Kim Jong-un impersonator made an appearance at Korea vs. Japan hockey game

A Kim Jong-un impersonator appeared at a Korean hockey game and tried to egg on the North Korean cheerleading section. It didn’t take long for him to get detained.

One of the most controversial storylines of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games has been the sight of North and South Korea marching together in the Opening Ceremonies. But that attempt at unification didn’t stop there. In the women’s hockey tournament, North and South Korean athletes have competed on the same team while sporting a unified Korean flag. They have been cheered on by a North Korean cheerleading section at every game.

That alone has made their games one of the most politically charged environments of the Olympics so far. Having a North Korean presence in Pyeongchang has resulted in widespread protests, and it seems like the only thing that could make their games more controversial would be an appearance from Kim Jong-un himself.

Well, in the unified Korea’s final game, Kim Jong-un did show up … or, at least, an impersonator of him. He started dancing in front of the North Koreans, but he was quickly detained by members of the DPRK:

Once the police got involved, the impersonator, whose real name is Howard, refused to comply and said he looked like Kim Jong-un. As you can tell, Howard’s real accent slipped out and he revealed himself to be British:

If this is Howard’s idea of a practical joke, it went too far. If he had appeared at any Olympic event, it would’ve caused a stir. But doing so at a unified Korean game feels like a cry for attention. He was eventually let go, but don’t expect this story to go away any time soon.

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