By boat, N. Korean musicians arrive in South for Olympic gig

By Eric Talmadge | Abbey Westbury
February 06 2018 02:26 AM

CP2089209117 — Members of conservative civic groups scuffle with the police officers during a protest against North Korea as North Korea\'s Mangyongbong-92 ferry, carrying North Korea\'s members of art troupe approaching to Mukho Port in Donghae, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The art troupe, led by Hyon Song Wol, also the leader of the famous Moranbong girl band hand-picked by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, will perform in Gangneung and Seoul on Feb. 8 and Feb. 11, respectively, before returning home. (Choo Sang-chul/Newisvia AP)

DONGHAE, Korea, Republic Of – A shipload of North Korean musicians, singers and dancers has arrived in South Korea to perform at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

The arrival of the Mangyongbong 92 cruise ship was met by hordes of reporters and cameramen — and a small but boisterous protest by a group of South Koreans who oppose the last-minute agreement allowing North Korea to join in the games, which open on Friday.

The ship carried members of the Samjiyon Band, an orchestra with vocalists and dancers that is headed by one of North Korea’s best-known singers, Hyon Song Wol.

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