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IN THE MP WORLD OF K-POP, ’S HARD FOR STARS TO BE GAY
* queer korean artists *
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.
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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. However, durg an terview, she nfsed she is gay, g her to be kicked out om her agency.