North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches K-pop concert
Associated Press
Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. | APKim had acknowledged that there had been 'so much interest in whether I'd come to see Red Velvet or not'. | APThe five-member girlband -- known for its signature K-pop mix of upbeat electronic music and high-voltage choreography -- performed two of their hits, 'Bad Boy' and 'Red Flavour'. | APKim, the first North Korean leader ever to attend a show by entertainers from the South, shook hands with the performers and 'expressed his deep thanks to them,' the North's official KCNA news agency reported. | APThe visit by the South's entertainers, seen as part of a cultural charm offensive by Seoul, comes as a diplomatic thaw gathers pace on the peninsula ahead of a landmark inter-Korean summit later this month. | APIn this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, talks with South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-whan, center right, as his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, claps during a visit to members of a South Korean artistic group after their performance in Pyongyang. | AP