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Woody Pak

Kang Chun-hyok is an aspiring rapper in Seoul. He's also a defector from North Korea, and his music reflects what life was like there.

This North Korean rapper’s lyrics draw on his experience eating tree bark and drinking from puddles

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Kang Chun-hyok wants South Koreans to know what life is like in the north. So he’s rapping about his life there before he defected.

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