North Korean defectors Yu Hyuk and Kim Seok made their K-pop debut Friday as members of 1Verse (pronounced as “universe”).

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 ...

The five-member K-pop group 1VERSE is debuting Friday, with two North Korean defectors alongside members from the United ...

Kim Seok, the other North Korean defector in the group and also 25, used to live in a border town near China. He was exposed ...

New K-pop group 1VERSE debuts with two North Korean defectors among members, adding rare diversity to the genre’s global ...

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 ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: 1Verse is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. Its other members have roots in Laos, Thailand, China, Japan and the U.S.

Two North Korean defectors, Seok and Hyuk, have debuted as K-pop idols under the new boy group 1VERSE. Both Seok and Hyuk ...

A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that ...

SEOUL, South Korea — With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its single album Friday. The band represents an unusual ...

With two of its five members being defectors from North Korea, K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground this weekend as it ...

1VERSE is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. The group is the latest in K-pop to market multiculturalism in a cutthroat industry.