A new K-pop boy band made its debut with two members who defected from North Korea. 1VERSE, pronounced "universe", is made up ...

Hyuk and Seok fled North Korea separately as teenagers. Now, after intense K-pop training, they are making their debut as ...

In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop superband BTS, two young men sip iced americanos, sketching out their own ...

China is using “cultural development” to shape “an ideologically and psychologically friendly environment in North Korea.” ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN – Organizers estimate more than 600 people gathered in Town Square for Black Mountain’s “No Kings” protest June 14. Swannanoa Valley residents lined the sides of Town Square and ...

Before North Korea closed its borders during the pandemic, Western visitors to the hermit kingdom were mostly forced to ...