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Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble

North Korean orchestra

Field	Value
background	group_or_band
name	Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble
image	Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble logo.png
caption	Logo of the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble
label	Kwangmyong Music Company, Mokran Video
module	{{Infobox Korean name/auto
child	yes
hangul	^보천보_전자_악단
hanja	普天堡電子樂團
origin	North Korea
years_active	1985–2012, 2015
genre	Electronic folk, popular music, and revolutionary

The Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble (PEE) was an orchestra from North Korea (DPRK). It is famous for its performances of revolutionary and folk songs, as well as some covers of pop songs in the west, including "Brother Louie" by Modern Talking and "One Way Ticket". They have been reported to be one of the country's most popular groups.

The group takes its name from the Battle of Pochonbo on 4 June 1937, when a guerrilla unit under the leadership of Kim Il-sung attacked compounds of the Japanese occupation force in Pochonbo. The group was formed on June 4, 1985, from the electronic music section of the Mansudae Art Troupe. The group was the first electronic pop group in the country.

In 1991, the ensemble traveled to Japan to perform as part of a cultural exchange between North Korea and Japan.

The Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble can be heard on North Korean radio stations and is broadcast on state television. A total of 182 volumes (186 CDs) were released (due to re-release of volumes 13–16 in the 1990s).

Known members

Hyon Song-wol – vocals (Merited Actress)
Ri Kyong-suk – vocals (Merited Actress)
Kim Kwang-suk (1964–2018) – vocals (People's Actress)
Ri Pun-hui – vocals (Merited Actress)
Jo Gum-hwa – vocals (Merited Actress)
Chon Hye-yong – vocals (People's Actress)
Kim Jong-nyo – vocals
Yun Hye-young – vocals
Kim Won-il (Edited out from concerts re-released around 2009, and not mentioned as a member since then) – synthesizers (People's Actor)
Kim Hae-song – synthesizers (Merited Actor)
Kim Mun-hyok – synthesizers (Merited Actor)
Kwon Kyong-hak – synthesizers
Kim Song-ryop – synthesizers
Jon Kwon – piano (People's Artist)
Jang Jong-won – piano
Ri Mun – electronic organ
Kang Chol-ho – electronic organ (Merited Actor)
Kang Gum-chol – electronic organ
Park Ui-hyon – guitar
Song Kwang – guitar (Merited Actor)
Choe Yong-chol – guitar (Merited Actor)
Kim Yong-il – bass guitar
Choe Mun-chol – drums (Merited Actor)
Kim Jin (missing from footage filmed 2015, status as a member is unknown) – percussion (Merited Actor)
Kim Yeon-su – conductor (Merited Artist)
Ri Jong-o (1943–2016) – conductor, major composer (People's Artist, Labour Hero, Order of Kim Il Sung and Kim Il Sung Prize Winner)
Hwang Jin Yong (1959-2025) – major composer (People's Artist, Labour Hero, Kim Il Sung Prize Winner)

References

Martial music and sea shanties for Andy Kershaw in North Korea, Andy Kershaw, ''Songlines: the world music magazine'' #22, Jan/Feb 2004, p. 112.
[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05311/601849.stm Axis of Evil meets Harry Potter, Britney] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-08-07 , Audra Ang, ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', November 7, 2005, on line, accessed 14-3-2007.)
[http://www.iias.nl/iiasn/26/theme/26T1.html Popular Music in North Korea] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-07-09 , Keith Howard, ''IIAS Newsletter'' #26, November 2001, on line, accessed 14-3-2007.)
"보천보전자악단".
"Dropbox".
"Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble – Juchify". Front Czhollima.
Popham, Peter. (11 July 2012). "Is Kim Jong-un's mystery woman a long-lost love?". The Independent.
(2018-02-15). "Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Kim Kwang Suk". [[Korean Central News Agency]].

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