Did K-Pop Star Sunmi Come Out as Lesbian On-Stage in Amsterdam? Singer Explains Her ‘LGBT’ Comment That Confused Fans
In 2017, MRSHLL became the first K-pop performer to come out as gay, followed by indie singer, Holland.
With June celebrated as the LGBT Pride Month, various events and parades have been taking place all across the world celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Major celebrities and prominent people around the world have been showing their support to the LGBTQ community. However, recently Lee Sun-mi, known as Sunmi, a popular singer from the world of K-pop opened up to her fans about her life and the "different sides" of herself, while performing at the Q-Factory on Tuesday, June 4, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Sunmi opening up to her fans about her life and the "different sides" of herself in no time went viral online with people dubbing her statement as her trying to come out. The ex-Wonder Girls singer who is on her Warning World Tour described herself as "LGBT" as the crowd cheered on-stage.
The video of her connecting with the fans and telling that she has a different side to her swept the internet. In a video posted on Twitter by @yvesiren that went viral, she can be heard saying: "I have many different sides of me, like dorky...and LGBT." "There are sides of me that I know very well, like, just like I just said," she continued. "And sometimes there are times when I don't know myself."
Take a look at the video:
Sunmi hasn't officially come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. However, this bit from the concert went spread speculations. Fans from all around the world extended support to the singer. Sunmi took to Instagram to share photos with the crowd and shared her happiness. She said,"Yes! #Amsterdam you gave me so much energy tonight! I totally enjoyed the show and hope u guys too. And plusssss, we 'BURN' the stage!!!!!!!! Love u so so muchhhhhh!!!!"
However, she finally cleared the air gave the rumours a break of her "being an LGBTQ". She tweeted, "Yeah, I support LGBT but don't get me wrong, guys."
Take a look at the tweet:
In 2017, MRSHLL became the first K-pop performer to come out as gay, followed by indie singer, Holland.
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