--- description: Kim Jong-chul also attended Eric Clapton concerts in Germany in 2006 and Singapore five years later title: Kim Jong-Un's Brother Spotted At Eric Clapton Gig In London image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # North Korean Dictator's Brother Spotted At Eric Clapton Concert  by [Naina Bajekal](/author/naina-bajekal/)  ## Naina Bajekal Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME. May 22, 2015 12:48 PM CUT  by [Naina Bajekal](/author/naina-bajekal/)  ## Naina Bajekal Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME. May 22, 2015 12:48 PM CUT Footage has emerged that appears to show the older brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un attending two Eric Clapton concerts in London. According to the [BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32843186 "undefined"), Kim Jong-chul has been seen attending Clapton concerts abroad in the past, in Germany and in Singapore. The video footage filmed by a Japanese television network Wednesday shows a car arriving outside London’s Royal Albert Hall. A man resembling Kim Jong-chul and a woman emerge from inside, both dressed in green leather jackets and sunglasses. Reporters ask Kim several questions, including about his relationship with his brother, but he does not reply. A BBC journalist at the same venue the following night said the pair were there again, surrounded by officials. “But he was having a great time, singing along to all the words,” [said](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32843186 "undefined") Simeon Paterson from the BBC. Kim Jon-chul’s father [reportedly](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8078324.stm "undefined") overlooked him for the North Korean leadership in 2009\. His younger brother Kim Jon-un took over when their father died in Dec. 2011. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3893811/kim-jong-brother-eric-clapton-london/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3893811/kim-jong-brother-eric-clapton-london/"},"headline":"North Korean Dictator's Brother Spotted At Eric Clapton Concert","datePublished":"2015-05-22T12:48:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:33:45.998Z","description":"Kim Jong-chul is clearly a big Clapton fan","url":"https://time.com/3893811/kim-jong-brother-eric-clapton-london/","keywords":["North Korea"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Naina Bajekal","jobTitle":"Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/naina-bajekal/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3893811/kim-jong-brother-eric-clapton-london/","name":"North Korean Dictator's Brother Spotted At Eric Clapton Concert"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kim Jong Un Flying An Airplane","description":"See the North Korean leader take the controls","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/tKvODPMF/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-02T16:33:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/tKvODPMF.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3893811/kim-jong-brother-eric-clapton-london/","duration":"PT2M22S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3893811/kim-jong-brother-eric-clapton-london/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```