It was General Secretary Kim Jong Il who put forward the girl agitator who hailed from Pyongyang as a pride of the country and the people.

In June, Juche 91 (2002) he visited the mine and met with her. He highly praised her for volunteering to work at the mine after watching TV serial drama "Paekgumsan", saying that her deed was laudable.

Determined to repay his loving care, she secured many spare parts by herself to operate at full capacity Excavator No. 7 associated with the undying leadership feats of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and greatly helped the workteam carry out its production plan and set a model of the mine.

Kim Jong Il visited the mine again in May Juche 98 (2009) and spoke highly of her deed. She has worked hard to lead the workteam members by setting a good example to them to be called "our agitator".