A song praising North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has gone viral on TikTok.
According to BBC News, the song “Friendly Father” says, “Let’s sing about the great leader Kim Jong Un.” “Let’s brag about our kind father, Kim Jong-un.”
One TikToker joked, “Is this a single or where can I get the whole album,” while another said, “It’s so dystopian in the catchiest sense.”
“I don’t really like Kim Jong-un, but he was really cooking on this song,” said another.
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North Korea’s new song “Friendly Father” about Kim Jong-un has become a hot topic on TikTok. (API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
South Korean pop, K-pop, and Western music are banned in North Korea, and some defectors cite illegally listening to outside music as a factor in their decision to defect.
“When I listen to North Korean music, I don’t feel any emotion,” North Korean defector Ryu Hee-jin told The Washington Post in 2019. “But when I listen to American or Korean music, it literally gives me chills. The lyrics are so fresh and so relatable. When kids listen to this music, their expressions change.”
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Peter Moody, a North Korea expert at Korea University, told BBC News of “The Friendly Father”: “Abba wrote this song entirely. There are so many unique sound sequences, there’s nothing better than that.” Make it more noticeable. ”
Some North Korean defectors say that listening to K-pop music, such as the group BTS, inspired their decision to defect. (Han Myung-gu/WireImage)
Alexandra Leonzini from the University of Cambridge told the outlet that North Korean authorities would have tried to create an “earworm” song with simple lyrics that would be easy to sing.
“All works of art in North Korea must serve to educate the people about class. More specifically, they must educate the people about why they should feel gratitude and loyalty to the party.” she said.
According to North Korean defectors, the government plays propaganda songs across the country every morning, and citizens are taught how to dance to the songs, with the lyrics published in newspapers. (Korea Central News Agency, via Reuters)
According to North Korean defectors, the government plays propaganda songs across the country every morning, and citizens are taught how to dance to the songs, with the lyrics published in newspapers.
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Professor Keith Howard of the London African Oriental School says, “By the time a song is internalized, it becomes part of the person.” “So they know the lyrics very well, whether they’re doing the action or just listening to them. That’s what a good ideological song has, it has to have a message. there is.”
