Sonu Hyang-hui

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Sonu Hyang-hui
BornUnknown
North Korea
Occupation(s)Singer and politician
LabelsMoranbong Band, Samjiyon Orchestra
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Sonu Hyang-hui (Korean: 선우향희) is a North Korean violinist, most famous for her role as the leader of the string section of the Moranbong Band.[1][2]


She has graduated from the Kim Won Gyun University of Music in Pyongyang. Then she started to perform with the Samjiyon Band (that was renamed as Orchestra in 2018).

In 2012, she became the leader of the string section (and in some concerts concertmaster) of the Moranbong Band. She was missing from the band during certain periods of time, but always re-appeared within some concerts.

References[]

  1. ^ "Moranbong, the non-vanishing North Korean band". BBC News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kim Jong Un's favorite girl group, Moranbong Band, back crooning for North Korea". New York Daily News. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.


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