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:

• TOP 16 BT BL KOREAN DRAMAS TO WATCH (GAY ROMANCE)
• BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021
• 11 K-DRAMAS THAT DIDN'T SHY AWAY OM GAY RELATNSHIPS
• GAY M/M SOUTH KOREA - (MOVI & DRAMAS)
• GAY DRAMAS/MOVI

TOP 16 BT BL KOREAN DRAMAS TO WATCH (GAY ROMANCE)

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. 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. But for now, here are the 11 bt BL dramas om 2021 that serve your WrerStep si the life of a fictn wrer as Gene (“Up” Poompat Iam-samang) overse his BL novel beg adapted to a drama and falls for the drama’s lead actor, Nubsib (“Kao” Noppakao Dechaphatthanakun), while his edor prsur him for the next btseller that’s more gay, more erotic, and more profable.

Enter Kang Yooseok as Shwoo and Choe Chanyi as Daon, his betifully flawed love terts, whose storyl engage wh their gayns a tangible way, not simply relegatg to the peripheral. (Viki, Japan)To My StarOnce aga provg there’s more to gay fantasy than universy romanc, To My Star featur Son Woo-hyun as popular actor Kang Seo-joon, who is exiled om stardom amidst a media ntroversy.

BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021

Whether the show jokgly ph a homosexual nnectn, is one elaborate plan to fool another character or even shows a real on-screen gay uple, after viewg the 12 dramas that dabble wh homosexualy you may have some new ships the makg. �In 'Personal Taste, ' the DAC director and an important vtor for Jun J Ho (Lee M Ho), �Ryu Sng Ryong, starts velopg real feelgs for Jun J Ho, after mistakg the sexualy of Jung J Ho, who do pretend to be gay orr to room wh a woman 'Three's Company' style. Throughout the drama they enunter some awkward, but somewhat cute, moments shared together and wh such a unique plot, everyone n expect some hysteril moments volvg the homosexual impostor.

Although garnered huge ntroversy, the directors later revealed that "homosexual stunts that [they] actually met wh told [them] that they do receive unfair treatment at school bee of their sexual orientatn" and that "[they] me to produce this drama hop that diversy will bee accepted. 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? 's about as good as you image based on the hype and maybe more they censored the non gay element but the subtext is so obv youd have to be like, Really straight to not pick up on you n tell that they love each other, even if they dont kiss onscreen or get married for realand the appeal of the show don't end at the relatnship between the leads.

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

No, 's an trigug story about fay (cludg found fay), murr mysteri, moraly, what means to be good or evil, and marxism cw: murr, homophobia, homophobic bullyg, gang vlencema me cry? I was close thoughsrstory: 7/10characters: 9/10pairgs: 8/10 (brought down by lacklter sendary pair)anger sle: 2/10worthy of beg nsired one of the bt cw (spoiler ee): homophobia, parental abe, animal ath, fay ath, suici, some nsfw at the startma me cry?

There's like one or two jumpsr, the ma characters m suici cw: homophobic parents, ternalized homophobia, vlence, irl shippg (sort of)story: 8/10characters: 10/10pairg: 10/10anger sle: hhhhh/10 (5/10)you really have no exce not to watch this show. Also hets:/anger sle: 2/10this is a show about rernatn and fated lovers, given that premise s no surprise that both of them m suici ep one (after beg nonted by their homophobic fathers) now they are rernated and get a new shot at love - on first imprsn this feels a ltle like a cheap exce to have them be head over heels for each other at first sight, but once their past liv' relatnship gets explored more flashbacks, and seeg how pharm's trma over havg seen his boyiend m suici a past life impacts him...

So yeahSPOILER: also turns out that m ed to date than's mom when he was still alive but i thk s handled appropriately (also they broke up bee he realized h gay)ma me cry? )characters: 6/10 (b weak unfortunately)pairgs: 7/10anger sle: 4/10 cw: homophobia, homophobic bullyg, homophobic parents, suici attempt, teacher/stunt relatnship (backstory, not the ma relatnship or much foc at all)srstory: 10/10characters: 7/10short but very nuanced, realistic and hopeful.

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

A mt-watch cw: homophobia, homophobic bullyg, ternalized homophobia, abive father, nsfwi found this show by chance and almost didnt give a try bee seemed unremarkable but upon fally watchg i n safely say this is one of the bt gay dramas ive seen.

And apparently helped make the untry take a step further towards gay acceptance which is huge - and opened up the possibily for future gay tv shows and movi (which are beg ma!

Cw: rape fakeout, "i'm not gay i only like you", rl shippgstory: 5/10characters: 9/10pairgs: 8/10anger sle: 4/10this is jt a sort of middle of the road bl story that is elevated by s stellar st and hilar jok.

GAY DRAMAS/MOVI

S about a fucked up relatnship between two fucked up people and their fucked up liv cw: homophobia, homophobic parents, fakg ser disease (ncer), cheatgthis is a mentary on the impact of a homophobic nservative society (like cha) on gay people, pecially relatn to their fai. While the rporate drama gets a b dry, there is enough gratuo vlence to keep you entertaed if youre to thati thk to get anythg out of a gay way you really have to be to the dynamic between the two leads which i wasnt i dont know man. Personally i don't fd sarawat and te to be an engagg relatnship at all, which really puts me on the fence regards to this showalso, green served better cw: rape jok, cheatg, homophobia, rl shippgthis show is one of the Origal Thai Gay Shows, and for that 's genuely pretty good.