This news is making mainstream Mandarin-language newspapers otherwise I wouldn’t report on it. The C-ent SNS sphere is lighting up over a sighting of K-actor Yoo Ah In this past Saturday spending all night partying at well known Shanghai gay club LG. There is a picture from that night and reportedly the man to the left of him is his boyfriend according to the folks who were there that night and partied with him. Take it what you will, I could care less if this is true because goodness in 2018 any star can be straight, bi, gay, heck even transgender and we shouldn’t bat an eye. I can share that rumors within K-ent that Yoo Ah In is gay has been going on for a loooooong time but then his side has never confirmed. It sucks that his presence at a gay club is being outed if he wanted to fly below the radar but it’s hard not to be seen and reported on in the Instagram everything age. He’s so handsome and talented as an actor, hitting that double sweet spot of being mainstream and indie, I just want all my talented babies to be happy in their personal lives whatever they want.
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Good for him if it’s true. Honestly it feels like he always defending himself against K-nets and he is always speaking up for something. Part of it might be that he feels wronged not being able to openly be himself in such a conservative society.
I would also like to point out that even straight people go to Gay clubs. The most fun I have had in a club was at a Gay one.
I never once find Yoo Ah In defending himself. He is the kind who speaks his mind. He is unlike other K-actors who tried very hard maintaining their public image, not daring to offend netizens and the most, only threatening the haters with law suits. But YAI is the rare few who would go all out and got into heated arguments with the netizens. He never cares what they think of him (a bonus that he is supremely talented). The only reason he never bothers to come out and admit it publicly is because he just don't give a damn on public opinion on him. To him, his personal matters are his business and he owes no one an explanation. Typical YAI and I kinda like him that way.
I agree! His public image is all over the place lol which I like but he is as authentic as it gets in K-entertainment. Koala makes a great point that he is one of the few that has extreme legitimacy and experience in both indie and mainstream, without being a sell-out. It's unfortunate that this is released by the Chinese entertainment since if Korea sorta maybe knows, then that was probably kept under wraps out of respect for his privacy and with his permission.
That’s exactly what I meant. He speaks his mind and people argue against him and he doesn’t let it go. He is always defending himself. He does it to a point where it might actually be a little reckless imo
he said the n word in his ig story and he's cancelled
He's probably gay or bi-sexual and it's been a long rumored fact in the industry. Wish he could openly do whatever he wants regarding his love life but the society will chew him up...
I really like him. Gives a good performance in everything he is in (doesn't matter if the film/series are good or bad, his performance is consistently good). He does not hurt anyone and I find him very sexy.
It is very confusing to me sometimes, the netizens' opinions. Who cares if he is gay or not? He is a good guy (who doesn't drug and rape people)and none of us are going to meet him and date him in real life. Now, I understand wanting the person you like on screen to be a good guy in real life. I too want that (and one the best memories of my life is meeting the star I'm a fan of and finding that he is such a wonderful person in real life) but this type of intrusion is without a purpose other than hurting someone. Why would anyone want that?
And he looks hot in that pic.
A wonderful picture of him enjoying himself in his most natural and comfortable way.No complaints here us boys adore him??
Not at all surprised even if he comes out as gay. I've always felt he was homosexual. K media is so stupidly conservative that it must be hard to come out in a society like that. Every oppa or onnie gets classified as heterosexual when its highly unlikely that every person in the korean entertainment industry is heterosexual. I bet many of them are homosexual based even on just simple statistics. Since all my homosexual friends are smart, creative and talented as hell so I tend to assume if someone is extremely good at what they do they might actually be homosexual. There's no logical reason for this just a gut feeling mostly.
because i am not his mother, so i don't care he gay or not (lol), that's his private life and he still talented actor for me.
Yeah. ?
I’m reading the post and thinking....and.... so what....who cares which way YAI turns.... and I just remembered ‘Burning’ is on at the International Fim Festival in Auckland NZ next week so thanks Mz Koala for the reminder that I need to book my tickets online. Chur Chur my relations I got mad love and respect for the man ?
Ok if it’s true that’s his guy, let me just say, I knew he would have bomb taste, they are all fine! Anyway I hope this was posted with his consent and I’ve low key thought he would have been casually or even formally out already if he had his way; right now, he’s the only kceleb I can see with the guts to do so.
This is not a slight on closeted LGBT k-celebs of course, since it’s still not easy and downright dangerous to be out even as a non-celeb in quite a number of countries. I hope they all have the support and love they can get, I wish them all strength. At the same time, I honestly have a feeling we’ll be seeing a fairly high profile k-celeb coming out in a recognizable way in the next 10-20 years (or even less!) and the industry will certainly be watching how the public reacts. I’m thinking of how Ellen came out in the US in the 90’s, it didn’t go over with the public insanely well or anything but it set a huge precedent and was an eye opener for many Americans. It will be interesting to watch.
Love YAI either way and like someone said, he’s still an incredibly talented individual no matter his preference.
There have been a loud whisper about him possibly being bi- or gay, but good that he has someone with him, as hinted here. But admitting it openly and being true to himself publicly, that might be another matter. The only open gay celebrity in SK, Hong Seok-cheon, works more on variety and tv shows (comic relief roles). While YAI, is really more of a lead in film and tv shows, hence reception might be on a different scale. The MS didn't really dent the movie offers, but this one-I'm not too sure.
How’s his movies in the box office?
He's been rumored to be gay for sometime so it wouldn't be that much of a surprise to Koreans if he did come out. Rather, if this news make it to the Korean media, I can see the comments being along the line of "how dare he go clubbing at a gay bar in Shanghai when he should be serving", "he can go clubbing but not serve, tsk, tsk"
I actually thought the same thing and that is that he might get more grief for the clubbing while not serving in the military. Just like I and many others not in the entertainment industry heard about Ellen before she came out, I'm sure there are many that knew this open secret. I'm not a huge Dispatch fan, but my understanding is they know but will not out someone.