North Korea
“It’s time,” she thinks, “to sing our back-to-school song”
as follows:
I don’t seem to be able to upload the subtitles as part of the video, but this ensemble is North Korea’s Moranbong Band and the song it’s singing is titled, in the Korean jussive mood, “Let’s study.” Here’s a PDF of the subtitle file.
North Korean Moranbong Band 배우자 – Let’s study (English Translation) [VDownloader]
Gesamtkunstwerk: in the Democratic People’s Republic, the vision of Leni Riefenstahl is realized at last through the music of Lawrence Welk
Zhdanov! Thou shouldst be living at this hour
K-Pop South:
K-Pop North:
With a special shoutout to
Dear Leader
