Down on the farm, South Korean granny rappers drop the beat

Park Jeom-sun, 81, the leader of the granny rap group "Suni and Seven Princesses", along with members Hong Sun-yeon, 79, and Jeong Du-i, 90, raps on the street in Chilgok, South Korea. - Reuters

CHILGOK, South Korea (Reuters): A group of South Korean octogenarian rappers have hit it big in their hometown and beyond, rapping about farm life and bringing energy to a quiet rural area threatened by a population slump.

Suni and the Seven Princesses have become local celebrities since debuting in a community centre in August last year in Chilgok county, an area in North Gyeongsang province more than four hours drive from capital city Seoul.