Category Archives: Korean Reviews

“Happy Ending” Series Review (Ep.1 to 3)

Strongberry, a name Boys’ Love fans know internationally as one of the most honest and profilic gay production companies in Korea comes back with a short series titled “Happy Ending”. After the success of “Choco Milk Shake” I was pleasantly pleased to see actor Kim Seong Hyuk who plays the silly Kang Dong Ho, in this new series. In the three episodic series, he is paired with Park Jun Mook who plays his good friend Hyun. The pair exist in a pre-established story already in progress which is how Strongberry normally does it.

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“A Breeze of Love” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)

Sleep is a scary thing. It’s as frightening as it is vital. And being vital is a big reason why it’s so terrifying. We all need sleep to function, but sleep is a vulnerable place to be. Unprotected. Open to nightmares. Open to things happening to you that you’re unaware of.

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“Bump Up Business” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)

Starring OnlyOneof members Nine (Jihoon) and Mill (Eden), the Korean BL Bump Up Business, adapted from the manga of the same name by RK Studios, has arrived. And, with it, a series that focuses on falling in love under the public eye and on the toxicity that homophobia and obsession can have on those in the limelight.

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“Why R U? (Korea)” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

A Korean remake of the Thai BL of the same name, Why R U? enters the BL scene much the way its predecessor did. Starring Lee Jung Min (Jung Lee Won), Lee Ye Hwan (Kim Ji Oh), Lee Sang Min (Woo Sun Woo), and Park Chang Hoon (Ko Yoo Kyeom), Why R U? delves into a myriad of onscreen burgeoning love-hate relationships taking place under the potentially fantastical page-to-reality trope.

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