Top 10 must-watch Korean dramas featuring the LGBT community

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Method (2017)

"Method" reveals a complicated relationship of a young singer Young Woo (Oh Seung Hoon) and a senior fellow actor Jae Ha (led by Park Sung Woong). As he himself entangled in a small scandal, Young Woo agrees to take part in the screenplay to regain his fame. In that play, Young Woo’s given a gay role, with many love scenes alongside by a senior fellow actor.Nevertheless, the man who is starred together with Young Woo is Jae-Ha (by Park Sung Woong), a talented actor who always gives his best with the every character. Because of the opposition in the style of work, the pair frequently have arguments. But also from the controversy, Young Woo feels attracted by this handsome, mature, and interesting man. From taking acting as a stroll, Young Woo is getting more serious, more than just to receive the encouragement and recognition of the senior fellow. About Jae Ha, he has also had a feeling for the young boy, but he thinks it’s just an emotion from his role play. Is he unable to overcome social opinions or his love for Young Woo not big enough?
The pair, Park Sung Woong and Oh Seung Hoon have made the audience from surprised to admired feelings to follow the stages of their love story. The drama has an ‘’unfinished ending’’ with hauntingly beautiful love story that is well-suited with the film industry in particular and in Korean society in general.

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A Frozen Flower(2008)

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In 2008, Frozen Flower became a blockbuster of the Korean film industry, breaking many records of the ticket box office at the time, and causing lots of debate. The film revolves around a love triangle between the Emperor (Jo Jin Moo), the Empress (Song Ji Hyo) and the captain of the guards (Jo In Sung), based on a true story of Emperor Koryo.
The Emperor and the captain of the guards had many years of emotional affection. But in order to have kid for successor purpose, the Emperor ordered the captain of the Guards-his lover replacing himself to sleep with the Empress. After several times taking the Emperor’s order, the captain and the Empress fell for each other. This love triangle relationship from the beginning had been a wrongdoing and the tragedy for the next generation would be inevitable.
The film is costly invested with full of emotion of homosexuality people such as jealousy, passion and hatred. When the film premiere launched, it received several criticism by exposing many naked scenes of actors. However, ‘’Frozen Flower’’ is still a great milestone in the career of three main actors.

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The Handmaiden (2016)

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Being inspired by the novel ‘’Fingersmith’’ by British author Sarah Waters, The Handmaiden is greatly impressed with the fascinating and mysterious details about the love affair of the two women. Having transposed the story to 1930s-era colonial Korea and Japan, the film revolves around four main characters: Hideko (Kim Min-Hee)-daughter of a noble Japanese family, Sook Hee (Kim Tae Ri) – an orphan girl who makes a living by pick-pocketing , Count Fujiwara (Ha Jung Woo) – who is fraud to access the upper class , and Kouzuki (Jo Jin Woong) – the evil uncle of Hideko. With an ambition to take over Hideko's wealth, Fujiwara hires Sook Hee as a maid for the noble woman to encourage her to marry him. However, the plan begins to turn when Sook Hee's feelings arise with her master.

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The King And Clown (2005)

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Released in May 12,2005, King And Clown is one of the rare Korean film productions that contains gay content and is warmly received by the audience.
Being transposed in the late 15th century, Jun Ki starring as Gong Gil – a clown with a beautiful face and slim body like a girl. Forced to do tricks to preserve his life, Gong Gil and his friend Jang Saeung are unavoidably involved in a game of power that is extremely cruel and bloody. There grows a special love affair between him and the Emperor Yonsan – an evil and ruthless ruler. In the end, when they both realize that the imperial palace is not a place where they belong, this time everything seems to be too late.

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Two Weddings and A Funeral 2012)

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This film is considered to be a strong voice of the LGBT community as the content contains many insightful messages about gender equality.

The film is about a bisexual couple, Kim Min Soo - a gay and Ruy Hyojin - a lesbian. In order to conceal their sexual orientation, the pair decide to get married by a fake wedding to fool their family and social criticism . However, after marriage, the two decided to live their true gender despite of remaining in the marriage as a ‘’camouflage’’