Korea's National Anthem Music Composed By Japan Collaborator

[Mulboyne]

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Korea Times: List of Japanese Collaborators Released
Ahn Eak-tai, composer of Korea's national anthem, and Choi Seung-hee, the pioneer of Korea's modern dance, were reported to have been involved in pro-Japanese activities during the colonial period, according to a civic group. The Institute for Research in Collaborationist Activities Tuesday released a list of 4,776 people who it concluded collaborated with the Japanese authority or performed cultural activities glorifying the colonization during Japan's colonial rule of Korean Peninsula in 1910-1945. The listed figures range from politicians, police officers, judges and soldiers to religious leaders, artists, scholars and journalists. Some 900 people who supported Japan outside the peninsula were also included...The list-making was the first of its kind since the nation gained independence from Japan. The initial report was released in 2005, with a list of some 3,000 people...The updated list includes Maestro Ahn, who is said to have composed music commemorating a puppet regime Japan established in northern China, and dancer Choi who contributed a lot of money to the Japanese military and performed for Japanese soldiers overseas...more...

[Uhhuh35]

I was stationed in Korea (Osan AB) so of course I heard it quite often. It has the right balance of what I'd call "National Beauty" and "Militarism".

I guess this explains why.

[Buraku]

That Korean dude used to hang out with Strauss - a great musician but a fucked up A-hole who supported the Third Reich.

Musicians and male ballet dancers,
the types of people who willingly take it up the tail pipe in times of occupation

I wonder what the chances are for the Koreans to change their national anthem in light of this collaboration discovery.