The Straight Gaze on Gay Flower Boys - Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies

The book that we are taking down today is called Straight Korean Female Fans and their Gay Fantasies by Jungmin Kwon

First generation K-Pop legends, H.O.T., sporting a Japanese manga look

The King and the Clown was noted as a turning point in the depiction of queerness in Korean media by the author of the book

LINKS:

• GoGo Gayo! Kpop Podcast: Special Episode 2: Queerness in Kpop

• [VOICE] Can Korea ever accept homosexuals? [The Korea Herald]

• The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained [Vox]

• K-pop stars subjected to sexual objectification online [The Korea Herald]

• Controversy grows over ‘real person slash’ sexualizing male K-pop idols [The Korea Herald]

• Fetishising Gay Men | A Yaoi Discussion [YouTube]