An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link In 2012, North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un handpicked five girls to be part of his very own girl band: the Moranbong Band. The girls sing ...

Though South Korea has been enjoying the warm glow of the spotlight with international sensation Psy, it was only a matter of time before its mortal enemy North Korea fired back — at least in a pop ...

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (UPI) --Kim Jong Un dispatched special envoys to Beijing as a symbolic apology for the abrupt departure of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band on Dec. 12, raising the possibility of ...

Some thought the queens of North Korea's pop music scene had fallen out of favour, but after a six-month hiatus the group has returned to rave reviews from state media Step aside, Sea of Blood Opera.

Oh dear, how could it be? Privileged Chinese won’t be seeing North Korea’s celebrated all-girl Moranbong band after all. The shocking news came just as the media was salivating over the prospect of ...

Seoul, Feb 17 (EFE).Seoul, Feb 17 (EFE). — The most popular North Korean pop group Moranbong returned on stage at a Pyongyang concert, attended by the country’s leader Kim Jongun, to celebrate a ...

The lead violinist's reappearance is noteworthy because it quashes rumours she was somehow caught up in the fallout of the purge and execution of Kim's uncle You can save this article by registering ...

Last-minute decision to scrap ‘friendship’ concerts in China calls joint projects into question, regional analysts tell Daily NK It was billed as a “friendship tour” from one nation to another, a ...