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1VERSE featuring 2 North Korean defectors debuts as truly global K-pop group
K-pop boy group 1Verse officially debuted with its first single album, "The 1st Verse," and a press showcase last week. For Seok, one of the five members and a North Korean defector, the moment still...
When they fled North Korea, Yu Hyuk at the age of 13 and Kim Seok at the age of 19, could they have imagined that they would be among the first defectors to enter the ultra-standard K-pop industry? Yet, at the age of 25, they both started in the boy band 1Verse (pronounced "universe") which gave its first showcase in Seoul on 18 July. The group, where no South Korean is listed, deliberately wants to be multicultural and international.
1VERSE Opens Up About Long-Awaited Debut Journey and 5TARZ Support
Photo Cr. Singing Beetle: 1VERSE from L to R (Kenny, Seok, Hyuk, Nathan, and Aito)On July 18, the highly anticpated boy group 1VERSE (pronounced universe) made their debut under the label Singling Beetle with their debut single album titled "The 1st Verse", includes three heart-pounding tracks shaped by the 1VERSE members themselves alongside renowned hitmaking producers: separate Korean and English versions of the explosive title song ‘Shatter…
The new K-Pop band 1Verse is made up of two North Koreans as well as Americans and Japanese. In their home country their music is forbidden. Two members of the K-Pop band 1Verse come from North Korea. Image: keystoneThe new K-Pop band 1Verse consists of two North Koreans as well as Americans and Japanese. In their home country their music is forbidden.Hyuk and Seok both come from North Korea and spent their early childhood in a dictatorship. Now…
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