North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has died again—the 17th time in the last six months. A former South Korean official is claiming on the heels of reports that the northern leader has ceded some of his power to his younger sister and K-Pop sensation, Kim Yo Jong.

Chang Song-min, a former aide to late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, has alleged that the Hermit Kingdom’s honcho has become seriously ill amid speculation about his limited public appearances this year, the Mirror reported.

“Oh he’s dead as a doornail,” he told South Korean media. “We’re right this time.”

Kim Yo Jong is again set to be relieved of her musician duties to take the reins of the communist country.

Here is her fairwell video:

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