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October 16, 2024
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Kim Jong Un hails Pyongyang K-pop concert as “significant”

ROK culture minister says DPRK leader expressed "a lot of interest" in South Korean pop music

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un last night praised a performance by a group of South Korean singers in Pyongyang as a major event "demonstrating the appearance of one nation," the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.

Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju made a surprise appearance at the “Spring is Coming” concert staged by South Korean performers in Pyongyang on Sunday.

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