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North Korean defectors living in South Korea release balloons carrying propaganda leaflets denouncing North Korea's nuclear test at Imjingak, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Feb. 16, 2013, in Paju, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's trash and tunes in the air

June 1, 2024 • North Korea has reportedly sent balloons carrying trash and excrement into South Korea. NPR's Scott Simon has details — smelly and otherwise — on how both countries have used balloons over the years.

Opinion: It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's trash and tunes in the air

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These BTS superfans in the Philippines show you're never too old to be a K-pop stan

BTS swag is raffled off at an in-person event hosted by the Titas of BTS on March 10. Some 40 women gathered at a bar in Quezon City to celebrate the March birthdays of BTS members Suga and J-Hope. Ashley Westerman/NPR hide caption

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These BTS superfans in the Philippines show you're never too old to be a K-pop stan

March 25, 2023 • The K-pop phenomenon BTS is on a break right now. But their fans are not — especially thousands of them in the Philippines, who call themselves the "titas" or aunties of BTS. All of them are over 30.

These BTS superfans in the Philippines show you're never too old to be a K-pop stan

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