Music / NewsMusic / NewsNorth Korea to host first K-pop shows since 2005South Korea is sending a delegation of musicians including Red Velvet across the borderShareLink copied ✔️March 21, 2018March 21, 2018TextEmily Dinsdale For the first time in over a decade, South Korea has announced it will send more than 150 musicians, including K-pop superstars Red Velvet and singers Cho Yong-Pil and Lee Sun-hee, to perform in North Korea, The Guardian report. The visit will take place between March 31 and April 3 and will include a series of concerts at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre and the Ryukyung Chung Ju Yung Gymnasium. Details were agreed upon during negotiations between the two countries held in the border area of Panmunjom. It’s a reciprocal gesture after North Korea sent an envoy of performers to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. After Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently announced his intention of improving ties between the North and South Korea, the announcement hopefully indicates a possible alleviation of the conflict between the two countries. Yoon Sang, the singer and record producer who led South Korea’s delegation at the talks, said, “While we’re on the stage, I believe it will be difficult to portray personal feelings towards denuclearisation. Our first task will be to instill the same awe in North Korean audiences as we do our South Korean ones, and make sure nothing is awkward.” Revisit our interview with Red Velvet here and watch their “Russian Roulette” music video below. To know what it’s like to perform a concert in North Korea, read our interview with the director of Liberation Day, a documentary about the first western band to play North Korea. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREICE Out, the Grammys, and the fight for cultural power in the USGrammys 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s awardsAdanolaWhat went down at Lila Moss’ intimate Adanola dinner in LondonThe only tracks you need to hear from January 2026This new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’The Boy who cried Terrified: Ranking all the tracks on fakemink’s new EPA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A EastAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favouritesA 24-hour London will save the city’s nightlife, says new report‘It’s a revolution’: Nigeria’s new-gen rappers are hitting the mainstreamWhy are we so nostalgic for the music of 2016?Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy