'When I was younger, there wasn’t a Korean idol singer who had openly come out or revealed their LGBTQ+ status,' he told British Vogue in 2020. While there’s a lack of LGBTQ+ representation in K-pop, Holland is determined to be the change he wants to see in the industry.
The music video for his 2018 debut single, 'Neverland,' proudly showcases romance between him and a male lover despite the prevalence of homophobia and lack of anti-discrimination laws in Holland's home country of South Korea. His song 'I'm Not Afraid' is a bold proclamation of his identity as a gay man. Despite having a petite catalog, Holland consistently delivers poignant earworms worthy of putting on repeat.
K-pop tastemaker Go Tae-seob’s stage name is Holland, which is a nod to the first country to legalize same-sex marriage.