Sexual Service Providers in North Korea
Kippumjo, aka the pleasure squad
North Korea has always been an exciting topic of conversation, one of which is about the Pleasure Squad or Kippumjo.
Little is known outside North Korea about the Gippeumjo, but information has gradually emerged through the accounts of North Koreans who have defected, particularly Mi Hyang.
The Kippumjo or Gippeumjo (translated variously as Pleasure Groups, Pleasure Squad, Pleasure Brigade, or Joy Division) is an alleged collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls that the leader of North Korea maintains to provide pleasure, mainly of a sexual nature, and entertainment for high-ranking Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) officials and their families, as well as occasionally distinguished guests.
History
Sources say that the Kippumjo recruitment tradition has existed since 1978, during the reign of North Korea’s first leader, Kim Il-sung. The founder of North Korea believed that having sexual relations with young women could increase their life force and sexual abilities.
Later, this Kippumjo tradition was passed on to his son, Kim Jong-il. However, Kippumjo was disbanded because of a third death anniversary period after Kim Jong-il’s death in 2011. After a long hiatus, around April…
