Picture: Kim Tu-bong, Kim Il-sung, Guo Moruo, and Terentii Shtykov at the Korean People's Congress celebrating the fifth anniversary of the liberation of Korea, August 1950.

모란봉악단 - 애국가Text: Pak Se-yong (박세영) 1947Music: Kim Won-gyun (김원균)Recorded: 2012.07.28 Mokran Video DPRKA plain instrumental version ...

In fact, there’s a greater chance -- albeit not so great -- of North Korea’s “ Aegukka” (translation: The Patriotic Song) being played.

In fact, there’s a greater chance -- albeit not so great -- of North Korea’s “ Aegukka” (translation: The Patriotic Song) being played.

In North Korea, the official anthem, Aegukka, has been replaced domestically at least since the 1980s by songs written to praise former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

In North Korea, the official anthem, Aegukka, has been replaced domestically at least since the 1980s by songs written to praise former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

In North Korea, the official anthem, Aegukka, has been replaced domestically at least since the 1980s by songs written to praise former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

In North Korea, the official anthem, Aegukka, has been replaced domestically at least since the 1980s by songs written to praise former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

Not to be confused with the communist state’s national anthem, “Aegukka,” which was adopted in 1947 to celebrate independence from Imperial Japan, this is one of the many tribute songs North ...

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