Mun Kyong-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Mun.

Mun Kyong-jin (Korean: 문경진; born 1981) is a possibly deceased North Korean violinist who was formerly the head & first violinist of the Unhasu Orchestra^[1].

Mun Kyong-jin
문경진
Kyong-jin performing the violin
Born	1981 North Korea
Disappeared	20 August 2013
Nationality	North Korean
Occupation	Violinist
Years active	2000-2013
Employer	Unhasu Orchestra

Career

Mun received numerous awards and recognitions from the North Korean government during his career.^[2] In 2005, Mun won I prize (First Prize) during the Canetti International Violin Competition in Hungary.^[3][2] He performed with the Unhasu Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris on March 14, 2012.^[4][1]

In August 2013, Mun was reported to have been arrested and executed along with the singer Hyon Song-wol and others for violating North Korea's strict rules against pornography.^[5][6] However, it subsequently emerged that Hyon Song-wol had not been executed because she appeared on state television a year later.^[7]