North Korea's bizarre cheerleading squad

North Korea's bizarre cheerleaders - The 200 women who make up North Korea's cheerleader squad have caught people's attention in South Korea during the Winter Olympics.

In the stands these women dress in uniform, sing songs and perform synchronized displays.

Click on and find out more about this bizarre phenomenon.

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Hope - The North Korean and South Korean Olympic teams have united. There is hope that this can be the first step towards peace or unification.

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Outfits - The more than 200 women of the squad wear specific clothes for each occasion.

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Dressed to the nines - When they arrived in South Korea, they were dressed to the nines in single file.

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Mirror, mirror - One of the squad's member adjusts her hat in a mirror.

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Center of attention - The squad have stirred up a lot of attention at the Winter Olympics.

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Criteria - The women had to pass intense background checks and meet a lot of specific criteria including appearance, ideology and family history.

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Dominant color - Dark red is the dominant color in a lot of the squad's outfits.

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Original name - Some call them the 'army of beauties,' and you can see why.

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Rare moment - This is the first time a lot of South Koreans have seen the North Koreans.

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All smiles - Some people asked questions to members of the squad, who reply only with smiles.

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Charm - The 'army of beauties' have charmed in South Korea.

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Always on fleek - The squad make sure their uniforms are looking good on their arrival in South Korea.

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Reception - The squad was well received on their arrival as they wave to their neighbors in the South.

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Expectation - A lot of people waited eagerly for the squad's arrival.

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Photo opportunity? - Members of the squad wait patiently for the bathroom, while some South Koreans take photos.

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Historic moment - South Koreans take the chance to take photos of their North Korean neighbors.

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Synchronized - Each of the squad's movements is rigorously synchronized.

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Songs - They sing songs in unison to support their team.

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Defeat - Korea lost 8-0 to Switzerland in ice hockey, but the squad remained in full voice.

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Synchronization - During the women's ice hockey game against Switzerland, the squad used masks.

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Choreography - The masks were part of a synchronized display performed by the squad.

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Practice - During the Games' opening ceremony, the squad sang and performed synchronized displays in the stands.

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Unconditional support - The squad supports their ice hockey players in the game against Switzerland.

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Rigorous selection - The squad is made up of 229 women who went through rigorous background checks.

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Unified Korea - The squad wave neutral flags, displaying the blue silhouette of the Korean peninsula against a white background.

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Dedication - The squad show a lot of enthusiasm in cheering for their teams.

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Different colors - The squad wore different colors for the ice hockey game against Sweden, but always related to the North Korean flag.

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Props - The squad wave blue scarves during an ice hockey game.

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