photos of female flight attendants, way different from previous calendars that mostly carried bland photos of scenic views and cultural sites," a source knowledgeable about North Korean affairs said.
The North's production of the calendar is interpreted as a move to overcome a foreign currency shortage
by drawing more foreign tourists to the country at a time it has faced growing economic sanctions imposed by the international community over its nuclear and missile programs.
The calendar marks as holidays the birthdays of the country's former leaders -- the current leader's late grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and late father, Kim Jong-il -- but not that of current leader Kim Jong-un, which falls on Jan. 8.
The number of North Korean public holidays in the new year totals 71, three days more than this year, according to the calendar.
The first series I noticed her in was “Air City” in 2007, my wife watches all of the K Dramas. Her big hit was “Winter Sonata” in 2002.
Especially when she was younger, to me she looked more like she was aristocratic Chinese rather than Korean—I would always would say to my wife, “ooh, that pretty Chinese girl is on again.” Anyway, it’s her lips and nose that make her look Chinese, she is kind of exotic looking for Korean if that makes sense. Anyway, she’s also in Chinese productions and they dub her voice in Chinese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHpKueTI8UI
She used to be super popular in Korea and still is; I remember one time taking a cab in Seoul and the cabbie had a key ring fob with her face on it as well as a medallion on his dashboard, which made me laugh.
The last series I watched some of was “Twenty Again.” She’s getting older, but still very pretty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL_jF9NXlmc
I don’t have to choose between the two do I? I can just have both, right?
I was in Helsinki (I think) checking into a hotel with my crew and a Korean Air crew came in. They were impeccable and all looked like supermodels and carried themselves like royalty. We were in absolute awe.
The hats may be ugly, but the women are cuties.
It is more or less an established historical fact that the word Korea derived from “Koryo.
The name comes from one of the Korean dynasties, Goryeo. They were succeeded by the Joseon Dynasty, I think around 1400, which was the last dynasty until the Japanese invaded and took over and annexed Korea in the early 1900s.
Had to go back and look at the hats. I didn’t seem to notice them the first time through. :)’
ya gotta love the fill-ring on the cup of ginger-ale that was drawn by hand with black magic marker.
And the chances that they'll get fat, are slim and none.
Air Koryo flight uniforms resemble those of the Soviet Aeroflot airline from a half century ago.
In those days Aeroflot stewardesses were chosen for their homeliness rather than beauty as being less likely to defect to the West. When Aeroflot inaugurated direct jet service to New York in 1970, their stews were real barkers.
Yea the guy is pointing to the border and the way out of the place. Why does the jet look like it is about to crash?
Even though Kim Jong Un needs to be snuffed, you have to admit he has a way of handling women.
Any woman as fat as Lena Dunham would probably be *eaten*. /sarc>
I’ll just forego any comment about *checking my bags* in case my wife reads this post.
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