Name: From survival to stardom: North Korean defectors set for historic K-pop music debut
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Kriti Gandhi

K-pop’s newest idol group, 1Verse, is set to make history as the first to feature two North Korean defectors, Hyuk and Seok.
The performers have endured a long journey from North Korea to their music debut in South Korea’s global K-pop industry.
The five-member group also includes a Chinese-American, a Lao-Thai-American and a Japanese performer.


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Hyuk and Seok, two North Koreans in the K-pop band, are the first from the reclusive North to be trained for stardom in South Korea’s K-pop industry.


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Hyuk and Seok, two North Koreans in the K-pop band, are the first from the reclusive North to be trained for stardom in South Korea’s K-pop industry