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The Republic of Korea Army Band (ROK Army Band) () is a South Korean state ceremonies unit of the Republic of Korea Army that is the representative marching band of the ROK Army and the seniormost one in the
ROK Armed Forces The Republic of Korea Armed Forces (), also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength o ...
, reporting directly to the Army Capital Defense Command. It specializes in Korean martial and traditional music and modernized adaptations of folk songs for performances during concerts. It mainly performs at state arrival ceremonies at the Blue House in Seoul with the Joint-Service
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. It was formed in the 1950s as a result of a pan-ROKAF creation of military bands. In 2003, the band took part in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It has participated in the Virginia International Tattoo in 2007 and 2010. A notable public relations moment for the band took place in September 2017 when it took part in a drum competition between the ROK Band's drumline and the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band in the United States Marine Corps. After the competitive moment ended, The III MEF band director referred to it as a "tie". Musicians must be 18-27 at the time they join and must have an academic degree recognized by the
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. All musicians are all volunteering civilians, following the example of military bands in Canada and the United Kingdom. Once every two months, military officers are selected from the enlisted members of the band.


See also

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Korean People's Army State Merited Chorus and Symphony Orchestra The State Merited Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Korean People's Army () is the principal musical performing unit of the Korean People's Army (KPA), based in the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang. As the second oldest military chorus ...
* Central Military Band of the Korean People's Army * Daechwita


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Epic Drum Face-off I Marines vs Korean ROK Army - Army BandsOman Military Music Festival 2016 ROK ArmyBand Marching / 2016 오만군악페스티벌 육군군악대 마칭


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{{Reflist Korean military bands Republic of Korea Army Military units and formations of the South Korean Army