[Kim Kwang-Seok김광석] The Private's Letter 이등병의 편지

Day 2,168, 23:48 • Published in South Korea Indonesia • by PHsteelers

Some of my friend in eRepublik asked me about Korea, so I decided to write one about Korean song.



Here's the song.
The Private's Letter -Kim Kwang Seok (이등병의 편지)

The speaker in this song is just drafted to Korean Army. We have a mandatory military service(about 2 years). So, it is sad because he can't meet his family,friends for a while. The lyric is here


친구들아 군대가면 편지 꼭 해다오
Friends, do write me if I am in the army
그대들과 즐거웠던 날들을 잊지않게
Lest I should forget the delighted days I had with you


The singer of the song is very famous Korean singer, Kim Kwang-Seok. His voice is very appealing and the lyrics are very good/deep, too.

Many singers in Korea covered this song. The following is a cover by Haegeum, another Korean traditional music instrument, which is similar to Chinese erhu.
이등병의편지-해금 조혜령


If you like Haegeum, try this one, too.
해금 조혜령 - 섬집아기 (SumJip-AhYi) Korean Lullaby
This is a Lullaby. Same player as above but she is wearing Korean traditional costume here.

한복입은 소녀시대. Girl's generation(SNSD) in Korean traditional costume.


Back to the Private's letter, the song was used in Korean movie, Joint Security Area (film). This movie is also very nice.


This is Joint security area(from the movie)


You can watch the movie on youtube. I wonder why many Korean movies are on youtube..? Or Is this movie old enough to be uploaded? Anyway, it has English subtitle. Please enjoy it.

If you have more questions on Korea, please let me know.