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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