'Unintentional Love Story': Korean BLs go mainstream as 2nd gen idol Gongchan of B1A4 gets cast
53 years ago
After years of gay comic relief characters and mocking the LGBT+ community in K-dramas, the Korean industry is finally starting to get more diverse. With mainstream idols and actors taking up LGBT+ friendly projects like SHINee’s Minho, SF9’s Rowoon, Song Kang and Park Seo-joon, we now have Korean BL (boy love) dramas now picking up.