In the world of K-Pop, it’s rare to find the plot of a music video centered on a same-sex romance or an idol openly claiming to be gay.
But, based on what UK native Euodias witnessed during her two years as a K-Pop trainee, she shared that some didn’t abide by their dating ban.
Euodias then exposing how differently gay trainees were treated from those who were straight.
If trainees were not straight, the company wanted them to hide their true identity.
“Trainees were all supposed to act straight even if they weren’t.”
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the worse part of the situation. If gay trainees didn’t pretend to be straight, they were punished by their own company for being open about their sexuality.
“Anybody who appeared to be openly gay was ostracised by the company.”
Holland became the country’s first openly gay singer in 2018—a mere two years ago.
