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"Whistle" (Korean: 휘파람) is a North Korean song. The music was composed by Lee Jong-oh and the lyrics were adopted from a poem by national poet Cho Ki-chon (조기천). It was released in 1990 by the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, and as a single on vinyl in 1991. [1] After its release, it became one of the biggest hits in North Korea. [2]
Song. Dong, Dong, Dongdaemun (Korean: 『동, 동, 동대문』) is a nursery rhyme sung among Korean children, usually while playing a game. It is also the name of the game. Its melody starts identically to the German children's song "Lasst uns froh und munter sein", but ends differently. [1] Dongdaemun and Namdaemun are the old city gates of ...
Doraji taryeong (Korean: 도라지타령) is a Korean folk song which originated in Eunyul, Hwanghae. However, the currently sung version is classified as a folk song from Gyeonggi, as the rhythm and the melody have changed to acquire the characteristics of it. [1] The song is sung with semachi (fast 6 4 or 9
"Footsteps" (Korean: 발걸음, romanized: Palgŏrŭm) is a North Korean propaganda song dedicated for Kim Jong Un, that appeared before "Onwards Toward the Final Victory". The song was released in 2009 [1] and aired while his father Kim Jong Il) was still alive, before Kim Jong Un had a formal position. [2] The composer is Ri Jong-o . [3]
Arirang (아리랑 [a.ɾi.ɾaŋ]) is a Korean folk song. [1] There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to "Arirang, arirang, arariyo" ("아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요 "). [2]
The Song of the Korean People's Army is a patriotic song of the Korean People's Army, the army of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea composed by Ri Beon-su and Ra Guk. [1] It was adopted in 1968 as the official anthem of the KPA. [2]
The republican lyrics were re-discovered on 13 August 2004, by curator Lee Dong-guk of the Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum. [5] The surviving specimen was a copy kept by the Korean-American Club of Honolulu-Wahiawa and published in 1910 under the title Korean old national hymn in English and 죠션국가 (lit. ' Korean national anthem ') in Korean.
The song is a common protest song in South Korea. [13] It is used in remembrance of the Gwangju Uprising, and is frequently used by labor figures in Korean politics. [14] The song was notably used in protests against presidents Park Geun Hye and Yoon Suk Yeol. [8] [15] [16]