I think I would be remiss if I never mentioned “Fuckin’ USA.” The subtitles reveal this as a North Korean produced video, and while the visuals may in fact be North Korean in origin, I’d have to say the song is a product of my current nation of residence.
The first reason for this assumption comes from the dialectic differences between the language of North and South Korea. In addition to having different pronunciations, the two nations have different words for many things. Take “Korea” for example.
In the South, people use the word, “북한 (北韓)” when talking about North Korea. In the North, people use the word “조선 (朝鮮)” instead of “북한.” “Fuckin’ USA,” makes use of the word “북한,” a term no self respecting North Korean would to refer to their home country.
The second reason I believe the song to be from the South is the mention of the USA stealing “our medal.” This is a reference to the Apollo Ono debacle of the 2002 winter Olympics. The medal in question was “stolen” from a South Korean, and is something most North Koreans wouldn’t even know about.
The lyrics and sheet music for this sure to be classic song.
But the main reason I believe this to be a product of the South is the music itself. Listen to that quasi-hard rock sound. The use of the English language. The instruments used. All these things point to a South Korean creation.
For a point of comparison I present you with this, the mother load of North Korean music. That’s roughly 200 North Korean tunes there, none of which come anywhere close to sounding like “Fuckin’ USA.” The bulk of All of the North Korea songs sound like something out of a different time (or universe). While “Fuckin’ USA,” is not the most modern sounding track, it does not sound like something out of the 1930s or 40s (with 1970s instrumentation).
