On April 1, the 160-member troupe held a historic performance at East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Pyongyang, with more than a thousand of North Korean audiences―including North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju's attendance.
The concert marks the first concert by South Korean artists in Pyongyang since 2005, when veteran singer Cho Yong-pil held his solo concert in the North Korean capital.
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YERI said, "The audience presented us with waves of applause and sang our song along. It was totally unexpected. We were able to relax thanks to the audiences' reactions."
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Girls' Generation Seohyun hosted the concert and performed 'Greenish Willow Tree', a very popular North Korean song.
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According to North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jong-un gave an enthusiastic remarks to the concert, "It (the concert) brought the spring of peace to the two Koreas.", "I hope the South Korean art troupe's visit to Pyongyang will be a meaningful opportunity to show the unity of the North and the South."
(Credit= Joint Press Corps-Yonhap, Video Edit: Kim Bohui)
(SBS Star)