Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship. On a sunny Saturday in June, Lee Yeon-su took the day off from work and hopped on a train from Seoul to Busan for yet another concert by pop supergroup BTS. It was her third time in as many months. She had been in the crowds that poured into central ... [10804 chars]
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