Interesting facts to know about North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un

3. Noted as the “fiercely competitive” star of his school basketball team, one of his heroes was LA Lakers ace Kobe Bryant

4. Previous leaders of North Korea have kept their wives and mistresses firmly in the background. Kim Jong-un has torn that rule up and began to parade Ri Sol-ju around from the summer of 2012, just six months after inheriting the leadership of the nation from Kim Jong-il.