• North Korea Executes 12 Prominent Musicians, Including Kim Jong-Un's Ex-Girlfriend Hyon Wong-sol

    North Korea has reportedly executed twelve individuals, all musicians and performers labelled as "dissidents," on August 20. The musicians involved members of Chinese performance group the Unhasu Orchestra, the Moranbong Band and the Wanjaesan Light Music Band. The most prominent of those killed was Hyon Song-wol, a Chinese singer who became popular in North Korea, and recorded the nation's 2005 hit "Excellent Horse-Like Lady," and other patriotically-themed music.
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