Kim Jong Un was meant to be their only idol - then North Koreans discovered K-pop

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Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship.
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Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship.
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