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 state-sanctioned pop songs that promote the ...

South Korean activists have sent large balloons filled with US dollars, K-pop and leaflets criticising Kim Jong-un toward North Korea. Pyongyang has threatened to send even more balloons with poo ...

to court youth exposed to Western pop culture, analysts say Analysts see the move as part of a wider bid by ruler Kim Jong-un to consolidate power and to reduce a cult of personality around his ...