[3][4] The square has a great cultural significance, as it is a common gathering place for concerts, rallies, dances and military parades and is often featured in media concerning North Korea.

Since the completion of the square, multiple parades have been held to commemorate many different events and also to show the world the military capabilities of North Korea.

This optical effect is created because the square is a few meters lower in the center when compared to the side near the Taedong River.

[6] Kim Il Sung Square is the "kilometre zero" of North Korea from where all national road distances are measured.

After the Singapore Trump-Kim summit in 2018, North Korea removed the anti-American imperialism propaganda in Kim Il Sung Square.