Grannies drop the beat on farm life


Bar for bar: Park, along with members Hong Sun-yeon and Jeong Du-i, rapping on the street in Chilgok. — 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.

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