News Queer Characters (LGBTQA+)
Dramas and Films featuring Queer characters that I've watched. They can be main or supporting characters. I will note down below. But I will not go into details about those characters.
Japanese Dramas: 20 (+3 Specials)
Korean Dramas: 38
Hong Kong Dramas: 1
Chinese Dramas: 1 (+1 Specials)
Hong Kong Movies: 4
Japanese Movies: 10
Taiwanese Movies: 1
Korean Movies: 6 (Short Film)
Thai Movies: 8
Filipino Movies: 1
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1. Happy Together
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
The movie is about a gay couple. It's not a healthy relationship.
My favorite couple. <3
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2. The King and the Clown
Korean Movie - 2005
Main characters are queer. Probably they are Gay and Bi.
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3. He's a Woman, She's a Man
Hong Kong Movie - 1994
Supporting gay character
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4. Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
Hong Kong Movie - 1996
Gay, lesbians, bisexual characters
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5. Monster
Japanese Movie - 2023
Queer characters
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6. My Love Mix-Up!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Main couple are queers - Probably they are Bi & Demisexual (Asexual spectrum)
Second couple is heterotic
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7. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
BL
Gay, Bi,
Demisexual, Aroace (Asexual spectrum)
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8. Tsuge & Minato
Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
BL (Spin-Off for the second couple)
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9. Valentine's Day / Rokkaku
Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
BL (Spin-Off for the main couple)
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10. Marry My Dead Body
Taiwanese Movie - 2022
The movie's theme is a forced same-sex marriage between a man and a ghost. A male lead is gay and I believe the other is either Bi or Demisexual. This is not BL, though.
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11. Life in Smokey Blue
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
BL (both leads are gay)
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12. I Will Be Your Bloom
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Supporting queer characters (Gay, Bi, Aroace)
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13. Nodame Cantabile
Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
Supporting gay character
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14. Pretty Proofreader
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
Supporting gay characters
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15. Jimi ni Sugoi! DX Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko
Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode
Supporting gay characters
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16. Jimi ni Sugoi! Kouetsu Girl Kouno Etsuko...ga Inai Suiyoubi
Japanese Drama - 2016, 3 episodes
Supporting gay characters
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17. Kiss That Kills
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
Supporting gay character
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18. Todome no Parallel
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
Supporting gay character
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19. Love in the Big City
Korean Movie - 2024
ML is gay. The movie is about the friendship between a gay man and a straight girl. They are best friends and have their own romantic partners.
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20. Prince of Legend
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
Supporting gay character
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21. Prince of Legend
Japanese Movie - 2019
Supporting gay character
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22. High Kick!
Korean Drama - 2006, 167 episodes
Not comfirmed but I believe a character is gay.
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23. Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Not confirmed in the drama but a supporting character is confirmed to be gay in the novel.
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24. Personal Taste
Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
Supporting gay character
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25. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
Not confirmed but I believe ML is bisexual
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26. Reply 1997
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Supporting gay character
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27. To the Beautiful You
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Supporting gay character
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28. Cheese in the Trap
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Supporting gay characters
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29. My Unfamiliar Family
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Supporting gay characters
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30. Itaewon Class
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
An important supporting character is trans
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31. The Guest
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Not confirmed but I guess the main characters are aroace. But whoever they are, I love how this drama is. This is a supernatural horror drama with no romance.
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32. The Good Wife
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Bi supporting character (as I remember, but not confirmed in the drama)
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33. Be Melodramatic
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
One of the main characters is gay. He has a romantic partner.
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34. Move to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Some queer characters appear in an episode, as this drama includes different stories.
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35. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Some queer characters appear in an episode, since the female lead deals with different legal cases throughout the drama.
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36. So Not Worth it
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Supporting queer characters (gay and bi)
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37. Sweet Munchies
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Supporting gay characters (not the leads). This is not a BL drama.
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38. Wedding Impossible
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
SML is gay and has a fake marriage with FL
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39. My Lovely Liar
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
Supporting gay character
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40. Secret Garden
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Supporting gay character
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41. The Atypical Family
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
Supporting Lesbian/Bi characters (not confirmed)
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42. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Supporting lesbian character
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43. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Supporting gay characters
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44. Run On
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Supporting gay character
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45. Hello, My Twenties! Season 2
Korean Drama - 2017, 14 episodes
Supporting lesbian character
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46. Strong Girl Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Supporting gay character
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47. Search: WWW
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Not confirmed but I guess some characters might be Bisexual or Lesbian
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48. Vincenzo
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
Supporting gay character
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49. Persona
Korean Drama - 2019, 4 episodes
Not confirmed but I believe there are Lesbian/Bi characters in a story, as the drama consists of 4 different separate stories.
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50. Her Private Life
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Gay characters appear in one episode as a side story.
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51. Love Alarm
Korean Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
Queer side characters are accidentally revealed by the Love Alarm app.
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52. Hi Bye, Mama!
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Gay supporting character
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53. Not Others
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Supporting queer character
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54. The School Nurse Files
Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
Supporting lesbian characters
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55. Love Next Door
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
Gay supporting character
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56. The Devil Judge
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Not confirmed but I feel like the male leads are Gay/Bi. Or perhaps Aroace.
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57. Good Manager
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
Not confirmed but I believe ML is either gay or aroace.
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58. The Tale of Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Not confirmed but I think one of the supporting characters is bisexual.
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59. Fight Back to School 3
Hong Kong Movie - 1993
Supporting lesbian character
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60. Rokuhodo Colorful Days
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Not confirmed but I feel like some main and supporting characters might be gay.
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61. TEIICHI: Battle of Supreme High
Japanese Movie - 2017
Gay/Bi supporting characters (not confirmed)
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63. The Con-Heartist
Thai Movie - 2020
Supporting gay character
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64. Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
Not confirmed, maybe it's just brotherhood since this drama is not romance-focused and I love it that way. But I have a feeling that one of the main leads might be gay., or all three male leads might be aroace.
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65. Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Special Episode
Chinese Special - 2023, 1 episode
SP
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66. The Fiery Priest
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Aroace characters (not confirmed)
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67. Midnight Diner
Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
A regular customer (patron) is gay, and there's another patron who is trans.
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68. Midnight Diner Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2011, 10 episodes
Regular gay patrons
My Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Freespirit1221/review/591254
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69. Midnight Diner Season 3
Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
Regular gay patrons
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70. Midnight Diner
Japanese Movie - 2015
Regular gay patrons
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71. Midnight Diner Season 4
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
Regular gay patrons
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72. Midnight Diner 2
Japanese Movie - 2016
Regular gay patrons
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73. High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
Supporting gay character
My Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Freespirit1221/review/581736
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74. High&Low: The Worst X
Japanese Movie - 2022
It's not tagged as BL but I feel like it’s a BL movie. Not confirmed.
My Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Freespirit1221/review/589186
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75. A Step into the Past
Hong Kong Drama - 2001, 40 episodes
Supporting gay character, which was a famous real-life gay man in China history.
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76. A Useful Ghost
Thai Movie - 2025
Several main and supporting gay characters, and LGBTQA+ is one of the main themes of the movie, besides others.
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77. 10 Things I Want to Do before I Turn 40
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
BL (both leads are gay)
An unexpected queer side character
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78. Whispering Corridors 2: Memento Mori
Korean Movie - 1999
Lesbian main characters
My Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Freespirit1221/review/594738
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79. Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs
Korean Movie - 2003
Lesbian main characters
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80. Jan Dara: The Beginning
Thai Movie - 2012
Gay supporting character (and maybe lesbians)
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81. Jan Dara: Final Capture
Thai Movie - 2013
Bi/Lesbian Supporting character
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82. Coffee & Vanilla
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
Queer side character
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My Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Freespirit1221/review/596030
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83. Long Weekend
Thai Movie - 2013
Lesbian characters
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84. The Wig
Korean Movie - 2005
Queer characters
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85. His, Ice Cream
Korean Movie - 2022
Gay main characters - BL Short Film on YT
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86. Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Japanese Movie - 1992
Not confimed but I guess a character might be aroace.
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87. Slice
Thai Movie - 2009
Queer characters (It will be Spoilers so I won't go into details)
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88. Sunshine
Filipino Movie - 2024
Gay side character
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89. Bangkok Love Story
Thai Movie - 2007
Gay characters
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90. Rent-a-Cat
Japanese Movie - 2012
Not confirmed but I think a character is Aroace.
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91. Art of the Devil 2
Thai Movie - 2005
Lesbian supporting characters
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92. I Am What I Am
Japanese Movie - 2022
Aroace protagonist and side character
Gay supporting character
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93. The Aromantics
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Aromantic asexual (aroace) leads; asexual, aromantic side characters - The drama’s main theme is asexuality spectrum;
Lesbian side character.
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94. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Gay/Bi and Demisexual (Asexual spectrum)
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