Choir of God (2025 Korean Movie) Filming Locations

 

Choir of God (Original Title: 신의악단)

To unlock $200 million in frozen foreign aid amidst crippling international sanctions, North Korea launches a desperate undercover mission: organizing the regime's very first fake Christian choir.

Synopsis

Choked by severe international sanctions that have completely cut off its financial lifelines, North Korea concocts a desperate, high-stakes scheme to secure $200 million in foreign aid. Under direct orders from the ruling Workers' Party, the State Security Department is tasked with organizing the nation's very first fake church choir.

Park Kyo-sun, an intelligence team leader from the arrest squad, and Kim Tae-seong, an operatic vocalist from the Supreme Guard Command's propaganda troupe, are forced to co-lead this delicate undercover project while constantly keeping each other in check. Soon, an eccentric ensemble of musicians—including conductor Kim Seong-cheol from the Pyongyang University of Music and Dance—begins to assemble, one by one...

General Information 

Director: Kim Hyung-hyup

Cast: Park Si-hoo, Jeong Jin-woon, Tae Hang-ho

Genre: Drama, Based on a True Story

Release Date: December 31, 2025

Historical Background & True-Story Motif

- The 1994 Chilgol Church Revival: This film is inspired by real historical events surrounding the revival service held at Chilgol Church in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 1994.

- The Visit of Rev. Billy Graham: The historic service took place during the Pyongyang visit of world-renowned American evangelist Reverend Billy Graham. (Rev. Graham had previously made his first visit to the Korean peninsula during the Korean War in 1952).

Soundtrack & Music Highlights

- Audition Track:

  The Person Who Remains in My Heart (심장에 남는 사람) – Jang Yoon-hee (North Korean Pop Song):  <YOUTUBE>

Originally sung by Jang Yoon-hee as the theme song for the 1989 North Korean film of the same name, this song became widely recognized as one of the most beloved popular tracks in North Korea. 

Jang Yoon-hee is the singer behind the theme song of the 1989 North Korean film The Person Who Remains in My Heart, a track that went on to become one of the most widely sung popular songs across the country.

(In 2007, an inter-Korean unification project album titled Dongin was released, featuring a remake of this track performed by the South Korean R&B group Vibe).

- Key Featured Soundtracks (Hymns & Worship Songs):

  1. Grace (은혜) – Song Kyeong-min

  2. Out of My Bondage, Sorrow, and Night (고통의 멍에 벗으려고) – Traditional Hymn (Chapter 272)

  3. Passing Through the Wilderness (광야를 지나며) – HisWill

  4. Living Hope (주 예수 나의 산 소망) – Phil Wickham

  5. Way Maker (길을 만드시는 분) – Covered by Markers Worship

Filming Locations