The band's insignia features a saxophone and a Kimjongilia bloom.
Background information
Origin
Pyongyang, North Korea
Genres
Light music
Years active
1983-present
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
왕재산 경음악단
Hancha
旺載山輕音樂團 / 王在山輕音樂團
Revised Romanization
Wangjaesan Gyeongeumakdan
McCune–Reischauer
Wangjaesan Kyŏngŭmaktan
Musical artist
The Wangjaesan Light Music Band (Korean: 왕재산 경음악단; MR: Wangjaesan Kyŏngŭmaktan) is a light music (kyŏngŭmak) group in North Korea. It is one of two (with Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble) popular music groups that were established by North Korea in the 1980s, both named after places where Kim Il Sung fought the Japanese in 1930s.[1] It takes its name from Mount Wangjae in Onsong-gun, North Hamgyong Province, on the border with China (Japan puppet state Manchukuo in that period), where Kim Il Sung is said to have held a meeting for anti-Japanese activities in 1933.
The band was established by the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, son and heir of Kim Il Sung, on 22 July 1983. Its music was often broadcast over Korean Central Broadcasting Station channels such as Radio Pyongyang and as test card music for Korean Central Television. The Wangjaesan Dance Troupe is part of the group.[2]
^John Morgan O'Connell; Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco (23 September 2010). Music and Conflict. University of Illinois Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-252-07738-8. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
^Tommy Seilheimer (November 15, 2012). "Wangjaesan Art Troupe Gives Performance to Mark Mother′s Day". Korean Friendship Association. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
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