Song of General Kim Jong Il
The "Song of General Kim Jong Il" is a marching song from North Korea. It was composed by Sol Myong-sun and the words were written by Sin Un-ho in 1997.
The song praises the "Eternal General Secretary", Kim Jong Il as a part of his cult of personality. During the presidency of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il helped to run his father's own personality cult. Although the "Song of General Kim Jong Il" is not as widely popular as the "Song of General Kim Il Sung", it is also played regularly in North Korea.
The song is played by the North Korean state television at the start of broadcasts each day. It was also played after the telecast of Kim Jong Il's memorial service on December 29, 2011. also plays a chime version of the first two lines of the song as its interval signal at the start of broadcasts.
According to North Korean sources, their satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2, supposedly launched in a test on April 5, 2009, is broadcasting this song amongst other data.
An English version has been recorded by Ritta Dimek.
The first verse of the song was modified in 2025, with the phrase "Three thousand miles of beautiful scenery" replaced by "Concluded by beautiful scenery".