Mun Kyong-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Mun.

Mun Kyong-jin
문경진
Kyong-jin performing the violin
Disappeared	20 August 2013
Nationality	North Korean
Occupation	Violinist
Employer	Unhasu Orchestra

Mun Kyong-jin (Korean: 문경진; born 1981) is a possibly deceased North Korean violinist who was formerly the head of the Unhasu Orchestra. He was reported to have been executed in August 2013 along with the singer Hyon Song-wol and others.[1][2] However, it subsequently emerged that Hyon Song-wol had not been executed because she appeared on state television a year later.[3]

Mun had received numerous awards and recognitions from the North Korean government during his career.[4] In 2005, Mun won a competition held in Hungary.[4] He performed with the Unhasu Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris on March 14, 2012.[5][6] At the time, Mun told Associated Press, "Despite differing languages, we hope that we can easily understand each other through music and become friends," in an interview conducted shortly before the Parisian performance.[6]

References

1. Edwin Baumgartner (2013-08-30). "Auf Bibelbesitz steht Tod". Wiener Zeitung. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
2. Rachel Nuwer (2013-08-29). "North Korea Reportedly Executed Pop Singers And Dancers". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
3. "North Korean singer rumoured to have been executed appears on TV". Agence France-Presse via The Guardian website. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
4. "Kim Jong-un's Ex-Girlfriend 'Shot by Firing Squad'". The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
5. "N. Korean, French orchestras rehearse for joint concert". The Korea Times. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
6. "North Korean orchestra Paris-bound". CBC News. Associated Press. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2013-09-17.

External links

• Mun Kyong-jin performing with the Unhasu Orchestra in Paris in 2012 on YouTube.