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North Korea: Moranbong girl band hopes to wow China By News from Elsewhere......as found by BBC Monitoring Moranbong girl band （牡丹峰乐团） The?Moranbong Band?(Chos?ng?l:??????;?RR:?Moranbong akdan), also known as?Moran Hill Orchestra,?is an all-female music group in?North Korea?whose members were selected by the countrys supreme leader?Kim Jong-un. Performing interpretive styles of?pop,?rock, and?fusion, they are the first all-female band from the DPRK, and made their world debut on July 7, 2012.?Their varied musical style has been described as?symphonic?because it is putting together different kinds of sounds, and ending in a harmonious, pleasing result. Moranbong Moranbong?(literally Peony peak) is located in the central part of?Pyongyang, the capital of the?North Korea. The hill is noted for its curious features and scenery, as well as its political significance. The hill is associated with the revolutionary history of President?Kim Il-sung, leader?Kim Jong-il?and his wife?Kim Jong-suk. At the foot of the hill Kim Il-sung in the 1940s allegedly gave a public speech after returning from exile.? North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent his all-female pop propaganda band to China in an apparent effort to boost relations with his traditional ally. The Moranbong Band, which was reputedly handpicked by Mr Kim, is to give friendship performances along with the State Merited Chorus - an army orchestra - the official news agency KCNA reports. Clad in military-style uniforms, the musicians were seen off at Pyongyang station by senior party officials and the Chinese ambassador, underlining the importance of the groups first tour abroad. Its seen as the latest sign that the two countries longstanding alliance is on the mend again, after being strained by North Koreas third nuclear test in 2013. The band will appear at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing from 12 to 14 December, according to?Chinas Xinhua agency. Last in the international news in September,