From forbidden K-pop to centre stage: N Koreans set for music debut
Hyuk is one of two young North Koreans in a new K-pop band called 1Verse – the first time that performers originally from the ...
Daily NK15d
Sing for the regime: N. Korea’s mandatory song sessions face public resistance
The South Hwanghae provincial party committee has made weekly "song dissemination" sessions mandatory at all workplaces.
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Academics call for societal shift in attitudes toward K-pop singers’ mental health
Local and international K-pop academics are urging South Korean society to reassess its ... deaths of actress Kim Sae-ron in February and R&B singer Wheesung on Monday. Both had faced intense ...
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Forbidden K-pop to center stage: North Koreans set for music debut
Growing up in North Korea, Hyuk’s childhood was about survival. He never listened to banned K-pop music but, after defecting ...