Not Your Usual Heartthrob: Netizens Are Swooning Over North Korean Figure Skater Ro Yong Myong’s Retro Good Looks

Bryan Wong 20 Sep 2026 at 14:00 Share Bookmark Bookmark Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Share on Twitter Share on WeChat Set 8days as your preferred source on Google Add 8days as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Ro Yong Myong figure skater North Korea Pyongyang We don't exactly get a steady stream of North Korean celebrities and athletes appearing on our social media feeds.

So when photos of one particularly good-looking North Korean figure skater started making the rounds online, people took notice.

Photos of the Ro Yong Myong, 25, have recently been circulating on South Korean online communities, where his looks have sparked plenty of discussion.