Sexuality Of Kpop Idols

K-pop which was once a conservative music genre has become sexualized over time1 This is in part due to 21st century globalization2 and the advent of music videos on social media in particular YouTube3 K-pop was adopted by the Japanese idol system in the 90s1 which brought with it the western male gaze4 and Lolita culture5. I think I touched on the topic a bit in another post. In this page you can see all K-Pop Idols and their profiles available.

I do NOT own any photovideo audio in this video.

I think discussing idols private life is gross but on this specific topic I havent seen anyone explain it the way I wanted to. I just want to clarify that when I talk about assuming sexuality it also counts for assuming a person is heterosexual. Kpop has taken the western American pop genre and all its various influences such as hip hop and RnB and created its own flavour of music within a highly conservative culture. Kpop on the other hand treats sexuality very differently.