Kim Won-gyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Won-gyun
Portrait of Kim Won-gyun
Born(1917-01-02)2 January 1917
Wonsan, Kōgen-dō (Gangwon Province), Korea, Empire of Japan[1]
Died5 April 2002(2002-04-05) (aged 85)
Occupation(s)Composer, politician
Era20th century
Kim Won-gyun
Chosŏn'gŭl
김원균
Hancha
Revised RomanizationKim Won-gyun
McCune–ReischauerKim Wŏn'gyun
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Kim Won-gyun (Korean: 김원균; 2 January 1917 – 5 April 2002)[4] was a North Korean composer and politician. He is considered one of the most prominent,[5] if not the most celebrated,[6] composer of North Korea. He composed "Aegukka" — the national anthem of the country — and "Song of General Kim Il-sung", in addition to revolutionary operas.[5]

  1. ^ a b Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Gukka" 국가(國歌). JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ George Ginsburgs (1974). Soviet Works on Korea, 1945-1970: Prepared for the Joint Committee on Korean Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council. University of Southern California Press. p. 137. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ^ 내나라 [Kim Won-gyun]. Naenara (in Korean). Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b James E. Hoare (13 July 2012). Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8108-7987-4. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ^ Marie Korpe (4 September 2004). Shoot the Singer!: Music Censorship Today. Zed Books. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-84277-505-9. Retrieved 5 July 2015.