Another round of inter-Korean talks are taking place today, this time to arrange details for a South Korean arts troupe to visit Pyongyang.<br />Delegations from both sides are due to meet any minute at the border village of Panmunjeom.<br />We now connect to our Unification Ministry correspondent, Kwon Jang-ho, who is at the Special Office for Inter-Korean dialogue in Seoul.<br />Jang-ho....<br /><br /> Good morning, Mark.<br />The South Korean delegation left here, a couple of hours ago, and I just got word that they have made contact with the North Korean delegation at Panmunjeom.<br /> The South Korean delegation is being led by Yoon Sang, a singer and composer who was chosen by Seoul to be the arts director for the arts troupe.<br />He's being accompanied by officials from the Unification Ministry and the Presidential Office.<br />The North Korean delegation is being led by Hyon Song-wol, the arts director for the North Korean arts troupe who performed in South Korea during last month's Winter Olympics.<br />They are expected to discuss the arrangements of an arts performance in Pyongyang, ranging from the date and time of the performance - or possibly multiple performances - to the number of performers and the type of music that will be played.<br />They could also agree to have a preliminary visit for Yoon, so that he can inspect the venues, which is what the North Korean arts troupe did for their performances.<br /><br /> So much to discuss. The North Korean performance in the South was a mixture of North Korean songs, with some South Korean pop and even western music thrown in for good measure. What do you think we can expect from South Korea's performance?<br /><br /> Seoul's decision to choose Yoon Sang is an interesting choice. He started his career as a singer in the early 90's, and now he's a composer and music producer for the stars. <br /> His career spans some 30-odd years, and has dabbled in all sorts of music from classic ballads in his younger days, to modern K-Pop and even electronic dance music or EDM. <br />So the hope is that he will be able to represent the range of South Korean music well. <br />It will be interesting to see how the discussions go, because it's very rare for a civilian to be involved in these kind of talks, and not a government official. <br />The concert will likely take place early April, before the summit between the leaders of the two Koreas, which is slated for late April. <br />I'll be back later to keep you up to date on the situation.<br />Mark. <br />
