Sour Patch 5,568 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 New K-Pop Music Video Praised As Celebration Of LGBTQ Love More of this, please! By Kimberly Yam 260 ADVERTISEMENT Fans are applauding K-pop girl band LOOΠΔ for breaking barriers with its newest music video, “Heart Attack.†The video, released last week, shows the group’s newest member, Chuu, pining for her fellow bandmate Yves’ affection. With LGBTQ love rarely seen in the K-pop industry, fans took the video as a monumental statement. In less than a week, the video has racked up more than 500,000 views. The video doesn’t explicitly mention that the pair is together or that either of them identifies as LGBTQ. Still, fans have taken the chemistry between the two, along with shots of Chuu working to get her bandmate’s attention ― and their closeness near the end of the clip ― as evidence of their love in the music video. The clip’s YouTube description also mentions that the single is about Chuu’s “desire to be loved by Yves.†“The titled track “Heart Attack†does not interpret the feelings of being in love in a serious way, but with Chuu’s own adorable emoticon-like ways,†the YouTube description reads. Of course, social media users had a lot to say after the music video’s release. The video is particularly noteworthy given the state of LGBTQ rights in South Korea. The country has made strides in accepting the gay community, with a record number of people showing up for Seoul’s annual pride festival. However, same-sex marriage has not yet been legalized. And just last year, a watchdog group reported that the military had launched a “witch hunt†to prosecute gay soldiers after a video emerged showing two male soldiers having sex. “Military investigators used the information they gained from the investigation on the sex video to track down other gay soldiers in the army, starting by forcing the suspects to identify who they had sex with and then widening their search from there,†Lim Tae-hoon, head of the Military Human Rights Center for Korea, told The Associated Press. The country’s president, Moon Jae-in, came out in opposition to homosexuality and the legalization of same-sex marriage while on the campaign trail, angering LGBTQ rights activists. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/loona-music-video-lgbtq-love_us_5a4bc8cde4b025f99e1e0641 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide 14,243 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 miss chuu did that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonathehoe 4,579 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 LOONA is stomping their foot strong on 2018. Anticipate their debut all! It will be wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neosoul 546 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Queens of Pop did that BBC, the girls, etc. are really doing a great job. Hoping for more recognition in 2018 as they debut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince of peace 12,452 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 a predebut group did that! make way for the reigning queens of kpawp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkcafe 3,438 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 chuu is really a turning point huh? anticipate their debut this summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudo 1,135 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Serving amazing music with a healthy dose of progressivism. Please check out Chuu's MV, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyulkyung 5,023 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qians 803 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 oh wow amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Everything 23,397 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Global queens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enchante 4,542 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 loona are gonna take over america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pururin 14,348 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainism 2,874 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Queen. I can't stop listening to this song it's sooo good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphina 1,398 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 OO YES GIRLIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hawke 947 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 First PinkNews, now Huffington Post???? I couldn't be prouder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selo 74 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Wow thats impressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yerim. 609 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 YES QUEENS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blink Once 446 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I'm conflicted. I'm so glad LOONA's getting this publicity, but I'm also not sure why the Huffington Post would make an article out of this. Maybe if the video was confirmed to be a gay love story (I personally think it is but the company has neither confirmed nor denied it), then I'd see why they'd make an article... but they haven't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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