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K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members
With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its ...
Meet the K-pop stars from North Korea
Hyuk and Seok fled North Korea separately as teenagers. Now, after intense K-pop training, they are making their debut as ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN1d
North Korea slams Japan for labeling Pyongyang 'urgent threat' in defense paper
North Korea on Friday lambasted Japan for describing it as an "urgent threat" in this year's defense white paper, calling it ...
Can two North Korean defectors take a new K-pop boy band to global superstardom?
In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop superband BTS, two young men sip iced americanos, sketching out their own ...
The Diplomat3d
China’s Cultural Offensive: How Beijing Is Quietly Reshaping North Korea
China is using “cultural development” to shape “an ideologically and psychologically friendly environment in North Korea.” ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana4d
Tuesday is Air Quality Action Day for Northwest Indiana
Children, the elderly and anyone with heart or lung conditions should reduce or avoid exertion and heavy work outdoors ...