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 ...

22-year-old Nara barely knew what social media is before her defection from North Korea. But now she’s become ... explains what's behind the US capital's most famous urban legends.

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 ...

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North ...

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North ...

More than 30,000 North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea during the last few decades. Since 2012, only 30 have returned. For many defectors it’s difficult to adjust. For a few it might be ...

Yu Hyuk, a North Korean defector, struggled in his early years but found his passion for writing music after joining his mother in South Korea. The group aims to debut in the USA and perform in ...

The findings are based on extensive research, including in-depth interviews in 2024 with 27 male and female defectors who served in the North Korean military. Except for two individuals who fled ...

NORTH KOREA: Defector Thae Yong Ho, the deputy envoy to London who has been taken under the protection of South Korea, was branded “human scum” who lacked “even tiny bits of conscience and morality ...

Hyunseung Lee and his family defected from North Korea in 2014 after a series of violent executions by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un. Despite living a privileged life in the elite class of ...