 During Rodman's trip, "Vice" magazine correspondent Ryan Duffy said that Kim was "socially awkward" and avoided eye contact.According to Cheong Seong-chang of the Sejong Institute, Kim Jong-un has greater visible interest in the welfare of his people and engages in greater interaction with them than his father did.South Koreans who saw Kim at the summit in April 2018 described him as straightforward, humorous, and attentive.