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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 ...
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 ...
North Korean defectors make debut in new K-pop boy band
A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that ...
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North Korean defectors join new K-pop band
Kim Seok, the other North Korean defector in the group and also 25, used to live in a border town near China. He was exposed ...
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South Korea turns off speakers blasting K-pop into North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday switched off loudspeakers that had been broadcasting K-pop songs, news and other propaganda into North Korea for the past year — one of the first ...
K-pop band '1VERSE' debuts with Arkansan and 2 North Korean defectors
SEOUL, South Korea — With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its single album Friday. The band represents an unusual ...