Ri Kyong-suk

Ri Kyŏng Suk (; born January 1, 1970 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean singer of the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble.

Biography Ri Kyŏng Suk was born to an engineer father and a train driver mother as the eldest of three siblings on 1 January 1970, in the Pyongchon District of Pyongyang. At the age of 7, she began singing in opera productions, where her talent was quickly recognized. She is currently living in the Moranbong District of Pyongyang with her husband Kim Yŏng Il, a member of the Ministry of Culture and bass guitar player in the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble. She has a son, Kim Nam Jŭn and a daughter, Kim Ye Eŭn.

Career Ri's career started in the late 1970s as a singer and actor in opera productions. At age 7, she played a role in the revolutionary opera The Song of Mount Kumgang, and in middle school, she played a role in the famous revolutionary opera titled The Sea of Blood. Around 1985, she was selected by a director from the Korean Film Studio to act in the film Female Teacher. a concert held by older artists, where she could be seen singing Glad to Meet You and My Country is the Best with her bandmates from the Ensemble, earning strong engagement from the audience.

Since then, Ri has been working at the Kim Won Gyun University of Music in Pyongyang as a professor, teaching since 2016. On January 26, 2025, she attended composer Hwang Jin Yŏng's funeral, along with other singers of the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble.

Filmography

Theater

Famous songs

Glad to Meet You (반갑습니다) Arirang (아리랑) We Will Win (우리는 승리하리라) I Look at You and Think (너를 보며 생각하네) Urban Girl Comes to Get Married (도시처녀 시집와요). This song is the theme song of the 1993 comedy film under the same name See You Again (다시 만납시다) My Country is the Best (내 나라 제일로 좋아). This song is the theme song of the 1992-2002 film series The Nation and Destiny (민족과 운명). My Love, My Happiness (나의 사랑 나의 행복). This song is the theme song of the film My Happiness (나의 행복) A Crossroads of Faith (운명의 갈림길) Don't Ask My Name (내 이름 묻지 마세요) No Motherland Without You (당신이 없으면 조국도 없다)