Pak Se-yong

Pak Se-yong (7 July 1902 – 28 February 1989) was a North Korean poet and politician, best known for writing the lyrics of "Aegukka", the national anthem of North Korea.

For other people with the same name, see Park Se-young.

Pak Se-yong
Born	7 July 1902 Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
Died	28 February 1989(1989-02-28) (aged 86)
Nationality	North Korean
Occupation	Poet, politician
Known for	Writing the lyrics of North Korea's national anthem
Political party	Korean Workers'
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	박세영
Hancha	朴世永
Revised Romanization	Bak Seyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Seyŏng

This is a Korean name; the family name is Pak.

Early life

Pak, a native of Goyang, Gyeonggi-do in what is now South Korea, crossed over to the Soviet-controlled northern half of the Korean Peninsula in 1946.[1]

In politics

Pak became involved in North Korean politics from the country's earliest days. In 1948 he became a member of the Supreme People's Assembly. In May 1954, he was named a member of the central committee of the General League of Culture and Art. In October 1956, he was elevated to the standing committee of the Writers League. In 1961, he became a member of the central committee of the newly created Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.[2]

Poetry

Pak finished writing the lyrics of "Aegukka" in June 1947.[1] Other representative works of his include the lyric poems "The sunrise at Poch'onbo" (1962), "History of Millim" (1962), and "When a fire is lit in the heart" (1963).[2]

See also

• Baek Seok
• Cho Ki-chon
• Jang Jin-sung
• Kim Won-gyun

References

1. "北, 월북시인 박세영 생애 재조명". Tongil News. 2002-06-20. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
2. "Pak Se-yong". Korean Affairs Report No. 304: North Korea, Biographical Dictionary (Part II). Washington, D.C.: Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1983-08-24. p. 528. Retrieved 2013-05-28.