° this is for the gays, honestly.
if i told you,,,,, that this entire list was made up of titles that had queer undertones/were mostly queer/fully queer canon,,,,, would you believe me on this first day of Pride in the year of our Lord 2022 (and every Pride after)
ships & pairings/characters with any of the above categories will be labeled! next to their respective dramas! bc y'all deserve to know what y'all are getting into! these are all my personal classifications that i've gathered, both from watching the titles mentioned like the chaotic bitch i am and speaking to others who have as well—pls feel free to disagree with some of my conclusions bc in the grand scheme of things they're probably not that important anyway
(also full heads-up that spoilers abound and not all of these have happy endings, the tragic gay trope may be present)
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1. The Devil Judge
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #gahan/#lawfulhusbands — Kim Ga On/Kang Yo Han, queer canon (according to scriptwriter).
- #r/tifu or #mayhavef*ckedmyboss — Kang Yo Han/K, implied queer canon (according to scriptwriter).
- #yhsa — Kang Yo Han/Jung Sun Ah, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- #lawfulspouses — Kim Ga On/Kang Yo Han/Oh Jinjoo, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- #hanjoo — Kang Yo Han/Oh Jinjoo, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- #sunjoo — Jung Sun Ah/Oh Jinjoo, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- Kang Yo Han — bisexual, coded, mentioned briefly during the series.
- Jung Sun Ah — bisexual, coded, implied throughout the series.
- Oh Jinjoo — sapphic bisexual, coded, mostly fandom.
- K — gay, coded.
- ships/characters:
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2. Monster
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #jwds — Han Joo Won/Lee Dong Sik, queer coded/implied canon.
- #jwkh — Han Joo Won/Kwon Hyuk, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- #jjds — Park Jung Je/Lee Dong Sik, queer undertones, partially confirmed canon (according to actor for Jung Je).
- #jaejimin — Yoo Jae Yi/Oh Ji Hoon/Kang Min Jung, queer, AU, fandom.
- Lee Dong Sik — queer, coded.
- Han Joo Won — queer, coded.
- Park Jung Je — queer, coded.
- Oh Ji Hwa — queer/sapphic bisexual, mostly fandom.
- Yoo Jae Yi — sapphic bisexual/lesbian, mostly fandom.
- ships/characters:
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3. Queen Cheorin
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #sojong — Jang Bong Hwan/Cheoljong, mostly queer, partially canon.
- Jang Bong Hwan/So Yong — bisexual and trans/genderqueer, coded.
- Cheoljong — pansexual, coded.
- ships/characters:
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4. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
- ships/characters (look y'all, for this one specifically everyone is f*cking gay bc it's a censored BL so i'm picking my favorites rn):
- #wangxian — Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian, queer canon.
- #xiyao — Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao, mostly queer, implied canon.
- #3zun — Nie Mingjue/Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao, queer, mostly fandom.
- Lan Wangji — gay, canon.
- Wei Wuxian — bisexual, canon.
- Lan Xichen — gay, coded.
- Jin Guangyao — gay, coded.
- Jiang Cheng — demi/asexual, mostly fandom.
- ships/characters (look y'all, for this one specifically everyone is f*cking gay bc it's a censored BL so i'm picking my favorites rn):
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5. Painted Skin
Chinese Movie - 2020
- ships/characters:
- #wangxiao — Wang Sheng/Xiao Wei, implied queer canon.
- Xiao Wei — bisexual, implied canon.
- ships/characters:
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6. Wuliang
Chinese Movie - 2020
- ships/characters:
- #xiaofeng — Po Xiao/Feng Ren, implied gay canon.
- ships/characters:
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7. Goblin
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
- ships/characters (this is in this list bc there is too much sexual tension between Kim Shin and Wang Yeo in both timelines and i refuse not to acknowledge the beautiful fandom that has come out of it):
- #shintak — Kim Shin/Ji Eun Tak, mostly queer canon.
- #wangshin — Wang Yeo/Kim Shin, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- Kim Shin — bisexual, coded, mostly fandom.
- Wang Yeo — bisexual, coded, mostly fandom.
- ships/characters (this is in this list bc there is too much sexual tension between Kim Shin and Wang Yeo in both timelines and i refuse not to acknowledge the beautiful fandom that has come out of it):
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8. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #eungyul — Go Eun Chan/Choi Han Gyul, queer canon.
- Go Eun Chan — genderqueer/genderfluid, coded.
- Choi Han Gyul — bi/pansexual, canon.
- Jin Ha Rim — bisexual, coded, mostly fandom.
- Noh Sun Ki — demi/asexual, mostly fandom. biromantic, coded.
- ships/characters:
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9. Kieta Hatsukoi
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #aokida — Aoki Sota/Ida Kousuke, queer canon.
- Aoki Sota — bi/pansexual, canon.
- Ida Kousuke — demiromantic/asexual, possible canon.
- ships/characters:
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10. Koi Senu Futari
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- ships/characters (when the one ship here is not actually a ship but leans toward the delicious flavor of queerplatonic relationships that i am always weak for i must add it. i have no choice, it's too perfect to leave out):
- #kazoku (subject to change) or #aplacetocomehometo — Kodama Sakuko/Takahashi Satoru/Matsuoka Kazu, queerplatonic, implied canon.
- Kodama Sakuko — aromantic/asexual, canon. cupioromantic, mostly fandom.
- Takahashi Satoru — aromantic/asexual, canon.
- Kimi — questioning aromantic/asexual, canon.
- Gocchin — asexual, canon.
- Kadowaki Chizuru — queer/lesbian, canon, mentioned during the series.
- ships/characters (when the one ship here is not actually a ship but leans toward the delicious flavor of queerplatonic relationships that i am always weak for i must add it. i have no choice, it's too perfect to leave out):
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11. Dress Sleeved Red
Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
- ships/characters (look ik Yi San and Deok Im are the focus here but uh. Deok Ro. Deok Ro this tortured man who did almost everything wrong morally and still wanted San to love him. Deok Ro. full stop):
- Hong Deok Ro — queer, coded.
- ships/characters (look ik Yi San and Deok Im are the focus here but uh. Deok Ro. Deok Ro this tortured man who did almost everything wrong morally and still wanted San to love him. Deok Ro. full stop):
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12. Lovers
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
- ships/characters (oh we are suffering. we are experiencing trials and tribulations with this one):
- #ryanghyun or #10000years — Ryang Eum/Lee Jang Hyun, one sided, queer, canon.
- #yeongeun — Yoo Gyo Yeon/Kyung Geun Jik, queer undertones.
- Ryang Eum — gay, canon, confirmed in official character profile.
- ships/characters (oh we are suffering. we are experiencing trials and tribulations with this one):
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13. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #hwanghan — Hwang Si Mok/Han Yeo Jin, queer undertones, implied canon.
- #hwangseo/#prosecutorhusbands — Hwang Si Mok/Seo Dong Jae, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- #hwangseohan — Hwang Si Mok/Seo Dong Jae/Han Yeo Jin, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- Hwang Si Mok — grey/asexual, coded. bi/pan & demiromantic, mostly fandom.
- Han Yeo Jin — bisexual, coded, mentioned briefly during the series.
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14. The Worst Evil
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- ships/characters (the way they have me so whipped for them. f*cking hell i am whipped for these unhinged men and women):
- #kijun or #thestandard (latter is personal play on the Hangul, as '기준' in Korean means 'a fundamental standard' or 'criterion') — Jung Ki Cheol/Park Jun Mo, queer undertones, implied canon.
- #kijeong — Jung Ki Cheol/Yoo Eui Jeong, previously implied canon.
- #junjeong — Park Jun Mo/Yoo Eui Jeong, queer canon.
- #kijuneui — Jung Ki Cheol/Park Jun Mo/Yoo Eui Jeong, queer, implied canon.
- #mido or #trust — Park Jun Mo/Lee Hae Ryeon, partially canon.
- Jung Ki Cheol — bisexual, implied.
- Park Jun Mo — bisexual, implied.
- Lee Hae Ryeon — queer, mostly fandom.
- Seo Jong Ryul — queer, coded.
- ships/characters (the way they have me so whipped for them. f*cking hell i am whipped for these unhinged men and women):
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15. Vigilante
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
- ships/characters (they're all dating. this is canon to me i won't hear otherwise):
- #yongok or #babetakeoffthemask — Kim Ji Yong/Cho Kang Ok, queer, mostly fandom.
- #yongheon or #justice — Kim Ji Yong/Cho Heon, queer, mostly fandom.
- #yongryeo or #themouthpiece — Kim Ji Yong/Choi Mi Ryeo, queer, fandom.
- #heonryeo or #f*ckyourbanmal — Cho Heon/Choi Mi Ryeo, queer, fandom.
- #vigilantecrew — Kim Ji Yong/Cho Kang Ok/Cho Heon/Choi Mi Ryeo, queer af (and then some), mostly fandom.
- Kim Ji Yong — queer, coded.
- Min Seon Wook — gay/queer, coded.
- Cho Kang Ok — bisexual (and chaotic af), implied canon.
- ships/characters (they're all dating. this is canon to me i won't hear otherwise):
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16. Biography of a Villain
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
- ships/characters (what an absolutely insanely f*cked up show. what an absolutely insanely f*cked up pairing. they're never coming back from that are they):
- #truepartners or #dyds — Seo Do Young/Han Dong Soo, queer coded, implied (and extremely f*cked) canon.
- Seo Do Young — gay, coded.
- Han Dong Soo — queer, coded.
- ships/characters (what an absolutely insanely f*cked up show. what an absolutely insanely f*cked up pairing. they're never coming back from that are they):
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17. Inside Criminal Minds
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #hasoo — Song Ha Young/Gook Young Soo, queerplatonic, fandom.
- Song Ha Young — grey/asexual, mostly fandom. homoromantic, fandom.
- ships/characters:
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18. Move to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #hyunian — Jung Soo Hyun/Ian Park, gay canon.
- Jung Soo Hyun — gay, canon.
- Ian Park — gay, canon.
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19. The King and the Clown
Korean Movie - 2005
- ships/characters:
- #gongseng — Gong Gil/Jang Seng, queer undertones.
- #gongsan — Gong Gil/Yeonsan, one sided, queer canon.
- King Yeonsan — bisexual, canon.
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20. Life
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #sungeul — Go Sung Hyo/Lee No Eul, canon.
- #sunghwa — Go Sung Hyo/Oh Se Hwa, mostly fandom.
- #sungwoo — Go Sung Hyo/Ye Sun Woo, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- #sungchang — Go Sung Hyo/Seonwoo Chang, queer undertones, mostly fandom.
- #sungsemoon — Go Sung Hyo/Ye Sun Woo/Jung Kyung Moon, queerplatonic, mostly fandom.
- Gu Sung Hyo — bisexual, mostly fandom.
- Ye Sun Woo — bisexual, mostly fandom.
- Seonwoo Chang — achillean bisexual, mostly fandom.
- ships/characters:
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21. Designated Survivor: 60 Days
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- ? — lesbian, canon.
- ships/characters:
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22. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #jihan — Song Ji Won/Yoo Han Yang, gay canon.
- #junghan — Yoo Jung Woo/Yoo Han Yang, queer, mostly fandom.
- #joonhyuk — Lee Joon Ho/Kim Je Hyuk, queer, mostly fandom.
- Kim Je Hyuk — queer, coded, mostly fandom.
- Lee Joon Ho — queer, coded, mostly fandom.
- Yoo Han Yang (aka Looney) — gay/pansexual, canon, confirmed by actor during interview.
- Song Ji Won — gay, canon.
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23. Blind
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #geusaram — Jung In Sung/Lee Jung Soo, queer canon.
- Jung In Sung — gay, coded.
- Lee Jung Soo — gay, coded.
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24. Thief
Korean Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
- ships/characters (i am fighting for my life with this show. i am shipping everyone with everyone i want to pick apart their brains i want to kill some of them i want those same people alive i want six seasons and the 11 eps worth of cut material released from the vault etc. basically everyone has issues and nearly everyone in the main cast gives off bi vibes i don't make the f*cking rules):
- #yoonshin — Lee Yoon/Nam Hee Shin, queer canon.
- #kwangyoon — Lee Yoon/Lee Kwang Il, queer (and heavily complicated) canon, confirmed by Nam Gil during interview (bitch. he referenced No Regret bitch).
- #kwangshin — Lee Kwang Il/Nam Hee Shin, mainly one-sided, canon.
- #yoonnyeon or #tomandjerry — Lee Yoon/Eon Nyeon Yi, queer, fandom.
- #nyeonhee or #areyoualwaysabitch — Eon Nyeon Yi/Nam Hee Shin, queer, fandom.
- Lee Yoon — bi/pansexual, canon.
- Nam Hee Shin — bi/pansexual, mostly fandom.
- Lee Kwang Il — bi/queer, canon.
- Eon Nyeon Yi — bi/pansexual, mostly fandom.
- ships/characters (i am fighting for my life with this show. i am shipping everyone with everyone i want to pick apart their brains i want to kill some of them i want those same people alive i want six seasons and the 11 eps worth of cut material released from the vault etc. basically everyone has issues and nearly everyone in the main cast gives off bi vibes i don't make the f*cking rules):
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25. Semantic Error
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #sangyoung — Chu Sang Woo/Jang Jae Young, queer canon.
- Chu Sang Woo — gay, canon. demisexual, possible canon.
- Jang Jae Young — bi/pansexual, implied canon.
- Choi Yu Na — sapphic-leaning bi/pansexual, implied canon.
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26. Her Private Life
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #annyeong — Noh Seok/Yoon Tae Hwa, gay canon.
- Noh Seok — gay, canon.
- Yoon Tae Hwa — gay, canon.
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27. Hyena
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #geumjae — Jung Geum Ja/Yoon Hee Jae, queer undertones, canon.
- #heeyong — Yoon Hee Jae/Kwon Yong Woon, queer, fandom.
- #heegeumwoon — Yoon Hee Jae/Jung Geum Ja/Kwon Yong Woon, queer, fandom.
- Yoon Hee Jae — bisexual, mostly fandom.
- Lee Ji Eun — queer, fandom.
- ships/characters:
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28. Bad and Crazy
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #heros — K/Ryu Soo Yeol, fandom.
- #jooyeol or #youhavebeautifuleyes — Shin Joo Hyuk/Ryu Soo Yeol, one sided, partially canon.
- Ryu Soo Yeol — bisexual, mostly fandom.
- Shin Joo Hyuk — queer, coded.
- ships/characters:
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29. Chimera
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #joongjae — Cha Jae Hwan/Lee Joong Yeop, queer undertones, partially canon.
- Cha Jae Hwan — bisexual, fandom.
- Lee Joong Yeop — gay, fandom.
- ships/characters:
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30. The Shopping List of a Killer
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- ships/characters:
- Kang Seong Yoon — transgender/genderqueer, canon, confirmed throughout the series.
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31. You Make Me Dance
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #hisguarantor/shiseok — Jin Hong Seok/Song Shi On, queer, canon.
- Jin Hong Seok — queer, canon.
- Song Shi On — gay, canon.
- ships/characters:
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32. I misteri del café Minamdang
Korean Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #jaejoon — Han Jae Jung/Nam Han Joon, queer, fandom.
- Nam Han Joon — bisexual, mostly fandom.
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33. Wol Soo Geum Hwa Mok To
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #thebodyguard/#haenam — Woo Kwang Nam/Kang Hae Jin, queer, AU, mostly fandom.
- #haehwan — Woo Kwang Nam/Yoo Jung Hwan, queer, mostly fandom.
- Woo Kwang Nam — gay, canon.
- ships/characters:
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34. Wedding Impossible
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
- ships/characters:
- Lee Do Han — gay, canon.
- ships/characters:
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35. Insider
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #seonhan — Jang Seon Oh/Kim Yo Han, queer undertones, implied canon.
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36. The Guest
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #? — Yoon Hwa Pyung/Choi Yoon/Kang Gil Young, queer, coded.
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37. 3 Will Be Free
Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #? — Miw/Shin/Neo, queer, canon.
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38. Il tempo per noi
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- ships/characters:
- #yeonha — Koo Yeon Joon/Tae Ha, queer, implied canon.
- Koo Yeon Joon — gay, canon.
- Tae Ha — gay, canon.
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39. Umbrella
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
- ships/characters:
- Grand Prince Gye Seong — transgender/genderqueer, canon, confirmed throughout the series.
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40. Antique Bakery
Korean Movie - 2008
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41. Queenmaker
Korean Drama - 2023, 11 episodes
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42. Love Battle
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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43. Kill Bok Soon
Korean Movie - 2023
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44. What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Japanese Movie - 2021
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45. Love in the Big City
Korean Movie - 2024
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46. D.P. Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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47. All Mine
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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48. The Killer's Shopping Mall
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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49. Connection
Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
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50. Escape
Korean Movie - 2024