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By Lee Han-soo
North Korean President Kim Jong-un is rising as the new "meme" online after the country released the first unedited picture of their supreme leader and his comrades.
Netizens were quick to grab the photo of Kim, who was appointed chairman of the state's ruling Workers' Party of Korea at the party's congress earlier this month. The picture, released on May 11, sparked a Photoshop frenzy.
The memes included images of Kim digitally combined with popular figures such as Hollywood socialite Kim Kardashian, cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants and Canadian singer Justin Bieber.
But the ones with America's presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump quickly caught netizens' eyes.
Versions varied, including Kim wearing Trump's controversial golden hair and Trump with Kim's high-and-tight hairstyle. Other versions showed the two sharing each other's facial features and Kim holding an election slogan that reads "Make North Korea Great Again," a parody of Trump's "Make America Great Again."
Photoshop memes involving Kim are still flooding SNS sites such as Reddit, Twitter and Bored Panda.
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