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, 2018Text Olly 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.TrendingOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’Pushing past the tumult of her teenage rise to fame, Olivia Rodrigo embraces her ‘big girl’ era on her new record, an exuberant account of the promise and pitfalls of falling in loveMusicArt & PhotographyVisceral photos that capture the unease of femininityArt & PhotographyDressing for a ball: Dazed serves football couture for summerLife & CultureWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasLife & CultureIlia Malinin breaks the ice – and his silenceBeautyIn pictures: The beauty routines of Tokyo’s Gyaru and Otaku girlsMusic‘Korn is the cement of my being’: Portraits of metal fans in Mexico CityFashion5 cult figures who have inspired Olivia Rodrigo’s styleFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workEscape 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