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North Korean defectors debut in new K-pop boy group

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

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 superband BTS, two young men sip iced americanos, sketching out their own ...

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 ...
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Two North Korean defectors debut as K-Pop idols in group 1VERSE

Two North Korean defectors, Seok and Hyuk, have debuted as K-pop idols under the new boy group 1VERSE. Both Seok and Hyuk ...
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New K-pop band has 2 North Korean defectors

With two of its five members being defectors from North Korea, K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground this weekend as it ...
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Here's the first K-pop group with North Korean defectors - NPR

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: ...

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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Here's the first K-pop group with North Korean defectors

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 ...
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Here's the first K-pop group with North Korean defectors - WLRN

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 ...
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Here's the first K-pop group with North Korean defectors

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 ...
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Here's the first K-pop group with North Korean defectors - WVXU

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 ...