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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, ...
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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 different backgrounds and challenges, they are determined to use their ...
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K-pop's first North Korean defector group has big dreams — to perform in their homeland despite heavy bans; read
Hyuk (C) had to learn singing and dancing from scratch Originally from North Korea, Yu Hyuk (25) and Kim Seok (24) defected at a young age and are now members of 1Verse, a uniquely global K-pop ...
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How a North Korean went from begging to K-pop
Later on this year, the 25-year-old will debut in the US as a member of a K-pop boy band. 1Verse (pronounced "universe") is made up of five members: Hyuk, Seok who is also from North Korea ...