Are any of shinhwa gay
Serving Up Shinhwa Realness: Voguing and Urban LGBTQ Culture in K-pop
Hear the rustle of a bespoke, Versace-esque, suit contorting with its gesticulating wearer, to boogie beats thumping in the background? That’s the sound of someone striking a pose like there’s nothing to it, only this day it isn’t Madonna with her 1990 mega-hit, “Vogue.” Instead, it’s Shinhwa exhibiting off the complex sexiness that comes with maturity in the MV for their dance-pop knock , “This Love.” Shinhwa picks up where the ‘90s pop icon left off, borrowing their slick looks from the era and putting their vogue dancing skills on occupied display, by coupling balletic movements with angular postures, imitating models in fashion mags and figures in Egyptian hieroglyphs.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45wH_HHnJBg]While voguing seems appreciate the Queen of Pop’s hand-me-downs, it originates from and remains a part of ball identity, a thriving underground scene in the black and Latino LGBTQ communities in New York and throughout the major cities of North America. Before Madonna gave voguing the pop treatment, legends like Willi and Benny Ninja were turning it out at balls: flamboyant beauty pageants/dan
He may lean over on the feminine side, but he’s definitely not gay.
1) He hates it when people says he’s adorable . even though he is
2) He likes girls. Look at him when he mind it was the young woman hugging him, his face tells it all.
3) He may be shy around girls, but he’s one hell of a gentleman. (He took tissues for Lee Sooyoung and wiped her tears while she was crying when she won daesang.)
4) And he’s freakin manly when he does these oh gawd <3
5) He might be more ero-minded than Erowan tbh
To me, a guy can be soft and feminine, but that doesn’t mean he’s gay. Just like how a miss can be tough and manly, but that doesn’t mean she’s gay :)
Homophobia in K-pop
Nobody likes to talk about sexuality. There’s a reason why one of the most common ways to deal with being same-sex attracted is to “stay in the closet”: it’s social taboo to talk about it. The consensus seems to be that if you’re gay/lesbian/bisexual/pansexual, you shut your mouth and let everyone assume that you’re linear. This is commonly called heteronormativity: straight until proven gay. And nowhere carry out I see this phenomenon more than in South Korea, and in the K-pop scene.
To clarify, I’m not specifically trying to pick on just K-pop and South Korea. Discrimination against gay people is pervasive in modern world, both inside Asia and outside of it. But I did happen across a piece of news not so long ago that stuck in my mind, and compelled me to climb up on my soapbox now. Help in October, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Learning disclosed an amended draft for an ordinance to guarantee students human rights. Most of these, such as liberty of speech, and right to assemble were expected. However, Article 7, Clause 1, which which guaranteed students the right to face no discrimination on the basis of sexuality, touched a
Choi, Stephanie Jiyun. "7. Alpeseu (RPS) and Business Homosexual Performance in the Korean K-Pop World". Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2023, pp. 135-155. https://doi.org/10.1515/9789888842650-012
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Choi, S. 2023. 7. Alpeseu (RPS) and Business Same-sex attracted Performance in the Korean K-Pop Planet. Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, pp. 135-155. https://doi.org/10.1515/9789888842650-012
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Choi S. 7. Alpeseu (RPS) and Business Gay Performance in the Korean K-Pop World. In: Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press; 2023. p.135-155. https://doi.org/10
G-Dragon first Korean idol to come out of the closet
It looks like Big Bang‘s leader G-Dragon will finally be opening up about his sexuality after rumors circulated on the internet.
Last year at Big Bang’s Big Show 2011 concert, G-Dragon performed opposite bandmate T.O.P in a parody of the popular drama Secret Garden.
If you recall, the two shared a rather steamy kissing scene, that garnered huge reactions from netizens around the world. It seems that the touch, that netizens thought looked “very romantic”, sparked rumors about the nature of the two member’s association. In K-pop, fan pairings are very common, but idols are adamant about denying the validity of these pairings, and maintaining their heterosexuality.
On the heels of Big Bang’s recent appearance on the YG Family Special episode of Strong Heart, where it was reported that G-Dragon saw T.O.P’s naked body and called it “erotic”, news has emerged that G-Dragon plans to unveil his relationship with his band member in an upcoming issue of Lofty Cut.
“In the beginning, things went very slow, and we were very attentive, but at this indicate in our relationship, we don’t want to mask anymore,” G