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K-pop Boy Band Lionesses Debuts Debut Song In Support of LGBTQ+ K-Pop

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Lionesses, a K-pop group formed in South Korea, is the first LGBTQ+ K-pop boy band to claim this title. The group’s debut song “Show Me Your Pride” was released earlier this week in the hope of encouraging other gay Koreans to discover their own pleasure and happiness.

The song is about LGBTQ+ issues such as coming out, dealing with anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments, and more. The YouTube description of the video reads, “Let me see your pride. You’re the one who shines like stars because you are unique.”

Damjun, Kanghan, Lee Marlang, and Foxman are the four-member band. Damjun and Foxman previously worked as management representatives for K-pop companies, according to information they gave to a local news network.

The real savanna leader, they declared, inspired their bands name.

“We often assume that the male lion with the thick bushy mane at the top of the African ecosystem’s food chain, which we see on television, is the predator. The lioness, however, holds true power. It’s a group of lionesses in command of the pack’s hunting that runs things.” Damjun informed.

The members got acquainted through visiting LGBTQ-friendly locations and networking over their shared goal of making music with people who feel the same way they do.

“I think that Korean society is still very conservative — although it’s considerably better than it was previously — and I believe our views and perceptions will continue to change in the future,” Foxman added.

The death of Byun Hee-soo, a transwoman who was dismissed from the military, serves as an illustration of South Korea’s traditional culture. Last month, a court in the country ruled that the military had wrongfully dismissed her; however, before hearing this decision, Hee-soo killed herself in March.

“Wouldn’t it have been great if she could have cried a little less? She was a solider who dedicated her life to defending this nation,” he remarked.

Their music has focused on LGBTQ acceptance. Damjun stated, “This is who we are” as the major message of “Show Me Your Pride.”

“Love yourself as a minority entails a lot of struggle and thought,” Lee Marlang stated “This is due to the fact that society is violent, prejudice and oppression are widespread.”

“We want to play the role of a lighthouse so that young LGBTQ people who wish to be musicians do not miss their opportunity due to their fear,” Damjun added. “I needed that light when I was 18 years old, but I didn’t have it,” he continued. “For world peace and minority liberation, I want to shine that light.”

The other members of the band echoed this same sentiment.

“I wanted to illustrate how perceptions are changing in Korea and that they are not the same as before,” Foxman added. “We will show you a nation that is improving gradually.”

The band announced that their next single will be released in December.

According to The South China Morning Post, the Ivan City Queer Cultural Fund of the Korean LGBTQ+ rights group Beyond the Rainbow Foundation assisted in production.

Several out LGBTQ+ artists can be found in South Korea, including K-pop star Holland and R&B artist MRSHLL, according to the news source. Jiae of Wa$$up, who revealed that she was bisexual or Hansol of Xeno-T and Topp Dogg, who declared himself asexual, are several former LGBTQ+ idols who have come out.

South Korea has yet to adopt federal anti-discrimination legislation to safeguard LGBTQ+ people, and there is still a large stigma attached to being gay. Last year, after a surge of COVID-19 was linked to gay clubs in the country’s capital, Seoul, LGBTQ+ individuals in the nation faced a backlash.

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What Louis Tomlinson Thinks About A Possible One Direction Reunion

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After breaking out in the media with hits such as “What Makes You Beautiful,” “Story Of My Life,” “Best Song Ever,” and more, 1D took the world by storm (via Digital Spy). However, in 2015, the boy band shocked their devoted followers when they announced that they will be taking a break. According to E! News, the group shocked their fans by announcing that they would go on hiatus in 2015. After Zayn Malik announced his intentions to leave 1D, the band decided to disband in order to focus on their own solo projects.

“They are great friends and fully support one another,” a source said of the group. “They are very aware that they are able to work on their own stuff as well as remain together. This is an exciting time for them creatively and as a group.” However, it appears that at least one member of One Direction was in opposition to the split.

Before the break, Tomlinson told The Guardian that he was feeling optimistic about the band. “In the last year of One Direction, I was probably the most confident I ever was,” he said. “And then it was: ‘OK, hiatus!'” He acknowledged that he struggled against it, but ultimately lost.

Since then, One Direction has yet to record any new music. The group’s future, on the other hand, appears promising.

Did Louis Tomlinson hint at a possible 1D reunion?

According to Cheat Sheet, since announcing the group’s hiatus in 2015, One Direction members have been working on their solo careers and other activities like beginning families. Louis Tomlinson recently spoke out about a possible reunion and left fans wondering if there could be hope for the group in the future, despite Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik all remaining quiet on the subject of a reunion.

In 2021, Tomlinson took part in the WIRED Google autocomplete challenge, answering queries about himself that fans most search for on the internet. He went through his tattoos, color of his hair, eye color, and more before finally getting to One Direction. When asked about the group he replied, “Good time in my life. Hopefully, we come back.” The return of an iconic logo inspired fans to believe that perhaps, just maybe, the band was reuniting. Fans also noticed that when Tomlinson referred to 1D as the band he “is” in before correcting himself to say “was,” he made a minor slip of the tongue.

Could Harry’s comments be hinting at a One Direction reunion? Despite the fact that it appears improbable for now, fans have not stopped hoping for the group to reunite and create new music in the future.

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This Is How Elton John Got His Name

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Elton John is one of the most famous names in modern music, with his distinctive appearance and voice, as well as instantly-recognizable songs. It’s difficult to find many individuals who haven’t heard Elton John, better known as “The Rocketman,” thanks to his signature song of the same name. In fact, the Elton John biopic film released in 2019 was called “Rocketman” because the word is so easily identifiable with John (via IMDb).

However, prior to his career as “The Rocketman” and even before he earned the moniker “Elton John,” he was known by a different name. He actually went by his birth name, Reginald Kenneth Dwight, and dropped out of school at the age of 17 to pursue a music career (via Biography). He eventually changed his name because he was becoming more successful, however even the film documenting his life didn’t get his change of name right.

Elton John chose a new name on the fly

The film “Rocketman” tells audiences that Reginald Kenneth Dwight changed his name to Elton John after meeting John Lennon, the famous Beatle. Lennon, on the other hand, had nothing to do with how Elton John got his name. Another singer known as John also existed.

According to a 1991 interview with Rowan Atkinson, Reginald Dwight was a member of the group “Bluesology” and decided to go it alone, hence the name change. He said he chose the name Elton after a saxophone player in the group because he wanted to branch out on his own. In a 1990 interview conducted after the release of his CD box set entitled “To Be Continued…”

“I was in Bluesology, and we were coming back from a Long John Baldry gig somewhere, and we got a bus from London airport to London and someone said, ‘We’ve made it now, so what are you going to call yourself?'” John said (via The Wrap). “The saxophone player in the band was called Elton Dean, a very good jazz sax player, and the only other Elton I could think of was Elton Hayes, who recorded the song ‘The Owl and the Pussycat.’ So I took ‘Elton’ from Elton Dean and ‘John’ from Long John Baldry. I wanted to choose a name that nobody had, and it was as quick as that.”

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Fans Think Britney Spears Is Pregnant According to Them

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When Britney Spears updated her Instagram Story, she may have started a rumour about herself. The singer and her partner Sam Asghari are relaxing on Maui, Hawaii at present. While posing for photos with her adoring public, Spears revealed that lately she hasn’t felt too well (via Fox News).

“I think I have a small bug … the only thing that is similar to this feeling is when I was pregnant…” the star wrote as a caption to the clip. She continued, “it’s the nausea that is the worst … It’s like I can’t wake up so I go to the gym trying to wake my system up !!!”

Spears continued her post by writing, “It’s like clockwork … I break my first sweat then I go to the bathroom and throw up… it’s absolutely horrible but then I stay at the gym because I don’t want to go home and lay sick in bed …. I keep going and [at] night I go dancing and my system starts to get clarity … Dude … this has been going on for a month and if someone has this you’re not alone !!!”

Following her return to Instagram, fans immediately started speculating about whether she is expecting again, with one user writing, “She’s pregnant again.” “Awwww baby on the way.” “Morning sickness my dear,” echoed another fan.

More Spears fans were reacting to her tweet about pregnancy on Twitter.

She has confirmed that she wants to conceive again

The celebrity’s message about being sick for a month caused Twitter to go wild. “Britney girl…your nausea has lasted for a month and the only other time you felt like this was when you were pregnant???? who’s gonna tell her?” asked one fan. “I think it’s time to get a pregnancy test PLS,” someone else tweeted.

The rumor mill was still in operation, with another individual adding, “Girls Britney is pregnant. Throwing up every morning for a month…. And she even said herself she’s never felt like this except when pregnant….”

Although she enjoyed her first title, Spears is still determined to have another kid. As the whole world heard during her conservatorship hearing as she tried to terminate it, Spears, who is a mother of two adolescent sons, wants to conceive another child. “I want to be able to get married and have a baby. I was told right now in the conservatorship, I’m not able to get married or have a baby. I have an IUD inside of myself right now so I don’t get pregnant,” the pop star testified. “I wanted to take the IUD out so I could start trying to have another baby. But this so-called team won’t let me go to the doctor to take it out because they don’t want me to have any more children,” she said (via Billboard).

 

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