What better way to celebrate Pride this July than binge-watching Korean dramas and films with amazing LGBTQIA+ representation?
In this list are the most promising, gripping and heart-fluttering romance series that celebrate beauty and love. Read on to know more!
'Schoolgirl Detectives'
The classic drama "Schoolgirl Detectives" is a story about five students who are members of a private investigator club at Seonam Girls High School.
Starring Jin Ji Hee, Kang Min Ah, Girl's Day Hyeri, Lee Min Ji and Stephanie Lee, the five girls work their way through life as they face problems like abortion, bullying, suicide and more.
As they do their best to solve these problems, these schoolgirls slash detectives also find themselves falling in love!
'Color Rush'
In the South Korean BL drama "Color Rush," Choi Yeon Woo and Heo Hyun Jun showcase the true beauty of love, and how a person makes one's life colorful.
The drama follows the story of a young man who lived a gray world as he is color blind. Though he knows other colors exist, he has never experienced them for himself.
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Enter a beautiful, mysterious guy who teaches him how to see colors beyond his dull, boring world.
'You Make Me Dance'
Chu Young Woo and Won Hyung Hoon's "You Make Me Dance" is a South Korean drama that depicts the story of romance, dreams and life.
In the drama, Chu Young Woo portrays a university student who majors in contemporary dance. After getting thrown out of his family, he shares a rooftop apartment with Won Hyung Hoon.
As he tries to push through life and become a successful contemporary dancer, he discovers the opposite man's beauty and falls in love deeply.
'The Handmaiden'
Probably the most controversial work in the list is Kim Tae Ri's debut film "The Handmaiden."
Based on the 2002 English novel "Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters, the movie showcases the story of Sook Hee (Kim Tae Ri) and Japanese heiress Lady Hideko (Kim Min Hee).
Sook Hee is a pickpocketer who was hired by conman Fujiwara (Ha Jung Woo) to persuade Lady Hideko to marry him, in order for him to steal her wealth.
Set in the Victorian era, "The Handmaiden" is a psychological thriller film that depicts the forbidden romance between Sook Hee and Lady Hideko, and their sensual meanderings as they explore one another.
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"The Handmaiden" was nominated for the most coveted prize in the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d'Or. It was also selected as one the first ever Korean films to be recognized at the British Academy Film Awards.
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Written by Elijah Mully.
