| English: Patriotic Song | |
|---|---|
| 애국가 | |
 Sheet music atop North Korean state emblem | |
National anthem of North Korea | |
| Also known as | (English: Song of a Devotion to a Country) |
| Lyrics | Pak Se-yong, 1946,[1] 2024 (modified) |
| Music | Kim Won-gyun, 1945[1] |
| Adopted | 1947 |
"Aegukka" (Chosŏn'gŭl: 애국가), officially translated as "Patriotic Song",[2] is the national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly known as 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 Act.
- ^ a b Hoare, James E. (13 July 2012). Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. p. 273. ISBN 9780810879874. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "National Anthem of the DPRK". DPRK Today. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.