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Ri Chun-hee

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The Resume

    (July 8, 1943- )
    Born in Tongchon, North Korea
    News reader for Korean Central Television (1971-2012)
    Brought out of retirement to announce major news stories, such as North Korean nuclear weapon tests and missile launches, and the 2018 summit between Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump

Why she might be annoying:

    She was nicknamed ‘the pink lady’ from the usual color of her outfits.
    She lives in luxury when many North Koreans are starving.
    She delivers the news melodramatically.
    She is openly scornful when discussing Western countries, with one analyst saying, ‘It kind of reminds me of what George Orwell was talking about in 1984, when he talked about the two-minute hate.’

Why she might not be annoying:

    She grew up in poverty.
    She avoided purges and demotions through three regimes.
    An analyst said that when she delivers positive news, ‘It seems like she’s singing instead of broadcasting the news stories.’
    Lee Jung-eun parodied her broadcasting style in a scene in the Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite.’

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying