| "Friendly Father" | |
|---|---|
 Music video title card | |
| Song | |
| Language | Korean (Munhwao) |
| Released | 16 April 2024 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:51 |
| Songwriter(s) | An Pun Hui |
| Composer(s) | Jong Chun Il |
| Audio sample | |
Chorus | |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 친근한 어버이 |
| Revised Romanization | Chingeunhan eobeoi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'in'gŭnhan ŏbŏi |
"Friendly Father" or "Friendly Parent"[a] is a North Korean pop song and propaganda hymn praising the country's third and current supreme leader, Kim Jong Un. It was written by An Pun Hui and composed by Jong Chun Il. The song was first played on 16 April 2024, at a ceremony celebrating the completion of new apartment buildings in the country's capital, Pyongyang.
"Friendly Father" received considerable media attention outside of Korea due to its popularity on social media platforms like TikTok, where hundreds of users had uploaded videos of themselves listening or dancing to the song shortly after its release.
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