Seoul’s burgeoning drag scene confronts conservative attitudes
CNNEditor’s Note: CNN Style has launched a dedicated Beauty section. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images Like drag queens around the world, Hurricane Kimchi uses performance as a way to express himself, and to break "the stereotypes and get rid of toxic masculinity," he said. “Compared to the past, drag culture exists in more diverse forms for both men and women, and now we have drag queens performing on stage at Queer Culture Festival,” she said, referring to Korea’s largest LGBTQ festival, which attracted over 150,000 participants in 2019. Co-organizer of the Seoul Drag Parade, Ali Zahoor, said there are also uniquely Korean reasons for the growth of Seoul’s drag scene – including the “anxiety” caused by the threat of war. Hurricane Kimchi said the arrival of Netflix in South Korea in 2016, which brought shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” exposed many people to drag culture for the first time.
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