North Korean leader Kim sings military’s praises, oungum-style

SEOUL : Forget ‘Hail to the Chief’. In North Korea, the army sings their leader’s praises with a chorus of “We Will Defend General Kim Jong-un at the Cost of Our Lives”, or the catchy accordion and tap-dance tune, ‘The Naval Port in the Evening’. Kim, the third of his line to rule North Korea, praised musical instruments made by
the North’s 1.2 million-strong army on Sunday, state news agency KCNA 
reported. Tensions have risen on the Korean peninsula since new UN sanctions were imposed after the North carried out its third nuclear test in February. Pyongyang has threatened to destroy the United States with nuclear weapons, bomb its Pacific bases and shell South Korea in response. Putting aside rising rhetoric, Kim inspected guitars and drums made by the army and said it was important to make quality instruments so soldiers could spend their worthwhile days in the army full of militant optimism and joy, KCNA said. — Reuters