In as early as 2002, the productn of South Korea LGBTQ+ themed movi began wh “Road Trip,” a love triangle story that volv bisexual characters. Only 2006 did the first ‘real’ Korean gay feature gets troduced to the public. Followg the story of an orphan boy who mov to Seoul to look for a…
Contents:
- SPECIAL FEATURE: NO REGRET 후회하지 않아 (2006) | THE FIRST KOREAN GAY THEMED MOVIE
- NORTH KOREA’S ‘ONLY OPENLY GAY FECTOR’ FDS LOVE
- 5+ KOREAN GAY BL / BOY’S LOVE ENI (RECOMMENDATIONS)
- GAY FILM KOREA
- BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021
- TOP 20 KOREAN GAY DRAMA ALL THE TIME
- ASIAN BL - BL/GAY DRAMAS AND MOVI 1980'S TO 2021
SPECIAL FEATURE: NO REGRET 후회하지 않아 (2006) | THE FIRST KOREAN GAY THEMED MOVIE
Sang Young Park’s btsellg Love the Big Cy, about a young gay man who stggl to form ser relatnships, would have benefed om havg a ls haphazard narrative and a ls petulant narrator. * korean gay love story *
For those who aren’t faiar wh Boys’ Love, or BL for short, is a term monly ed to scribe a genre of seri and movi centred around gay romanc. No Regret holds a unique posn as South Korea's first major film helmed by an openly gay director and for s public receptn. The film sparked dialogue about homosexualy wh a tradnally nservative society, strikg a chord wh a wi array of viewers.
Emotnally charged, Night Flight weav a pellg narrative about a gay relatnship. Two Weddgs and a Funeral was done by one of South Korea’s few openly gay directors: Kim Jho Kwang-soo. Released 2012, this most film did not reach mastream succs when me out theaters but was succsful for a queer film Korea due to the number of tickets sold — an imprsive amount for a film about gay characters at the time.
This romantic edy follows two doctors at a hospal, one of whom is gay and the other a lbian. Lk to YouTube Playlist: #3Featur a Gay si uple wh one of the brothers, Joo Won S, and a universy stunt, Choi Ho Dol, along wh havg many parts of the story take place the Gay bar Joo Won S ns/bartends.
NORTH KOREA’S ‘ONLY OPENLY GAY FECTOR’ FDS LOVE
* korean gay love story *
One of the brothers beg Gay and workg at a Gay bar was jt another part of the story, the Gay characters' stori were handled rpectfully and not for the sake of lghs bee of who they were but rather jt the silly thgs they said/did, they showed the different reali for them, and g out was also treated wh re and the ia of outg someone was judged by the characters as beg horrible, as should be. We had an Asexual character they even clarified wasn't Aromantic (FL's iend May), a Gay character (Young Hwa's iend Ye Joon), a background Gay uple (an Amerin actor and his boyiend), a love tert not assumg the woman was Straight, and acknowledgement of wrongly g the muny for one's own benef when one is not a part of and so do not experience the hardships associated wh Joon's story was the longt and I thk they did jtice. Later when his Ex-boyiend by the fé his mother unfortunately drops by and se, he don't back down though and formally out to her, "I'm Gay.
" She don't take well, but they do talk aga and her thkg Dan Ah by the fé and he adms he lik Young Hwa she says, "To be hont, I didn't want to get married, so I lied about beg Gay to my fay.
Still, 's at least briefly, has a Gay si character, Kim Sae By, the FL's brother. Ep 5 directly and through flashbacks tells the story of Jung Soo Hyun, a Gay man, who died.
5+ KOREAN GAY BL / BOY’S LOVE ENI (RECOMMENDATIONS)
Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg. * korean gay love story *
Can be found on Netflix #12Ep 5 and Ep 6 (briefly) show the story of the FL's next-door neighbors, a Gay uple who are hidg their relatnship; she isn't fazed by . The ML, though, do appear to exprs some unfortablens wh them, but he don't say anythg outright Homophobic.
Her suici is revealed to be the reason that Ji Gu not only qu her teachg job but started drkg as while she did what she uld to be there for her, the end, was not enough to save, Ep 8, through a flashback, we fd out about the girls' breakups wh their old boyiends, wh Ji Gu's turng out to be Gay. *sobs*Can be found on ee webs #14Featur a Gay SML, Yoon Tae Hyung, who is Eun Joo's hband. At that time, I will update this be found on Netflix #16Featur a Gay SML, Kang Woo Hyeon, Yun Sng's hband.
GAY FILM KOREA
45 tl for Gay Film Korea: The Lover, Where Your Ey Lger (Movie), The Poet and The Boy, Seoul Mat, Bungee Jumpg of Their Own, Hello My Love, Goodbye Day, Like a Virg, Night Flight and Black Stone" name="scriptn * korean gay love story *
I will probably be checkg out at some pot the future and will update my thoughts on the qualy of the rep be found on iQiyi #17 (was #152)Featur a Gay SML, Chul Soo, who is the bt iend and bs partner of one of the ma girls, Hye Joo (FL).
BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021
Currently airg, upg and fished BL/Gay themed dramas and movi of 2020 and 2021.(Cha--Maland Cha + Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand.) UPDATE: List was created early 2020, so I was ponrg on whether to spl this list two, but cid not to, sce que…" name="scriptn * korean gay love story *
Ep 11 and 12 are maly where his story tak place as we learn not only about his sexualy but also about Hye Joo havg unrequed feelgs for him spe knowg he's Gay. That beg said, the drama self was fairly good and I would say if you like healg and female-centric dramas, then you will probably enjoy this be found on ee webs or Rakuten Viki (wh a VPN) #18Note: Fd specific episo where backstory is toldFeatur a Gay SML, Seon Ho, wh unrequed feelgs for his iend, Ju Hyeok. And when he realiz "the tth" he go on a tira about beg "fooled" to thkg he was Gay.
This tells , the dience, that the wrers really wanted to clu this joke about his disgt/horror at pretendg to be summary, we got a Gay SML here. I wouldn't remend this and I won't be watchg be found on Rakuten Viki #22Briefly featur some Gay characters.
I wouldn't remend watchg this for the rep be found on Rakuten Viki #23Featur a Gay ML, what I've read, viewers saw this as que disappotg LGBT+ rep om a morn K-Drama. Joseph embodied seemgly every stereotype associated wh Gay men: Sensive, overdramatic, etc., etc.,, this is aga another ocsn which you will need to take what I'm sayg wh a few gras of salt as I have not seen the drama myself.
TOP 20 KOREAN GAY DRAMA ALL THE TIME
At that time, I will update this be found on Netflix #25Gay, but also not actually the creators had followed through on their Bromance-that-go-beyond-Bromance and ma Kang Yo Han and Kim Ga On a uple this drama would have borred on fuckg amazg. Like, tell me you're Gay for each other whout tellg me you're Gay for each other.
ASIAN BL - BL/GAY DRAMAS AND MOVI 1980'S TO 2021
Can be found on Netflix #26Don't actually feature a nfirmed ma or supportg LGBT+ character, but Ep 2 there is tense speculatn by several characters as to whether Jo Eun is a Lbian (based almost entirely on her appearance), which clud Ye Eun and Eun Jae makg Homophobic ments. There is phback by J Myung but, my opn, the Homophobia really should have been addrsed more directly than jt "Don't discrimate. I n see myself watchg this at some pot the future, spe the poor addrsg of Homophobia.
At that time, I will update this be found on Netflix #27Don't feature an LGBT+ uple or even a proment ma/si LGBT+ character but do ment on the effects of Love Alarm on LGBT+ people as well as Homophobia wh an teractn between one of the MLs and a guy who has feelgs for him, as well as another separate teractn where a guy is gettg bullied by his classmate bee he found out through Love Alarm that he lik be found on Netflix #28Don't actually feature a proment ma or si LGBT+ character/romance but Ep 13 ML Park Moo J, after seeg a popular director announce her Lbian relatnship, realiz that South Korea has not passed the Discrimatn Act Bill and cis to try to ph through. Also, om what I've read, this drama discsed not jt Homosexualy but also abortn and other important/ser topics. At that time, I will update this acrdgly, along wh my thoughts on the be found on Rakuten Viki #30The ma leads aren't volved but they do spire a Gay character to fd himself a boyiend and be more proud/open about himself.
The humor don't e om makg fun of Gay people but lghg at how obliv the male leads are as to how people are misunrstandg them, as well as jt how stupid and awkward they are. I love them and I cry om lghter every time I watch to YouTube Compilatn: #31One of the MLs, Lee Shi Eon, has a brother who's Gay. Perhaps wh the next two months, but I'm not makg any be found on ee webs #62Featur a Gay ML, Ji Han.