Song of the Independence Army
Korean independence song from the 1910s, set to an American Civil War tune.
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During Japan's colonial rule, a Korean military song emerged from the Sinhŭng Military Academy, where it was first used as the school anthem in the 1910s. Its tune comes from the American Civil War piece "Marching Through Georgia." Today, it is recognized as a widely known anthem of the Korean independence movement in Manchuria.
Quick Facts
- Lyrics composed
- 1910s
- Place of composition
- Sinhŭng Military Academy
- School closed
- 1920
- Notable performance year
- 2024
- Modern version by
- Crying Nut (2005)
Facts from the source article.
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- Wikipedia: Song of the Independence Army (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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