Korean BL Dramas For Beginners

As the "Korean BL" continues to grow with more dramas being released each year, fans are finally piquing interest in the genre as many are greatly pleased that it combines two elements they love, the fluffy and heart-fluttering romantic stories K-Dramas are known for and the BL genre.

Since 2020, there has been a rapid increment in the release rate of the BL drama while also not losing the quality in terms of its storyline, production, and dreamy cast that makes our hearts swoon.

With a long list of dramas released so far, and so much more to come, as a Korean BL beginner, it could be hard to navigate and find the best BL dramas that would make you fully fall in love with the genre or simply have a good binge-watch worthy drama list for a chill and relaxing time. Well, look no further because as the Korean BL aficionados we are, we have curated a list of the best BL dramas that would suit your beginner level.

From cute and fluffy teenage love stories to the classic office romance trope, here are some of the Korean BL dramas we would recommend for BL beginners broken into the different tropes.

 

1. High teen romance

"Light On Me"

Starring Kang YouSeok, Lee SaeOn, and Choe ChanYi, "Light On Me" tells the story of a shy teenage boy, Woo TaeKyung (Lee SaeOn) who upon the advice of his teacher, joins the student union body with the hopes of making friends. However, his plan is not as smooth sailing as he hopes as thanks to his unfortunate first encounter with Noh Shinu (Kang YouSeok), the latter was hell-bent on giving him hard time. However, with more interactions, adorable m