Although Korean society still does not really have an open view on the LGBT community, many idol singers have publicly spoken out in support of same-sex love.
Hansol
Hansol is one of the few Korean artists who does not hesitate to show his true personality on social networking sites.
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Chaeyoung (TWICE)
Chaeyoung once shared in her blog post about the movie Carol she once watched.
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Song Ji Eun – Bang Young Guk (B.A.P)
Song Ji Eun’s song Don’t look at me like that, written by Bang Young Guk (B.A.P), resonated with its profound human meaning.
Vernon (Seventeen)
In April 2017, when chatting with fans on a live broadcast, Vernon shared that he had watched Moonlight, a movie about the LGBT community, with his mother.
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Eric Nam
Eric Nam once refused to wear a costume like Hong Suk Chun when the actor participated in the show SNL.
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Cultural world
The film The Danish Girl created a wave of support for LGBT people
MAMAMOO
MAMAMOO was criticized for having racist intentions when `cosplaying` as Bruno Mars during the group’s concert in March 2017.
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Wonho (Monsta X)
Wonho once revealed that his ideal lover is a girl who knows how to cook delicious noodles.
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Ren (NU’EST W)
Ren was once considered the male singer with the most feminine face in Kpop.
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Crush – Planet Shiver
In 2015, Crush and Planet Shiver collaborated to release the song Rainbow, a song about the different values of each person and reminding people not to feel pressured to change.
Dongwan (Shinhwa)
Dongwan (Shinhwa) once played Hedwig, a rock star who cannot determine his gender orientation in both love and sex (gender queer) in the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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