“Forced?” Popular Female Idol’s Reason For Coming Out As Bisexual Sparks Sadness

The comments were from a new interview.

KATSEYE Megan‘s comments about coming out have sparked sadness among netizens.

Earlier in the month, Megan came out as bisexual and garnered a lot of love and support from fans.

During a recent interview, both Megan and fellow member Lara were asked about how it felt to come out, and the idol explained how unexpected it was and that she decided to do it after speculations. She added that the support has been heartwarming, and while she was scared at first, Megan added, “Now I feel really open and myself.”

I feel like a lot of people have been kind of asking and like spectating, especially with like me. So I just decided to do it, it was so unexpected. I was with Lara when I came out on just like a Weverse live, but the amount of love I’ve been getting from it is heartwarming and the support has been really nice. I was scared at first but now I feel really open and myself.

— Megan

Yet netizens felt heartbroken after hearing the words from Megan, feeling like the idol was basically made to come out because netizens kept speculating or making assumptions about her sexuality, especially after Lara came out. It also sparked a heated debate about netizens speculating about idols’ sexualities and putting out a narrative without the real facts.

While netizens love that more idols feel comfortable coming out, many hope it is their own choice.