Kim Yo Jong, younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday reappeared on state-run Korea Central TV (KCTV).

And the state-run broadcast for the first time officially called her full name and title, raising speculation that she will strengthen support for her brother’s regime as one of his closest confidants.

This move comes at a time when the Kim family’s nepotistic power-grabbing seems to be weakening in the absence of key family members and as Kim Jong Un aims to instill the so-called “lineage of Paektu,” the royal bloodline of the Kim family, in his surroundings.

Kenji