Korean BL - BL/Gay dramas and movies from South Korea

BL/Gay themes movies, dramas and short movies from South Korea. 

For a comprehensive list of Asian BL containing the titles from this list + China (including Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong), Japan and Thailand; see my huge list for Asian BL/Gay movies and dramas. (793 titles and counting.) Also see my separate lists for each country, my lists for Short movies/mini-dramas,  BL for 2020+2021, and other lists.


List will only contain titles in which BL/Gay/Male Bi couples/characters/themes, have at least a somewhat prominent role. 


***(Titles with (only) Trans characters; not included--a Trans woman who loves men is straight, not gay.
Crossdressing has nothing to do with gender identity so titles with cross-dressing guys who like guys; included.
Bodyswap is (reluctantly) included.
Bromance if there is an implication that it is/will go beyond friendship)***


Adding titles and comments every now and then. 


Note; To make it simple; I'll just call BL, even if it would be more correct to say; stories about guys who are attracted to guys.  
"Gay theme" and BL are two different things.
But as long as one can tell fantasy from reality--it's a convenient word.

Bambikill aug 8, 2017
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  • The Perfect Man's Man

    101. The Perfect Man's Man

    Korean Movie - 2011

    Short.

  • The Poet and The Boy

    102. The Poet and The Boy

    Korean Movie - 2017

  • The Postcard

    103. The Postcard

    Korean Movie - 2007

    Short.

  • The Spring In My Life

    104. The Spring In My Life

    Korean Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • The Turning Road

    105. The Turning Road

    Korean Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Tilted Summer

    106. Tilted Summer

    Korean Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • To My Star

    107. To My Star

    Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes

    7.0

    The two Korean mini-dramas released approximately at the same time--this one and "Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart"--have quite different ratings, with this one having a considerably higher one. 

    Which I don't quite get.

    To me, they're equal in quality, so I've rated them the same, but in terms of likeability and entertainment value--this one loses. 

    It's well made, acting is good, there's nothing particularly WRONG with it--but I still didn't "feel" it. The short runtime, of course, makes it hard to achieve any real depth to the characters and story--but that's still not an excuse, when there are other mini-dramas that have managed to, even with episode counts and runtime less than this one has. 

    I'd say that my overall feeling was... underwhelmed. Slightly bored. 

    Yikes. This sounds bad... lol...
    Which it isn't. I guess I just think it was very, very forgettable. Flat.

  • To My Star (Movie)

    108. To My Star (Movie)

    Korean Movie - 2021

    Movie version of the mini-drama.

  • To My Star: Making Film

    109. To My Star: Making Film

    Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode

    7.0
  • To The Beautiful You

    110. To The Beautiful You

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes

    7.5

    Not BL, based on a classic Japanese Shoujo-manga ("Hanazakari no Kimitachi he") but has a prominent point made of equality of emotions, which is rather beautiful considering the complete lack of connection to BL. Well worth a watch if one is fond of well made Shoujo. And the "gay" part (not really, yet still is) is utterly adorable!

    I'm an old time fan of the manga and this Korean version is my fav.

  • Triple - Do You Want?

    111. Triple - Do You Want?

    Korean Movie - 2020

    Short.

  • Tropical Night

    112. Tropical Night

    Korean Movie - 2017

  • Turnover

    113. Turnover

    Korean Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • Turquoise Sky

    114. Turquoise Sky

    Korean Movie - 2014

    Short.

  • Two Weddings and a Funeral

    115. Two Weddings and a Funeral

    Korean Movie - 2012

    7.5

    Quite entertaining rom-com flick about "beard marriages". Well worth a watch.

  • Ugly People

    116. Ugly People

    Korean Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • Uninvited

    117. Uninvited

    Korean Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Weekends

    118. Weekends

    Korean Movie - 2016

  • Weird Housemates

    119. Weird Housemates

    Korean Movie - 2015

    Short.

  • What You Believe

    120. What You Believe

    Korean Movie - 2018

    Short.

  • Where Your Eyes Linger

    121. Where Your Eyes Linger

    Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    7.5

    Mini-drama. 

    I'm not THAT huge a fan, but it's definitely worth a watch. I prefer the slightly altered movie version. 

  • Where Your Eyes Linger

    122. Where Your Eyes Linger

    Korean Movie - 2020

    8.0

    Movie version of the mini-drama "Where Your Eyes Linger"--slightly altered in this alternate format. Both have their pros and cons, and both are worth watching. I prefer the movie version for the different vibe that the (very slight) changes brought.

  • White Night

    123. White Night

    Korean Movie - 2012

  • WISH YOU : Your Melody In My Heart

    124. WISH YOU : Your Melody In My Heart

    Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    7.0

    I wasn't very impressed with the latest Korean BL mini-dramas, but this was by far better than the much higher rated "To My Star". 

    The synopsis made me suspicious, since i expected something shallow "idoly", but it wasn't like that at all. A simple and straight-forward little love story that was quite adorable. 

    It's lacking in depth, and that's definitely because of the short runtime, but it makes up for it decently, with a beautiful score and OST, good acting and a nice production with many beautiful scenes and atmosphere. 

    Nothing I'll remember for a long time--but definitely not a waste of time.

  • WISH YOU: Your Melody From My Heart the Movie

    Compiled movie version of the mini-drama.

  • You Make Me Dance

    126. You Make Me Dance

    Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

    7.5

    Mini-drama.

    Hmm. For some reason, I didn't like this. I enjoyed the other recent Korean mini dramas more, even though they were less qualitative... I'll give a decent rating because it's pretty well produced and there's nothing WRONG with it--it just didn't hit home with me. I get annoyed with unrealistic plot/relationship developments--and here, it's too much for me. Sure,when talking about BL--realistic stories are rare. But as long as it's built up and elaborated from the haphazard meeting/hook-up, it's fine. Especially if it's the sillier kind of BL. 

    But this isn't silly--so it becomes awkward. And the relationship dynamics are fuzzy and somehow... the characters keep their feelings and thoughts to themselves. There is no need to write it on the nose, but some kind of outreach, explanation, voicing out what takes place in their minds and hearts--is kind of crucial to make us believe what happens on the screen.
    This doesn't. 

    It's cute and all that... but it's flat. The characters are flat and the story is told in that shallow and "let's show a little bit of this and a little bit of that, screw the fluidity" kind of way.
    Which is a pity, since the plot premise was kind of unique. 

    Acting was fair, but not in any way exceptional. 

    Random cred; The far-from-acceptable dancing by the MC, was edited quite cleverly and smoothly and almost pulled off fooling an experienced and critical eye.
    Tech work was quite nice with some extra lovely shots. 

    And above all; Cred to South Korea for developing their BL, and managing to dig out a path of their own, with a distinct flavour that differs from the Japanese and Taiwanese productions, even though they have similarities.

  • You Make Me Dance (Movie)

    127. You Make Me Dance (Movie)

    Korean Movie - 2021

  • You Used To Smile That Way

    128. You Used To Smile That Way

    Korean Movie - 2009

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