Biography
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Years Active
1983 – present (40 years)
Wangjaesan Light Music Band is an orchestral group from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). It is one of two popular music groups founded in the 1980s, along with Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble.
It takes its name from Mt. Wangjae in Onsong-gun, North Hamgyong Province, on the border with China, where Kim Il Sung is said to have held a meeting for anti-Japanese activities in 1933
The band was established by the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on 22 July 1983. Its music was often broadcast over Korean Central Broadcasting Station channels such as Radio Pyongyang. The Wangjaesan Dance Troupe is part of the group.
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