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{{Short description|Song of the Korean Liberation Army}}'''March of the Korean Liberation Army''' ({{Korean|독립군가}}) is a Korean-language [[March (music)|marching song]] associated with the [[Korean independence movement]] during the 1910–1945 [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial period]]. It is considered to be representative of songs sung by Korean guerrillas in [[Manchuria]] that were resisting the Japanese from abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-01 |title=[불후의 명곡] 10년차 밴드 ‘원위’...3.1절 특집 독립군 기리며 ‘독립군가’ 열창 |url=https://kstar.kbs.co.kr/list_view.html?idx=352306 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=KBS 스타연예 |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=권 |first=종술 |date=2015-08-10 |title=유튜브 음악산책 25. “독립문의 자유종이 울릴 때까지”… 크라잉넛 ‘독립군가’ |url=https://vop.co.kr/A00000920729.html |access-date=2025-07-04 |work=[[Voice of the People (South Korean newspaper)|Voice of the People]]}}</ref> Its lyrics were written in the 1910s.<ref>{{Citation |last=민 |first=경찬 |title=독립군가 (獨立軍歌) |work=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0015973 |access-date=2025-07-04 |publisher=[[Academy of Korean Studies]] |language=ko}}</ref> The song uses the melody of the American Civil War song called "[[Marching Through Georgia]]".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-10-04 |title=[김건수의 음악이 말하네] 14. 크라잉넛 '독립군가' |url=https://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=20181004000341 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=[[Busan Ilbo]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=여 |first=창용 |date=2015-08-12 |title='암살' 흥행 돌풍 속 대한민국 육군의 독립군가 화제 |url=https://www.segye.com/newsView/20150812002260 |access-date=2025-07-04 |work=[[Segye Ilbo]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

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In South Korea, the song is sung to commemorate [[List of Korean independence activists|Korean independence activists]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In 2023, it was sung at a ceremony honoring the 80th anniversary of the death of Korean independence activist [[Hong Beom-do]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=최 |first=예린 |date=2023-10-25 |title=홍범도 추모식에 대통령 화환 왔지만…흉상 문제는 입 ‘꾹’ |url=https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/chungcheong/1113621.html |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=한겨레 |language=ko}}</ref> In 2024, it was sung at a ceremony honoring the 105th anniversary of the establishment of the [[Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=김 |first=의화 |date=2024-04-14 |title=[문화 톡] 105주년 대한민국 임시정부수립 기념식에 다녀와서 |url=https://www.joongdo.co.kr/web/view.php?key=20240414010004080 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=중도일보 |language=ko}}</ref>

'''March of the Korean Liberation Army''' ({{Korean|한국 광복군의 행진}}) is a Korean independence song created by the [[Korean Liberation Army]] (KLA). The song is based on the American Civil War song called "[[Marching Through Georgia]]". Marching Through Georgia's composer was [[Henry Clay Work]]. In South Korea, people still sing this song when commemorating [[List of Korean independence activists|Korean independence activists]]. Some schools in South Korea still use this song including [[Whimoon High School]], {{Ill|Jeju Jeil High School|ko|제주제일고등학교}}, and {{Ill|Sinhŭng Military Academy|ko|신흥무관학교}}. The person who made the lyrics of this song is unknown.

In 2005, South Korean punk rock band [[Crying Nut]] made their own version of the song, as part of an initiative by the [[Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs]] that encouraged making modern versions of traditional Korean patriotic songs.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Republic of Korea Army]] released a cover of the song on YouTube in 2018.<ref name=":2" />

== Crying Nut's version ==

In 2005, South Korean punk rock band [[Crying Nut]] made their own version of the song. They used the same lyrics. They also used the [[electric guitar]] instead of the trumpet used in the original version.

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*{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl8Fcw2u0rU |title=Independence War Song (Korea), 독립군가, English Subtitles |date=2015-10-05 |last=yhdt774 |access-date=2025-06-13 |via=YouTube}}

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