Kim Jong Un moisturising face masks 'flying off the shelves' in South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves after a parade for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Jacob Jarvis11 December 2018

Face masks featuring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on their packets are reportedly "flying off the shelves" in South Korea.

More than 25,000 units of the product have sold in the country since June, according to Sky News.

The item, which comes in a grey, pink and blue sleeve, is named "unification moisture nuclear mask".

Bloomberg reporter Sam Kimasia shared a picture of the item on Twitter and wrote: "These Kim Jong Un face masks are flying off the shelves in South Korea.

"Dubbed 'nuke' masks, they will relieve the tension in your skin by moisturising it with mineral water from Mt. Paektu, manufacturer claims."

Sky also reported the product is embellished with slogans such as: "All hail moisture for all women of the North and South!"

They cost around £2.80 each to buy.

Kim Jong Un is expected to visit Seoul in the near future after stating he would following positive meetings with the leader of South Korea, Moon Jae-in.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas
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The pair met at a three-day summit in September and have rendezvoused three times in 2018.

According to Sky, some South Koreans have called the North Korean leader cute and funny when discussing the face masks on social media.

However, it is illegal to speak favourably about the North Korean government and has been in the South since 1948.

Kim Jong Un at the weapon testing at the Academy of National Defense Science, North Korea
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The two nations have technically been at war since 1953, though it does not appear the government in the South has cracked down on the products or comments.

“Personally, I don’t like merchandise promoting a certain political agenda, and luring consumers to buy it without a clue,” Irene Kim, a South Korean skincare expert and co-founder of medical tourism company My Seoul Secret told the South China Morning Post.

“A few years ago, North Korea was the largest threat to our country … Kim Jong-un was seen as a dictator and a tyrant who would stop at nothing to disrupt world peace, now he’s become the face of a popular face mask,” she added.

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