Related: South Korea faces major anti-queer backlash after COVID-19 outbreakThe 30-year-old released a statement via his label saying, “I wanted to speak up as a representative voice of sexual minorities and wanted to open up the prospect of coming out more widely in the entertainment industry.
I hope to continue representing the LGBTQ community in my role.”Kwon’s coming out has been widely covered in Korea, where there are few out celebrities.
The last high-profile male celebrity to reveal they were gay was a TV personality, Hong Suk Chun, in 2000. However, Hong was subsequently fired from his job – hosting a Sesame Street-style kids shows – and work offers dried up overnight.In recent years, Hong has established himself as a chef and.