"The Patriotic Song" (Korean: 애국가, "Aegukka"), also known as "Let Morning Shine", is the national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea.
"Aegukka" is also popularly referred to in North Korea by the first phrase of the song, "Ach'imŭn pinnara" or "Let Morning Shine".
The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1945) in Shanghai, China adopted as their national anthem Aegukga (which has the sa...
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"The Patriotic Song" (Korean: 애국가, "Aegukka"), also known as "Let Morning Shine", is the national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea.
"Aegukka" is also popularly referred to in North Korea by the first phrase of the song, "Ach'imŭn pinnara" or "Let Morning Shine".
The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1945) in Shanghai, China adopted as their national anthem Aegukga (which has the same name with a different Romanization). After World War II, South Korea kept the words, put to a new tune (changed from its previous tune of "Auld Lang Syne"), while North Korea adopted a newly-written piece in 1947. The words were written by Pak Seyŏng (1902–1989) and the music was composed by Kim Wŏn'gyun (1917–2002).
"Aegukka" is also notable in the fact that this particular national anthem neither praises the Workers' Party of Korea, nor Kim Il-sung or Kim Jong-il's cult of personality.
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