"Arirang" (Korean: "아리랑") is a Korean folk song, often considered as the unofficial national anthem of Korea.In December 2012, the song was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity program by UNESCO. This was followed by the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea's announcement of a five-year plan to promote and preserve the song. The plan supports "Arirang" festivals by regional organizations with the purpose of building an archive for the song, promoting research grants, holding exhibitions, and so on. The song's firsttranslation into singable lyrics in nine languages was performed in December 2013
