Chongbong Band

Chongbong Band
OriginNorth Korea
GenresLight music
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
청봉악단
Hancha
青峰樂團
Revised RomanizationCheongbong akdan
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngbong aktan

Chongbong Band (Korean: 청봉악단; MR: Ch'ŏngbong aktan) is a North Korean light music choir and orchestra.[1] The group consists of seven members:[2] singers and instrumentalists playing mainly brass instruments.[3] According to KCNA, the band members are instrumentalists of the Wangjaesan Art Troupe and singers of the Moranbong Band's chorus.[4]

The Chongbong Band was formed in late July 2015. The creation of the band has been attributed to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim's wife, former singer Ri Sol-ju, is said to have been involved in the formation of the Band.[5] The Chongbong Band's appearance at the time that another pop group, the Moranbong Band, disappeared sparked rumors about it being a replacement for the latter. However, the Moranbong Band reappeared on 7 September 2015, a week after the Chongbong Band made its public debut in Moscow, Russia.

  1. ^ "North Korea bans music but hails Kim Jong Un's new orchestra". UPI. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ^ Do Je-hae (7 September 2015). "N. Korean girl band disappears from TV". The Korea Times. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ^ "N. Korea's all-female music band disappears from broadcasts". Yonhap News Agency. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Chongbong Band inaugurated". Naenara. Korean Central News Agency. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "N. Korean girl band disappears from TV". The Korea Times. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2023.