North Korea
"Aegukka" (Patriotic Song)

Words by: Pak Se Yong
Music by: Kim Won Gyun
Adopted: 1947

A year before the establishment of North Korea in 1948, the government of the then Soviet-controlled sector of Korea adopted a new anthem (the one in use at that time was the anthem of South Korea). Interestingly, not only does the music of the North Korean anthem sounds vaguely like the South Korean anthem's music, but they also share a title. There has also been a "united Korean anthem" created by blending the melodies of the two nations' anthems seamlessly, used by some to promote Korean re-unification.

See also: Korean Empire.