You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Arrow Created with Sketch. Calendar Created with Sketch. Path Created with Sketch. When no agency was willing to support his mission to create music while also being open about his sexuality, Holland decided he would go at it alone.
This choice was extremely bold; in addition to its high financial costs, his musical debut also served as his official coming out. Overnight, the song Holland had hoped would reach one or two people reached hundreds of thousands around the world. Holland can barely contain his excitement as he divulges to Teen Vogue that Meunier kindly offered to provide stage outfits for his upcoming tour with MyMusicTaste , a platform that lets fans vote for the cities they want an artist to visit.
Holland says his personal dream is to be able to publicly hold hands with his boyfriend, in South Korea, at Christmas. In doing so, he faced danger, loss, and failure, so why did he take the risk? Seoul's burgeoning drag scene confronts conservative attitudes.
So fans got creative. According to Kwon, fans were inspired by "yaoi" -- a kind of Japanese manga that features gay relationships between male couples -- and began making up stories about their favorite stars. But rather than drawing pictures, as was done in Japanese yaoi culture, they wrote stories so they could easily be uploaded and shared using dial-up internet. The stories often featured romance between same-sex stars.
Kwon said there are several reasons that was the case. Fans often didn't think they were worthy of their idols themselves, so they matched them with stars from the same band -- and most bands were exclusively girl or boy groups. Same sex relationships were often seen as taboo, which made them more "intriguing," said Kwon. As internet downloads ate into record sales in the s, South Korea's record labels realized they couldn't just focus on the music -- they needed to package stars in a way that would appeal to fans.
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It was a different approach from the West, where bands like One Direction have strenuously denied fan theories of in-band romance. That, in turn, can increase their profile -- and translate into economic benefits. An openly gay star. South Korea's record labels are happy to let fans fantasize about idols being gay.
But they don't want gay idols be open about their sexuality. That was something year-old star Holland found out firsthand. Holland -- whose real name is Go Tae-seob -- went through rigorous training with one of the labels he declined to say which one.
But when it came time to debut, the label was against him debuting as a gay idol. I believe my music is playing a role in broadening this conversation. Are you supported by the K-Pop community in Korea? I especially loved the boyish and vintage look of Demeulemeester; it suited me perfectly.
I also love classic and simple looks with a statement piece. And I like high boots! What do you think people like about you? I feel that my fans appreciate those candid and genuine aspects. In addition, minorities and marginalised communities exist all over the world, and I believe I was able to be a figure of hope and comfort to them.
My goal is to create music with a positive message.
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