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

Contents:

• IN THE MP WORLD OF K-POP, ’S HARD FOR STARS TO BE GAY
• 11 K-DRAMAS THAT DIDN'T SHY AWAY OM GAY RELATNSHIPS
• YOUNG ASIAN GAY UPLE HUG AND KISS AT HOME. ATTRACTIVE ASIAN LGBTQ PRI MEN HAPPY RELAX SPEND ROMANTIC TIME TOGETHER WHILE LYG SOFA LIVG ROOM NCEPT. SLOW MOTN SHOT.
• SOUTH KOREAN BROADSTER CENSORS GAY KISS ‘BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY’
• 10 IDOLS L KPOP QUE TIENEN MáS PROBABILIDAS SER GAY SEGúN LA UNIDAD LGBT
• K-POP MIC VIO RECEIV 19+ RATG FOR FEATURG A GAY KISS
• 10 MALE IDOLS THAT GAY KOREAN MEN ARE IN LOVE WH
• RULTS FOR : KOREAN GAY KISS
• RULTS FOR : KOREAN GAY KISS

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

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

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.

YOUNG ASIAN GAY UPLE HUG AND KISS AT HOME. ATTRACTIVE ASIAN LGBTQ PRI MEN HAPPY RELAX SPEND ROMANTIC TIME TOGETHER WHILE LYG SOFA LIVG ROOM NCEPT. SLOW MOTN SHOT.

What mak this song’s mic vio even more impactful was that was released on May 17th which is the ternatnal day agast homophobia, bi-phobia, and transphobia. His mic vio featur an amazg reprentatn of a gay uple, ternatnal upl, and racial diversy. What is like to be gay South Korea?

SOUTH KOREAN BROADSTER CENSORS GAY KISS ‘BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY’

Homophobia is still rife South Korea, where very few mastream mic stars have e out as gay.

10 IDOLS L KPOP QUE TIENEN MáS PROBABILIDAS SER GAY SEGúN LA UNIDAD LGBT

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.

“On the one hand looks like the dtry is very open md to shippg culture, ” she told CNN, referrg to the culture among fans of imagg relatnships between their favore stars – cludg gay relatnships. Acrdg to Kwon, fans were spired by “yaoi” – a kd of Japane manga that featur gay relatnships between male upl – and began makg up stori about their favore stars.

K-POP MIC VIO RECEIV 19+ RATG FOR FEATURG A GAY KISS

Even now, K-pop labels sometim cultivate idols’ homoerotic appeal the hop that mak them more popular fanfictn, where Kwon timat 80% of stori volve gay story l. South Korea’s rerd labels are happy to let fans fantasize about idols beg gay.

10 MALE IDOLS THAT GAY KOREAN MEN ARE IN LOVE WH

But they don’t want gay idols be open about their sexualy.

But when me time to but, the label was agast him butg as a gay idol. “It’s a shame that’s the lim they n go when to showg homosexual teractn – n only be portrayed as funny. After Hong me out publicly as gay 2000, he was fired om his hostg job and lost other work – and thor Kwon believ that harsh rponse has disuraged others om followg su.

Holland thks thgs are changg: more artists appear to be ditg that they are alli of the gay muny. In the absence of nfirmatn, mentators have ed small, clive clu to speculate on their stance, for example, the time the band’s lear RM tweeted Macklemore’s song “Same Love, ” which promot equal rights for gay people.

RULTS FOR : KOREAN GAY KISS

But ultimately, experts believe a time when gay stars are accepted mastream K-pop uld still be some way off. However, wh Korea adaptg to chang, homosexualy is beg more openly discsed-- even dramas.

What's more, there are even some dramas that don't shy away om love between all people, cludg gay upl! Whether the show jokgly ph a homosexual nnectn, is one elaborate plan to fool another character or even shows a real on-screen gay uple, after viewg the 12 dramas that dabble wh homosexualy you may have some new ships the makg.

'Life Is Betiful' has fely gaed attentn mastream dramas the days for supportg LGBT viewpots wh a morn gay uple. Homosexual relatnships are well veloped 'Reply 1994' bee litely portrays the male characters' blossomg some tertg feelgs for each other.

RULTS FOR : KOREAN GAY KISS

However, spe the problems they face, their gay relatnship is openly revealed later episos and discsed among Hong Seol and pany.