The number of North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea hit the mark of 30,000 in early November of 2016. The majority of previous literature on North Korean defectors focused on their adaptation to and resettlement in South Korean society with heavy implications on policy making sector. Often ignored or less acknowledged reality is that South Korea is not always the final destination for people who escaped from North Korea. In fact, the majority of overseas North Korean defectors turns out to have previously spent some time in South Korea before coming to other countries. These overseas North Korean defectors are often considered as an extraordinary case testifying failure on both levels: on the one hand, the South Korean government’s support system and on the other, the North Korean defectors’ adjustment effort. This article attempts to go beyond the hitherto familiar frame of analysis centered on the premise of “North Korean defectors becoming good citizens in South Korea,” extending the boundary by paying attention to the case of overseas North Korean defectors, not as a derailment or failure, but as an exemplary case in which the multi-layered issue of North Korean defectors is distinctly presented. Also this article address the importance of overseas North Koran defectors’ experience as site for multivocality.