Pak Se-yong

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Pak Se-yong
Born7 July 1902
Outer old Seoul, Korean Empire (now Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea)
Died28 February 1989(1989-02-28) (aged 86)
Resting placePatriotic Martyrs' Cemetery[1]
NationalityNorth Korean
OccupationPoet, politician
Known forWriting the lyrics of North Korea's national anthem
Political partyKorean Workers'
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박세영
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBak Seyeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Seyŏng
In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.

Pak Se-yong (7 July 1902 – 28 February 1989) was a North Korean poet and politician, best known for writing the lyrics of "Aegukka", the national anthem of North Korea.

Early life[]

Pak, a native of Dumo-ri, Outer old Seoul in what is now Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea and first had a job in a newspaper after graduating from elementary school in Seoul. Eventually, after joining the Korean Artists’ Proletarian Federation, he started writing progressive poetry.[1] In 1946, he crossed over to the Soviet-controlled northern half of the Korean Peninsula,[2] allegedly as a result of the foreign occupation of the south, shattering his hopes.[1]

In politics[]

Pak became involved in North Korean politics from the country's earliest days. In 1948 he became a member of the Supreme People's Assembly. In May 1954, he was named a member of the central committee of the General League of Culture and Art. In October 1956, he was elevated to the standing committee of the Writers League. In 1961, he became a member of the central committee of the newly created Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.[3]

Poetry[]

Pak finished writing the lyrics of "Aegukka" in June 1947.[2] Other representative works of his include the lyric poems "The sunrise at Poch'onbo" (1962), "History of Millim" (1962), and "When a fire is lit in the heart" (1963).[3] His other famous song was The Glorious Motherland.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Writer remembered with national anthem". Pyongyang Times. THE PYONGYANG TIMES. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "北, 월북시인 박세영 생애 재조명". Tongil News. 2002-06-20. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pak Se-yong". Korean Affairs Report No. 304: North Korea, Biographical Dictionary (Part II). Washington, D.C.: Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1983-08-24. p. 528. Retrieved 2013-05-28.


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