South Korean popular girl band Red Velvet arrives at a hotel in Pyongyang. | AP
South Korean popular girl band Red Velvet arrives at a hotel in Pyongyang. | AP

K-Pop time: South Koreans fly to Pyongyang for rare concerts

From ageing crooners to bubbly K-Pop starlets, some of South Korea's biggest pop stars flew to North Korea on Saturday for rare performances.
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Members of South Korean Art Troupe pose for North Korean journalists at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang. | AP
Members of South Korean Art Troupe pose for North Korean journalists at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang. | AP
Yun Sang, right, head of South Korean Art Troupe, is greeted by his North Korean counterpart Hyon Song Wol, second from left, at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang. | AP
Yun Sang, right, head of South Korean Art Troupe, is greeted by his North Korean counterpart Hyon Song Wol, second from left, at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang. | AP
South Korean singer Cho Yong-pil, second from left, arrives at a hotel in Pyongyang. | AP
South Korean singer Cho Yong-pil, second from left, arrives at a hotel in Pyongyang. | AP
Members of the South Korean Art Troupe, right, talk with North Koreans at the Pyongyang Airport. | AP
Members of the South Korean Art Troupe, right, talk with North Koreans at the Pyongyang Airport. | AP
Members of South Korean Art Troupe and the Taekwondo demonstration team pose upon their arrival at the Pyongyang Airport. | AP
Members of South Korean Art Troupe and the Taekwondo demonstration team pose upon their arrival at the Pyongyang Airport. | AP
South Korean popular girl band Red Velvet arrives at a hotel in Pyongyang. | AP
South Korean popular girl band Red Velvet arrives at a hotel in Pyongyang. | AP
Yun Sang, bottom center, head of South Korea's art troupe, speaks before leaving for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. | AP
Yun Sang, bottom center, head of South Korea's art troupe, speaks before leaving for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. | AP
Members of South Korea's art troupe leave for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. | AP
Members of South Korea's art troupe leave for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. | AP
South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-whan, third from right at bottom, and members of South Korea's art troupe pose for a photo before leaving for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. | AP
South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-whan, third from right at bottom, and members of South Korea's art troupe pose for a photo before leaving for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. | AP

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