Creators and artistes performed the unique and vibrant art performances as required by the era aspiring after new innovation, bold creation and steady progress by displaying the burning loyalty to the Party and revolutionary creation traits, thus making the whole country filled with vigor and vitality and adding luster to the revolutionary faith and will of our people.

The performances gave vivid ideological and artistic description of the greatness and invincible leadership of the WPK and the fighting spirit of all the people to demonstrate to the whole world the great era of Kim Jong Un, getting united around the Party in one mind, thus made positive contributions to powerfully arousing all the people and officers and men of the People's Army to the implementation of the decision of the Eighth Party Congress and plenary meetings of the Party Central Committee.

An awarding ceremony took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on July 11.

Present there were Ri Il Hwan, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, Ko Kil Son, secretary general of the SPA Standing Committee, Sung Jong Gyu, minister of Culture, and creators and artistes of major art troupes.

Ri Il Hwan read out a decree of the SPA Standing Committee of the DPRK.

The Title of People's Artiste went to Kim Ok Ju, Order of National Flag First Class to Ri Myong Il and Pang Chol Jin, Order of National Flag Second Class to Pak Myong Song, Kang Chol Bong, Pak Song Nam, Kim Un Il, Kim Kang Nam, Kim Ju Il, Pak Yong Il, Jo So Rim, Sin Ju Gyong and Pae Song Guk and Order of National Flag Third Class to An Ryong Gwon, Kim Hyon Il and Kim Ye Song.

Oath-taking speeches were made by Ri Myong Il, head and concurrently conductor of the Band of the State Affairs Commission, vocalist Kim Ok Ju, and Pak Song Nam, composer of the State Merited Chorus.

The speakers said in excitement that the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un credited his soldiers with all successes though he led them step by step as their benevolent teacher, provided them with the spirit of devotedly serving the Party, the revolution, the country and the people and helped them give full play to their abilities in creation of fresh civilization in the era of the Workers' Party.

They vowed to devote all their wisdom and enthusiasm to developing the musical art of the country into the one based on the Party policies and the popular and militant one that pulsates with the spirit of the times by creating more influential and appealing masterpieces touching all the people, true to the noble intention of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un who puts forward the literature and art as powerful weapon for victorious advance of the revolution.

All the participants had their hearts burning with a will to fulfill their honorable mission and duty as firm defenders, disseminators and educators of the Party policies who devotedly defend the ideas and lines of the Party, cherishing the great trust and loving care shown by the respected General Secretary and holding aloft the banner of the musical art revolution in the new era.