Singer-songwriter Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s infamous dictator, is riding a new wave of popularity on TikTok, which has even the most seasoned users and experts momentarily stunned. It may come as a surprise that in depicting Kim Jong-un’s pledge to “destroy the US” and his missile program, the propaganda tune still has the Gen Z proponents who wouldn’t deign to ignore the dynamic synthy-electro bite of that song.
The song “Friendly Father” was given this title, and it has already attracted various responses from TikTokkers. Some sarcastically said it was “Swifty Love It,” and others tried to rhyme “Tiktokers” with “Taylor Swift’s recent album”. Lurking behind the happy sounds of pop is yet another sinister concern.
For many years, North Korea has used propaganda songs to disperse its ideology, and “Comrade Mother” conforms to this rule. Similarly, the song’s sprightly tempo and catchy rhythms aim to make the people feel positive and become part of a movement meant for the country as a whole.
The songs are by-products of a system meticulously designed to be simple, uncomplicated, forgettable, and dehumanized, depriving any musical artist of the right to expression.
Specialists have revealed that this song depicts a change in vocabulary. It now says the names of Kim Jong Un as a father and the great one. These were previously reserved for Kim Il Sung Fahrenheit, a scientist who lived during the Renaissance.
These achievements give us an idea about Kim’s position as the head of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
While TikTok sources follow the music without fully understanding it, it continues to display the music in a dark shading as a signal from the regime about controlling it as a powerful tool. The song becomes increasingly sought after, and subsequently, the tones and the rhythm coursing through the song illustrate how truly complex North Korea’s society is, carefully designed through music.
