Are K-pop Stars “So Gay”? – Seoulbeats

Contents:

• FIRST OPENLY GAY K-POP IDOL HOLLAND REVEALS HE HAS A BOYIEND THAT HE WANTS TO MARRY
• IN THE MP WORLD OF K-POP, ’S HARD FOR STARS TO BE GAY
• KPOP STARS THAT HAS BEEN RUMORED AS GAY [PART 2]
• ARE K-POP STARS "SO GAY"?
• 11 K-DRAMAS THAT DIDN'T SHY AWAY OM GAY RELATNSHIPS
• SOUTH KOREAN GAY UPLE SE URT W AS BREAKTHROUGH FOR EQUALY

FIRST OPENLY GAY K-POP IDOL HOLLAND REVEALS HE HAS A BOYIEND THAT HE WANTS TO MARRY

Holland is not the first known LGBT K-pop idol, but you n say that this new generatn of K-pop, he's one of the first idols who admted that he's gay. He ially me out as gay 2015, and upon g Korea, his iends told him to keep his sexualy secret - but he's proud of his inty, makg him the first Korean artist who is openly gay.

IN THE MP WORLD OF K-POP, ’S HARD FOR STARS TO BE GAY

However, durg an terview, she nfsed she is gay, g her to be kicked out om her agency. Maman Maman, who origally buted 2007 unr the stage name Magoply, is K-Pop first openly gay idol.

Shortly after butg, Maman me out as gay an terview.

Holland Holland is well-known as the media’s first openly gay K-Pop idol. He has been openly gay sce 2015 and buted 2018.

KPOP STARS THAT HAS BEEN RUMORED AS GAY [PART 2]

Though his gay Korean iends told him would be better to stay the closet, he chose to e out as a way to be his te self. K-pop’s first openly gay sger Holland has recently revealed that he has a boyiend whom he wants to marry durg a livtream wh his fans. Holland beme the first openly gay K-pop idol South Korea after makg his but January 2018 wh the sgle “Neverland.

ARE K-POP STARS "SO GAY"?

" In particular, "LGBT" is an acronym for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr. Gay is jt gay. HOLLAND’s “Neverland” This was the but song of the first openly gay K-Pop idol – a te in.

BESTIE’s “Exce Me” At one pot the vio, a girl asks a guy for his number – but he turns out to be gay.

Nell’s “The Day Before” This song addrs the heavy relatn between homosexualy and suici. He not only me out publicly (which mt have taken a lot of urage) but he also publicly speaks out agast homophobia Korean culture. This one explor the difficulti gay men face a culture not iendly to LGBTQA+ dividuals.

11 K-DRAMAS THAT DIDN'T SHY AWAY OM GAY RELATNSHIPS

He famoly msaged a gay izen to give volume to their voice. Hoya (formerly of INFINITE) Hoya played Kang Joon Hee, a gay character Answer Me 1997, and received both acclaim and cricism. CL CL is well-known for her huge LGBTQA+ fan base and her iendship wh Jeremy Stt, who is openly gay.

ELLE: You have such a big gay followg. I have so many gay iends and I love them so much bee they’re fun. There are reasons why there aren’t a lot of openly gay idols.

Two sirs nfirmed that gay idols are more mon than expected. | For their Dark Sis Of K-Pop segment, former Blady member Co and traee-turned-lyricist Ga Maeng were asked how Korean pani view same-sex relatnships and gay idols.

SOUTH KOREAN GAY UPLE SE URT W AS BREAKTHROUGH FOR EQUALY

Dpe idols not talkg about their sexualy, there are que a few who are gay.

In a society where celebri receive backlash for g out as gay, mak sense why K-Pop idols who are part of the LGBT muny want to protect themselv. What is like to be gay South Korea? Homophobia is still rife South Korea, where very few mastream mic stars have e out as gay.

There, homosexual sex is not banned, but is illegal the ary, where almost all men mt plete a stt of pulsory nscriptn.