In foreign language publications, the translated term "army-first" substituted for Songun between 1999 and 2006, after which the Korean term has been used exclusively.
Dalam publikasi bahasa asing, terjemahan istilah "militer pertama" diganti menjadi Songun antara tahun 1999 dan 2006, setelah istilah Korea digunakan secara eksklusif.