Holland recently gave an exclusive interview to Sam Hammington for SBS Pop Asia, opening up about his debut, the LGBTQI community in Korea, and his future plans (including a world tour).

It doesn’t surprise me that Holland hasn’t experienced a ton of direct backlash to his debut, but it also doesn’t surprise me that the backlash instead took the form of holding him back from getting exposure. That seems about right for the status quo in Korea, and until he can make inroads there (which will take time, if ever), it’s gonna fall on the international community to carry him.