Unity in sound: 1VERSE members posing for a photo at the dance practice room at their label in Seoul. — AP
A new K-pop boy band made their global debut with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that includes a song about the consequences of escaping one of the world’s most repressive states.
1VERSE, pronounced “universe”, is made up of five men in their 20s from North Korea, Japan and the United States, who go by their first names: Hyuk, Seok, Aito, Nathan and Kenny.
