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

Contents:

• IN THE MP WORLD OF K-POP, ’S HARD FOR STARS TO BE GAY
• “NO ONE ELSE WANTED TO BE OPENLY GAY. SO I STOOD UP.” K-POP STAR HOLLAND EXPLAS WHY HE HAD TO E OUT
• K-POP STAR HOLLAND IS FG A PATH AS AN OPENLY GAY IDOL
• FIRST OPENLY GAY K-POP BOY BAND RELEAS SGLE ‘SHOW ME YOUR PRI’
• K-POP’S FIRST OPENLY GAY ARTIST BUTS MIC VIO ABOUT LGBTQ LOVE
• ARE K-POP STARS "SO GAY"?
• “NO ONE ELSE WANTED TO BE OPENLY GAY. SO I STOOD UP.” K-POP STAR HOLLAND EXPLAS WHY HE HAD TO COME OUT

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

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.

“NO ONE ELSE WANTED TO BE OPENLY GAY. SO I STOOD UP.” K-POP STAR HOLLAND EXPLAS WHY HE HAD TO E OUT

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. 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.

K-POP STAR HOLLAND IS FG A PATH AS AN OPENLY GAY IDOL

However, durg an terview, she nfsed she is gay, g her to be kicked out om her agency.

FIRST OPENLY GAY K-POP BOY BAND RELEAS SGLE ‘SHOW ME YOUR PRI’

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.

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. Holland, also known as Go Tae-seob, is K-pop's first openly gay idol.

K-POP’S FIRST OPENLY GAY ARTIST BUTS MIC VIO ABOUT LGBTQ LOVE

K-pop’s LGBT star Holland: 10 facts about South Korea’s first openly gay idol, born Go Tae-seob – om Neverland’s R-rated mic vio to what his parents really thk. He stans BTS and One Directn’s Harry Styl, wants to work wh Sia, and ma iends wh Red Velvet’s Yeri after they -starred a Burberry mpaign – but Holland said no to entertament agenci and ma his but penntly Published: 10:00am, 16 Oct, 2020 Updated: 10:00am, 16 Oct, 2020 Holland, also known as Go Tae-seob, is K-pop's first openly gay idol.

ARE K-POP STARS "SO GAY"?

Perhaps the most famo LGBTQ+ K-pop artist out there, Holland is well-known as the media's first openly gay K-pop idol.

When asked about why he wanted to make his but as an openly gay idol, he said that he wanted to speak up on his experienc wh asslt and be a voice for queer mori.

While he mentned that many of his iends thought would be better to stay the closet, MRSHLL chose to be his thentic self and me out as gay. Wh the first openly gay idols like Holland to MRSHLL, more stars are fally challengg the nservative K-pop scene by publicly embracg their te inti and steppg up as LGBT role mols Published: 9:00am, 6 Jul, 2020 Updated: 9:00am, 6 Jul, 2020 Ren, G-Dragon and Holland are three K-pop stars willg to let their te lours she.

“NO ONE ELSE WANTED TO BE OPENLY GAY. SO I STOOD UP.” K-POP STAR HOLLAND EXPLAS WHY HE HAD TO COME OUT

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. “It’s kd of sad, ” said Jungm Kwon, an amic who wrote a book lled “Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasi.