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South Korea has been especially good at the creation and promotion of LGBTQ+ media, mostly series, and so far, they haven’t disappointed. Their cinematography is something I would highlight when talking about these series, therefore, and because of pride month I decided to give out a list of my favorite Korean LGBTQ+ dramas that I’ve watched over the years as recommendations. Sadly, there arenโt a lot of sapphic dramas on this list.
Instead of giving synopsis for the shows, I will include a list of topics covered in each one of them, kind of like a tag list, so that everyone can pick and choose which ones suit them best.
“The Handmaiden” (2016)
– Movie
– Period drama (Japanese invasion of korea)
– Sapphic
– TW for suicide
– It includes a lot of sexual content.
– Happy ending
Trailer:
“Long Time No See” (2017)
– Mini series
– Mafia trope
– Gay
– TW for blood, knifes, guns, etc.
– It includes sexual content.
– Happy ending
Trailer:
“Where Your Eyes Linger” (2020)
– Series
– Bodyguard trope
– Childhood friends to lovers
– Gay
– TW for blood
– Happy ending
– This series made history as the first ever full-length Korean LGBTQ+ series to be on mainstream sites, and it played an important part to get to where we are today.
Trailer:
“Light On Me” (2021)
– Series
– Love triangle
– Enemies to lovers
– Gay
– TW for homophobia, outing
– It changed the world of BL by putting out longer episodes compared to other series.
– Happy ending
Trailer:
“To My Star” (Season 1 – 2021, Season 2 – 2022)
– Series
– Forbidden love
– Enemies to lovers
– Gay
– Season 2 WILL make you cry.
– Happy ending
Trailers (Season 1 and 2):
“Semantic Error” (2022)
– Series
– Enemies to lovers
– Hyper BF x calm BF
– Gay
– Happy ending
Trailer:
“Kissable Lips” (2022)
– Series
– Vampire x human
– Set in university
– Gay
– TW for death
– Sad ending
– You might know it since it’s the first BL Kim JiWoong from ZEROBASEONE starred in.
Trailer:
“Blueming” (2022)
– Series (but fun fact: youre supposed to watch it in one go like a movie)
– Strangers to lovers
– Set in university
– Gay
– TW for family and appearance issues
– It has my favorite cinematography.
– Happy ending
– Pending for a season 2
Trailer:
“Girlfriend Project” (2022)
– Web Series
– Forced proximity
– Fake relationship
– Enemies to lovers
– Sapphic
– Pending for a season 2
– Happy ending so far
Pilot Episode:
“The Eighth Sense” (2023)
– Series
– Strangers to lovers
– Hurt-comfort
– Gay
– TW for death, depression, and drowning.
– Happy ending
Trailer:
“A Shoulder To Cry On” (2023)
– Series
– Enemies to lovers
– Gay
– TW for blood and death
– Happy ending
– The lead actors are both members of the K-Pop boy group OMEGA X.
Trailer:
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All of these kdramas look very interesting!!! I often resort to kmovies rather than dramas but these seem quite interesting
Yeah same watching an entire kdrama series seems quite exhausting to me but these movies and kdramas seem fun and interesting
Thank you for the great series recommendations and for the warnings before hand!!!