K-pop idols have increasingly expanded their careers into Korean BL dramas (or even started out as actors first!), ...

Cathlyn Melo is an experienced anime writer from the Philippines with a Master in Business Administration. She was once a hospital employee before deciding to pursue her passion for anime and manga ...

From vampires & paranormal investigations to school trips & hockey rivalries, BL (boys’ love) dramas have kept us extremely well fed this year across a wide range of genres. With so many options, ...

The best BL dramas of 2025 make us experience blossoming love beyond words, in a plethora of ways — enemies giving side-eye until they’re making out as lovers, the simple kindness of anticipating ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Ironically, Kim plays the idol and Kevin, an actual member ...

Television has evolved a lot over the course of the last 25 years. The success of shows like “The Sopranos,” “The Wire” and “Breaking Bad” throughout the late ’90s, 2000s and early 2010s made many ...

From unexpected endings to original storylines, some BL dramas just aren’t like the rest. Think a mystery thriller with a complicated romance, unique settings like the world of ancient Chinese martial ...

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 ...