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A member of K-POP group of boys Just B public Gay came out During a concert this week in Los Angeles. It is a rare movement in high pressure Korean The music industry, in which artists tend to be fiercely kept by their privacy.
Just B-de-Bain, 23, made this announcement during the performance of a solo on the group’s Los Angeles program on Tuesday, saying: “I am proud to be part of the LGBTQ + community-as a gay person.” Videos shared on social networks have shown that the crowd was responding with noisy cheers.
“To anyone who is part of the LGBTQ +community, or who always understands it-it’s for you. You are seen, you are loved, and you were born in this way,” he added, in a reference to the song by Lady Gaga Who he called “my queen”.
He then embarked on a song performance while waving a Rainbow Pride flag.
Public identification as gay is rare among active K-POP stars, whose behavior is closely controlled by music labels and Police by fans who expect them to have healthy images. According to the Korean Media Outlet News1, Bain is the first male star of the K-Pop to be released publicly.
After Tuesday’s performance, Bath group’s comrade, Siwoo, left a support message on a fan platform, the South Korean media reported.
“I was watching behind the scenes and I cried too,” he said. “I cried even more because I knew how hard it was for him.”
Fans have also shown their support, with one of the most popular comments on bath Instagram post Saying: “I’m so proud of you, kid. You always love yourself because we love you !!!!”
Just B, a group of six members, has released five EPs and several singles since its inception in 2021.
Before Bath, Jiae of the group of girls now disappeared, Wassup, said in 2020 that she was bisexual, while Lara, an Indian-American member of the group of girls based in the United States Katseye, appeared queer last month on a fan platform.
Homosexuality is a sensitive subject in socially conservative South Korea, where homosexual marriage is not legally recognized. Discrimination against LGBTQ people “remains omnipresent”, Human Rights Watch said in a report in 2023.
