The article said:

The south Korean people are highly praising the exploits he performed on behalf of the era and the nation with deep reverence for him, great father of the nation, on the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star.

They said that he was a great statesman who provided foundations for the development of the relations between the south and north, peace and prosperity by providing the south-north summit and the adoption of the historic June 15 South-North Joint Declaration and October 4 declaration.

Though he passed away, his idea and exploits will remain forever along with the history of the nation.

Under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, the sun of the nation, the stirring June 15 era of reunification in which the sufferings and miseries of nation's division disappeared like thaw in spring could be prevailed on the Korean Peninsula.

He devoted his all to the great national unity, shouldering upon himself the destiny of the divided country. He was, indeed, the greatest and extraordinary patriot unprecedented in human history.

So the progressive organizations and people in south Korea gave wide publicity on their websites to the greatness and undying feats of Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star.

The voices admiring the peerless great man will reverberate far and wide in February thanks to the deep reverence of compatriots in south Korea.

The website also carried photos featuring happy Korean people who are enjoying the material and cultural life as the master of the state and society under the socialist system centered on the masses.