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The song, composed in 1946, is the earliest known work of art mentioning Kim Il Sung, and thus can be said to mark the beginning of his personality cult. [ 3 ] In the early 1980s Kim Jong Il began promoting the song and it has since replaced " Aegukka ", the national anthem , as the most important song and the de facto anthem played in public ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994 In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. Eternal President Kim Il Sung 김일성 Official portrait, 1966 General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea In office 12 October 1966 – 8 July 1994 ...
"Onwards Toward the Final Victory" (Korean: 최후의 승리를 향하여 앞으로) is a North Korean propaganda hymn dedicated to the country's leader Kim Jong Un.It continues the tradition of North Korean supreme leaders having hymns dedicated to them, as was the case with Kim's grandfather Kim Il Sung ("Song of General Kim Il-sung") and Kim's father Kim Jong Il ("Song of General Kim Jong ...
The "Song of Happiness" or "Warm Welcome Music" (Korean: 따뜻한 환영의 음악) is the entrance music of the leaders of North Korea.It has been played for all three of the past leaders, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un, whenever they enter or leave a public event.
The song praises the "Eternal General Secretary", Kim Jong Il (who ruled from 1994 until 2011) as a part of his cult of personality. During the presidency of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il helped to run his father's own personality cult. Although the "Song of General Kim Jong Il" is not as widely popular as the "Song of General Kim Il Sung" (nor was ...
Two’s company but three’s a dynasty — at least it is now in North Korea.The country has displayed the portrait of its leader, Kim Jong Un, next to those of his father and grandfather, a ...
The song enjoys popularity in North Korea, [2] where it is frequently broadcast on the radio and from loudspeakers on the streets of Pyongyang. [4] Whereas the " Song of General Kim Il Sung " was sung at the beginning of public gatherings, "No Motherland Without You" was often at the end. [ 5 ]
North Korea has released a new song praising leader Kim Jong Un for being a "friendly father" and a "great leader", in a move that appears to be part of a propaganda drive to enhance his standing ...