SEOUL—When North Korea’s delegation filed into talks on Monday to discuss Pyongyang’s participation in the Winter Olympics, one figure stood out: the reclusive state’s best-known female pop star. The singer, leader of a Western-style girl group known for its up-tempo odes to the ruling Kim family, joined four other dour-looking officials from the North as they negotiated with their South Korean counterparts over whether to allow a North Korean orchestra to perform in Seoul during the Winter Games.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 15, 2018 14:48 UTC