On 15 April 2012, the centenary of the birth of North Korea's first leader Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un made his first major public speech, entitled Let Us March Forward Dynamically Towards Final Victory, Holding Higher the Banner of Songun. At least two works predate this speech. To All the Service Personnel and People Who Deeply Mourned the Death of Comrade is dated 26 March. Kim published Let Us Brilliantly Accomplish the Revolutionary Cause of Juche, Holding Kim Jong Il in High Esteem as the Eternal General Secretary of Our Party shortly before the 11 April Fourth Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea (), which conferred on Kim Jong Il the posthumous title "Eternal General Secretary". The Great Kim Il Sung Is the Eternal Leader of Our Party and Our People, also from 2012 and probably ghostwritten, runs through the achievements of both Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung in a "panegyric" fashion.
Kim did not deliver a traditional New Year Address in 2012 out of respect for Kim Jong Il who had died just a short time ago. He did, however, revive the tradition the following year; Kim Jong Il never spoke in public but chose to have new year's editorials published in newspapers. In an unofficial hierarchy of speeches by the leader of North Korea, these New Year Addresses are second to only speeches made at major party events. Kim's New Year Addresses, and other works, have largely phased out mentions of the Juche ideology.
Two collections have been published: Towards Final Victory includes works from 2012, and For Building a Thriving Nation, covering the years 2013 and 2014.
In North Korea, Kim Jong Un's works are hailed as guidance and are featured in visual propaganda.
Bibliography Date Title Notes and To All the Service Personnel and People Who Deeply Mourned the Death of Comrade Kim Jong Il김정일장군님의 서거에 심심한 애도의 뜻을 표시하여준 전체 인민군장병들과 인민들에게 감사문Let Us Brilliantly Accomplish the Revolutionary Cause of Juche, Holding Kim Jong Il in High Esteem as the Eternal General Secretary of Our PartyLet Us March Forward Dynamically Towards Final Victory, Holding Higher the Banner of SongunThe Great Kim Il Sung Is the Eternal Leader of Our Party and Our PeopleOn Bringing About a Revolutionary Turn in Land Administration in Line With the Demands for Building a Thriving Socialist CountryBecome Pillars Supporting a Prosperous Future KoreaLet Us Step Up the Building of a Thriving Country by Applying Kim Jong Il's PatriotismThe Sons and Daughters of Revolutionary Martyrs Should Become the Backbone of the Songun Revolution and the Reliable Heirs of the Lineage of Mangyongdae, the Lineage of PaektuOur Social Sciences Should Render an Active Contribution to Accomplishing the Cause of Modelling the Whole Society on Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism우리의 사회과학은 온 사회의 김일성-김정일주의화위업수행에 적극 이바지하여야 한다New Year AddressAddress Delivered at the Fourth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the WPK조선로동당 제4차 세포비서대회에서 하신 연설Concluding Speech at the March 2013 Plenary Meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of KoreaReport to the March 2013 Plenary Meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea()Let Us Usher in a Fresh Heyday on All the Fronts of Socialist Construction by Creating the "Speed on Masik Pass"마식령 속도를 창조해 사회주의건설의 모든 전선에서 새로운 전성기를 열어나가자Let Us Add Eternal Brilliance to Comrade Kim Jong Il's Great Idea of and Achievements in the Songun RevolutionLet Us Usher in a Great Golden Age of Construction by Thoroughly Applying the Party's Juche-Oriented Idea on ArchitectureNew Year AddressLet Us Bring About Innovations in Agricultural Production Under the Unfurled Banner of the Socialist Rural ThesesLet Us Hasten Final Victory Through a Revolutionary Ideological OffensiveLet Us Usher in a New Golden Age of the Movement of Koreans in Japan True to the Intention of the Great Comrade Kim Jong IlYoung People, Be Vanguard Fighters Who Are Unfailingly Faithful to the Party's Revolutionary Cause of SongunNational Heritage Conservation Is a Patriotic Undertaking for Adding Brilliance to the History and Traditions of Our NationLet Us Live and Work in the Revolutionary Spirit of Paektu, the Spirit of the Blizzards of PaektuNew Year AddressLet Us Expedite the Construction of the Livestock Farming Base in the Sepho Area and Bring About a Fresh Turn in Developing Animal HusbandryLet the Entire Party, the Whole Army and All the People Conduct a Vigorous Forest Restoration Campaign to Cover the Mountains of the Country With Green WoodsLet Us Usher in a New Golden Age of Building a Sports Power in the Revolutionary Spirit of PaektuLet Us Usher In a New Heyday of the Movement of Koreans in Japan True to the Intention of the Great Comrade Kim Jong Il위대한 김정일동지의 뜻을 받들어 재일조선인운동의 새로운 전성기를 열어나가자War Veterans Are Our Precious Revolutionary Forerunners Who Created the Indomitable Spirit of Defending the CountryThe Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station Is a Proud and Grand Monument to Our Youth and a Symbol of Youth PowerThe Cause of the Great Party of Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Is Ever-VictoriousMaking Selfless, Devoted Efforts for the Good of the People Is the Mode of Existence and Source of Invincible Might of the Workers' Party of KoreaLet Us Bring About a Fundamental Turn in the Three-Revolution Red Flag Movement in Line With the Demands of the Developing RevolutionNew Year Address7 May 2016Report to the Seventh Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on the Work of the Central Committee조선로동당 제7차대회에서 한 중앙위원회 사업총화보고Let Us Usher in a Golden Age of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth MovementOn the Basic Tasks Facing Kim Il Sung University in the New Era of the Juche RevolutionOn the Duties of the Working Class of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il for the Times and the Tasks Facing Trade Union OrganizationsLet Us Further Intensify the Work of the Women's Union Under the Banner of Modelling the Whole Society on Kimilsungism-KimjongilismOn Improving the Role of the UAWK in Accomplishing the Juche-Oriented Socialist CauseNew Year AddressLet KCU Members Become the True Sons and Daughters, Young Revolutionaries, of the Socialist CountryNew Year AddressOn the Occasion of the 70th Founding Anniversary of the Korean People's ArmyNew Year AddressLet Us Double the Motive Force of Our Revolution through Fresh Information and Motivation WorkOn Socialist Construction and the Internal and External Policies of the Government of the Republic at the Present StageTeachers Should Fulfill Their Duty as Career Revolutionaries in Implementing the Party's Policy on Bringing About a Radical Turn in Education교원들은 당의 교육혁명방침관철에서 직업적혁명가의 본분을 다해나가야 한다Let Us Build a Splendid Pyongyang General Hospital to Mark the Founding Anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea당창건 75돐을 맞으며 평양종합병원을 훌륭히 건설하자The Exploits of the Great Victors Will Remain With Us for Ever위대한 승리자들의 위훈은 영원불멸할것이다Speech at the Military Parade Celebrating the Anniversary of the Founding of the Workers' Party of KoreaOpening Speech at the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea조선로동당 제8차대회에서 한 개회사Concluding Speech at the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea조선로동당 제8차대회에서 한 결론Closing Address at the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea조선로동당 제8차대회에서 한 폐회사Let Us Renovate Our Capital City Splendidly Once Again by Building 50 000 Flats(5만세대 살림집건설로 우리 수도를 다시한번 웅장하게 변모시키자)Opening Speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea조선로동당 제6차 세포비서대회에서 한 개회사On the Important Tasks for Strengthening Party Cells at Present현시기 당세포강화에서 나서는 중요과업에 대하여Demonstrate to the Full the Might of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League on the Historic March towards a Fresh Victory in the Revolution 혁명의 새 승리를 향한 역사적 진군에서 사회주의애국청년동맹의 위력을 힘있게 떨치라To the Dependable Young People. Who Have Volunteered to Work in the Most Difficult and Challenging. Sectors of Socialist Construction 사회주의건설의 어렵고 힘든 전선들에 탄원진출한 미더운 청년들에게
See also
Kim Il Sung bibliography Kim Jong Il bibliography
References
Works cited
External links
Kim Jong Un – speeches and statements at the National Committee on North Korea Supreme Leader's Activities – Works at Korean Central News Agency Descriptions of the works at Naenara Audio excerpts at Voice of Korea