“People often ask how we can be a K-pop group with hearing loss,” PJ says in between rehearsals in Seoul. “But we want people to see us perform and be inspired, with our hearing status as almost a side note.”
PJ is the main vocalist for band Big Ocean, which made history almost exactly a year ago as the world’s first K-pop group composed entirely of members with hearing loss, a daunting venture in South Korea, a country where conformity is culturally valued.
