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Implication of Moranbong band’s “New Music Concert”

  • The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
  • Abbr : NEA
  • 2015, 30(1), pp.273-304
  • DOI : 10.18013/jnar.2015.30.1.009
  • Publisher : The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
  • Research Area : Social Science > Political Science > International Politics > International Relations / Cooperation

kang,Dong Wan 1,  문다혜 2

1동아대학교
2이화여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

Kim Jung-Eun has been implementing ‘Open music politics’ through Moranbong band. The band was formed in July 2012 by Kim Jung-Eun and they appeared at important events and anniversaries after their extraordinary performance. Now they became the ‘Role Group’ of North Korean Arts. ‘New Music Concert’ was a notable performance given on September 2014. The Concert was only composed of songs which were written in Kim Jung-Eun’s era and it had special features that did not celebrate a particular event. It shows that we can clearly see a glimpse of Kim Jung-Eun’s era through the songs and concert performances of the ‘New Music Concert’. This study analyzes the contents and composition of the new songs which were performed at the concert and find the implications. The study is looking for the political implications of the new songs and the concert performances and to link the characteristics of the North Korean regime with implications. Performed songs can be categorized into four parts. First, songs that contain praise and pledge allegiance to Kim Jung-Eun. Second, songs that reflect the party’s policy. Third, songs that improve the solidarity of the North Korean regime. Finally, songs that remind people of the revolutionary struggle in North Korean history. Through these categories, the concert intends to emphasize Kim Jung-Eun’s governing legitimacy and thought.

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