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It was customarily called the "national anthem" until it was officially established as the national anthem of South Korea after the government's foundation on August 15, 1948. [ 5 ] There are theories that the lyrics were written by Yoon Chi-ho, Ahn Chang-ho, or Min Young-hwan, but none of these have been officially confirmed.
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.
" Aegukka" (Chosŏn'gŭl: 애국가), officially translated as "Patriotic Song", [2] is the national anthem of North Korea. It was composed in 1945 as a patriotic song celebrating independence from Japanese occupation and was adopted as the state anthem in 1947. Performance of this anthem is prohibited in South Korea under the National Security ...
"Aegukga", the national anthem of South Korea; National anthem of the Korean Empire "Arirang", a Korean folk song that is often considered to be the anthem of Korea
During the Japanese occupation of Korea it became a criminal offense for anyone to sing patriotic songs, including Korea's national anthem, so Arirang became an unofficial resistance anthem against Imperial Japanese rule. [21] [22] Korean protesters sang "Arirang" during the March 1 Movement, a Korean demonstration against the Japanese Empire ...
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Singer Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyrics of the Canadian national anthem during the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the US and Canada on Thursday, adding further fuel to a contest ...
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]