Kippumjo
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The Kippumjo (; translated as Pleasure Squad, Pleasure Brigade, or Pleasure Group), sometimes spelled Kippeumjo (also Gippumjo or Gippeumjo), is an unconfirmed collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls reportedly maintained by the leader of North Korea for the purpose of providing entertainment, including that of a sexual nature, for high-ranking Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) officials and their families, as well as, occasionally, distinguished guests.
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- Korean name/auto.title
- Kippumjo
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^기쁨조
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 기쁨組
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The Kippumjo (; translated as Pleasure Squad, Pleasure Brigade, or Pleasure Group), sometimes spelled Kippeumjo (also Gippumjo or Gippeumjo), is an unconfirmed collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls reportedly maintained by the leader of North Korea for the purpose of providing entertainment, including that of a sexual nature, for high-ranking Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) officials and their families, as well as, occasionally, distinguished guests.
==Etymology== The first two syllables of the name, kippum (), is a native Korean word meaning joy or happiness. The suffix jo () is a Sino-Korean word which describes a group of people, roughly analogous to the terms "squad" or "team".
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