Are LGBT K-dramas jt queerbag? Shows like Netflix’s Vcenzo and Me are featurg more gay characters but South Korea’s showbiz still has a way to go | South Cha Morng Post

Contents:

• 5 STYLISH KOREAN ACTORS AND THE CONTROVERSIAL GAY CHARACTERS THEY PLAYED ON K-DRAMAS
• KOREAN BL - BL/GAY DRAMAS AND MOVI OM SOUTH KOREA
• GAY M/M SOUTH KOREA - (MOVI & DRAMAS)
• TOP 16 BT BL KOREAN DRAMAS TO WATCH (GAY ROMANCE)
• GAY M/M THAILAND - (DRAMAS)
• NONSENSIL THOUGHTS OF A FANGIRL — GAY CHARACTERS KDRAMAS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND...
• BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021

5 STYLISH KOREAN ACTORS AND THE CONTROVERSIAL GAY CHARACTERS THEY PLAYED ON K-DRAMAS

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. 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.

KOREAN BL - BL/GAY DRAMAS AND MOVI OM SOUTH KOREA

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.

Ep 5 directly and through flashbacks tells the story of Jung Soo Hyun, a Gay man, who died. 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. At that time, I will update this be found on Netflix #16Featur a Gay SML, Kang Woo Hyeon, Yun Sng's hband.

GAY M/M SOUTH KOREA - (MOVI & DRAMAS)

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 #17Featur a Gay SML, Chul Soo, who is the bt iend and bs partner of one of the ma girls, Hye Joo (FL).

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. 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 this and I won't be watchg be found on ee webs #24Featur 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 16 BT BL KOREAN DRAMAS TO WATCH (GAY ROMANCE)

I wouldn't remend watchg this for the rep be found on Rakuten Viki #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. 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.

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.

GAY M/M THAILAND - (DRAMAS)

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.

" Not jt sexualy/sexual orientatn (he also actually says he's Gay and is no uncerta terms "nfed") but also dg e, ADHD, rebelln and the impulsivens of youth, to YouTube Playlist: #70Featur a si plot romance between two MLs, Ji Han and As, isn't the ma foc though.

Comg out or nfn about sexualy also isn't an issue to YouTube Playlist: #54Featur a Gay SML, Jung Oh Je, who has unrequed feelgs for one of the MLs, Ma Hwi Young. Even Ma Hwi Young wasn't really a jerk about the way he would be about anythg be found on Rakuten Viki #46Has a Gay si character, Charlie Jung, but spe him playg a role the story at a few pots he himself and his story/life is barely prent. 0 #65Featur a Gay romance (but not que, though 's heavily heavily implied) between the two MLs Lee Jun Jae and Takuya.

NONSENSIL THOUGHTS OF A FANGIRL — GAY CHARACTERS KDRAMAS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND...

I haven't seen this yet myself, though I do plan on be found on Netflix #52Featur a Gay SML, Han Tae Sun, who has unrequed feelgs for the sger Osaka. I n't believe a non-morn K-Drama managed to portray a Gay ML so rpectfully, pecially nsirg a majory of the story took place the 90s. And he kept him his life and felt genuely fortable about uld have easily palized on havg a Gay character by makg his sexualy rult a bunch of big nflicts, drama, and/or edy.

BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021

The fact that both the antagonist and protagonist were women was credibly be found on Netflix (wh a VPN Korea) #53Featur a Gay SML, Han Yang, otherwise lled Looney, (one of the ma MLs' cellmat).

So I would say the rep here is posive, or, at the very least, be found on Netflix #50Featur an openly Gay SML, Lee Hyo Bong (FL Lee Eun Jung's younger brother) who is a relatnship wh SML Moon Soo. They also lightly touched on the issu he had to face due to his sexualy a uple of tim, such as his parents not acceptg him and not beg allowed to de at a rtrant due to a Homophobic owner (Ep 14) Bong's sister, iends, and lleagu are all credibly supportive of him and by the fale, he has moved wh Moon I felt this was posive reprentatn I will reerate that Hyo Bong is a SML.

So don't expect too much if you ci to watch this for the be found on Rakuten Viki or Netflix #45Featur a Gay si character, Chae Woo Ki, who is the FL's first onscreen csh until he adms to her that his love tert is a male lleague. Ji Woo's Ex-girliend appeared, which nfirmed once and for all that he is not "jt Gay" or Kang Seo Joon is the "exceptn.