kpop idols showing support for the lgbt+ comunity: a thread 🌈
first of all, im not gonna add idols holding pride flags at concerts and that because every thread/video i see has them, and also idols wearing pieces of clothing w rainbows or things like that unless it was 100% their idea and said it was because the lgbt comunity
second, ill try to put the most i can, and feel free to add more, and if its from a fan experience (like fan signs and that), i prefer putting the original tweet if possible
in 2013, jonghyun showed support and also changed his Twitter pfp to a letter of a trans student agaisnt the discrimination of the lgbt+ community
a carat talking about lgbt carats and how thankful their are for svt for making them feel loved
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vernon: i hope we can make a better place. for everybody, for equal rights.
eunbi from clc showing love to a trans cheshire https://twitter.com/clcomfortzone/status/1204119583214505984?s=19
During the concept photoshoot for Dreamcatcher's first Korean concert, Yoohyeon wore a transgender symbol pin to show her support (and it was her idea btw) ()
momolands nancy being happy that bboom bboom was played on pride in mexico, she even had rainbow nails and went to pride as well (but didn’t post about it)
mamamoo's wheein covering honey by kehlani, who she's been a fan of for years. the song is openly wlw and wheein has covered it on more than one occasion
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bts recommending songs about homosexuality or by openly gay artists
kino from pentagon, all explanation on the tweet https://twitter.com/goyangiprince/status/1105070573439184896?s=19
a lesbian fan telling kino how much the song meant to her https://twitter.com/goyangiprince/status/1157479932676546562?s=19
minseo, a solo artists went to pride
loona on interviews pt1
loona on interviews pt2
bts's rm wrote the lyrics of party (xxo) by glam
both svt's dino and stray kids' hyunjin shared reading "Harmless Person to You" which includes a lesbian story
stray kids' bang chan talking about how everyone is valid (this happened in the pride month)
snsd's taeyeon was asked what she thought about same sex relationships and she replied “as long as they like each other there is nothing wrong about it”
bts' V being friends with holland, an openly gay artists and supports him
KARD'S BM saying "wait for the right time, whenever you feel comfortable" to a bisexual fan asking for advice for when to come out
i cant really find more clips/pics to post but i have to say as someone who has been stang KARD since debut that BM openly supports the lgbt+ comunity
tiffany expressed her love for her lgbt+ fans at one of her shows!
also tiffany wrote a letter to the lgbt+ community
dreamcatcher's gahyeon answer when a trans fan asked if it was okay being trans
sunmi openly supports the lgbt+ community (tho the tweet was bc from a confusion who happened on twt of people understanding she was part of the lgbt) , and ik i said i wont post pride flags at concerts but she also uploaded the pic on twitter which i haven't seen any idol do too
https://twitter.com/goyangiprince/status/1228928174840406017?s=19
also during humph promtions and other songs stages he painted a rainbow in his ear and also wore pins with the rainbow and did expressed it was to show support to the lgbt+ community
https://twitter.com/babysahyo/status/1226556060871294978?s=19
yunho from ateez in a fansign said love is love after he said he would like to try a rainbow hair and a fan explained to him that they rainbow is also the lgbt+ pride colors
nct's doyoung saying a relationship could be between boy&girl, girl&girl and boy&boy
dreamcatcher's yoohyeon posting this (btw, she understands and talk english really well so she knows what she was posting) https://twitter.com/hf_dreamcatcher/status/1204189865916686342?s=19
stray kids' ended up in the nyc pride parade and they stayed there for quite time and also interacted with some fans who were at pride and showed support
EXID's LE always showed support to the lgbt comunity and also a fan asked her if she supports the community https://twitter.com/ahn__ellybaby/status/1157288865473843201?s=19
astro's moonbin played a gay character in moment of 18, which btw he choosed to play it after reading the script and obv knowing it was a gay character
obviously the iconic moment of twice singing born this way
all four members of mamamoo have worn the rainbow moos pin, made by an lgbt moo fanbase
ateez' hongjoong saying lgbt+ fans are a inspiration to him too
mamamoo performed at lezhin (an online comic page which has a lot of bl/gl and lgbt related comics) live in 2017, despite lezhin having come under boycott for it's open lgbt support
svt's s.coups after seeing a gay flag
mamamoo's wheein talking about her opinion on love is as it's incredibly heart warming + one of her solo mvs having a wlw plotline (confirmed by the actresses)
exo's suho reaction when a sapphic fan told him she's getting married to her girlfriend
i wanted to mention it briefly because im not gonna post pictures because she stated she's not confortable w predebut pictures being shared, but loona's vivi which was a model back in predebut days, did a wlw wedding photoshoot
dreamcatcher's yoohyeon did a cover of secret love song by little mix which is pretty known to be about (among others) about the lgbt+ community (and again she understands english and knows what the song is about)
rainbow moos have raised countless amounts in mamamoo's name for korean pride and mamamoo have shown support for them
BTS' suga, and pretty much self explanatory
(i cant remember the context i think a fansign) stray kids' chan and felix when a fan said they mean a lot to the lgbt fans
i dont know if this one is just a reach or not bc we aren't sure if it was on purpose but i'm also adding it anyways because dreamcatcher showed a lot of times them being lgbt+ supporters
then there's also a lot of idols (v, chaeyoung, yuri etc) who recommend films with lgbt+ themes such as cmbyn, carol and others, and also songs with lgbt themes, but there's just so many and i saw already a lot of threads videos talking about them so well
i also saw a lot of idols wearing things from the Burberry rainbow check line who sends support to some lgbt+ charitys (pictures of svt's the8 and astro's mj because they were the first ones i saw but i know a big amount of idols who own stuff from this line)
skz' chan included non binary people in his speech and spoke about how skz are welcoming everyone
day6 had a gay love story between wonpil and sungjin in their music videos (what can i do/i loved you/when you love someone)
and btw it was confirmed by them that wonpil had a crush on sungjin on those mvs plot line
https://twitter.com/redbowchuu/status/1175256424143884289?s=19
astro's eunwoo and moonbin not wanting to assume a fan's gender nor sexuality
op sent me his thread and im also putting it because it's pretty nice too of stray kids showing support https://twitter.com/redbowchuu/status/1245129586544914435?s=19
snsd featured drag queens in their music videos for love&girls (2013) and all night (2017)
also mamamoo's hip mv feature drag queens
astro's eunwoo went to watch a show which the mc is a drag queen and showed support to all the cast https://twitter.com/offclASTRO/status/1230499743723220992?s=19
also eunwoo
want to make a post to also talk about openly lgbt+ idols
- maman, the first openly homosexual idol
- hanbit, a trans model, actress and used to be part of gg mercury
- Holland, the first openly gay male idol
- marshall bang, an openly gay idol who debuted in korea in 2018
not an idol but also pretty known
harisu, a trans entertainer and singer who has been active since 2001
okay i thought i ran out of content but hey i have more
ateez' hongjoong owns happy hippie rings and it's an organization whose founds go to support lgbtq & homeless youth
i took somethings from this thread but there's a lot more snsd did so i'm just linking it better https://twitter.com/sootaeyeons/status/1236823956461703173?s=19
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