North Korean defectors aim to shine in the K-pop world, dream of performing in their homeland
North Korean defectors Yu Hyuk and Kim Seok are making their way into the K-pop industry as members of 1Verse. Despite their ...
The K-pop industry witnesses North Korean artists in a boy band for the first time
For the first time, the K-pop industry welcomes defected North Korean artists into a boy band, 1Verse, breaking barriers and ...
K-pop's first North Korean defector group has big dreams — to perform in their homeland despite heavy bans; read
Two North Korean defectors are breaking into the world of Korean pop, with dreams of performing in the country they left ...
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North Korea Is Sending a Second Wave of Soldiers to Ukraine. Here’s Why.
Pyongyang would seem to have little reason to send its own people to risk their lives in the Russia-Ukraine War. But these ...
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The Battery Man: Ken Jones is a master of many trades
A conversation with Ken Jones might involve him explaining his patented designs for batteries that work underwater or in outer space. You might learn how he helped a friend race […] ...
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 ...
Zelensky Says North Korean Troops Have Returned to Fight in Kursk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his Friday evening address: "New assaults took place in the areas of the ...
Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of ...
Rappler11d
On Barbie Hsu, ‘Meteor Garden,’ and the rise of Asian novelas
Before Meteor Garden, Filipino TV was largely dominated by local teleseryes and dramas from Latin and North America ... which was titled Boys Over Flowers. In 2009, South Korea had its own adaptation ...
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Kim Jong Un’s Emphasis on Chongryon
Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...
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North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say
About 12,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, according to Ukrainian officials and Western intelligence reports, which say around 4,000 those troops have been killed or injured.
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Kim Jong-un blasts North Korean officials over 'drinking spree' in rare public rebuke
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has delivered a rare public rebuke to dozens of party officials for misconduct related to a "drinking spree", according to state media reports. During a meeting of ...