I used clear install of latest Joomla + K2 and latest stable Module News-Show-Pro-GK5 to check this issue. And as I expected it displays pending articles.
No metter what type of module was chosen.
Source: Latest items from K2 categories
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Hey, I had the same problem. You need to play with the 'Time offset' option within the module (I think Basic options (?)). In my case it was one hour back, so all the articles would be pulled an hour too soon.
I used clear install of latest Joomla + K2 and latest stable Module News-Show-Pro-GK5 to check this issue. And as I expected it displays pending articles.
No metter what type of module was chosen.
Source: Latest items from K2 categories not logged in in front as administrator