K-pop: Why 's hard for stars to be gay South Korea | CNN

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• THIS 1ST GENERATN IDOL GROUP DISBAND BEE OF GAY INTER-RELATNS?
• K-IZENS SHOCKED BY THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE GAY DATG STORY BETWEEN 2 MALE IDOLS THE SAME GROUP: IS THIS FANFICTN?
• IN THE MP WORLD OF K-POP, ’S HARD FOR STARS TO BE GAY

THIS 1ST GENERATN IDOL GROUP DISBAND BEE OF GAY INTER-RELATNS?

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. Gay is jt gay.

K-IZENS SHOCKED BY THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE GAY DATG STORY BETWEEN 2 MALE IDOLS THE SAME GROUP: IS THIS FANFICTN?

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.

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.

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

muny, the female celebri are also likely to enjoy homosexualy as. She even released the song “Everyone Has Secret” featurg Ga wh the lyrics about the fear and prsure of homosexuals when they have to hi themselv for a long time.

Some have revealed that they have seen Amber at gay clubs and bars. Cheetah has also ma many izens nclu that she is homosexual when she published her overly timate photos wh another girl (later known to be Cheetah‘s manager).