Bisexual Idol Som Hein Announces She Has Broken Up With Her Girlfriend After 1 Year
After coming out as bisexual almost exactly a year ago, Som Hein announced on August 4 that she had broken up with her girlfriend of about 1 year.
Som Hein was a former contestant on Mnet’s 2017 survival show Idol School (known as Som Hyein at the time). A model at the time, she ranked #29 out of 41 participants before dropping out of the show due to health concerns.
In a statement, Som Hein (who was 21 at the time) told viewers she had left the show due to anorexia, which she was undergoing treatment for. However, around the same time, a former classmate of Som Hein’s revealed she had been violently bullied by the starlet during middle school. As such, many netizens believe the bullying accusations were the real reason Som Hein dropped out of the show.
Despite the controversy, Som Hein continued on her path towards becoming an idol. In May 2019, she made her debut with the song “Mini Radio (Zizizik)”.
Then, a few months later, she took an even bigger step—coming out to her fans and followers. On August 10 last year, Som Hein announced that she is bisexual, revealing that she also had a girlfriend. According to The Korea Times, this made her the first female K-Pop singer to come out as bisexual.
A few days later, Som Hein posted a picture of herself with her girlfriend, a non-celebrity named Eunbin.
Now, a year later, their relationship has come to an end. In an Instagram post to her 130,000 followers, Som Hein explained that the two had broken up and decided to move on with their separate paths.
We’re just going back to our daily lives, and she’s still going to work hard for her life and I’m going to work hard for my life too.
— Som Hein
Som Hein told her followers she decided to announce the breakup on Instagram because her sexuality and relationship had attracted “so much interest and thoughts from so many people”.
Receiving numerous comments from fans wishing her strength and happiness, Som Hein thanked everyone who showed her girlfriend and herself positive attention over the past year.
In the meantime, I would like to thank those who supported and who had shown interest and affection to me and my friend.
— Som Hein