Music / NewsMusic / NewsDazed 100 winner Holland drops defiant new single ‘I’m Not Afraid’Watch the new music video from K-pop’s first openly gay idolShareLink copied ✔️July 6, 2018July 6, 2018TextOlly Telling Holland, the Dazed 100 winner and K-pop’s first openly gay idol, has just released a new single, “I'm Not Afraid”. You can watch the video on YouTube below. The new song is part of Holland's ”Twin Single Vol. 1”, announced last week as a “Surprise Present” to his fans. It is his first original release since over 30,000 Dazed readers voted for him as the most important person shaping the future of youth culture. On @YouTube my new Song “#imnotafraid” received an R rating. We’re trying to figure out what cause of the song receiving the ban is. We’ll figure it out quickly and find a solution. I’m really sorry :(— HOLLAND (@HOLLAND_vvv) July 6, 2018 The video for “I'm Not Afraid” sees the loved-up Holland throwing a house party for his friends and LGBTQ+ peers. The video has already received an R rating from YouTube, despite its resolutely safe-for-work content, something that the bewildered K-pop star says on Twitter he is currently trying to find the cause of. Holland has previously faced censorship on YouTube for his content. In a recent video interview with Dazed, premiered on Instagram’s IGTV, Holland discussed what it was like growing up in a country where his sexuality is taboo, and where there were no LGBTQ+ models in pop culture before he emerged as an openly gay K-pop star. Watch the video below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREK-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop scene RIMOWAGeorge Riley unpacks her favourite travel spots for RIMOWA Evilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy