Idols Breaking Gender Stereotypes

NU'EST's Ren is the definition of it. He embraced his feminine visuals and even was a model wearing clothing that are associated to femininity.

He said once

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“Am I a boy or a girl? I am a man. Fashion makes a person and its impression.”

Not only that, but he was also one of the actors of the musical "Jamie" along with ASTRO's MJ and 2AM's Jo Kwon (Jo Kwon is an icon of breaking gender stereotypes and deserved his own thread tbh - he's the third one in this picture below).

Ren plays a drag queen in this piece.

GWSN's Miya and her tomboyish style.

As a Shawol, I can't forget about him: Taemin.

He once said:

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"For me, I think there is no absolute standard on masculinity. Nowadays, there are a lot of men who care about skin care and even use makeup to express themselves. I feel like there was a strict gender classification in the past, but the boundaries have become more blurred and our society is more about accepting and respecting each other’s differences these days. If makeup highlights and empowers my unique appeal, why not use it?"

Fashion and makeup played a big role on him finding his artistic visual identity.

Also, he made THIS happen!

soobin looks really good here

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I really loved when Johnny and Yuta got their nails done. They didn't get clear polish but actual nail art and engaged with the artists the whole time, being excited about their experience. They weren't making fun of it but enjoying the whole experience.

They even did one nail on the other in the shop

Yuta loves challenging stereotypes and looks great in skirts

In fact, NCT has worn a lot of skirts

And lots of pearls (in general I love the way pearls and brooches are often styled in kpop to create a luxe look but outside of kpop they are mostly considered "feminine" accessories)

Even here, where Jaehyun is styled as hot dude in leather, there are beautiful pearls. I love the combination of all this styling, just like when I as a woman wear menswear with heels or red lipstick. I love seeing it go the other direction too!

And pretty lace shirts/camis

Guys in soft pretty fuzzy sweaters

Kai being beautiful in lace

I could do this all day

Kun doing his makeup beautifully on Pink Festa (part of the show was reviewing makeup and skincare and he and the other hosts were challenged to do their makeup to match a blogger or female idol's style)

Look how pretty he did these two makeup looks..