DPRK cheerleaders arrive in ROK for the first time in 13 years More than 200 cheerleaders from the DPRK arrived in the ROK on Feb. 7. The delegation includes 26 taekwondo performers, 21 journalists and four DPRK Olympics committee members. They will cheer for athletes from both sides of the Peninsula at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which begins on Feb. 9.