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Fans are applauding K-pop starSunmiafter initially believing she opened up about her sexual identity.
She went on to explain that being “dorky” is one of her traits as well as “LGBT.”
The crowd promptly erupted in cheers and screams upon hearing Sunmi’s apparent admission.
Sunmi further explained herself, saying, “There are sides of me that I know very well, like just like the one I just said and sometimes there are times when I don’t know myself.”
A plethora of fans expressed their excitement over Sunmi’s announcement on Twitter, with one personwriting, “Y’all don’t understand how impactful this is like, Sunmi just came out in a practically homophobic industry.”
“Sunmi rly said she’s LGBT I’m gonna cry. Happy MF pride month gays,” another usertweeted.
“Sunmi SAID SHE IS LGBT OMG YALL ANOTHER WINS FOR THE GAYS!!! Happy Pride Month everyone,” a different fanwrote.
The moment eventually went viral, prompting Sunmi to clarify what she meant.
In response, she wrote, “Haha I was saying, ‘I have so many different sides of me like dorky and LGBT queen…'”
“Just the fact that you support us means the world to us, thank you so so much miya,” one fan wroteback.
“Regardless your support towards the LGBT community is still admirable. Love you,” another fanexpressed.
Sunmi, who went solo in 2017 following the disbandment of the group Wonder Girls, previously spoke about finding herself and her “own color”during an interviewwith Billboard.
“I didn’t know who I was because I had started promoting when I was very young. I was running at full speed at a time when I didn’t even know what I was good at. So I started to ‘fan girl’ over myself,” Sunmi told Billboard.
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“I can cringe, I can cry, I can get angry, I can curse. Freedom to express all of these feelings,” Sunmi said. “Once I knew myself very well, it started to all flow forward.”
Sunmi is scheduled to perform in Paris, France on Friday, June 7.
source: people.com
