How a North Korean went from begging to K-pop
Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in ...
The K-pop industry witnesses North Korean artists in a boy band for the first time
Verse, a new K-pop boy band, features members from North Korea, the USA, and Japan. Yu Hyuk, a North Korean defector, ...
Counting down to Seventeen: 17 facts to know about the K-pop boy band
Ever wonder why are the band are called Seventeen when they have only 13 members? Read more at straitstimes.com.
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How BTS Became One of the Most Popular Bands in History
Karina wanted to learn Korean so she could better understand the lyrics of boy bands ... stock price of the band’s parent company fell by nearly thirty per cent, the band member RM issued ...
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Before BTS became the biggest boy band in the world, the K-pop group used to have one more trainee
Suitcase in tow, a fresh-faced Kim found himself smack in the middle of the South Korean capital ... a dancer his age from Gwangju. Two other boys, a gangly 18-year-old and a reserved, soft ...
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Boy band WEi ends long break by letting out its 'Feelings' in new EP
It consists of six members: Daehyeon, Donghan, Yongha, Yohan, Seokhwa and Junseo. The band’s agency OUI Entertainment announced last month that member Yohan will not take part in the album's promotion ...
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BTS become first K-pop band to top US album charts
The boy band have taken the global stage by storm South Korean boy band BTS have become ... dance style and boyish good looks, the seven-member group is one of the country's best selling musical ...