Arirang

"Arirang, arirang, arariyo... ah, the song that reminds me for generations. Me and my ancestors used to sing this because it is a song that reminds generations of so many Korean people, just like me. I know that the song gave my heart chills and goosebumps everytime I listen to this. I also used this as a lullaby to my sons as well."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Arirang, Araring, Arariyo

"Arirang" (Hangul: 아리랑; [a.ɾi.ɾaŋ]) is a Korean folk song, often considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea. There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to, "Arirang, arirang, arariyo (Hangul: 아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요)." It is estimated that the song is more than 2,000 years old.

"Arirang" is included twice on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. South Korea successfully submitted the song for inclusion on the UNESCO list in 2012. North Korea also successfully submitted the song for inclusion in 2014. In 2015, the South Korean Cultural Heritage Administration added the song to its list of important intangible cultural assets.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, Arirang serves as one of the themes of that novel, and it was sung in a chapter, "Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo," Su Ji-Hoon, the Preschool Girls, and Lana Loud, sang Arirang together when they see his wife, who suprisingly is a survivor of a nuclear war, whose name is Kyo Da-Hae, far from the mountains, and as the song progressed, the villagers of Gyeongyeong sing Arirang together and Kyo Da-Hae finally reunites with Su Ji-Hoon, and soon after, a healing rain began to fall down, thus bacteria fell back to Earth, and soon, Earth became full of life once more.