The Songun idea is based on the principle of the Juche idea on defending and realizing the independence of the popular masses, country and nation.

The Juche idea regards the independence as life of the social human- being, country and nation and demands that all the problems arising in the revolution and construction should be solved independently.

The Songun idea is an out-and-out independent idea. It, proceeding from the Juche idea, calls for attaching importance to arms, strongest weapon for defending and realizing independence, and for accomplishing the independent cause of popular masses in strict reliance on it.

Fully embodied in the Songun idea is the principle of the Juche idea on intensifying the driving force of the revolution and enhancing its role.

The Juche idea regards the mighty driving force of the revolution as the basic factor for the victory in the revolution. It thus demands that the driving force be strengthened and its role enhanced so as to settle all the problems arising in the revolution and construction.

The Songun idea based on this principle is a scientific revolutionary line on firmly building the motive force of the revolution with the revolutionary army as the core and model and raising its role remarkably.

It also is based on Juche-based theory on ideology on holding the thought of people as the main in the revolution and construction.

The Juche idea elucidates that the ideological consciousness plays the decisive role in the activities of people. On the basis of this, it has put forward the Juche-based theory on ideology.

The Songun idea demands that the revolutionary soldier spirit of the revolutionary army be generalized in the whole society to push ahead with the revolution and construction and holds that the might of arms is precisely ideological and spiritual strength of the revolutionary army.

Embodied in the Songun idea is the principle of the Juche idea on firmly ensuring the leader's guidance over the revolution and construction.

The Juche idea demands of establishing the revolutionary outlook of Juche with the outlook on the leader as its core and carrying on the revolution and construction under the monolithic guidance of the leader.

The Songun idea is the revolutionary idea with the main stress on the leader. It expounds that all the members of the society should uphold the idea and guidance of the leader with the revolutionary army as a model and thoroughly establish the Songun leadership system, the monolithic guidance system of the leader.

As seen above, the Songun idea is an idea which has been developed in depth on the basis of the principles of the Juche idea and is the guideline of the Songun revolution which makes it possible to embody the theories and principles of the Juche idea and to meet their requirements to the fullest.