South Korean musicians performed their final show in Pyongyang with North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra in front of a packed house.<br />By the end of it,... there was barely a dry eye in the arena... as the artists came together to sing for peace and reunification.<br />Kim Mok-yeon reports. <br /> It was two hours of peace and harmony. <br />Under the title "We are One", the 160 member art troupe began their joint concert with their North Korean counterparts at around 3:30 p.m., South Korea time.<br />Initially, the performance was set to begin an hour later, but was changed at the request of the South Korean side.<br />This time around, the concert was held at the 12,000-seat Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong( ) Gymnasium, which is eight times larger than the venue for the first performance, held on Sunday.<br />The venue is where South Korean artists last performed in 2005.<br /> The group, the first South Korean troupe to perform in North Korea since then, consisted of nearly a dozen artists, including legendary singers Cho Yong-pil and Lee Sun-hee, K-pop stars Red Velvet, and Seo Hyun of Girls Generation.<br />Prior to the performance, a government official traveling with the troupe said the North Korean troupe shortened its performance time to give more stage time to the South Korean artists.<br />Unlike the first concert on Sunday where Seo Hyun emceed by herself, this time she was accompanied by a Choe Hyo-song , a reporter from the North's Korean Central TV.<br />The concert got into full swing when female singers from the two sides showcased a North Korean song entitled "Paektu and Halla are My Fatherland" under the accompaniment of the North's Samjiyon Orchestra.<br /> The joint performance ended with a standing ovation after all the musicians sang two famous songs from each side,.. North Korea's "See You Again", and South Korea's "Our Wish is Reunification"<br />After the concert, the head of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra, Hyon Song-wol, said she was delighted.<br /><br /> "I'm glad because I think the concert went well. Both sides did well."<br /><br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who attended the first concert on Sunday, did not show up this time.<br />Following the performance, the South Korean artists, together with Culture minister Do Jong-hwan attended a dinner hosted by Kim Yong-chol , Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of North Korea's Workers' Party.<br /><br /> "I want to express my extended gratitude to everyone who worked for the success of the joint concert, which contributed to improving relations and cooperation between the two Koreas."<br /><br /> The troupe, together with the taekwondo demonstration team returned back to the South on Wednesday morning, bringing the curtain down on their historic four-day stay in the North Korean capital.<br />Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News. <br />
