Kang Chun-hyok

Kang Chun-hyok is a North Korean defector, artist, and rapper. Kang defected during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Early life and defection

Kang was born in Onseong, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

Kang's father left North Korea for China in 1997 but was caught and imprisoned. Kang was a kotjebi (homeless child). When he was 9 or 10 years old he witnessed a public execution. He ran away from home at age 13. (It is noted that Kang was 12 years old when the family defected in 1998, His art was showcased in the exhibition Kkotjebi in Bloom: North Korean Children's Flight to Freedom focusing on the experiences of being a homeless child.) His work was shown alongside pieces by Sun Mu.

In 2016, he appeared on the TV show Abnormal Summit talking about his experiences defecting.

Discography Kang has released the songs 못 다한 이야기 (Feat 3mm) and For The Freedom (feat. 3mm, CarpeDiem) on YouTube in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In 2021 he released a song called Vendetta (Feat. 3mm).

Filmography Television series Year Title Network Role Notes 2014 Show Me the Money Mnet Himself Participant 2016 Non-Summit JTBC Himself Guest