11 K-Dramas that didn't shy away om gay relatnships | allkpop

Contents:

• GAY M/M CHA - (MOVI & DRAMAS)
• GAY DRAMAS/MOVI
• 7 HBO TV SHOWS THAT FEATURE PROMENT GAY CHARACTERS
• 11 K-DRAMAS THAT DIDN'T SHY AWAY OM GAY RELATNSHIPS
• HISTORIL GAY/BL/BROMANCE DRAMAS & FILMS

GAY M/M CHA - (MOVI & DRAMAS)

Reprentatn K-dramas is startg to get a lot better, and the bt gay Korean dramas have some of the most heartwarmg storyl — here are the bt K-dramas wh LGBTQ+ reprentatn. In fact, there's now even several K-dramas dited to a gay love story that's changg the game and helpg the rise of the new "Boy’s Love (BL)" genre. While there's still a long way to go, there are a handful of gay Korean dramas that break the mold and feature LGBTQ+ characters.

The K-Drama Secret Garn is one of the first shows Korea to feature LGBTQ+ narrativ and remas one of the bt gay Korean dramas. The show also promently foc on the brother of one of the characters who is openly gay and is a lovg and stable relatnship. While not herently a gay Korean drama, Be Melodramatic is a show that will tug at the heartstrgs of viewers thanks to s three-dimensnal portrayal of s characters, as well as s relatable narrative.

GAY DRAMAS/MOVI

One of the bt gay Korean dramas, the story revolv around an app that lets people know whether someone one's radi is love wh them. The gay Korean drama's storyle asi, the seri as a whole beme popular for s dream-worthy romance and there's one scene that ptured the dience's attentn. Hello Dracula was only a short drama wh two episos, but one of the bt gay Korean dramas left a lastg impact as revolved around three women.

But the sequel had somethg the first didn't - a small subplot volvg LGBTQ+ reprentatn, makg one of the better gay Korean dramas. The Netflix K-drama Itaewon Class quickly beme one of 2020's h shows the genre, and s one of the bt gay Korean dramas thanks to one specific character.

Heart was a short K-drama 2020 that was a follow-up project to Where Your Ey Lger, and 's one of the bt gay Korean dramas.

7 HBO TV SHOWS THAT FEATURE PROMENT GAY CHARACTERS

The late Cha In Ha took on the role of the dashg Won S, the openly gay brother of the seri’ ma female lead, Seo Yeon (Oh Yeon Seo). This 2010 seri fely fs the type of sometim heart-wrenchg, sometim feel-good seri we all nsumed back then—only featured one of the first realistic and sensive portrayals of an openly gay uple a primetime Korean drama. While the gay character is ually relegated to the background TV shows across the globe, Be Melodramatic gave a more rehgly realistic take on the token queer du.

The slice-of-life angle allows a glimpse as well to the experienc of the openly gay brother of one of them, Hyo Bong (Yoon Ji On). His sensibily as a gay artist has shaped and elevated the magaze’s athetic, but he has to keep his creativy check lt Mx be seen as a magaze for gay men. But fish strong, as the nflict over Richie’s bathhoe project grows and Mx has to nsir whether ’s too risky for the magaze to speak to gay men, or even gay moments like this, the historil fictn feels not entirely historil.

11 K-DRAMAS THAT DIDN'T SHY AWAY OM GAY RELATNSHIPS

So if you're lookg to get your seasonal swoon on durg the long holiday weekend, then fd your clost fatg uch and grab a few tissu, bee 's about to get very romantic -- and gay -- here. Stephen Fry stars as the famed queer wrer Osr Wil this tale about him disverg his homosexualy wh the help of his boyiend Lord Aled Douglas (Ju Law).

HISTORIL GAY/BL/BROMANCE DRAMAS & FILMS

Forster novel of the same name, Mrice is a gay love story set early-20th-century England and follows Mrice Hall om his life school until he fds his life partner. 5/10anger sle: 4/10 cw: transphobia, ath of a (mor) trans character, suici, sual homophobia, sual biphobia, gang vlence, rape, attempted rape, domtic abe, murr, nsfw, cheatg, nudyma me cry?

While i nt remend to everyone ( gets pretty heavy) i thk if you n al wh the cws above i thk you will love this transphobia, rape, homophobia, domtic abe, etc.