Holland became Kpop's first openly gay idol with his debut single "Neverland" in January 2018, which featured a same-sex relationship in its music video and lyrics about not being able to express his love due to discrimination. The song gained over 1 million views in its first 24 hours, gaining attention from fans interested in LGBTQ+ representation in Kpop. Holland has since received significant attention and gained many fans for putting his sexuality front and center as a taboo topic in the South Korean entertainment industry.

1. Holland (First openly gay idol)
Kpop just gained a new LGBTQ+ idol, who put his sexuality
forefrontatfor his debut.
Holland’sfirstsingle ‘Neverland’ was released on Januarythe
21st
2018. Thesong is a mellow R&B song, that the singer
described as being about “a boy who couldn’tbe honest
abouthis love and was discriminated, thus desiring to move
to another place where he can express all the love he wants.”
The accompanying music video shows scenes of a same sex
relationship, and received a 19+rating due to this. Same-sex
love is a taboo topic in Kpop and the South Korea
entertainment industry, so it is rarelyaddressed.
Following his debut, Holland has received lots of attention
and gained lots of fans, who areinterested in seeing a
LGBTQ+ representative in the industry. ‘Neverland’ gained
over 1 million views in the first 24 hoursof it being release,
which gained the attention of Billboard, who then made a
video about him.
Holland (홀랜드)
Full name- Go Tae Seob (고태섭)
Birthday- March 4, 1996
Debutdate- January22, 2018