Kang Chun-hyok (강춘혁) is a North Korean defector, artist, and rapper.
[1][2] Kang's father left North Korea for China in 1997 but was caught and imprisoned.
[6][nb 1] Once Kang's father was released from prison, the family crossed the Tumen river to China in 1998.
Kang bribed the Chinese officials, and travelled to South Korea via Vietnam and Cambodia.
[8][9] His art was showcased in the exhibition Kkotjebi in Bloom: North Korean Children's Flight to Freedom (꽃제비 날다 전시회) focusing on the experiences of being a homeless child.