Kim Jong-un attends concert marking 80th founding anniversary of military band
Published: 29 Apr. 2026, 12:25
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, attends a concert marking the 80th founding anniversary of a key military band in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on April 29. [YONHAP]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a concert marking the 80th founding anniversary of a military band, calling it a symbol of the country's armed forces, state media reported on Wednesday.
The concert took place the previous day to commemorate the founding anniversary of the Central Military Band of the North Korean Ministry of National Defense, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Key military and party officials, including North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang-chol and Kim Song-gi, the director of the military's general political bureau, also attended the event.
The North Korean leader praised the military band as displaying a “tremendous might incomparable to any military hardware,” noting it has encouraged the Korean People's Army (KPA) with revolutionary military music for decades.
Kim Jong-un “highly appreciated that the Central Military Band [...] is the face of our state and symbol of the KPA,” according to the KCNA.
He has recently ramped up inspections of military units to encourage troops in an apparent bid to boost internal solidarity on the occasion of the country's key anniversaries, including the April 15 birthday of late state founder Kim Il Sung.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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