North Korean defectors Yu Hyuk and Kim Seok made their K-pop debut Friday as members of 1Verse (pronounced as “universe”).

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 ...

Two North Korean defectors, Seok and Hyuk, have debuted as K-pop idols under the new boy group 1VERSE. Both Seok and Hyuk ...

With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its ...

1VERSE is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. The group is the latest in K-pop to market multiculturalism in a cutthroat industry. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: ...

With two of its five members being defectors from North Korea, K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground this weekend as it ...

A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that ...

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 ...

1Verse is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. Its other members have roots in Laos, Thailand, China, Japan and the U.S. They're the latest K-pop idols to market ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: 1Verse is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. Its other members have roots in Laos, Thailand, China, Japan and the U.S. They're the ...

1Verse is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. Its other members have roots in Laos, Thailand, China, Japan and the U.S. They're the latest K-pop idols to market ...

KIM: (Speaking Korean). KANG: Seok, who defected in 2019, listened to K-pop, illegally downloaded on USBs. He's from Ryanggang province, bordering China, where foreign goods are smuggled in more ...