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You may be treated badly, but you will never be hurt.
Even on weekdays, you can always find something interesting to do. You just need to be careful about who you tell.
Work-Life Openness
I was warned by many people to not come out in my work place before arriving, and I am glad I took their advice. More innocently, my young students would often ask me the same question, to which I would, of course, lie.
It is the biggest of the gay clubs and costs about 15-20 dollar entry for guys and 50 (yes 50) for girls – so be warned. Walk straight for one block. Another example is “Personal Taste”, about a straight Korean man who pretends to be gay in order to move in with his female roommate.
Additionally, Hong Seok-Cheon, by far the most famous Korean actor and one of the earliest figure heads for the LGBTQ Korean community, was fired and dropped by his agency and producers after revealing his sexuality in 2000.
Yunjin debuted officially just earlier in 2022 but has already been open about her support for pride posting on her mega-successful rookie group’s twitter openly celebrating pride.
For a rookie debut to be able to show this level of support and not have a career implode is definitely inspiring looking back on how dire the situation used to be in Korea.
Takeaway
Hopefully there will be more celebrities to add to this list soon, and it does seem hopeful that queer celebrities will be more accepted in the future in Korea, but even now it is a shame that these celebrities are faced with such controversy.
Gay Korean Men Pick Their Favorite Male Celebrities Of The First Half Of 2024
Recently, the results of a poll asking gay Korean men about who their favorite male celebrities were in the first half of 2024 were shared online.
He has also rebooted his modeling and acting career, since then speaking about LGBTQ rights on television. If you go with the right people it can be a blast. He has maintained his previous ranking.
3. The actor has dropped two places since the previous ranking when he tied for first.2. Wi Ha Joon
Actor Wi Ha Joon earned 29 votes (2.26% of the total).
This is located more towards downtown Seoul and has a much bigger Korean, less foreigner scene. **Lee Je Hoon**
Despite reaching his 40s, Lee Je Hoon remains youthful and widely adored.
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This kind of overly invested, passionate dating culture still applies to gays, although you will not find much PDA, and gay Koreans are almost entirely closeted and discrete, especially around other people.
I had some pretty weird experiences myself, where after meeting a guy on a date for the first time, he told me he loved me and wanted to be my boyfriend about two hours in. Google Maps
Note: Reddit also has some good, up-to date info on new Bars that are always opening.
Note: If someone tries to cat-call you into a bar DON’T GO!
This is usually a host bar where you will pay through the nose for drinks and table fees. It’s in the old part of the city, and the buildings are pretty run down, but the atmosphere is really an experience to be had.
About a year back I did a feature on my experiences of being gay in Japan. Whether you are into this kind of “extreme dating” life will either make you love or hate Korean dating.