Rodong Sinmun says that Kim Jong Il performed feats with his ardent love for the country and total dedication to the people's happiness to remain forever in the history of the country.

It goes on:

He formulated and systemized the great Kimilsungism through his energetic ideological and theoretical activities and provided a treasured sword for the popular masses' cause of independence by further enriching the treasure house of the Juche idea.

He developed the Workers' Party of Korea into the party of the leader both in name and in reality and realized the single-minded unity of the party and the masses by pursuing the noble benevolent politics.

The political and military might cemented by Kim Jong Il is the dignity of our state and the strength of the advancing Korean-style socialism.

His whole life was the one dedicated to the people and the epic of ardent love consistent with the noble view that calls for living not for today but for tomorrow.

Looking far ahead into the future of the revolution, he did everything he could do for the country and the people. He is, indeed, the great sage of the revolution, peerless patriot and eternal leader of our people.

Minju Joson says that the sacred image of Kim Jong Il as the sun is the symbol of the invincibility of Juche Korea and the banner of victory, and his idea and feats serve as eternal treasure that firmly guarantees the eternal prosperity of the DPRK and wellbeing of all generations to come.