🌺 GL + lesbian: all watched 🌈 ⚢
completed + unfinished (where noted); ordered alphabetically. most of these i would *not* recommend - i've created a separate list for favorites: ❤ GL + lesbian: my top picks.
labels:
GL = lesbian relationship is a significant part of the story.
QC = queer cinema, more realistic portrayals.
censored GL = either chinese GLs skirting censorship laws, or "sismance" adapted from lesbian source material.
lesbian = representation but either no romantic and/or physical relationship between female characters, or an ambiguous relationship, or relationship is clear but the couple does not have much screen time.
notes: labels do not indicate a "happy ending". some characters are not introduced or identified as gay (or bisexual) from the start, so spoilers are possible - proceed at your own risk! for cw warnings on anything you may find disturbing or offensive (depictions of queerphobias, discrimination, shaming, violence, abuse, or other triggering content), please check tags* on the title's page, user reviews, and/or Does the Dog Die (although not all titles are there). [*click "Vote or add tags" to see all - but this will include spoilers.]
also see ~ ❤ BL + gay: my top picks | BL + gay: all watched | IFF LGBT films | more
pee.ess. i add personal notes to my lists because i use them for my own reference and it's unlikely that anyone else is reading. if you are here and you are not me, please overlook this clutter if it's of no use to you. {hs31; 75c53; 1i1/45; 235/100; 864/69}
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1. "Hello, Stepmother"
Chinese Movie - 2020
censored GL short film. [3m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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2. ≥75℃
Korean Special - 2019, 5 episodes
GL short series advertisement about a tea master and the head of marketing for her cafe chain. [33m]
♦ Lee Yoo Ha from Am I the Only One with Butterflies? has a tiny cameo.
► gagaoolala (free) | youtube (compilation) ◄
{personal notes: this was painful to finish.}
✦ completed
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3. 1 in 10,000 (Act I)
Korean Movie - 2018
GL short film about high school friends and their relationship over the years. [8m]
♦ first in trilogy
► youtube ◄
✦ completed
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4. 1 in 10,000 (Act II)
Korean Movie - 2018
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5. 1 in 10,000 (Act III)
Korean Movie - 2018
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6. 23.5 Degree the World Incline
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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7. 86400 Seconds
Thai Special - 2022, 2 episodes
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8. A Flower for Three Lives
Chinese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
censored GL wuxia very short series. [33m]
► fansub ◄
◘ dropped | partially watched / partially skimmed
63? (was 61)
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9. A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant
Chinese Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
censored GL very short series. [13m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
{personal notes: ♡ pretty good! ♡}
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10. Am I The Only One With Butterflies?
Korean Special - 2018, 3 episodes
GL short series with 2 seasons – really needs a third season to round out story.
♦ prequel to Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 2 (also on this list)
{personal notes: ♡ pretty cute! ♡}
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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11. Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 2
Korean Special - 2019, 4 episodes
GL short series.
♦ sequel to Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 1 (also on this list)
{personal notes: ♡ not bad! ♡}
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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12. Anonymous High School Girl
Korean Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
GL short series about a group of 4 high school friends.
► youtube (playlist) ◄ -mixed in with another show-
◘ dropped
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13. Avvocata Woo
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
series with lesbian couple shown/featured in one episode (very little screen time).
► netflix ◄
✦ completed
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14. Back to Back
Chinese Movie - 2022
GL short film – based on the translation of the on-screen text i don't think censored. [3m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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15. Bad Buddy
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
/ / / / / SPOILER? / / / / / BL rom-com series but 2nd/side couple is GL. {really sorry if this is a spoiler for anyone!} they aren't shown together nearly enough but their scenes are worth it. adapted from a novel.
◘ Milk & Love as Ink x Pa.
♦ prequel to their own spinoff special, ep01 of Magic of Zero (also on this list).
► youtube (playlist) ◄
{personal notes: such a soft couple, so precious.}
-> my 1st thai GL | -> my 1st GL of 2022
✦ completed
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16. Butterflies
Taiwanese Special - 2022, 1 episode
GL science fantasy(?) mid-length film that is a very dark, intriguing, wild ride set in a dystopian future. [43m]
◘ Han Ning & Yu Pei Jen as Yu x Lien. awards & selections: 2021 Kaohsiung Film Festival.
• one of the FLs (Yu Pei Jen) is openly lesbian irl.
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
{personal notes: ❤ super loved, especially Yu Pei Jen! swoon!! ❤ i had the honor of adding her to MDL!!! so proud, heheh!
yo, my mind is blown: i was checking credits and Yu Pei Jen also has a track on the OST. sadly there's no trace of the song online. so i was listening to her popular songs on spotify (under JenJen there) and $holy shit$ she sang the theme from The Teenage Psychic (at the top of this list) which i f'king love! (it was credited to her old band so i didn't make the connection.) more about that on The Teenage Psychic entry...
pee.ess. omg, there's more.... this is ❤ the MV for her #1 song ❤, and here's her acceptance speech when she won an award for it. i don't speak mandarin(?) so i have no idea what she's saying but it was so cute i watched it entirely. XD }
pee.double.ess. her IG has pics and videos with her wife and they are so damn cute! (will try to remember to link later...)
✦ completed
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17. Can I Kiss My Best Friend?
Korean Movie - 2021
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18. Cat in the Eastern Palace
Chinese Movie - 2020
censored GL short film. [7m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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19. Chaser Game W: Power Harassment Joshi wa Watashi no Moto Kano
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
◘ dropped
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20. Dear Uranus
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 3 episodes
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21. Don’t Break My Mission
Thai Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
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22. End of Spring
Korean Movie - 2020
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23. Fragrance of the First Flower
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
GL short series about being reunited with a high school crush later in life. [2h 17m]
◘ Zai Zai Lin & Lyan Su as Yi Min x Tin Ting. awards & selections: 2022 Golden Bell Awards Best Writing, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series/TV Movie, 2021 Tokyo International Film Festival Official Selection, 2021 Festival Series Mania Short Forms Competition.
• one FL (Zai Zai Lin) is openly bisexual irl.
♦ yaaaasssss, a sequel is in the works!!!
► gagaoolala (ep01 free, sub for full) ◄
{personal notes: ♡ the energy of that last episode... wowz. i wasn't disappointed with the ending but because it was emotionally complex story i wish there had been a few more episodes to flesh it out further. ♡}
✦ completed
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24. From 1 Metre to 1 Centimetre
Thai Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
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25. Futari Monologue
Japanese Drama - 2017, 6 episodes
[The Misunderstanding of Sunny Girls and Cloudy Girls | literal translation = "two person monologue"]
lesbian short series about childhood friends who are reunited in high school. adapted from a manga. [1h 56m]
◘ Yanagi Miki & Fukuhara Haruka as Mikage + Hinata.
► youtube (playlist) ◄
{personal notes: where can i find my own bug loving lesbian?!? Yanagi Miki was so cute and relatable, hee hee!! i wanted more from this show, that's my complaint. if there was a S2 i would check it out (and might bump up this rating).}
✦ completed
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27. General, Can I Sleep with You?
Chinese Movie - 2021
censored GL short film. [4m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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28. Ghost Girl and My Love
Japanese Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
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29. Girlfriend Project Day 1
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
GL very short series of students going on a mock date for a class assignment. [25m]
◘ Park Hyun Woo & Bing Hye Jin as Ahn Ga In x Song Hee Ram.
♦ prequel to upcoming S2 (no release date yet).
► youtube (compilation of full series)◄
{personal notes: i found it mediocre but their kiss was sizzlin'.}
✦ completed
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30. Graduation, Present + Propose
Korean Movie - 2021
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31. Handsome Stewardess
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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32. Happy to Have You Here
Thai Special - 2021, 1 episode
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33. Help, I Accidentally Stole My Shixiong's Crush!
Chinese Movie - 2021
censored GL wuxia short film. [4m]
◘ Yang Yi Mo & Yang Fu Yu as Sect Leader Ye x Zhao Xiao Yu / Shi Mei.
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
{personal notes: ♡ so cute it's impossible to rate rationally! ♡}
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34. I Can't
Korean Movie - 2017
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35. I'm Her Weapon
Chinese Movie - 2022
censored GL short film. [3m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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36. Joshi-teki Seikatsu
Japanese Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
[Life as a Girl]
slice-of-life (too) short series about a lesbian and her new roommate. GL content is important to the story but not the main focus and only shown occasionally. adapted from a novel. [3h 14m]
♠ note: transgender woman is played by a cisgender man (amab).
◘ Shison Jun & Machida Keita as Miki & Goto.
► dramacool ◄ -can't find elsewhere-
{personal notes: ❤ i love the MCs too much!!!!! must protecc at all costs! Shison Jun is an amazing actor and he is especially lovely in this role, plus Machida Kieta is always fun to watch! there's only 4 episodes but i wish there were 40. my only real complaint is that the ending is rushed. ❤}
-> my 1st asian GL completed | -> my 1st japanese GL | -> my 1st GL completed of 2020
✦ completed
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37. Kanojo no Kuchidzuke Kansensuru Libido
Japanese Special - 2022, 2 episodes
[Her Kiss: Infectious Lust]
GL short series with two teenage patients in a hospital setting.
► yuri hub (buy) | fansub ◄
✦ completed
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38. Kiss Me Through the Window
Japanese Movie - 2020
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39. Led Astray by Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
censored GL short series. [52m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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40. Legend of Yun Qian
Chinese Drama - 2020, 15 episodes
censored GL short series. [53m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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41. Legend of Yunze
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
censored GL xianxia short series. [31m]
♦ prequel to S2 and a spinoff special season (both also on this list).
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
{personal notes: ♡ really enjoyed S1 & S2! ♡ additional notes on my china list.}
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42. Legend Of Yunze 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
censored GL short series. [57m]
♦ sequel to S1 (also on this list).
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
{personal notes: ♡ i enjoyed S1 and S2! ♡}
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43. Legend of Yunze Special
Chinese Special - 2021, 14 episodes
censored GL short series. [47m]
♦ sequel / spin-off to Legend of Yunze (also on this list); aired second but chronologically third in the series (could watch after S1 or S2). same characters as S1 & S2 but the aspects of reincarnation combined with a modern day setting make it feel more like a spinoff than a sequel.
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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44. Like Father, Like Daughter
Taiwanese Movie - 2019
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45. Love of Secret
Thai Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
GL feature film (or short series depending on streaming source) about an aspiring pop idol, her best friend, and her family. [1h 28m]
► youtube ◄
✦ completed
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46. Love Tech
Korean Movie - 2021
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47. Magic of Zero
Thai Special - 2022, 3 episodes
short series of 3 unrelated stories – ep01 is GL short special.
♦ spin-off sequel to Bad Buddy (also on this list).
► youtube (playlist) ◄ -#1-4 on playlist-
✦ completed GL episode but ◘ dropped series
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48. Mickey on the Road
Taiwanese Movie - 2020
feature film with a lesbian (or bisexual) MC, about misfit besties on a hero's journey (*joseph campbell reference). [1h 35m]
◘ Yeh Pao Wen & Chang Ya Ling as Mickey + Gin Gin. awards & selections: 2020 Golden Horse Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Nominee, 2020 Taipei Film Festival Best Actress Nominee.
·=═ leaving gagaoolala soon ═=· ► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
✦ completed
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49. Nevertheless
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
series with a GL side couple who start out as best friends. not a lot of screen time but i think they're in every episode.
► netflix ◄ ► GL cut ◄ -dang, found this later-
{personal notes: wanted to check it out after T told me about it. unsuccessfully tried to track down a full GL cut so i ended up watching entire series. add this to my long list of regrets...}
✦ completed
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50. No Distance Left to Run
Hong Kong Movie - 2022
GL short film about about a pop star celebrity and her long-term girlfriend. [15m]
◘ Lillian Wong & Ziya Chiang as Lillian x Jackie.
• features a song by one of the FLs: Avalanche by J1M3 & Lillian Wong (also on spotify).
► youtube ◄
✦ completed
{personal notes: ❤ loved! ffffffff, it tells so much in 15 minutes but i want more, gah! ❤}
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51. Only Friends
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
BL with a lesbian relationship in the wings (just barely shown in ep02, doubt i'll watch much to confirm screentime)
► youtube (playlist) ◄
◘ dropped
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52. Our Love Story
Korean Movie - 2016
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53. Our Relationship Ended Before It Began
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
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54. Out of Breath
Korean Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
GL short series about women who meet through a dating app. [43m]
◘ Son Soo Hyun & Lim Ji Ahn as Ha Eun x Min Seo.
• directed by a lesbian! (writer/director of She Makes My Heart Flutter)
► youtube (playlist) ◄
{personal notes: ♡ not bad! ♡}
✦ completed
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55. Pearl Next Door
Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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56. Perfect One-night Stand
Korean Movie - 2020
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57. Phi Wak Kha Rak Nu Dai Mai
Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
◘ dropped
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58. Red Devil and Heroine Su
Chinese Movie - 2020
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59. Romance is a Bonus Book
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
series with a lesbian couple in one or two very brief scenes.
► netflix ◄
-> my 1st south korean lesbian "sighting" | my 1st lesbian "sighting" of 2020
✦ completed
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60. S.O.S
Korean Movie - 2015
short film with a lesbian character (idk if it goes beyond a brief encounter). [33m]
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
{personal notes: what if an asexual flag grew legs...? ehh, a flag probably has more personality than this MC. (um, not sorry?)}
◘ dropped
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61. SF: Joan's Galaxy
Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode
lesbian or GL sci-fi mid-length film. [52m]
• ep03 in an anthology series.
◘ Kim Bo Ra & Choi Sung Eun as Shin Jo An x Yi Oh.
► dramacool ◄
{personal notes: i'm on the fence with this one... mainly i wanted more.}
✦ completed
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62. She Makes My Heart Flutter
Korean Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
GL short series about a group of lesbians, set in a struggling lesbian bar. [52m]
◘ too many lesbians to list, heheh.
• written and directed by a lesbian! (director of Out of Breath)
► youtube (playlist) ◄
{personal notes: ♡ i thought the episodes got better as they went! ♡}
✦ completed
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63. Show Me Love
Thai Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
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64. Sipjangsaeng
Korean Movie - 2021
dark lesbian or GL short film. if you're considering this one don't read the description and beware of spoilers on both MDL and gagaoolala. [30m]
◘ Sohn Su Hyun & Yu Eden as Eun Young x Jay. awards & selections: 2022 Korea Queer Film Festival, 2021 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, 2021 Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival.
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
{personal notes: ♡ more pls! sooo glad i didn't read a synopsis or know anything about it, just went in blind.♡ }
✦ completed
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65. Sleep with Me
Filipino Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
GL short series about a late-night radio dj and a listener, each with their own disability. [2h 24m]
◘ Janine Gutierrez & Lovi Poe as Harry x Luna. awards & selections: 2022 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Audience Award for Best Episodic.
► gagaoolala (ep01 free, sub for full) | youtube (ep01 only) | iwanttfc (sub) ◄ -alt: iwanttfc search-
{personal notes: ♡ yeee, really liked but plenty of room for improvement. Lovi Poe's character is (to me) one of the most relatable characters i've seen and her visuals are off the charts. ♡}
✦ completed
♡ top filipino series pick! ♡
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66. Soo Hee
Korean Movie - 2021
[Su Hee]
GL short film about young women who meet at church. [25m]
◘ Min So Jeong & Mon Woo Bin as Su Hee x Han-na. awards & selections: 2021 Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival.
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
{personal notes: solid foundation, would like to have seen this developed a bit more.}
✦ completed
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67. Sotus S: The Series
Thai Drama - 2017, 13 episodes
BL series with a lesbian character (from S1) who makes an appearance (not in the main cast).
♦ sequel to SOTUS (also on this list)
► youtube (playlist) ◄ -check titles! second season was #1-52 on list when last checked-
✦ completed
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68. Sotus: The Series
Thai Drama - 2016, 15 episodes
BL series with a minor lesbian character (not in the main cast).
► youtube (playlist) ◄ -check titles! first season was #122-181 on list when last checked-
{OOO}
-> my 1st thai lesbian "sighting"
✦ completed
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70. Stand-In Love
Filipino Special - 2023, 1 episode
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71. Summer & Yuki
Taiwanese Movie - 2022
GL short film. [19m]
*note: if you watch, there's an extra clip after the credits.
► youtube ◄
✦ completed
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72. Summer Grass
Korean Movie - 2021
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73. The Courtesan and the Female Scholar
Chinese Movie - 2021
censored GL short film. [4m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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74. The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator
Chinese Movie - 2021
censored GL short film. [4m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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75. The Elephant Joke
Korean Movie - 2020
dark lesbian or GL short film. if you're considering this one don't read the description and beware of spoilers on both MDL and gagaoolala. [14m]
◘ Seo Jieun & Kang Rim as Yeo Bin x Hae Kwang. awards & selections: 2021 Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival, 2021 Korea Queer Film Festival, 2021 Poland Woman's Film Festival, 2021 Scottish Queer International Film Festival, 2021 MIX Copenhagen .
• directed by one of the FLs.
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
{personal notes: i'm still processing this one and have no idea how to rate it. i would be hesitant to recommend it even though it's very well done.}
✦ completed
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76. The Female Doctor and Rabbit Spirit
Chinese Movie - 2020
censored GL short film. [4m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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77. The Fox Spirit and the Little Priest
Chinese Movie - 2021
censored GL short film. [4m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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78. The Girls on Rela
Chinese Special - 2017, 15 episodes
collection of 15 GL short film advertisements for a lesbian dating app. i don't think(?) this was censored.
► youtube (playlist) ◄
◘ dropped | @ep07 – partially watched / partially skimmed
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79. The Imprisoned Canary
Chinese Special - 2023, 1 episode
[The Caged Canary]
censored GL short film advertisement set in the chinese republican era. [6m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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80. The Little Disciple and Her Beautiful Shifu
Chinese Special - 2021, 1 episode
censored GL wuxia(?) short film advertisement. [10m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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81. The Second Anniversary
Korean Movie - 2022
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82. The Story of the Demon Cult Leader and the Decent Miss
Chinese Movie - 2019
censored GL short film. [14m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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83. The Substitute
Taiwanese Movie - 2017
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84. The Teenage Psychic
Taiwanese Drama - 2017, 6 episodes
supernatural series with a lesbian couple featured in one episode.
► max ◄
{personal notes: ❤ so many feels. ❤ re: Butterflies notes (on this list)... here's the OST version of The Teenage Psychic's theme song (by JenJen's old band) and here's JenJen's solo version (JenJen = Yu Pei Jen). she played the MC in the parent story to this, The Busy Young Psychic!! it's been on my ptw but i haven't tracked it down a subbed version yet. i'm hype because i just love discovering connections like that!}
-> my 1st asian lesbian title | my 1st taiwanese lesbian title | my 1st lesbian title of 2019
✦ completed
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85. The Young Master and the Tea-Picking Girl
Chinese Movie - 2020
censored GL short film. [5m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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86. Three Hundred Years Later
Chinese Special - 2021, 2 episodes
censored GL very short series. [6m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed
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87. To the X Who Hated Me
Korean Drama - 2024, 2 episodes
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88. Transit Girls
Japanese Drama - 2015, 8 episodes
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89. Triple - Do You Want?
Korean Movie - 2020
short film that is just 3 different versions of 1 scene - one version is GL. [6m for GL; 19m total]
► youtube ◄
-> my 1st south korean GL | my 1st GL of 2021
✦ completed
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90. Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
[She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat]
lesbian short series about neighbors that revolves around food and cooking. adapted from a manga. [2h 28m]
♦ s2 also on this list!
◘ Higa Manami & Nishino Emi as Yuki x Kasuga.
► fansub ◄
{personal notes: a lesbian who loves to cook = heaven. it was warm and cozy
but i was left a bit unsatisfied at the end. this wasn't the end!!!}✦ completed
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91. Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
[She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat S2]
♦ s2 (s1 also on this list).
☼ currently watching
{personal notes: !!!!!}
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93. Two Belles in Love
Chinese Movie - 2021
censored GL short film based on an opera. [7m]
► youtube (fansub?) ◄
{personal notes: pretty. :) }
✦ completed
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94. Two Weddings and a Funeral
Korean Movie - 2012
feature film with a gay couple and a lesbian couple; gay characters have most of the screen time. story is focused on lgbtq issues such as discrimination and coming out, not romance. writing is dated (some will find offensive).
► dramacool ◄
◘ dropped
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95. Until Rainbow Dawn
Japanese Movie - 2018
# lesbian romance # queer (gay and trans too) # deafness # mid-length film
GL short film. [1h 3m]
► gagaoolala | dramacool ◄
✦ completed
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96. Veils
Japanese Movie - 2021
GL short film. [18m]
◘ directed by one of the FLs.
♦ prequel to Kazoku no Kyori (upcoming)
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
✦ completed
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98. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Japanese Movie - 2021
lesbian MC in 'Once Again', part 3/"episode 3" of this triptych feature film which is comprised of stand-alone stories. [40m beginning @1:19:52]
♦ written and directed by Hamaguchi Ryusuke; included in MUBI top films of 2021 & also top 1000 films.
◘ Urabe Fusako & Kawai Aoba as Natsuko + Aya.
► kanopy (w/library card) | hoopla (w/library card) | dramacool | amazon (rent or buy) ◄
{personal notes: ♡ conversational pieces with fantastically flowing dialogue. has a literary feel to me, makes me want to read a book! lol ♡}
✦ completed
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100. Xiaoshimei's Strategy Guide for Winning Her Shijie's Heart
Chinese Movie - 2021
censored GL short film. [3m]
► fansub ◄
✦ completed