{"id":24822,"date":"2019-06-04T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1046967"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T22:58:00","slug":"k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"K-Pop Star Sunmi Describes Herself as &#8220;LGBT&#8221; in Viral Concert Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"41.952005730659\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201954\/rs_634x1024-190604151225-634x1024-sunmi-gj-6-4-19.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Sunmi\" alt=\"Sunmi\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Anthony Kwan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"22.691964285714\">\n<p><strong>Sunmi<\/strong>&nbsp;is opening up to her fans about her life and the &#8220;different sides&#8221; of herself.<\/p>\n<p>While performing at the Q-Factory on Tuesday, June 4, in&nbsp;Amsterdam, Netherlands, the 27-year-old&nbsp;singer, who is currently on her Warning World Tour, shared a personal message with the crowd. Taking a moment on the stage, the&nbsp;<strong>Wonder Girls<\/strong> alum described herself as &#8220;LGBT&#8221; as the crowd cheered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have many different sides of me,&#8221; Sunmi can be heard telling her fans in video posted to Twitter by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yvesiren\/status\/1136022678656172032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@yvesiren<\/a>. &#8220;Like dorky&#8230;and LGBT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are sides of me that I know very well, like, just like&nbsp;I&nbsp;just said,&#8221; she continued.&nbsp;&#8220;And sometimes there are times when I don&#8217;t know myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>While Sunmi didn&#8217;t officially come out as a member of the&nbsp;LGBTQ+ community, the concert moment has since gone viral, with fans showing the singer support from around the world.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"socialcontent-twitter-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-type=\"async\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"49.81640625\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.515625\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">full vid where she talked more about it:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthere 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\u2019t know myself.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nr9N3Tjodv\">pic.twitter.com\/nr9N3Tjodv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nio loves yves (@yvesiren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yvesiren\/status\/1136022678656172032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"60.282705099778\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"14.467849223947\">\n<p>After the show on Tuesday, Sunmi took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByTaASOjpiR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> to share photos with the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes! #Amsterdam you gave me so much energy tonight!&#8221; Sunmi wrote. &#8220;I totally enjoyed the show and hope u guys too. And plusssss, we &#8216;BURN&#8217; the stage!!!!!!!! Love u so so muchhhhhh!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miyaohyeah\/status\/1136040245965787137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>, &#8220;Yeah, I support LGBT but don&#8217;t get me wrong guys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Pride Month, let&#8217;s take a look at celebs showing their support for the LGBTQ+ community below!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-textblock-tracking=\"vertical-gallery\" readability=\"30.240373395566\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div id=\"photo-1009766\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201952\/rs_1080x1080-190602175335-60306180_326403648028237_3968548786680901578_n.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"1009766\" alt=\"Mariah Carey, Pride 2019\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Instagram<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Mariah Carey<\/h3>\n<div class=\"v-gallery__text\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>&#8220;Happy Pride Month!!!!&#8221; the performer shared on social media. &#8220;Love always to all my friends in the LGBTQ+ community!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div id=\"photo-1006611\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"877\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019420\/rs_1024x759-190520132505-1024-jonathan-bennett-mv-52019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"1006611\" alt=\"Jonathan Bennet \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Courtesy of TipsyElves<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Jonathan Bennet<\/h3>\n<div class=\"v-gallery__text\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Mean Girls<\/em> star kicks off Pride month by launching his totally fetch Pride Apparel collection with Tipsy Elves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"32.621621621622\">\n<div id=\"photo-1009710\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"365\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201952\/rs_1080x1920-190602074454-1080x1920-taylor-swift.cm.6219.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"1009710\" alt=\"2019 iHeartRadio Wango Tango, Taylor Swift\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Taylor Swift<\/h3>\n<div class=\"v-gallery__text\" readability=\"36.343023255814\">\n<p>The pop star reaffirms her support for the LGBTQ+ community by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046239\/taylor-swift-celebrates-lgbt-pride-at-wango-tango-we-need-to-stand-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sharing onstage<\/a> during her 2019 iHeartRadio Wango Tango performance, &#8220;A lot of my songs are about love and I just feel like who you love, how you identity, you should be able to live your life the way you want to live your life and to have the same exact rights as everybody else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"29.714285714286\">\n<div id=\"photo-1003489\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201948\/rs_634x1024-190508051030-634-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-Royal-Baby-J5R-50819.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"1003489\" alt=\"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Royal Baby\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Dominic Lipinski\/PA Wire<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Meghan Markle &amp; Prince Harry<\/h3>\n<div class=\"v-gallery__text\" readability=\"31.379310344828\">\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex honor the late&nbsp;<strong>Princess Diana<\/strong>&nbsp;while celebrating Pride month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046149\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-honor-princess-diana-with-pride-month-tribute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sharing a collage of images<\/a> that included a photo of Diana sitting on a bed next to a patient at a London medical facility for people affected by HIV and AIDS in 1996.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"33.5\">\n<div id=\"photo-1009908\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201953\/rs_1080x1080-190603120053-60910922_319534005647520_5047108372100829147_n.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"1009908\" alt=\"Hayley Kiyoko, Pride 2019\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Instagram<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Hayley Kiyoko<\/h3>\n<div class=\"v-gallery__text\" readability=\"37\">\n<p>&#8220;Pride is scary for most,&#8221; the openly gay&nbsp;singer&nbsp;shared on Instagram alongside a throwback photo. &#8220;It&#8217;s scary to love yourself and be proud of who you are. It makes you vulnerable. It&#8217;s scary to love yourself boldly and freely in fear that maybe you are wrong, or nobody else will love you.<br \/>But the relationship you have with yourself is the most important. Build that bond and be kind to yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div id=\"photo-1009909\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"519\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201953\/rs_634x793-190603120203-61113464_115104063068144_7742054810150497909_n.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"1009909\" alt=\"Rita Ora, Pride 2019\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Instagram<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Rita Ora<\/h3>\n<div class=\"v-gallery__text\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Rock out, Rita! The pop queen drapes herself in a Pride flag onstage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"35\">\n<div id=\"photo-1010441\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201954\/rs_634x1024-190604151225-634x1024-sunmi-gj-6-4-19.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"1010441\" alt=\"Sunmi\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Anthony Kwan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Sunmi<\/h3>\n<div class=\"v-gallery__text\" readability=\"36\">\n<p>During a Warning World Tour stop, the K-pop singer told&nbsp;a cheering crowd, &#8220;I have many different sides of me, like dorky&#8230;and LGBT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>Watch the videos above to see Sunmi share her message with her fans!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1046967\/k-pop-star-sunmi-describes-herself-as-lgbt-in-viral-concert-moment?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Kwan\/Getty Images Sunmi&nbsp;is opening up to her fans about her life and the &#8220;different sides&#8221; of herself. While performing at the Q-Factory on Tuesday, June 4, in&nbsp;Amsterdam, Netherlands, the 27-year-old&nbsp;singer, who is currently on her Warning World Tour, shared a personal message with the crowd. 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