North Korea in the News

Kinda sorta. Is rumor news? Excellent Horse-Like Lady - Hyon Song-wol (a.k.a. "A Girl in the Saddle of a Steed") Rumor has it Kim Jong-un's Ex-Girlfriend 'Shot by Firing Squad'. Comments on the forum seem to be about evenly divided between 'bullshit from a known rumor monger' and 'this is just the tip of the iceberg, you have no idea how effed up North Korea is'. Hyon's band was responsible for a string of patriotic hits in North Korea, including "Footsteps of Soldiers," "I Love Pyongyang," "She is a Discharged Soldier" and "We are Troops of the Party." Her popularity reportedly peaked in 2005 with the song "Excellent Horse-Like Lady." 

The Telegraph repeats the story. Does that make it true?