This catchy North Korean propaganda song is going viral on TikTok

(NewsNation) — North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un's propaganda euphony has recovered a caller assemblage connected TikTok arsenic young radical astir the satellite creation to the catchy fig "Friendly Father."

Communist countries person agelong utilized euphony arsenic a instrumentality to dispersed their propaganda, but nether its existent leadership, North Korea has taken this to the adjacent level with Pyongyang adopting much physics strings, stone riffs and miss groups that lucifer the globally fashionable K-pop bands of South Korea.

This marks a important modulation distant from accepted propaganda anthems arsenic the state attempts to modernize its connection for the adjacent generation.

“There is simply a inclination to repost and enactment successful viral behaviour without genuinely realizing what you’re participating in,” noted Connor Blakley, laminitis of Youth Logic, a Gen Z-focused selling agency. “Gen Z volition bash beauteous overmuch thing to consciousness important by getting much views.”

“Wait, this slaps”, “This opus needs a Grammy”, “It’s truthful dystopian successful the catchiest way” – are conscionable immoderate of the enthused comments nether the TikTok videos featuring the song.

“Friendly Father” debuted successful Pyongyang astatine an April ceremonial marking the completion of a lodging project. In a euphony video released by North Korean authorities media, a subject authoritative cries successful Kim’s arms portion pilots, operation workers and children sing along. “The radical spot and travel with each our hearts, our affable father,” the opus says astir Kim.

Part of wherefore the opus has caught the attraction of planetary audiences is that it is incredibly catchy, utilizing affluent orchestral-sounding sequences and a pb pistillate vocalist with an energetic bushed that evokes ABBA, according to Peter Moody, a North Korea adept astatine Sungkyunkwan University successful Seoul.

“The lone quality is the contented of the song,” Moody said. “It is astir arsenic if North Korea is appropriating the popular civilization of the extracurricular satellite for its ain purposes.”