Kim Won-gyun

Kim Won-gyun (; 2 January 1917 – 5 April 2002) was a North Korean composer and politician. He is considered one of the most prominent, 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. Career In his youth, Kim Won-gyun attended high school but dropped out after three grades. Before his musical career, Kim had been only “a farmer who just happened to write the ‘Song of General Kim Il Sung. After the success of the song, he was asked to compose “Aegukka”. As a musician, he was initially self-taught but went to Moscow in order to study there. At some point he attended a music school in Japan. he had risen in status. Kim is credited with contributing to “the creation of the ‘Sea of Blood’ -type revolutionary operas”. It is possible that he worked on the operatic version of Sea of Blood and a symphony based on music from the opera. He is also credited with the opera Chirisan. Kim served as a composer to National Art Theatre. and honorary member of the International Music Council. Besides his musical activities, he was a deputy to the ninth and tenth Supreme People’s Assemblies (SP