High School Boy (2026)

Not a BL...

You make a boy as girly as possible, you make a masculine school bully and a masculine silent one. You heteronormalize it together and make sure the girly boy denies being gay all the time. You produce some drama between the bully and the silent one and have an "happy end" between the girly boy and the silent one as being friends.

In 2026 such a queer baiting series is not needed.
In 2026 such a series should not have been produced
In 2026 everyone who thinks this series is fun should think about what the series tell us. If you protect the girly boy from bullies it's ok if he's hetero.

Of course there are girly boys who are not gay. They could be anything from hetero, bi, pan, gay, asexual or everything inbetween but the series was not structered that way. For me it was 100% queer baiting and not commiting as a BL. Besides being in vertical format and good production quality, I can and never will support such a series. It still makes me sick that such a series is even produced. It sends the wrong signal to all the people watching it - or what is more probable girls consuming it will not even think about the aspects. I rate this series just for the queer baiting and the MDL tag "gay romance" is 100% misleading.

Update: The biggest question of all: Why is this shit show on GagaOOLala. I remember the outcry of the community when they tried to put "Wu" on GagaOOLala. But this show is even worse and it's on it.

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“A Simple Yet Engaging Korean Web BL.”

Why was this beyond my expectations?

It wasn’t insanely good, but it definitely wasn’t bad either. It felt reasonable, warm, and surprisingly comforting. I personally enjoyed it more than I thought I would. In fact, I was hesitant to even start it because I wasn’t sure it would be my type of drama.

To be honest, I’m a bit tired of Korean high school bullying stories. The “weak student gets bullied” storyline is something we’ve seen many times. However, this one handled it in a way that still felt engaging.

The bullied student’s character was portrayed well, and his dynamic with the stronger classmate — who clearly liked him and stood up for him — made the story more enjoyable. Having someone protect him didn’t feel overly dramatic; it felt simple and sincere.

The tension between them wasn’t intense or overwhelming, but it was exciting in a soft way. Their awkward smiles at each other were actually one of my favorite parts — slightly funny, slightly sweet, and very natural.

Overall, it worked for me. It may not be groundbreaking, but it was warm, decent, and enjoyable.

And at the end of the day, if I liked it, that’s what matters most.

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