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 ...

They come from large speakers positioned on North Korea's side of the demilitarised zone, just under two kilometres away.

Two North Korean defectors are breaking into the world of Korean pop, with dreams of performing in the country they left behind In recent years, South Korean K-pop idols have amassed millions of ...

Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in North Korea, nestled along the northern border with China and Russia.