Is DRAG now welcome in Korea?: Meet Korea's most famous drag queen

Some say it is misogynistic, while others say it is culturally inappropriate. But to Kim Young-rong, a pioneering drag entertainer at the center of a much-criticized scene, drag is just a way of expressing himself ― the other side of himself.

In Korea, where queerness is still largely taboo, drag has been mostly perceived with a negative view ― if not, unfamiliar. But Kim, who goes by the drag name Nana, strives to change that narrative of the scene so more people can enjoy and accept it as entertainment.

“If people can just look at it from a slightly different angle, they'll see this is just a matter of perspective. But that's the hardest part,” Kim told The Korea Times.
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