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OnlyOneOf, first K-Pop group to perform at United Palace, evokes LGBTQ+ and Latin pride
OnlyOneOf becomes the first K-Pop group to complete at the United Palace Theatre Sunday, seeing hundreds of fans clamoring to the iconic Washington Heights venue waving Pride flags and embracing Hispanic culture.
The corner of 175th Avenue and Broadway showcased the melting pot that is New York City on April 21st when fans of the South Korean band OnlyOneOf danced to salsa music with locals beneath the United Palace’s neon lights as they waited for the concert to commence.
For fans — affectionately known as lyOns—like 15-year-old Autumn Rain, the sight of both K-Pop and Latin cultures embracing one another made her heart feel full. Watching her friends clutching their light sticks and dancing to salsa, while seniors laughed playing a game of dominos, reminded her of something her Puerto Rican grandmother would join on the weekends.
“I adore OnlyOneOf and their ‘Malamente’ cover, it was really important to me because I feel like there isn’t really a lot of Spanish mentioned in the K-Pop community. Because there are so many LatinX K-Pop fans it’s really big for OnlyOneOf t
While South Korea has shown its reach and impact across various industries and communities such as fashion, beauty and music, the country has surprisingly remained conservative towards LGBT-related issues. In fact, Holland—one of the only few openly gay artists in South Korea—was physically assaulted in a homophobic attack in May 2022. While the social climate surrounding LGBT in the country has been slowly improving, the topic still remains taboo and controversial.
As K-pop idols who have been heavily media-trained, they are taught not to comment on such divisive issues. However, there are K-pop idols who have gone against the grain and bravely spoken out in defence of the LGBT+ collective, even if it invites hate and negativity towards themselves. As the LGBT+ make up a enormous part of the K-pop fandom, it’s comforting to know that there are idols that queer fans can look up to and feel seen. Ahead, we gleaned some of the most LGBT-friendly K-pop idols who are arrogant allies. Happy Pride Month!
XLOV
They may have only debuted this year on January 7, but XLOV is already making waves in the K-pop industry with its very existence. Consisting of four members—Wumuti, Rui,
OnlyOneOf's "Libido" and Queer-baiting in K-pop
The K-pop industry has always stayed ahead of marketing trends. It’s this heavy emphasis in marketing that has allowed the industry’s global popularity to soar to astounding heights, bringing in devout fans from all walks of life, adv outside the borders of South Korea. Likewise, this surge in popularity has seen a increase in LGTBQ fans — a trend that has not gone unnoticed by K-pop companies. In lieu of actual representation, however, the K-pop industry has met their ever-growing LGTBQ fanbase with the tactic of queer-baiting. And in a long, lengthy list of releases, OnlyOneOf’s “Libido” comeback is the most recent queer-baiting perpetrator.
In media, queer-baiting is the practice of ambiguously hinting at same-sex relationships without ever confirming said relationships to be real. Born out of “shipping” tradition in online fandoms, wherein fans appreciate to imagine the could-be relationships between their questionably intimate favorite characters, queer-baiting is a move used to string along fans in the hopes their fictional relationships could one day turn into real. It particularly thrives on sexual tension, beg
Netizens Praise OnlyOneOf Yoojung’s Solo Single “begin” For Its LGBTQIA+ Representation
Although Korea seems to be extremely evolving, in reality, it is a lot more traditional when it comes to topics of gender and sexuality. Despite this obvious prejudice, it seems like more and more idols are taking the issues of homophobia into their control hands and using their music to combat the prejudices toward the LGBTQIA+ community.
One idol who has recently gained praise for his inclusivity and voice of the LGBTQIA+ collective in his music is OnlyOneOf‘s Yoojung.
Yoojung became the first member of the organization to drop to emit his solo single as part of the group’s undergrOund idOl project. In particular, it was the title footpath “begin” that really caught the attention of netizens.
Yet, it was the storyline that really stuck out in people’s minds. As the song progressed, fellow member Kyubin appeared in the harmony video, and during the next few scenes, the two idols kept looking at each other, trying not to be caught by each other.
The looks then become more frequent as the two come across to be coming to terms with their thoughts on
OnlyOneOf Go Viral After Helping A Homosexual Fan Propose In The Middle Of Their Show
K-Pop male child group OnlyOneOf recently attracted attention for going above and beyond to assist a fan recommend during a show!
OnlyOneOf are currently on their first-ever Combined States tour, GRAND AMERICA. So far, the organization has impressed fans with amazing reside performances of their most popular songs.
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On April 4, the group continued their tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the viral moment happened. According to Twitter user @jungleosbian, the person who proposed, the group were shown a record during the pre-show hi-touch that asked if they could help with their proposal.
The proposal was planned for after the group performed “Begin,” According to @jungleosbian, KB was enthusiastic in confirming that he would help! So enthusiastic that he accidentally spoiled the p