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Gay k idols and artists, a thread
1: Holland: Holland is widely considered the first openly Gay kpop idol
2: Harisu is the first openly transgender kpop idol and the second ever person to legally change their name in South Korea
3: lady: lady debuted in 2005 and were all transgender females, they disbanded in 2007
4: Maman: Maman came out as gay in an interview. Her company initially wanted to pull it off as a prank, but it didn’t work and she was kicked out of the company.
5: Hanbit: Hanbit is a model, actress, and singer who debuted in 2016 under the girl group Mercury. With the support of her parents, Hanbit underwent male-to-female sex reassignment surgery in 2006.
“Living with a female body itself brought me the greatest feeling of euphoria”
“Living with a female body itself brought me the greatest feeling of euphoria”
6: Hansol: Hansol has come out as asexual and aromantic. He has since been vocal about his queer identity and how it feels to live as a queer man in South Korea.
7: D.I.P’s Seungho and B.Nish: D.I.P debuted back in 2016, and members Seungho and B.Nish are in a public relationship. The two announced they were dating on Instagram Live and are very open about their sexuality.
8: D.I.P’s Hyeongseong: D.I.P’s leader is also LGBTQ+. On his old Facebook account, he put his sexuality as bisexual and has stated that he is attracted to both men and women.
9: marshall Bang: He has been openly gay since 2015 and debuted in 2018. Though his gay Korean friends told him it would be better to stay in the closet, he chose to come out as a way to be his true self.
10: Wonho: wonho has stated before That he doesn’t care for gender as long as you can make ramen, he also dated a FTM person before becoming a trainee
11: Kangmin Romeo: When asked about his ideal type, Kangmin answered: “… a guy like me?”
12: Unjae: When Ungjae& #39;s members were talking about his "preference changing" he replied that he& #39;s been single for a while so his preference could change.
13: sevin: sevin is a transgender woman who debuted in 2016, not much is known about her
14: Yoongi: Yoongi has stated in interviews that he doesn’t look for gender but rather personality and atmosphere, his attraction is not limited to females
15: hongseok cheon: He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, and remains the most prominent openly gay celebrity in Korea
16: kid jho: Hundreds attended the two-hour ceremony, dubbed "Kim Jho Gwang-soo and Kim Seung-hwan& #39;s Righteous Wedding," which featured the partners reading their vows and singing a song to illustrate their love story.
17: yoojung: weki meki yoojung said before that gender didn’t matter to her and that she cares about feelings
18: minghao: minghao when asked a question on puppy face or cat like face his response to ask which gender, promoting the members to act surprised since it was technically a confirmation he sees both genders attractive
19: seungcheol: from a predebut mixtape seungcheol hinted at his bisexuality
20: Somhye: somhye is a former idol school contestant who made waves in south Korea for coming out publicly as bisexual and kissing her girlfriend on Instagram
21: jiae: Former WA$$UP (also known as WASSUP or Wassup) member Jiae posted to her Instagram Stories with a statement coming out as bisexual. In it, she said, “I love man and women. Can you understand?”
Clear up for my misinformation on Hansol big thanks to @babeyyeojin for informing me that Hansol now identifies as queer
22: Yoohyoen: dreamcatchers yoohyeon answered her type as hardworking people and not limited to men
23: gahyeon: used gender neutral pronouns when describing her partner at their wedding
