Song of General Kim Jong Il

It was composed by Sol Myong-sun (설명순, 1936–2012[1]) and the words were written by Sin Un-ho (신운호, 1941 – March 24, 2020) in 1997.

[2][3] The song praises the "Eternal General Secretary", Kim Jong Il (who ruled from 1994 until 2011) as a part of his cult of personality.

Although the "Song of General Kim Jong Il" is not as widely popular as the "Song of General Kim Il Sung" (nor was his cult as large as his father's), it is also played regularly in North Korea.

The song is played by the North Korean state television at the start of broadcasts each day.

[citation needed] According to North Korean sources, their satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2, supposedly launched in a test on April 5, 2009, is broadcasting this song amongst other data.