Invited to see the performance were Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Yong Chun, minister of the People's Armed Forces, Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and others.

The congratulatory group of Koreans in Japan and overseas compatriots were also among the audience.

The Korean artistes from Japan put on the stage peculiar numbers they had prepared with the single desire to significantly celebrate the February holiday.

The performers in female solo "Thinking of Their Father" and various numbers highly sang of the ardent longing for General Secretary Kim Jong Il, the destiny of the fellow countrymen and kind-hearted father, and the firm will to hold him in higher esteem.

They also successfully represented the firm resolutions of the officials of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan and Koreans in Japan to steadfastly advance along the road of patriotism.