We're sunsetting PodQuest on 2025-07-28. Thank you for your support!
Export Podcast Subscriptions
cover of episode K-pop gets its first gay male idol

K-pop gets its first gay male idol

2025/6/20
logo of podcast What in the World

What in the World

AI Deep Dive AI Chapters Transcript
People
B
Bain
H
Hannah Gelbart
J
Juna Moon
无名氏
Topics
Juna Moon: 作为BBC韩语服务的记者,我采访了Bain,他对于公开自己的性取向感到非常高兴。他从小就梦想成为K-pop偶像,并且为此付出了多年的努力。在韩国,K-pop偶像通常被要求保持笔直的形象,这使得Bain долгое время не решался раскрыть свою сексуальную ориентацию. 然而,在出道两年后,他开始觉得自己在欺骗所有人,最终决定勇敢地站出来。他的决定在韩国国内外引起了不同的反响,一些粉丝表示支持和尊重,而另一些粉丝则表示不关心甚至否定。尽管如此,Bain的勇敢行为仍然被视为K-pop中LGBTQ+群体的一个重要里程碑,并有望推动韩国社会对性少数群体的接受度。 Bain: 我很自豪能成为LGBTQ+群体的一员。公开我的性取向是我个人的事情,我不希望它影响到我的团队。我非常感谢我的成员们对我的支持。我知道在K-pop行业中,公开性取向可能会面临很多困难,但我希望我的行为能够鼓励更多的人勇敢地做自己。我希望有一天,公开性取向不再是一件大事,每个人都可以自然地表达自己的真实身份。我希望能用我的音乐,去表达更真实的自我,用he或者him,而不是一直用she或者her。 Hannah Gelbart: 本期节目的重点是探讨K-pop偶像公开同性恋身份仍然罕见的原因,以及Bain的案例所带来的影响。我们将分析K-pop文化的特殊性,以及韩国社会对LGBTQ+群体的态度,从而更深入地了解Bain的决定所面临的挑战和意义。通过Juna Moon的采访,我们将听到Bain本人的心声,以及他对未来的期望。希望通过这次讨论,能够引发更多人对K-pop行业和韩国社会中LGBTQ+群体生存状况的关注。

Deep Dive

Shownotes Transcript

The K-pop industry is known for being super strict and encouraging idols not to share details about their private lives, especially their relationships. For LGBTQ idols, there’s an added layer of pressure, where they can’t reveal or talk about their sexuality at all, due to the stigma associated with homosexuality in South Korea. The country is deeply divided over LGBTQ acceptance.

So what happens if you do mention your sexuality as a K-pop idol? BBC Korean’s Juna Moon has been talking to Bain from the boyband JUST B, who came out as gay on stage during a show in Los Angeles earlier this year. We hear some of her interview with Bain, who talks about his fans’ reactions. And Juna explains why it’s so unusual for K-pop idols to disclose their sexual identity.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Julia-Ross Roy and Benita Barden Editor: Verity Wilde