Bain: The K-pop star who came out to the world on stage

Only a handful of K-pop artists have come out as gay, but none as publicly as Bain. Is this a turning point?

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In an oversized fur coat and black sunglasses, the 24-year-old K-pop star told thousands of fans: "Before I start the next song - I want to share something with you guys."

A brief pause and then: "I'm [expletive] proud to be part of the LGBTQ community!"

The crowd erupted in applause and screams as Bain broke into Lady Gaga's pride anthem: "Just put your paws up, 'Cause you were born this way, baby".

In that moment, as he came out to the world, he was not nervous, he tells the BBC in an interview at his studio in Seoul - rather, he had been trying to "sound cool".

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