Pak Se-yong

For other people of the same name, see Park Se-young.

Pak Se-yong
Born	7 July 1902 Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, Empire of Korea
Died
Nationality	North Korean
Occupation	Poet, politician
Known for	Writing the lyrics of North Korea's national anthem
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	박세영
Hancha	朴世永
Revised Romanization	Bak Seyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Seyŏng

This is a Korean name; the family name is Pak.

Pak Se-yong (1902–1989) was a North Korean poet and politician, best known for writing the lyrics of "Aegukka", the national anthem of North Korea.

Early life

Pak, a native of Goyang, Gyeonggi-do in what is today South Korea, crossed over to the Soviet-controlled northern half of the Korean Peninsula in 1946.

In politics

Pak became involved in North Korean politics from the country's earliest days. In 1948 he became a member of the Supreme People's Assembly. In May 1954, he was named a member of the central committee of the General League of Culture and Art. In October 1956, he was elevated to the standing committee of the Writers League. In 1961, he became a member of the central committee of the newly created Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.

Poetry

Pak finished writing the lyrics of "Aegukka" in June 1947. Other representative works of his include the lyric poems "The sunrise at Poch'onbo" (1962), "History of Millim" (1962), and "When a fire is lit in the heart" (1963).