"Fucking USA", often called "Fuck'n USA", is a
protest song
A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of ''topical'' songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre.
Among social mov ...
written by
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
n singer and activist Yoon Min-suk. Strongly anti-US Foreign policy and anti-Bush, the song was written in 2002 at a time when, following the
Apolo Ohno Olympic controversy and an incident in which two Korean middle school students were
killed by a U.S. Army vehicle,
anti-American sentiment in Korea
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reached high levels.
In 2012, the US band Neung Phak covered the song on their album ''Neung Phak 2''.
Video
Later, a music video was broadcast on a South Korean news program, where it was picked up by
Rob Pongi and subsequently rebroadcast on the show's website along with Japanese and English subtitles, enabling it to spread worldwide.
The Intercontinental 1/4/07 - on WMBR
/ref> The version of the song in the video has been remixed and opens with caricatures of U.S. President George W. Bush
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taunting Koreans, while chants of "부시악" ("Bushi Ak" or "Bush Evil") echo in the background. It displays a slideshow of Korean political cartoon
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s attacking U.S. foreign policy, ending abruptly on the line " Yankee Go Home!", with an animation of the Statue of Liberty exploding.
The video has developed a minor cult status in the West, where it has been shown on comedy shows such as ''Tarrant on TV
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'' and Web Junk 20.
See also
*Anti-American sentiment in Korea
Anti-American sentiments in Korea began with the earliest contact between the two nations and continued after the division of Korea. In both North Korea and South Korea, anti-Americanism after the Korean War has focused on the presence and behav ...
* Highway 56 Accident
References
External links
The Fucking USA VideoMyspace with the lyrics and song to listen to
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South Korean songs
Protest songs
Political songs
Anti-Americanism
Anti-imperialism in Korea
Left-wing nationalism in South Korea
South Korea–United States relations
Anti-sadaejuui
The Beach Boys
Musical parodies
2002 songs