Mun Kyong-jin
Mun Kyong-jin | |
|---|---|
 Kyong-jin performing the violin | |
| Native name |
문경진 |
| Born |
1981 |
| Disappeared | 20 August 2013 |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Years active | 2000-2013 |
| Employer | Unhasu Orchestra |
| Known for | reportedly executed, by automatic cannon fire for making sex videos |
Mun Kyong-jin was a prominent figure in North Korea's entertainment establishment who was reported to have been arrested on August 17, 2013, just over a year after Kim Jong-un assumed leadership of North Korea.[1] According to Chinese sources, anonymously quoted by The Chosun Daily, Mun, Hyon Song-wol, and other entertainers, were accused of making and selling pornographic sex videos, were all executed, by automatic cannon fire, three days later.[2][3]
Mun had been the first violinist (second in command) of the Unhasu Orchestra while Hyon had lead the Wangjaesan Light Music Band.[1]
Mun was quoted by the foreign press when the Orchestra made a rare trip outside North Korea, in March 2012, when the orchestra was invited to perform in Paris, with a South Korean conductor.[4][5]
Hyon was observed on North Korean television, a year later, but Mun is presumed to have really been executed.[6] Hyon seems to have been restored to favor, to have born Kim Jong-un at least one child, and, including his wife and sister, to be one of the three most influential women in North Korea.
References
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Ahn Yong-hyun (2013-08-29). "Kim Jong-un's Ex-Girlfriend 'Shot by Firing Squad'". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
Sources in China said singer Hyon Song-wol as well as Mun Kyong-jin, head of the Unhasu Orchestra, were arrested on Aug. 17 for violating North Korean laws against pornography and were executed in public three days later.
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Edwin Baumgartner (2013-08-30). "Auf Bibelbesitz steht Tod" [Possessing a Bible is punishable by death]. Wiener Zeitung. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
Unter den Hingerichteten ist auch Mun Kyong-jin, der Leiter des Unhasu Orchestra. Pikanterie am Rande: Kim Jong-uns Ehefrau Ri Sol-ju war Sängerin des Unhasu Orchestra und damit eine Kollegin des Exekutierten, obwohl sie das selbst nicht wahrhaben darf. Denn von politischer Seite wurde intensiv versucht, ihre Vergangenheit als Sängerin auszulöschen, weil sie sonst in ihrer gesellschaftlichen Stellung zu minder wäre als Frau des Staatsoberhaupts.
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Rachel Nuwer (2013-08-29). "North Korea Reportedly Executed Pop Singers And Dancers". Smithsonian magaazine. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
The victims of the atrocity were members of the Unhasu Orchestra as well as singers, musicians and dancers with the Wangjaesan Light Music Band. They were accused of videotaping themselves having sex and selling the videos. The tapes have apparently gone on sale in China as well.
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"North Korean orchestra Paris-bound". CBC News. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
Said first violinist Mun Kyong Jin: 'Despite differing languages, we hope that we can easily understand each other through music and become friends.'
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"N. Korean, French orchestras rehearse for joint concert". The Korea Times. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
The lead violinist Mun Kyong-jin said he was impressed by the beautiful scenery of Paris. 'The scenery and the streets are very beautiful and old buildings are well preserved,' he said through a translator.
- ↑ "North Korean singer rumoured to have been executed appears on TV". Agence France-Presse. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2015-03-26 – via The Guardian.