March for the Beloved

March For the Beloved (Korean임을 위한 행진곡, 임을 爲한 行進曲; RRImŭl Wihan Haengjingok) is a Korean protest song that was composed in 1981 in honor of Democracy activist Yoon Sang-won and labor activist Park Ki-soon, who were killed during the Gwangju Uprising in 1980.[1][2][3] The original author of the lyrics is Paik Ki-wan,[4] and the composer is Kim Jong-ryul.

The song is composed in a minor key, in the style of a military march.[5]

  1. ^ Hwang, Susan (2022). "From Victimhood to Martyrdom: "March for the Beloved" and the Cultural Politics of Resistance in 1980s' South Korea". Korean Studies. 46 (1): 135–166. doi:10.1353/ks.2022.0006. ISSN 1529-1529.
  2. ^ "80년대 운동가요 고전 '임을 위한 행진곡' 동남아서 '민중의 노래'로 애창" [The classic 80s activist song 'March for the Beloved' is loved in Southeast Asia as a 'people's song']. 한겨레(뉴스 라이브러리). 1989-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. ^ "[이사람] 5·18 33돌 음악회에 '행진곡' 전곡 바칩니다" [[This person] Dedicates the entire 'March' to the 33rd Anniversary Concert of May 18]. The Hankyoreh. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  4. ^ Cho, Hee-yeon (2021-07-03). "The life and death of Paik Ki-wan, the lyricist of "March for the Beloved" and legendary figure of the struggle for democracy in Korea". Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 22 (3): 413–420. doi:10.1080/14649373.2021.1966907. ISSN 1464-9373.
  5. ^ Park, T. K. (2019-07-03). "South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong's Demonstrators". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2024-11-16.