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

It’s no secret that beg openly LGBTQ+ the K-pop world is difficult, but the stars enuraged the muny wh their posive msag – and even hope to help pneer gay rights * gay couples in k pop *

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.

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

“This panel, we’re jt gog to show our gay,” Lai Franc proclaimed to the packed crowd at KCon’s panel on LGBT fandom Korean pop mic. The K-Pop fans attendance roared wh approval. * gay couples in k pop *

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. 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.

HOMOSEXUALITY IN KOREA: KOREAN CELEBRI, GAY IDOLS AND MORE

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, whose real name is Go Tae-seob, opened up about his personal life durg a livtream event on March 24, revealg that he is now seeg someone after beg asked multiple tim by fans. Holland did not go to tails about his boyiend’s inty; however, he did reveal that his new be is not an idol, actor or someone om his dtry. * gay couples in k pop *

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.

“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.

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

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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. 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.

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

South Korea’s rerd labels are happy to let fans fantasize about idols beg gay.

SOUTH KOREAN GAY UPLE SE URT W AS BREAKTHROUGH FOR EQUALY

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.

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