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Meet Big Ocean, the first deaf K-pop idol group, and find out how they make music
The boy band already have three singles to their credit and attracted the praise of WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Why you can trust SCMP
By Pyo Kyung-min
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In the dynamic world of K-pop, new idol groups are frequently hailed as unique or exceptional. Big Ocean, a boy band who debuted in April, truly live up to these claims.
The trio – Park Hyun-jin, Lee Chan-yeon and Kim Ji-seok – are making waves not only for their music but also for breaking new ground as K-pop’s first idol group with hearing loss.
When the group debuted on April 20, coinciding with Korea’s Day of People with Disabilities, many questioned whether a deaf group could thrive in the music industry.
However, Big Ocean have defied the scepticism, evolving into a fully fledged K-pop group with three singles already to their credit.
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