LOUD, identity, narrative voice, and queer art in K-pop

The narrative voice of song lyrics being indeterminate enough to resonate with experiences that aren't necessarily the writer's own is the default state of pop songwriting. LOUD has a strong queer reading because that resonance is strong there, but I do think there's even more to it. The exclusive construction, that is, the construction rejecting all other interpretations, of the identity of the…