A Major K-Pop Star Comes Out

[PeterRS]

The K-Pop industry is so isolated and very much a closed community. In the last couple of years it has been known, very sadly, for the suicides of a few top young stars. Most suspect that a few or more of the boys in the boy bands must be gay, but maybe that was just a fantasy.

Now one of its stars has openly come out as gay. Halfway through his band's last concert in Los Angeles in April, the end of a major world tour, 24-year old singer Bain of the group Just B told thousands of fans, "Before I start the next song, I want to share something with you guys. I'm proud to be part of the LGBTQ community." It was the most public outing of any K-Pop star.

He told the BBC that he was not nervous. He had known since the age of 12 that he was gay. When he joined the K-Pop trainee studio, he thought none of the others were gay. As he reached his 20s, he felt so conflicted about his sexuality. The one person he told was, rather surprisngly given the conservative nature of Korean society, his mother. She was initially sad but promised to support his choice, as did his fellow band members who had come to know. 

Since the announcement, Bain has become the new face of the Korean LGBTQ community.

photo: BBC Korean/Jungmin Choi

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5kx7wn1nzo

[Riobard]

I’ve always wondered.

[Theman]

Wow, that's really unusual! Let's keep an eye on how things develop! escortalmaty.com

[unicorn]

He looks like a wax figure to me. Too much plastic surgery?

https://sbsstar.net/article/N1008074800/just-b-bain-becomes-the-first-kpop-boy-group-member-to-come-out#1

[Suckrates]

Perhaps its the aesthetic, OR maybe its just ME ?  but somehow when I look at male K-Pop stars, they ALL look GAY to me.......

Maybe I just associate soft, fem and flawless as traits belonging to gay men;  thats my bad !    

But when I compare a K-POP male to an alternative like an uber-alpha Pete Hegseth type,  that comparison begs the conclusion (for me) that they seem gay. 

I really SHOULD evolve !    😢

 

[PeterRS]

6 hours ago, unicorn said:

He looks like a wax figure to me. Too much plastic surgery?

Plastic surgery is the name of the game for most young Korean entertainers - and for many others in Korean society in general. South Korea is known as the "Plastic Surgery Capital of the World!"

https://www.kayatexas.org/blog/plastic-surgery-south-korea

[vinapu]

5 hours ago, Suckrates said:

 

But when I compare a K-POP male to an alternative like an uber-alpha Pete Hegseth type,  that comparison begs the conclusion (for me) that they seem gay. 

 

 

you kidding, for me Hegseth looks 125.78% like closeted gay

[Blah]

It's hardly a surprise.  Helen Keller would know he was gay!  🙄

[Patanawet]

8 hours ago, Suckrates said:

Perhaps its the aesthetic, OR maybe its just ME ?  but somehow when I look at male K-Pop stars, they ALL look GAY to me.......

Maybe I just associate soft, fem and flawless as traits belonging to gay men;  thats my bad !    

But when I compare a K-POP male to an alternative like an uber-alpha Pete Hegseth type,  that comparison begs the conclusion (for me) that they seem gay. 

I really SHOULD evolve !    😢

 

It's an image that they are made to show. For some reason Korean girl fans love it.

[PeterRS]

1 hour ago, Patanawet said:

It's an image that they are made to show. For some reason Korean girl fans love it.

But let's remember that Korean girls are as quick to go under the plastic surgeon's knife as the boys.