Kim Jong-un watches K-pop stars perform in Pyongyang
BBC World 4 hours ago
[North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife have watched South Korean K-pop stars perform in a rare event in Pyongyang.
Mr Kim clapped along and then met performers backstage where he conversed and took pictures, said reports.
It is the first musical delegation to visit in more than a decade as the leaders of the two countries on the divided peninsula prepare to meet.
More than 11 acts are in Pyongyang for two shows.
The North sent performers to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea earlier this year.
The exchanges come amid thawing relations between the Koreas after months of tension.
The concert, titled Spring is Coming, took place on Sunday evening local time at the 1,500-seat East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, said South Korean media.
The delegation, which combines K-pop, rock and other genres, is set to perform again on Tuesday. ]
[Meanwhile, the US and South Korea have begun their annual military drills, which have been scaled down compared with previous years as both countries prepare for talks with North Korea.
Although nearly 300,000 South Korean troops and 24,000 American troops will take part, the drill will be a month shorter than usual and will not involve nuclear submarines.
In the past, the drills have infuriated North Korea but correspondents say that this time Pyongyang is keeping relatively quiet. Mr Kim reportedly told visiting South Korean officials that he understood that the exercises had to go ahead. ]
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Nope, not an April Fool Fake News.
Tickets for Tuesday session still available.
Obama should hand over his Peace Prize over to our Kim!
