It was the first time a North Korean leader had attended a South Korean performance in the north’s capital, Pyongyang. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s culture minister, Do Jong-whan, at the concert. Seohyun, a female vocalist and actress currently with the South Korean group Girls’ Generation, sang a North Korean pop song, Blue Willow Tree. He held a solo concert in Pyongyang in 2005, the last concert by a South Korean artist in the north before Sunday’s performance. South Korea’s engagement with North Korea has continued to grow since Kim expressed his willingness for more contact between the two countries.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2018 15:17 UTC