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December 03, 2024
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North Korean band rocks out to national anthem in unusual show for Kim Jong Un

Face-melting rendition of ‘Aeugukka’ may be attempt to go viral but isn’t first DPRK experiment with rock, expert says

A thumping rock beat, driven by the toms and snare. Face-melting guitar solos with screaming distortion. An over-the-top vocal crescendo into the upper limits of the singer’s range.

The music may have sounded like something by an 80s hair metal band, but the lyrics told another story, invoking a 5,000-year history, the spirit of Mount Paektu and a “love of toil that shall never die.”

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