BL K-dramas are Korean films and series that typically follow two young men, either in college or in high school, who may start out as enemies, strangers, and sometimes friends but develop romantic ...

In the best BL dramas of 2024, there’s nothing like the fizzing chemistry between two BL leads. From YinWar to TayNew, the couples in our favorite BLs this year pulled off undeniable chemistry and ...

BL is a genre that just keeps getting better and more diverse each year. With 2025 almost over, this year’s BL lineup came ...

In the wonderful world of BL, this year saw interesting new storylines and classic themes—from falling in love with a “brother” and gender-benders to virtual games with the final boss being love (aw!) ...

The Squid Game franchise has come to an end (for now), but this year has been about more than just deadly, dystopian games.

The strength of Korean storytelling on TV is no longer a secret. With Netflix reporting 80% of platform users watching Korean-language content, it’s official: K-dramas have broken into the American ...

In April 2023, Netflix announced it would be investing another $2.5 billion in the Korean entertainment industry over the next four years. While this investment spans film, unscripted series, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Seo In-guk plays a man so exhausted by his failures that he ...

Squid Game—decidedly, not a romance—may be one of the most popular modern TV series of all time, but when it wraps in June 2025, its run will only consist of a few dozen episodes in total. Meanwhile, ...

In the best BL dramas of 2024, there’s nothing like the fizzing chemistry between two BL leads. From YinWar to TayNew, the couples in our favorite BLs this year pulled off undeniable chemistry and ...