North Korea's successful intercontinental ballistic missile launch is now music to its leader's ears — quite literally. Kim Jong Un was feted at a concert replete with pop music and thunderous applause marking last week's successful launch of his country's first intercontinental ballistic missile. Leading the bill at the concert was the Moranbong Band, an all-female ensemble that was hand-picked by Kim and serves as something of the "soft" face of his regime. Clips of the concert shown on North Korean television on Monday showed the crowd repeatedly cheering and applauding for Kim. Along with the Moranbong Band, the concert had North Korea's other top headliners — a similar pop ensemble called the Chongbong Band, the uniformed State Merited Chorus and the Wangjaesan Art Troupe.

Source: ABC News July 11, 2017 05:01 UTC