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IN THE MP WORLD OF K-POP, ’S HARD FOR STARS TO BE GAY
Origatg 1960s Japan, where was known as “yaoi, ” BL typilly picts two men a homoerotic relatnship.
ARE K-POP STARS "SO GAY"?
Some LGBTQ activists have acced BL stori of fetishizg and appropriatg gay culture.
Wily regnized as South Korea’s first openly gay K-pop artist, the sger and actor Go Tae-seob, who the stage name Holland, starred a BL drama last year and believ that the growg visibily of BL books, TV seri and movi is a posive step. Bdette, who also intifi as gay and is a longstandg BL fan, said the genre will shake up nservative views on genr and sexualy South Korea.