"Footsteps" () is a
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
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propaganda
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song dedicated for
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim ...
, that appeared before "
Onwards Toward the Final Victory
"Onwards Toward the Final Victory" () is a North Korean propaganda hymn dedicated to the country's leader Kim Jong Un. It continues the tradition of North Korean supreme leaders having hymns dedicated to them, as was the case with Kim's grandfat ...
". The song was released in 2009
and aired while his father
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...
) was still alive, before Kim Jong Un had a formal position.
The composer is .
Lyrics
The song is calling to follow "Our General Kim's footsteps".
The song begins:
Tramp tramp tramp
the footsteps of our General Kim
spreading the spirit of February
tramp tramp tramping onwards
According to
Yonhap
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History
Yonhap was esta ...
, "General Kim" appears to be a reference to Kim Jong Un and February is a birth month of his father.
Additional song lyrics:
Footsteps, Footsteps
spreading out further the sound of a brilliant future ahead
tramp, tramp, tramp, ah, footsteps
See also
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Music of North Korea
The music of North Korea includes a wide array of folk, popular, light instrumental, political, and classical performers. Beyond patriotic and political music, popular music groups like Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble and Moranbong Band perform son ...
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Propaganda in North Korea
Propaganda is widely used and produced by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). Most propaganda is based on the ''Juche'' ideology, veneration of the ruling Kim family, the promotion of the Workers' Party ...
References
Further reading
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North Korean propaganda songs
North Korean patriotic songs
2009 songs
Songs about Kim Jong Un
Songs in Korean
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