BL K-Dramas are Korean dramas and films focusing on boys’ love stories. The storylines typically revolve around two male leads in high school or college who begin as enemies or friends but end up in love. The chemistry between the two males is enough to make you feel single while watching them.
Every BL K-drama story follows two made leads who show different character arcs while evolving together. As the story unfolds, the newly formed couples face the outside struggle to stay together, and their relationships see new turns.
Over the last few years, there has been a wave of BL K-dramas. Most of these are mini-series with only eight episodes or so. The dramas are garnering a lot of attention from the audience. From Cherry Blossoms After to Where Your Eyes Linger, the list goes on. So, without any further ado, let’s delve into the world of BL K-dramas.
Cherry Blossoms After Winter
Cherry Blossoms After Winter stars Jinwook Ok and Kang Hui in the main leads. Jinwook plays Seo Hae-Bom, a young boy who moves in with his adoptive family. On the other hand, Kang Hui portrays Tae Sung, the son of the adopted family, who is also the same age as Hae-Bom. They are admitted to high school together, making things worse for them. Staying together all the time creates a sizzling intensity between them. What happens next is all about the drama.
You can stream it on Viki.
To My Star
To My Star is a romantic BL that stars Son Woo-Hyun and Kim Kang-Min as the leads. Woo-Hyun plays the role of a star, Kang Seo-Joon, who faces rock bottom after a particular turn of events. However, after meeting Han Ji-Woo (Kim Kang-Min), a charming chef, Seo-Joon starts to believe his luck is turning. Even though they have polar opposite personalities, they form a relationship. But, gradually, they face problems as their outlook on life, love, and everything in between have vast differences.
This drama can be streamed on Viki.
Where Your Eyes Linger
Where Your Eyes Linger is a love triangle story revolving around Hang Gi-Chan, who plays the young chaebol heir, Han Tae-Joo. He is always protected by his best friend of 15 years, Kang Gook (Jang Eui-Soo). However, their relationship is more like master-servant, but slowly, Kang Gook realizes he has feelings for him. Han Tae-Joo roams around with a lot of girls. However, when Choi Hye-Mi (Choi Yeon-Cheong) joins the school and shows interest in Kang Gook, things start to change for him.
This can be streamed on Viki.
Happy Ending Romance (2022)
Happy Ending Romance is a romantic Korean BL drama. The series stars Jung Taek-Woon as Han Tae-Young and Jong Woo-Ha as Kim Jung-Hyun. The storyline revolves around Tae-Young, a workaholic young CEO who always tries to see the positive outcome of anything until he meets Jung-Hyun. He is one of the most prominent writers in the industry. However, inside this solid exterior, he has a secret to hide. But somehow, Jung-Hyun is constantly attracted to Tae-Young. What happens next is all about the drama.
Can be streamed on Viki.
Semantic Error
One of the most popular Korean BL dramas is Semantic Error. The storyline follows computer science student Chu Sang-Hoo (Park Jae-Chan) and popular campus star Jang Jae-Young (Park Seo-Ham). Sang-Hoo only knows how to behave through reasoning and rules, while Jae-Young is absolutely opposite to him with his superstar attitude. How they fall for each other and work out their relationship through hardships and their hugely different personalities is all about the drama.
This drama can be streamed on Viki.
These Korean BL dramas are like a flash of good feelings. It shows LGBTQ love stories through different kinds of stories. If you haven’t watched any of these, give these series a watch.
