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The Moranbong Band (), also known as Moran Hill Orchestra, is an all-female music group in North Korea whose members were selected by the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un.〔( Debut of Moranbong Band )〕 Performing interpretive styles of pop, rock, and fusion, they are the first all-female band from the DPRK, and made their world debut on July 7, 2012.〔http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1275185/moranbong-style-north-koreas-first-girl-band-may-be-sign-change〕 Their varied musical style has been described as symphonic because it is "putting together different kinds of sounds, and ending in a harmonious, pleasing result."〔 == History == The need for a modern pop band in North Korea has been attributed to the regime's necessity to please important social strata: Pyongyang elites, military and technical professionals,〔 women, and in particular, the youth.〔 The existence of the band suggests the acceptability of fashion items such as mini-skirts and high heels for women,〔 and their short hairstyles have become popular among middle-class Pyongyang girls.〔 The band quickly became a cultural symbol of limited openness to Western influences to the youths of North Korea.〔 In addition to the targeted elite groups, the band's exposure has concerned virtually the whole population with TV sets.〔 Founding of the new, more modern band can be seen as an acknowledgement that several other light-music bands, such as the Wangjaesan Light Music Band and Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, have gone out of fashion.〔 Features of the Moranbong Band suggest that it's a response to the success of South Korean ''hallyu'', Korean Wave, of contemporary pop music. Sherri L. Ter Molen goes on to say that the band's debut roughly coinciding with the release of Korean Wave star Psy's "Gangnam Style" was not incidental.〔 With the advent of the Moranbong Band, groups created by Kim Jong-un's father Kim Jong-il have diminished in importance. The Unhasu Orchestra has disappeared and the Sea of Blood Opera Company demoted. According to KCNA, "Kim Jong Un organized the Moranbong band as required by the new century, prompted by a grandiose plan to bring about a dramatic turn in the field of literature and arts this year in which a new century of Juche Korea begins". The band was set up to perform regular televised concerts as entertainment.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moranbong Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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