An art performance was given with splendour at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, to see in the hopeful new year 2025, which will be a watershed for steady success and leap forward, after seeing out a year of great transformation, when unprecedented progress noteworthy in the history of Korean-style socialist construction was made.

The venue of the performance was overflowing with deep emotion of the audience reviewing with dignity 2024, which witnessed another crucial and responsible journey for the development of the revolution and the state and when such a great undertaking as comprehensive rejuvenation, unprecedented since the founding of the nation, was carried on by dint of the invincible might peculiar to the Korean revolution, their great pride in the truth of our ideals and cause and their confidence in the fresh victory and civilization to be brought about in the new year.

Before the performance, figure skaters and schoolchildren added to the festive atmosphere by presenting an optimistic and beautiful scene on the ice to the tune of the all-people hymn “Dear Father.”

The national flag of the DPRK was hoisted.

All the audience paid high tribute to the sacred national flag that reflects the great history, eternal future and immortal glory of the country and its people.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, saw the performance.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared in the auditorium amid the playing of welcome music, the audience broke into stormy cheers.

They paid the highest glory and tribute to Kim Jong Un, the prominent leader of the revolution and the benevolent father, who ushers in a new era of a powerful nation with high confidence, in which the people’s dreams and ideals will come true, as he steers the sacred cause for the prosperity and beautiful future of our great state along a road of brilliant progress.

Warmly acknowledging the enthusiastic cheers, Kim Jong Un extended his best wishes to all the beloved people across the country, who are seeing in the new year.

Among the audience were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, members of the Political Bureau, other senior officials of the Party and the government, commanding officers of the armed forces organs, labour innovators and persons of distinguished services invited to the new year celebrations, Pyongyangites, service personnel of the Korean People’s Army and students of the revolutionary schools.

Overseas compatriots staying in their socialist homeland enjoyed the performance.

The performance was held divided into two parts.

The first part, which began with the instrumental music, song and dance “The People Offer Glory to the Party,” touched the heartstrings of the audience with all-people hymns to the WPK and other colourful numbers.

Hearing the narrative poem “Only Our Party,” which evoked precious memories of the great events in the year 2024 when the country made a bold advance under the guidance of the great Party Central Committee that translates the long-cherished desires of the people into reality creating legendary tales in the new era with its most sacred ideals and ennobling spirit, the audience pictured in their mind’s eye with great joy the era of eye-opening transformations to be brought about by the far-reaching ideals and outstanding leadership of the motherly Party and the rosy future of the country that will prosper forever.

The song “We Are Koreans” aroused excitement among the audience as it gave an intensely lyrical and graphic poetic description of the thoughts and feelings of all the people determined to firmly support the mightiness of socialist Korea with steadfast pioneering spirit and patriotic will, adding glory to their honour of having successfully defended their dignity while undauntedly following the untrodden path of history.

When the emotion-charged countdown for seeing the old year out ended to signal the start of a new year at 00:00, January 1, 2025, celebration torch was kindled and fireworks were set off bringing the excitement and joy of the audience to the climax.

Children presented bouquets to Kim Jong Un and senior Party, government and military officials, wishing them a happy new year.

The venue was overflowing with the great honour and happiness of the audience seeing in the new year, filled with their confidence and optimism, in the presence of their great leader, their dear father.

Put on the stage of the second part, which started with the song and dance “Snow Falls on New Year’s Day,” were newly produced musical masterpieces that truthfully portray our people’s patriotic feelings which have grown stronger in the new era of a great powerful nation. 

Highly applauded by the audience were such songs as “The Motherland and My Destiny,” “My Powerful Motherland” and “I Will Love You Forever” that sing of the people’s highest tribute and glory to, and firm pledge they have made before, the great and dignified DPRK which has always emerged victorious in the tempest of history.

The performance ended with the playing of the national anthem of the DPRK.

When the performance ended, loud cheers of “Hurrah!” for Kim Jong Un rocked the venue and fireworks were set off gorgeously decorating the nocturnal sky.

The last night of the old year passed with precious recollection and pride of victors and the new year filled with their new hope and enthusiasm began.