Later that year, Kim received the Nobel Peace Prize "for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular".
Máis tarde, ese mesmo ano, Kim recibiu o Premio Nobel da Paz "polo seu traballo para a democracia e os dereitos humanos en Corea do Sur e no leste asiático en xeral e para a paz e a reconciliación con Corea do Norte en particular."