20 Korean boys’ love series to make your heart flutter

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Park Seo-ham (left) and Park Jae-chan (right) in the hit Korean boys’ love series ‘Semantic Error.’ Screengrab from video on GagaOOLala’s YouTube channel" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/06/10/semantic-error.jpg" class="fr-fil fr-dib"/><figcaption>Park Seo-ham (left) and Park Jae-chan (right) in the hit Korean boys’ love series ‘Semantic Error.’<em> Screengrab from video on GagaOOLala’s YouTube channel</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The boys’ love (BL) genre has experienced a surge in content in recent years, allowing for more shows and films to tackle and spark conversations on same-sex romance.</p><p>South Korea, considered a cultural powerhouse due in part to the popularity of K-dramas, has seen a similar rush of BL web series, beginning with “Where Your Eyes Linger” in 2020 and gaining further popularity thanks to “Semantic Error” in 2022.</p><ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/26/21/reclaiming-our-narrative-bl-genre-opens-up-avenues-for-queer-representation-in-ph-media">‘Reclaiming our narrative’: BL genre opens up avenues for queer representation in PH media</a></li><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/14/21/more-than-kilig-bl-genre-needs-to-develop-further-to-address-bigger-lgbt-issues">More than kilig: BL genre needs to develop further to address bigger LGBT issues</a></li></ul><p>For those looking to get some “kilig” vibes, we’ve rounded up 20 of our favorite Korean BL shows:</p><h1>Where Your Eyes Linger (2020)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kOapOcBk95g?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Han Tae-joo (Han Gi-chan) and Kang Gook (Jang Eui-soo) are longtime friends, with the latter serving as a sort of bodyguard to the former, who is a conglomerate heir. Tensions arise with the arrival of a female student who takes an interest in Kang Gook, forcing the two to rethink their bond and feelings for one another.</p><h1>Color Rush (2020) and Color Rush 2 (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7tptU99cEiw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Choi Yeon-woo (Yoo Jun) only sees the world in gray until he meets Go Yoo-han (Hur Hyun-jun), his destined lover who allows him to experience colors. In the second season, Kim Se-hyun (VIXX&#x27;s Hyuk) helps Yeon-woo to look for his mother and Yoo-han, who have both gone missing.</p><h1>To My Star (2021) and To My Star 2 (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mK-m48mKW3M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>After being embroiled in a controversy, popular actor Kang Seo-joon (Son Woo-hyun) ends up hiding in the home of a chef (Kim Kang-min). The pair slowly fall in love as they overcome their personality differences.</p><h1>You Make Me Dance (2021)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UskwfDFnd88?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Despite his family’s disapproval, Song Shi-on (Choo Young-woo) continues to study contemporary dance. He ends up sharing a rooftop apartment with a seemingly cold-hearted debt collector (Won Tae-min), whom he forms a connection with.</p><h1>Light On Me (2021)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VaXvErQ_OaQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Seeking to make friends, loner high school student Woo Tae-kyung (Lee Sae-on) decides to join the student council, which includes Noh Shin-woo (Kang Yoo-seok), Shin Da-on (Choi Chan-yi) and Namgoong Shi-woon (Ko Woo-jin). But Tae-kyung’s quest for friendship takes an unexpected turn when he also ends up meeting his first love.</p><h1>My Sweet Dear (2021)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O4G5I_J-jy8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Yoon Do-gun (Lee Chan-hyung) is a restaurant chef who faces conflict when his boss hires Choi Jung-woo (Jang Eui-soo), whose skill is copying other people’s recipes. Although initially at odds with each other, things later start to sweeten between the two.</p><h1>Tinted With You (2021)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OierIEWA7_c?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>High school student Jung Eun-ho (A.C.E’s Jun) is transported to the past, where he meets a deposed crown prince (Yoo Hyun-woo) whose life is threatened by his cruel older brother.</p><h1>First Love Again (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B5KymUkP2pw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Web novelist Yeon Seok (Jin Gun), who has been living for 300 years, is surprised to learn that his first and longtime love, Jeong Ha-yeon (Jeon Chang-ha), has been reincarnated as a man. Yeon Seok tries to push him away but the two grow closer as they are brought together by work.</p><h1>Semantic Error (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3rsdQUnQUKE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Computer science student Chu Sang-woo (DKZ’s Jaechan) is assigned to a group project but decides to remove his freeloading groupmates’ names from the final output. The move delays the graduation of popular design student Jang Jae-young (Park Seo-ham), who decides to torment Sang-woo.</p><h1>Blueming (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MUpAiL0S2SU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Cha Si-won (Kang Eun-bin), who has worked hard to achieve popularity, finds himself bothered upon meeting Hyeong Da-woon (Jo Hyuk-joon), a fellow film student who is effortlessly popular. Sparks fly as the two repeatedly cross paths.</p><h1>Once Again (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AbiNT6bqm9U?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Shin Jae-woo (Moon Ji-yong), a man who lives with a childhood trauma, is transported back to the past, where he tries to change his destiny as well as the fate of the man he admired (Lee Hyun-jun).</p><h1>Roommates of Poongduck 304 (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wDw9LnwFgqg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>After getting kicked out of his family home, conglomerate heir Ji Ho-jun (<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/07/23/k-pop-group-zerobaseone-to-debut-on-july-10">ZEROBASEONE’s </a>Kim Ji-woong) ends up living in a villa owned by Seo Jae-yoon (Yoon Seo-bin), who turns out to be a new subordinate at his family’s company.</p><h1>Choco Milk Shake (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a3-fUBzCQuY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Jung-woo (Go Ho-jung) lost his parents and pets in an accident. One evening, two men surprisingly barge into his apartment, claiming to be human reincarnations of his deceased dog (Lee Jae-bin) and cat (Kim Seong-hyuk).</p><h1>Oh! My Assistant (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xUKBHzbvUh4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Seon-heo (former FT Island member Song Seung-hyun) is an adult webtoon artist who hires Mu-yeong (Ko Chan-bin) as his assistant. Unbeknownst to Seon-heo, Mu-yeong is his big fan.</p><h1>The New Employee (2022)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i-nAPBmJcCQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Woo Seung-hyun (Moon Ji-young), a man in his late twenties, lands his dream internship but ends up working under the cold Kim Jong-chan (Kwon Hyuk).</p><h1>Our Dating Sim (2023)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SliLCccTgbc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Lee Wan (Lee Jong-hyuk) and Shin Ki-tae (Lee Seung-gyu) were best friends in high school but grew apart after Lee Wan confessed his feelings for Ki-tae. Years later, the pair reunite when Lee Wan applies for a job at the gaming company where Ki-tae works.</p><h1>Unintentional Love Story (2023)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/blK3yQgJRpU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>In order to get his job back after being unfairly dismissed, Ji Won-young (B1A4’s Gongchan) is tasked to track down Yoon Tae-joon (Cha Seo-won), his company chairman’s favorite ceramic artist. Won-young coincidentally meets him in a remote town, but feelings soon develop between the two.</p><h1>The Eighth Sense (2023)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZVRh1nRavy0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Kim Ji-hyun (Oh Jun-taek) is a college freshman who struggles to adjust with city life. At university, he befriends Seo Jae-won (Lim Ji-sub), who recently completed his mandatory military service. The pair&#x27;s friendship soon grows into something more.</p><h1>Love Mate (2023)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z6hSWsuZ1ns?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Seo Yi-joon (Cho Hyun-min) is a team leader at a production company who is skeptical of love after being hurt by a former flame. He gives romance another try after meeting new employee Jung Ha-ram (Cho Han-gyeol), who openly pursues him.</p><h1>Love Tractor (2023)</h1><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HfufvqmlAJA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Law student Sun Yool (Do Won) moves to his grandfather&#x27;s house in the countryside, where he meets and falls in love with passionate farmer Ye-chan (Yoon Do-jin).</p><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</em></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1717240" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

South Korea has seen a surge of BL content, with shows like ‘Where Your Eyes Linger’ and ‘Semantic Error’ leading the pack.

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20 Korean boys’ love series to make your heart flutter

20 Korean boys’ love series to make your heart flutter

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Jun 10, 2023 06:19 AM PHT

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Updated Oct 29, 2024 05:43 AM PHT

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