Kin Cheung A North Korean soldier who defected was reportedly unsure he was in South Korea. After getting confirmation, he asked if he could listen to South Korean music. South Korean officials are exploring the possibility that the defector may have been influenced by the country's propaganda. A North Korean defector receiving medical care at a South Korean hospital made an interesting request after confirming he was in South Korea, according to sources from the South Korean newspaper Dong-a Ilbo. The defector was reportedly shot six times and received multiple surgical procedures after stealing a jeep and crawling southward as his comrades fired 40 rounds from their weapons.