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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News N.Korean band plays U.S. film soundtracks at New Year’s Day showPerformance suggests changing taste in Pyongyang, expert says A North Korean orchestra performed the soundtracks of eight American-produced animated films at a performance to mark New Year’s Day, state broadcaster Korean Central Television (KCTV) showed in a video released on Tuesday. The Samjiyon Band of the Mansudae Art Troupe performed a 65-minute show entitled “People’s Delight”, with musicians clad in Western-style pink dresses and red and black suits playing songs from world-famous animations for 12 minutes. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |