▁for ▁un ited ▁front ▁and ▁South ▁Korea ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁and ▁alternate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Polit b uro . ▁ ▁Kim ▁Yang - gon ▁kept ▁his ▁position ▁under ▁Kim ▁J ong - un , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Order ▁of ▁Kim ▁J ong - il ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁visited ▁South ▁Korea ▁again ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁closing ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁with ▁H w ang ▁Py ong - so ▁and ▁Ch oe ▁Ry ong - ha e , ▁and ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁halt ▁military ▁provoc ations ▁around ▁the ▁Dem il itar ized ▁Zone . ▁ ▁Death ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁North ▁Korea ' s ▁news ▁ag ency ▁reported ▁that ▁Kim ▁Yang - G on ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁He ▁was ▁lying ▁in ▁state ▁in ▁So j ang ▁Club ▁in ▁Py ong y ang ▁and ▁hon ored ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁Kim ▁Y ong - ch ol . ▁ ▁Kim ▁Yang - gon ' s ▁fun eral ▁committee ▁was ▁composed ▁of : ▁▁ ▁Kim ▁J ong - un ▁ ▁Kim ▁Y ong - nam ▁ ▁H w ang ▁Py ong - so ▁ ▁Pak ▁P ong - ju ▁ ▁Kim ▁Ki - nam ▁ ▁Ch oe ▁Ry ong - ha