Pride Month 2021: support from K-pop stars including Tiffany Young of Girls’ Generation and Kevin Woo for LGBT community
- Young joined LGBT collective Neon Milk to dance to the 2007 Girls’ Generation song ‘Into the New World’, now a protest anthem in South Korea
- Kevin Woo, formerly of U-Kiss, teamed up with *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys members at their Pride Month celebration, BackSync
Several high-profile K-pop stars have shown their love and support for Pride Month, which is celebrated annually each June.
Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany Young teamed up with Seoul-based LGBT creative collective Neon Milk, joining with queer entertainers – including the first publicly gay K-pop idol, Holland – to dance to the girl group’s 2007 song Into the New World, which has become a protest anthem for many in South Korea. Neon Milk have used the song as their anthem every year for Pride.
“I’ll continuously stand by you and I stand with you as an ally-advocate of the LGBT community,” said Young in the video. “Throughout my career I’ve thought about, ‘Am I [doing] enough? Can I talk about this?’ But I think the most important part is being honest and true to yourself.
“Thank you so much for inspiring so many people and always showing the world that love and kindness wins.”
In the past, Girls’ Generation members have supported the global LGBT community, and have featured drag queens in several music videos.