Korean LGBTQ+ Romance Dramas/Movies Recommendations

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 aren’t 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: