Song Young

North Korean playwright. His real name was Moo Hyun. He was born in Seoul. He participated in the March 1st Independence Movement while attending Pai Chai High School. He came to Japan in 1922 and studied at Nihon University's art department, but returned to Korea soon after. In 1923, he organized the proletarian literary group Hongunsa. When the Cup was formed in 1925, he served as a central executive committee member and secretary general. In 1946, he left Seoul for North Korea. He served as chairman of the North Korean Theater Alliance, among other positions. His plays include "Refuse All Meetings" (1929), which deals with a labor dispute; "Golden Hat" (1938), which depicts a satirical poet in the final days of the Joseon Dynasty; and "Phoenix" (1959), which depicts the anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters; as well as short stories such as "Representative of the Stonemasons' Union" (1925).

[Kim Hak-ryol]

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北朝鮮の劇作家。本名は武鉉(ぶげん)。ソウルの出身。培材高等普通学校在学中、三・一独立運動に参加した。1922年渡日し、日本大学芸術科に学んだが、すぐ帰国。23年プロレタリア文芸団体である焔群社を組織。25年カップ結成時には中央執行委員、書記長の任についた。46年ソウルから越北。北朝鮮演劇同盟委員長などを務めた。労働争議を扱った『一切の面会を拒絶せよ』（1929）、李朝(りちょう)末期の風刺詩人を描いた『金笠(きんりゅう)』（1938）、抗日革命闘士の姿を映した『不死鳥』（1959）などの戯曲のほか、『石工組合代表』（1925）などの短編小説がある。

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