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North Koreans are worried about their supreme leader’s weight loss.

“Our people’s hearts ached most when we saw (Kim Jong Un’s) emaciated looks,” said North Korean state-owned media, according to USA Today. “Everyone says their tears are welling up in their eyes naturally.”

The 5-foot-8, 37-year-old appeared to have dropped almost 44 pounds when he recently addressed the country on state television. He likely still weighs more than twice as much as the average 115-pound North Korean, the New York Times added.

Perhaps the North Koreans were truly concerned about the normally rotund Kim’s weight loss. But they could have also been lamenting his government’s terrible stewardship of the so-called Hermit Kingdom during the coronavirus pandemic.

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