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N. Korea's Hyon Song Wol

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 22 Kyodo - Photo taken Jan. 21, 2018, shows Hyon Song Wol, leader of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band.

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Member of N. Korea's all-female Moranbong Band on stage

TOKYO, Japan - A member of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band sings during its performance on Oct. 14, 2013, at Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in Pyongyang.

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N. Korea's all-girl Moranbong Band

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band dance during a performance in Pyongyang in October 2013. The band consists of 18 women -- seven singers, a drummer and 10 others playing instruments such as electronic violins and cellos.

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N. Korea's all-girl Moranbong Band

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band play electronic violins during a performance in Pyongyang in October 2013. The band consists of 18 women -- seven singers, a drummer and 10 others playing instruments such as electronic violins and cellos.

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N. Korea's all-girl Moranbong Band

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band perform in Pyongyang in October 2013. The band consists of 18 women -- seven singers, a drummer and 10 others playing instruments such as electronic violins and cellos.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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Maazel conducts North Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic's music director Lorin Maazel (C) conducts North Korea's state orchestra at the Moranbong Theater on Feb. 27.

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Maazel conducts North Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic's music director Lorin Maazel receives flowers after conducting North Korea's state orchestra at the Moranbong Theater on Feb. 27.

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Philanthropist considers backing N. Korea orchestra trip

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Yoko Nagae Ceschina, a Japanese philanthropist who helped underwrite the New York Philharmonic's historic concert in Pyongyang this week, said at the Moranbong Theater in Pyongyang on Feb. 27 that she is now thinking of backing a trip to Britain by North Korea's state orchestra in September.

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N.Y. Philharmonic performs with N. Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic and the DPRK State Symphony Orchestra perform in a joint concert at the Moranbong Theater in Pyongyang on Feb. 27. The U.S. orchestra left Pyongyang later after wrapping up its three-day visit to the North Korean capital.

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Maazel conducts North Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic's music director Lorin Maazel (C) instructs North Korea's state orchestra at the Moranbong Theater on Feb. 27.

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N.Y. Philharmonic performs with N. Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic and the DPRK State Symphony Orchestra perform in a joint concert at the Moranbong Theater in Pyongyang on Feb. 27. The U.S. orchestra left Pyongyang later after wrapping up its three-day visit to the North Korean capital.

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N. Korea continues to celebrate rare congress

Members of the all-female Moranbong Band perform in a concert in Pyongyang on May 11, 2016 to celebrate the North Korean ruling party's first congress in 36 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean band abruptly returns home, without performing in Beijing

Members and officials of North Korea's Moranbong Band, an all-female band formed by leader Kim Jong Un, are seen at Beijing Station aboard a bus on Dec. 12, 2015. The band abruptly headed back to Pyongyang without performing its first concert abroad, scheduled to take place in the heart of Beijing that evening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's girl band abruptly returns home, without show in Beijing

Members of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band are seen at Beijing's international airport on Dec. 12, 2015, before going back to Pyongyang. The band, which was to give its first overseas concert abroad in the Chinese capital beginning the same day, left the country without performing for unknown reasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's girl band abruptly returns home, without show in Beijing

Members of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band arrive at Beijing's international airport on Dec. 12, 2015, to go back to Pyongyang. The band, which was to give its first overseas concert abroad in the Chinese capital beginning the same day, left the country without performing for unknown reasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's girl band abruptly returns home, without show in Beijing

Members of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band arrive at Beijing's international airport on Dec. 12, 2015, to go back to Pyongyang. The band, which was to give its first overseas concert abroad in the Chinese capital beginning the same day, left the country without performing for unknown reasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's girl band abruptly returns home, without show in Beijing

Members of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band leave their hotel in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2015, to go back to Pyongyang. The band, which was to give its first overseas concert abroad in the Chinese capital beginning the same day, headed home without performing from Beijing's international airport for unknown reasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's all-girl band holds rehearsal in Beijing

The Moranbong Band, North Korea's all-female band, holds a rehearsal in Beijing on Dec. 11, 2015, ahead of its first concerts abroad beginning the following day. The band was formed in 2012 on an order from leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's popular all-female band arrives in Beijing

Photo taken Dec. 10, 2015, shows members of North Korea's popular all-female Moranbong Band arriving at a Beijing station. The band, which was formed in 2012 following an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is scheduled to give their first concerts aboard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's popular all-female band arrives in Beijing

Photo taken Dec. 10, 2015, shows members of North Korea's popular all-female Moranbong Band arriving at a Beijing station. The band, which was formed in 2012 following an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is scheduled to give their first concerts aboard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's popular all-female band to have 1st foreign gig in China

Photo taken Nov. 9, 2015, in Pyongyang shows members of North Korea's popular all-female Moranbong Band and those of the State Merited Chorus, who left the capital for China. Moranbong Band, which was formed in 2012 following an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is scheduled to give its first concerts abroad in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's popular all-female band to have 1st foreign gig in China

Photo taken Nov. 9, 2015, in Pyongyang shows members of North Korea's popular all-female Moranbong Band, who left the capital for China to give its first concerts abroad. The band was formed in 2012 following an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's popular all-female band to have 1st foreign gig in China

Photo taken Nov. 9, 2015, in Pyongyang shows members of North Korea's popular all-female Moranbong Band, who left the capital for China to give its first concerts abroad. The band was formed in 2012 following an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's popular Moranbong Band to have 1st overseas show in China

File photo taken in October 2013 shows members of the North Korean all-girl Moranbong Band dancing during a performance in Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Korea's flower-blooming hill

Photo taken in late April in 2015 shows Moranbong, a hill in North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Moranbong literally means "peony peak." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's Hyon Song Wol

Photo taken Jan. 21, 2018, shows Hyon Song Wol, leader of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maazel conducts North Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic's music director Lorin Maazel (C) conducts North Korea's state orchestra at the Moranbong Theater on Feb. 27. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Philharmonic performs with N. Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic and the DPRK State Symphony Orchestra perform in a joint concert at the Moranbong Theater in Pyongyang on Feb. 27. The U.S. orchestra left Pyongyang later after wrapping up its three-day visit to the North Korean capital. (Kyodo)

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Maazel conducts North Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic's music director Lorin Maazel receives flowers after conducting North Korea's state orchestra at the Moranbong Theater on Feb. 27. (Kyodo)

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Maazel conducts North Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic's music director Lorin Maazel (C) instructs North Korea's state orchestra at the Moranbong Theater on Feb. 27. (Kyodo)

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Philanthropist considers backing N. Korea orchestra trip

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Yoko Nagae Ceschina, a Japanese philanthropist who helped underwrite the New York Philharmonic's historic concert in Pyongyang this week, said at the Moranbong Theater in Pyongyang on Feb. 27 that she is now thinking of backing a trip to Britain by North Korea's state orchestra in September. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Philharmonic performs with N. Korea's state orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic and the DPRK State Symphony Orchestra perform in a joint concert at the Moranbong Theater in Pyongyang on Feb. 27. The U.S. orchestra left Pyongyang later after wrapping up its three-day visit to the North Korean capital. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea to send art troupe to N. Korea from March 31 for shows

Composer Yun Sang (C) is pictured in Seoul on March 20, 2018 after an agreement by South Korea to send an art troupe to North Korea later this month for shows in Pyongyang between March 31 and April 3. Yun, who headed the delegation from the South for the talks with the North at the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas, has been tapped as the music director for 160-strong group consisting mostly of singers. The North Korean side was represented by Hyong Song Wol, head of the all-female Moranbong Band. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea to send art troupe to N. Korea from March 31 for shows

Composer Yun Sang is pictured in Seoul on March 20, 2018 after an agreement by South Korea to send an art troupe to North Korea later this month for shows in Pyongyang between March 31 and April 3. Yun, who headed the delegation from the South for the talks with the North at the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas, has been tapped as the music director for the 160-strong group consisting mostly of singers. The North Korean side was represented by Hyong Song Wol, head of the all-female Moranbong Band. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Moranbong Band

Photo taken in May 2016 shows North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band performing in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Moranbong Band

Photo taken in May 2016 shows North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band performing in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Moranbong Band

Photo taken in May 2016 shows North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band performing in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean art troupe

The North Korean art troupe Moranbong Band perform in this file photo taken in October 2013 in Pyongyang. A troupe is expected to visit South Korea next month for the Pyeongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's Moranbong Band

File photo taken in October 2013 shows North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band performing in Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean band

File photo taken Dec. 12, 2015, shows North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band led by Hyon Song Wol (C, back) at Beijing international airport. North Korea is considering sending the band to next month's Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo