List of Korean Boys Love Series 2022 and Where to Watch Them!

At first, I couldn’t believe that Korean Boys Love Series were a thing. Given Korea’s conservative culture, it was a nice surprise for them to start producing their own series featuring love stories between two men. Starting in 2020, more and more Korean Boys Love Series have been created with the same recipe we’ve grown to love with the typical Korean dramas: stunning cinematography, wholesome storylines, brilliant writing, and of course, flawless actors. Though shorter in length, Korean BLs are totally worth the watch with the sweetest scenes and OPPAs you’ll for sure swoon over!

For this blog, I’m sharing with you guys a list of 2022 Korean Boys Love Series recommendations and where to watch them. I admit that it gets frustrating to crawl the internet looking for video-streaming websites to watch series so we always end up giving up. Unfortunately, most of these are not on Netflix, but they can be found on a couple of Asian streaming platforms. This blog will point you in the right direction. All you have to do is click the button and get straight to watching the Korean BLs that you’re interested in.

I’m personally excited to go on and binge these Korean Boys Love Series. Yeah, my lack of a love life right now makes me compensate by watching every possible queer fictional love story I could muster. Join me and let’s get lost inside the stories of these brand-new characters you can’t help but love!

List of Korean Boys Love Series 2022

The plots of these Korean Boys Love Series were gotten from the official descriptions of the series from MyDramaList and Rakuten Viki. If you’d like to go in-depth and read reviews of each of these BLs, I recommend you guys check out BL Watcher’s website. Some of the video streaming platforms shared in this blog are Rakuten Viki, DramaCool, Netflix, Gagaoolala, and Bilibili. Let’s get to it then!

Where Your Eyes Linger

Plot: Han Tae Joo (Han Gi Chan) is an 18-year-old high school student and is the sole heir of the TB Group – a family-run business conglomerate. His strict parents keep him under surveillance 24 hours a day, and he feels both bored and oppressed by their reluctance to let him enjoy a little freedom. His closest friend is also his unofficial bodyguard – another 18-year-old male student named Gang Gook (Jang Eui Soo). Gang Gook is something of a tough guy, with a powerful physique and a no-nonsense attitude.

Mr. Heart

Plot: Despite the fact that things just never seem to go his way, Sang Ha (Lee Se Jin) always manages to find a reason to smile. A member of the school track team, Sang Ha loves to run, but distance has never really been his thing. For Sang Ha, sprinting is what brings him the most joy.

Jin Won (Cheon Seung Ho), on the other hand, is exactly the opposite. A record breaking marathon runner in high school, Jin Won is well on his way to becoming a marathon superstar. Determined to live up to the expectations of his coaches and colleagues, Jin Won cares about one thing and one thing only: running his next race. When Jin Won finds himself struggling to maintain his record-breaking stats, his coach suggests Sang Ha step in to help as a pacemaker. Disappointed in the coach’s decision, Jin Won is anything but friendly to his new partner but with time and determination, the two runners come to find they share a similar passion, both on the track and off. As the two become closer, they begin to realize their feelings for each have taken an unexpected turn. But can they move from friend to friendlier without risking everything they’ve worked so hard to achieve?

Sweet Munchies

Plot: Nestled comfortably in a quiet little corner of Seoul, lies an odd little late-night restaurant, where the customers are given free reign when it comes to their drinks, but their food is chosen and prepared by the owner, Park Jin Sung (Jung Il Woo). Specializing in matching a customer’s food to their chosen drinks, Jin Sung has an uncanny ability to provide his patrons with the exact foods they were craving. Providing the restaurant’s diners with a warm and welcoming atmosphere, Jin Sung has but one goal: to treat each person who walks through his doors with delicious food and outstanding customer service.

Beloved by his customers, Jin Sung has made quite a name for himself in the world of late-night dining. A frequent post-work destination for television producer Kim Ah Jin (Kang Ji Young), Jin Sung’s restaurant has long been a favorite, so it was only natural for her to ask the chef to host her newest variety show. Knowing that Jin Sung’s talent would make the show a success, she urges him to take the job and with some persuasion on her part, he eventually agrees. But what happens next, neither of them could have expected.

An overwhelming success, “Midnight Snack Couple” wins Jin Sung instant popularity and fame. Now living in the spotlight, life for Jin Sung gets a little more complicated, especially after he realizes he’s starting to develop feelings for Ah Jin. Working closely with her, things might have developed naturally, but when the successful fashion designer, Kang Tae Wan (Lee Hak Joo) enters the scene, things get taken to a whole new level! Will Jin Sung’s charms be enough to win the heart of the woman he loves, or will he have to use his talent as a chef to ultimately win her affection?

Wish You

Plot: A free-spirited singer whose love of music has him performing on the streets, Kang In Soo’s life revolves completely around music. Supported by his friends, In Soo hopes to someday turn his love of music into a full-time career, but doing so isn’t easy. Refusing to give up on his dreams, In Soo continues busking, day in and day out, while his best friend, Choi Min Sung, records his performances and uploads them on YouTube. Little does either of them know that In Soo’s performances have caught the attention of someone who could change the young musician’s life forever. A keyboardist working at a major record company, Yoon Sang Yi is always on the lookout for new talent. After stumbling upon In Soo’s videos, Sang Yi has become one of the singer’s biggest fans.

Convinced In Soo could make it big, he recommends the young artist join his company’s rookie discovery project. Seeing this opportunity in this invitation, In Soo accepts the offer and soon moves into the company residence with Sang Yi. As the two live and work together, their relationship grows, and slowly, new feelings begin to blossom. Unfortunately, as their feelings grow, so do the obstacles that stand in their way. Will In Soo and Sang Yi be able to find a way to overcome the trials before them or will their love fade before ever having a chance to fully bloom?

Color Rush

Plot: Living with a neurological blindness that limits his ability to see color, Yeon Woo (Yoo Jun) has grown up in a world that looks very different from the one most people are accustomed to seeing. Only able to decipher varying tones of gray, Yeon Woo knows the world is full of color but he has never seen them for himself. At least not until the day Yoo Han (Hur Hyun Jun) comes crashing into his world.

As if brought together by fate, Yeon Woo’s life is forever changed, the day he meets Yoo Han. Falling for the boy’s many charms, Yeon Woo is overwhelmed by the unexpected rush of emotions he feels, every time Yoo Han is near. What’s even more surprising is the sudden rush of color that washes over the world, every time Yoo Han walks into the room. Could this be a sign that Yoo Han is his destiny? 

While Yeon Woo ponders his fate, his aunt Yi Rang (Yeon Min Ji) searches desperately for the sister who went missing years ago. Joining his aunt on her quest, Yeon Woo recruits Yoo Han’s help and together they search for his mother. As they dig deeper into the mystery surrounding her disappearance, an unexpected story begins to unfold. Will these fated boys be able to solve the mystery of a missing mother while simultaneously unraveling the mysteries of their own hearts?

Long Time No See

Plot: The renowned hitman, “Flying Dagger’” starts dating “Wild Dog” who isn’t really what he seems to be. While both of them hide their secrets, they cannot help falling in love with each other. They run into danger as gangsters chase after them. Will “Flying Dagger” reveal his secret identity? Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love?

Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding

Plot: On a warm spring day during the Joseon Dynasty, the wedding of Ryu Ho Seon and his beautiful bride, Hwa Jin, takes place. But come their wedding night, Ho Seon becomes suspicious of his beloved. And with good reason, for his bride is a man! And now Ho Seon finds himself face-to-face with the bride’s brother, Choi Ki Wan, who explains that Hwa Jin’s loathing of political marriages drove her to disappear before the ceremony even began. Needless to say, Ho Seon quickly tries to annul the marriage, but his ailing mother is opposed to such a move. The pair must now maintain their union, one that can never be revealed to a single soul! When Kim Tae Hyeong, comes to congratulate his friend Ho Seon, he falls for Ki Wan and immediately commences to court him. Now both Ki Wan and Ho Seon find themselves in a difficult position. Caught between honouring his ailing mother’s wishes and the unending flood of love letters for Ki Wan, Ho Seon is only too aware that there is little time to waste. To further complicate matters, Hwa Jin chooses to make her impromptu return at this time.

Behind Cut

Plot: Ki Jin is a budding fashion design student who dreams big: He wants to become a world-famous clothing designer. But the journey to the top of South Korea’s fashion tree is not an easy one, and he is struggling to find the right path. One day, on the street, he bumps into Yeong Woo, an ever-optimistic part-time delivery worker. Even though it seems everyone he knows has formulated a grand plan about how their future will unfurl, Yeong Woo doesn’t have a dream. While all others are in a rush to get somewhere in life, it seems that his own life is stuck in first gear. Although things have got off to a decidedly shaky start for Ki Jin and Yeong Woo, they start to develop a fondness for one another, and start to wonder if their seemingly opposing blend of determinedness and acceptance could be a case of “opposites attract.” But when a leading model named Lee Bin arrives on the scene, things get complicated. He starts to develop a crush on Ki Jin. Could this development spell the end for the fledgling romance between Ki Jin and Yeong Woo?

Light On Me

Plot: Tae Kyung (Lee Sae On) is an 18-year-old high school student. He is also a lifelong loner. But one day, he starts questioning his own judgment and tells a teacher that he no longer wishes to go it alone. The problem is, he has no idea how to start going about making new friends. The teacher advises him to join the school’s student council. He agrees, but discovers that making friends may be harder than it seems.

He meets the Vice President of the council, Shin Woo (Kang You Seok), who is cool and level-headed, but also somewhat cold toward him and reluctant to accept Tae Kyung. However, he also meets the super-attractive President of the council: Da On (Choi Chan Yi), who appears to take an instant shine to him. The beginnings of a romance appear to be in the cards for Da On and Tae Kyung, but Shin Woo does not seem to approve. Matters are further complicated by the fact that Da On’s close female friend – who secretly loves Da On – is jealous of their closeness, and attempts to drive a wedge between them!

My Sweet Dear

Plot: Yoon Do Gun is a highly talented chef and is the culinary creative genius behind Laura Dining, a top, critically acclaimed restaurant. But although Yoon Do Gun’s hard work has won Laura Dining to the top of the South Korean restaurant scene, the eponymous restaurant owner and Yoon Do Gun are beginning to pull in very different directions. While she wants to ensure that the menu is always packed with crowd-pleasing dishes, Yoon Do Gun wants to challenge diners with creative and newer preparations. The falling-out intensifies when the owner hires Choi Jung Woo to work in the same kitchen. The latter is a talented chef in his own right, but his real skills are in copying other people’s hit recipes, rather than developing his own. Although the two chefs begin on the wrong foot, adopting an adversarial stance to one another, after getting to know one another, the beginnings of an unlikely love story start to form. Could rivalry turn to romance as the heat intensifies in the kitchen?

Peach of Time

Plot: Peach, a 22-year old Thai boy, takes a daring step in his life and decides to fly to Korea to meet his Korean friend, Yun Oh. They first met when Yun Oh visited the restaurant Peach’s parents own in Phuket. Everything seems perfect for Peach. He finally realized his dream! On top of that, as he stays in his friend’s house, the two can finally be together. But something just doesn’t seem right. Sung Suk, Yun Oh’s mother, seems to be cautious and reserved in Peach’s presence. She is harsh with her son and Peach soon realizes that the two do not get along well. Willing to help his friend, Peach takes matters in his own hands and tries to mend the strained relationship. He just wants Yun Oh to be happy… and if he can make it happen, he will! But what is that weird feeling in Peach’s heart? Does he like Yun Oh…?

The Tasty Florida

Plot: Having just moved in, college freshman Seo Hae Won (Cha Woo Min) isn’t sure what to think of the guesthouse he now calls home. With Florida Banjeom, a popular Chinese restaurant, comfortably settled up on the roof, people from far and wide are always running in and out of the building. But it’s not the constant stream of guests that has Hae Won concerned; it’s the fact that the restaurant’s owner and head chef, Baek Eun Gyu (Yoo Hwan), seems to have a serious problem with him.

Having been recommended for a part-time job at the restaurant by Cha Ji Soo (Moon Kang Hyuk), a fellow restaurant owner, Hae Won thought he would easily fit in with the staff; but for some reason Eun Gyu seems to instantly dislike him. Despite the fact that he can’t figure out why his boss is so bothered by him, Hae Won finds himself fitting in nicely with his fellow staff members, Ha Jin (Zeze) and Joo Seo Hyeok (Jun). It isn’t long before he’s drawing as much attention from the restaurant patrons as his equally handsome co-workers.

With such a good-looking staff, there’s never a shortage of admirers at the Florida Banjeom. It comes as no surprise to Hae Won that almost everyone who visits the restaurant eventually falls for the devastatingly handsome Eun Gyu. What does surprise him is when he realizes that he himself has fallen. But will he ever be able to win the heart of his cold-hearted boss?

Tinted With You

Plot: In Korea’s feudal past, the deposed Crown Prince Lee Heon (Yoo Hyun Woo) has been forced into a lonely exile by his cruel older brother, who has usurped the throne. Lee Heon fears for his life at every moment, as his brother plans to secure his place on the royal seat by killing him. Assassins and other schemes are a constant threat for Lee Heon, whose only true ally is his faithful and kind-hearted bodyguard Guem (Kim Tae Jung).

Meanwhile, in modern times, a high school student named Eun Ho (Jun Hee) loves paintings. In fact, art is his whole world. And when he is tasked with completing a mysterious painting, he is unexpectedly drawn back into the distant past, where he meets Lee Heon. The duo starts to form a close, romantic, and tender bond. But as the acting king grows restless, hoping to kill the exiled Crown Prince as soon as possible, Eun Ho begins to understand that he may be Lee Heon’s best – or perhaps only – chance of survival…

To My Star

Plot: Actor Kang Seo Joon (Son Woo Hyun) was once one of South Korea’s biggest and most popular stars, but his career is now in decline.

But despite his fall in popularity, he believes he has had a change of fortune when he meets and falls for a dashing young chef named Han Ji Woo (Kim Kang Min).

Despite having wildly different personalities, the two begin on a relationship. But their love comes under threat when the more conservative Han Ji Woo and the free-spirited Kang Seo Joon realize that their outlook on life, love, and everything else appears irrevocably different.

You Make Me Dance

Plot: Song Shi On (Chu Young Woo) is a 22-year-old university student who is majoring in contemporary dance. His family disapproves of his lifestyle choices and career ambitions – and after a major row, he has been thrown out of the family home.

He resolves to pursue his dreams, no matter what. And the decision leads him to share a rooftop apartment with Jin Hong Seok (Won Hyung Hoon). The latter is a 28-year-old debt collector for the lending firm Chachacha Capital, working for the beautiful but money-motivated CEO Cha (Lee Soo Ryeon) – a woman who also appears to have a crush on him.

Jin Hong Seok has given up on his dreams to pursue a lucrative but unfulfilling career. But spending time with Song Shi On changes his perspective on life, and the duo forms a close bond that eventually turns romantic.

But social pressures – as well as the affections of CEO Cha and senior student Jung Hoon (LEX) – threaten to derail their fledgling love story…

Blueming

Plot: Siwon Cha is popular among people where ever he goes. In his childhood, Siwon was teased by his younger sister that he’s ugly. Since then, Siwon put a great deal of effort to become handsome, and he has succeeded. Being in college now, Siwon did not doubt that he will be the most beloved person on the campus. However, there is a guy called Daun Hyeong, who has a perfect look, gets straight A’s, comes from a rich family, and even has a great personality.

First Love Again

Plot: Three hundred years ago, Yeon Seok (Jin Gun) miraculously managed to find the love of his life, a pretty young lady by the name of Ha Yeon. However, with both bearing a lowly social status, their relationship was doomed before it even began. Devastated by his unfulfilled love, Yeon Seok was determined to find Ha Yeon again in another life. Finding a way to keep his memories in-tact, Yeon Seok sets out to do just and miraculously succeeds. But even after finding Ha Yeon in a second life, the obstacles before them never made it possible for their love to fully bloom.

Now in his third life, Yeon Seok refuses to give up on finding Ha Yeon. A popular web novelist, Yeon Seok has come a long way from where he was three hundred years ago, but without Ha Yeon, life just isn’t what it ought to be. Wondering when his love will appear, Yeon Seok is surprised when he meets the editor in charge of his new novel, the handsome and wildly popular social influencer, Ha Yeon (Jeon Chang Ha). Shocked to find that his long-lost love has returned as a man, Yeon Seok wants nothing to do with Ha Yeon. But as the two are forced together by work, things between them slowly begin to change. 

Finding himself naturally drawn to Ha Yeon, Yeon Seok is forced to ask himself a very important question: Is he willing to give up on a love that has spanned three centuries or can he accept Ha Yeon no matter what?

Kissable Lips

Plot: Having spent the past five hundred years wandering through history as an immortal vampire, Kim Jun Ho (Kim Ji Woong) now finds himself tired of his endless existence. Having lived more lifetimes than anyone ever should, Jun Ho knows that the only way to end his miserable life is to drink the blood of a pure-blooded human and thus become human himself. But finding a pure-blood isn’t nearly as easy as one might think.

On the brink of giving up hope of finding such an elusive human, Jun Ho is shocked when he crosses paths with Choi Min Hyun (Yoon Seo Bin), an oblivious human who possesses the rare pureblood. Captivated by Jun Ho’s undeniable good looks, Min Hyun is drawn to the immortal who yearns for his blood. But getting close to a vampire comes with its own special set of risks, especially when the vampire you’re drawn to has a very jealous immortal crush. Having loved Jun Ho for more years than he can count, Kwon Hae Soo (Mun Ji Hu) is devastated when he learns of Jun Ho’s plan to trade his immortality for a chance to live and die as a human. Determined to keep Jun Ho safe from his own foolishness, Hae Soo devises a plan to drive Min Hyun away.

Torn between the friend who has stood by him for centuries and the human who could give him everything he desires, Jun Ho now stands at a pivotal crossroads. With his very existence at stake, will he choose to follow his head or his heart?

Oh! Boarding House

Plot: Sul Won is an out-of-work young man whose mother runs a low-cost boarding house for students and men who don’t have enough money to buy or rent an apartment on their own. But when his mother suddenly goes on vacation, she leaves Sul Won in charge of the boarding house – becoming the de facto live-in landlord. The residents of the boarding house are a mixed bunch. They include a high school senior, who also happens to be Sul Won’s cousin. There is also Sul Won’s former college friend, as well as Kim Chun Seo, a high school teacher. Rounding out the number is a third-year university student who dreams of becoming a writer. As the young men spend more time together, a close bond of friendship begins to form in the house. But when Sul Won discovers that some of the tenants have begun to develop a crush on him, Cupid could well come calling!

Semantic Error

Plot: Chu Sang Woo is a junior computer science majoring student who prizes reason, rules, and a rigid sense of what is right above all else. As part of his university work, he is told to work on a group project for the liberal arts, whereby the group is required to make a final presentation in order to pass the module. But as the rest of the group – whom he knows nothing about – have decided to leave him to do all the work on his own, he decides to remove their names, and make the presentation in his name. But little did he know that when he did this, he would deal a heavy blow to the academic prospects of a senior student named Jang Jae Young. The latter, a design major, is Chu Sang Woo’s polar opposite. He is stylish, fun-loving, and – above all – extraordinarily popular. He is the closest thing the college has to a superstar! But when his credit for the liberal arts project is taken away, his grand plans to study abroad are suddenly thrown up in the air. He seeks out Chu Sang Woo and is of a mind to torment him. But when the duo is forced to work together, a strange attraction starts to develop between them…

Falling in Gay Love with Korean BLs 

I’ve been obsessed with Korean Dramas since I was in college which was back in 2017. Korea takes its dramas or series to a cinematic level. Everything about most of the dramas that they produce was close to perfection and like you guys, I also loved the slow burn. There’s nothing like the intensity of two characters staring into each other’s eyes with longing as the theme song plays in the background. They drag us through each episode without having two characters kiss and we love them for it! 

But to be honest, I stopped watching Kdramas altogether and it’s been about 4 years now. Since 2017, I haven’t committed to finishing a Kdrama because I fell out of love with it. I grew tired of the same old perfect stories and felt like they were just not close to reality anymore. The main thing that Kdramas at the time lacked were queer or LGBTQIA+ representation. There was a disconnect and I was no longer thrilled watching the romance of two surgically-perfect heterosexual human beings.  As a gay man living in our modern times, I yearn for stories I could identify and relate with.  

That is why I felt so happy that Korea started producing their own BLs of the same quality as their regular dramas. It warms my heart to see Korean actors portray queer roles and tell stories that our community relates to. Yes, we need longer and more dimensional stories than the Korean Boys Love Series we’ve seen so far. It doesn’t worry me though. The boys love genre is new. The existence of BL and the growing community of people who support it is a great milestone in itself. Like Thai or Pinoy BLs that we’ve got so far, I’m sure the BLs that get produced, the better. The more diverse stories we get, the more people’s lives are being seen and I’m excited to devour any new BL that Korea has coming out next!

Sound Off in the Comment Section!

What did you guys think of our list of Korean BLs? Have you already watched any of them? Which one is your favorite? If there are one or two Korean BLs that we missed, please let us know in the comment sections below.

I haven’t finished this list of Korean BLs, but I’m already looking forward to binging them during a weekend or when I finally get a break from work.  Saranghaeyo ~

If you want more BL content, you should definitely check out my lists of Pinoy BL Series: List of 2020 Pinoy BL Series, List of 2021 Pinoy BL Series and List of 2022 Pinoy BL Series.

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