SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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.

SEOUL – 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 convergence ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has intensified campaigns since the pandemic to eliminate South Korean cultural influence. Nathan, from Arkansas, first encountered K-pop through his Texas-based ...

They are both North Korean defectors, turned highly trained K-pop dreamers, hoping to follow in the footsteps of K-pop megastars such as BTS and BLACKPINK who have in recent years taken K-pop ...