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With missile tests, nuclear threats and ruthless destruction of opponents, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been an ominous presence hanging over the South.
These days, however, customers at a hip cafe in central South Korea can find an image of the North Korean leader staring up at them from their cups.
In the weeks since Kim presented a smiling, softer image at his first summit with South Korean president Moon Jae-in, the In & Out cafe in Jeonju city, three hours south of the capital Seoul, has been serving caffe lattes decorated with frothy images of Kim and Moon.
A sign also offers customers the chance to take a photo and be featured on a latte along with the two Korean leaders.
"I watched the inter-Korean summit and was very impressed," said owner Kim Jeong-il, who coincidentally shares his name with Kim Jong-un's father.
The café owner said Kim Jong-un moved on from a mysterious image to someone who is friendly. "He is adorable when he smiles and he has a soft image," the owner said. (Reuters)
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| Pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are printed on top of milk foam of lattes at a coffee shop in Jeonju, South Korea, June 1, 2018. Picture taken June 1, 2018. Reuters |
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| A woman drinks a latte with a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in printed on the top of milk foam at a coffee shop in Jeonju, South Korea, June 1, 2018. Picture taken June 1, 2018. Reuters |
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| A picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is printed on top of milk foam of a latte at a coffee shop in Jeonju, South Korea, June 1, 2018. Picture taken June 1, 2018. Reuters |
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| Cafe owner Kim Jeong-il takes photographs of a customer next to cardboard cutouts of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at his coffee shop in Jeonju, South Korea, June 1, 2018. Picture taken June 1, 2018. Reuters |
