Friendly Father

"Friendly Father"
"Friendly Father"
	Music video title card
Song
Language	Korean (Munhwao)
Released	16 April 2024
Genre	North Korean pop; electro pop;
Length	3:51
Songwriter(s)	An Pun Hui
Composer(s)	Jong Chun Il
Audio sample
	Chorus file; help;
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	친근한 어버이
Revised Romanization	Chingeunhan eobeoi
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'in'gŭnhan ŏbŏi

"Friendly Father" or "Friendly Parent"^[a] is a North Korean pop song and propaganda hymn praising the country's third and current supreme leader, Kim Jong Un. It was written by An Pun Hui and composed by Jong Chun Il. The song was first played on 16 April 2024, at a ceremony celebrating the completion of new apartment buildings in the country's capital, Pyongyang.

"Friendly Father" received considerable media attention outside of Korea due to its popularity on social media platforms like TikTok, where hundreds of users had uploaded videos of themselves listening or dancing to the song shortly after its release.

^ 어버이 [Parents]. Naver Korean-English Dictionary. Naver Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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[1] 어버이 [Parents]. Naver Korean-English Dictionary. Naver Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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