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Kim Jong-un Attends First Ever Kpop Concert in North Korea
K-pop idol Red Velvet performed their song "Red Taste" and "Bad Boy" at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in North Korea on April 1st.
The concert “Spring is coming” was a pre-event of the South-North summit that scheduled on 27th this month, and was also return visit event for the Samjiyeon Orchestra's performance in South Korea last February. A total of 11 South Korean singers performed, but Red Velvet was the only idol group included.
South Korean delegation performed on April 1st, and a joint performance between South and North Korea on the 3rd. However, Kim Jong-un only attended the first day. This is the first time that a top North Korean leader attended an exclusively South Korean concert.
The theater was filled with North Korean officials, foreigners living in North Korea, and North Korean citizen.
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Red Velvet was wearing the same clothes just like performing in Seoul.
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Image: VIDEO MUG
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Image: VIDEO MUG
North Korean audiences watched the performance quietly. There was an audience member who smiled in the middle of the performance, but most of them watched with a strict and serious face. They didn’t seem to know how to react to the unfamiliar music. However, when the stage was over, they responded with a big applause.
How did Red Velvet feel about performing in front of North Koran people? From the interview, Red Velvet said this.
"The audience gave us applause more than I thought.", "It was a better reaction than I thought. ", "The audience was smiling, so I could do my best", "I was out of breath and then they laughed and gave me an applause. I could see the audience face well."
Kim Jong-un said a concert titled "Autumn Comes" should be held in Seoul around the fall, according to the South Korean media.
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During the concert, Kim showed his interest by asking about songs and lyrics to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea Mr.Do.
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Image: scmp
After the performance, he shared the greetings and took photos with the casts as well.
I was so curious about how the North Koreans would react to a Korean girls group wearing short shorts and dancing freely. They stared at Red Velvet like unsmiling robots. It kind of made me feel sad and feel sorry for them
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