[KS] Dear Leader

[Andriy Ryzhkov]

Dear Michael, 
"Dear leader" sounds like "suryong-nim" in Korean and is still used to address Kim Jeon Il, 
but this term is used mostly in North Korea (he may also be called "Kim Jeong Il rodong-dang piseo" which means "The secretary of labour party", which is more official, but I`m not sure about the correctness of this term).  In "suryong-nim" "suryong" is Sino-Korean word which stands for "the leader" and "~nim" is a honorific suffix of pure Korean origin. As for South Korea, he is usually called "Kim Jeong Il gugpang wiweon-jang" or "chairman of National defence committee".
I`m not sure whether my reply is satisfactory...
Best regards, 
Ryzhkov Andriy, 
PhD candidate
National Taras Shevchenko university of Kyiv.