A mini collection of boys who are looking for their own definition of true love.

Oh Boy! Love

Lee Wan (Lee Jong Hyuk) and Shin Ki Tae (Lee Seung Gyu) are best friends. At school, they are almost inseparable and are always to be found hanging out together outside the classroom. Lee Wan is also attracted to Shin Ki Tae, and wants to start a romantic relationship with him. One day, Lee Wan confesses his feelings to his friend, who is stunned by this. The duo parts on unhappy terms.

Now, seven years later, the two young men are trying to navigate the job market – with varying degrees of success. Shin Ki Tae has become a middle manager at a team leader at a startup gaming company. He has built up a reputation as a programming ace. Lee Wan, meanwhile, has become a keen illustrator. When Shin Ki Tae’s company posts a job ad for an illustrator for a new dating-themed game, Lee Wan comes to the interview. Could romance spark for these two the second time around?

“Our Dating Sim” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by Lim Hyun Hee.

Our Dating Sim

Re:Try First Love Game

At school, Lee Da Yeol (Jae Han) spends most of his time living as an outsider. Not popular by any stretch of the imagination, Dae Yeol’s only real joy comes from his time spent with the archery club. A talented archer whose skills have earned him a scholarship to the school, Dae Yeol doesn’t mind being an outsider, so long as he’s free to pursue his greatest passion. But an ill-timed run-in with a devilishly handsome classmate lands him in trouble and places his precious scholarship in jeopardy.

One of the school’s most popular students, Jo Tae Hyun (Ye Chan) has always enjoyed a level of freedom that very few high school students have ever attained. Able to get away with practically anything, the entire school has no problem believing his side of the story when he’s caught fooling around in the nurse’s office with another student and Da Yeol. Claiming Da Yeol was trying to make out with him, Tae Hyun thoughtlessly puts the archer’s scholarship at risk. Desperate to correct the misunderstanding, Da Yeol does everything he can to try to quell the rumors but no matter how hard he tries, it’s just not enough.

Completely unremorseful about what he’s done, Tae Hyun seems to take a wicked sort of delight in doing everything he can to make Da Yeol’s life miserable; his favorite method being to follow Da Yeol everywhere. Unable to shake Tae Hyun, Da Yeol spends his days loathing his shadow but the more time he spends with him, the more conflicted his feelings become; leaving him to wonder, where exactly does the line between hate and love end?

Adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Dong Mul, “A Shoulder to Cry on” is a 2023 South Korean romance drama.

A Shoulder to Cry on

Han Ji Yu (Kim Joon Hyung) works in the marketing team of an alcohol-producing company named Pai Syn Tang Liquors. He is exuberant and loves drinking and eating, and his busy social life reflects this. One day, his team is charged with finding an up-and-coming chef to partner with – to help promote the company. The team settles on Park Ki Hoon (Won Do Hyun), the handsome and talented chef at a wildly popular restaurant.

However, there’s a big catch: Park Ki Hoon hates alcohol! He refuses to sell alcoholic beverages in his restaurant – and even kicks out customers who try to smuggle liquor into the eatery! When Han Ji Yu arrives at Park Ki Hoon’s restaurant to explain the company’s plan, the latter refuses. But Han Ji Yu refuses to be put off – and takes a part-time job at the restaurant in a bid to change Park Ki Hoon’s mind. As the men start to get to know each other, Park Ki Hoon begins to mellow. And as time passes, they begin to develop feelings for one another. Could love be on the menu?

“All the Liquors” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by Kim Jin Yeol.

All the Liquors

🍷 Drunken Lovers 💕 Team

Okusawa Ritsu (Honda Kyoya) is an illustrator who meets a salesman Ikegami Fumiya (Suzuki Kosuke) in a coffee shop. The two men strike up a friendship that soon becomes a romantic relationship. They are happy together. But on one fateful wintery day, they quarrel and Ritsu announces his intention to break off the relationship. But after he leaves, Ritsu is involved in an accident and is injured. The accident appears to have left him with severe memory loss…

As such, Ristu claims he cannot remember his relationship with Fumiya. And he cannot recall breaking up with him. Fumiya decides to start his relationship with Ritsu again from square one – hopeful that this will mean they will not have to break up. Will he be able to win Ritsu’s heart again? And will they be able to avoid a breakup...the second time around?

“Jack o’ Frost” is a 2023 Japanese drama series that was directed by Yasukawa Yuka and Takahashi Natsuki.

Jack o' Frost

Wintry Lovers team

Ji Hyun (Oh Jun Taek) is a freshman at a university in Seoul. He comes from a small rural town and is used to living in the quiet countryside. He struggles to form meaningful relationships, and moving to the busy South Korean capital has left him feeling disorientated and confused. The older Jae Won (LIm Ji Sub), meanwhile, is now returning to Seoul – and the same university – after completing his mandatory military service.

The duo starts to develop a mutual curiosity about one another. But things begin to escalate when Ji Hyun joins the same surfing club that Jae Won attends. Their bond begins to deepen as Ji Hyun discovers a love of surfing and the sea. When the surfing club embarks on a journey, the duo finds themselves together alone – and share a kiss. Later, though, Jae Won begins to act as if nothing happened between them. Is this just a fleeting attraction...or the love of a lifetime?

“The Eighth Sense” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by Baek Inu and Werner Du Plessis.

The Eighth Sense

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Toh (Seng Wichai Saefant) is a timid college student who is majoring in Visual Arts. He belongs to a small group of social misfits. And he also has a huge crush on an Engineering major named Nuea (Billy Patchanon Ounsa-ard). Nuea is everything Toh isn’t. He is enormously popular, athletic, outgoing, and confident, and also comes from a wealthy family. Toh is utterly smitten with Nuea, and spends his time watching the man he loves from afar, never daring to pluck up enough courage to actually speak to him.

But fate deals Toh an unexpected card one day. At a college basketball game that Nuea is playing in, Toh takes a photo of his idol. And when the rest of the college sees this incredible picture, Toh is momentarily catapulted into the public eye – to the extent that Nuea’s sister decides to hire Toh as a photographer for a family event. This brings Toh into Nuea’s world. And as they begin to spend more time together, Toh begins to wonder if Nuea might just like him…

“Secret Crush on You” is a 2022 Thai BL drama series that was directed by Cheewin Thanamin Wongskulphat.

Secret Crush On You

My Creepy Sweet Lover

The world is thrown into chaos when the public learns that in just ten days’ time, a massive meteorite will hit the Earth, likely wiping out the entire human race. This horrific news has sent a young man working in a dead-end office job named Masumi Nishina (Seto Toshiki) into shock. But he soon makes peace with his destiny and decides to return to his college library, where he intends to read books in a tranquil setting while he waits for the end to come.

But this decision proves to be a major mistake – as it is here he is reunited with the man who ruthlessly broke his heart: Ritsu Kusakabe (NakataKeisuke). Back in college, they were both in the same publishing club, but parted ways bitterly. Masumi Nishina had hoped he would never have to set eyes upon Ritsu Kusakabe again, so cruel was the latter’s rejection, while Ritsu Kusakabe went on to become an IT hotshot. But with the clock ticking and just days remaining until the world comes to an end, they start to wonder if they should perhaps reignite their romance...and fill the remainder of their lives with passion.

This drama was based on a hit manga series of the same name by Marukido Maki.

“The End Of The World With You” is a 2023 Japanese BL drama series that was directed by Koichiro Miki and Hiroshi Mori.

The End Of The World With You

 Till a (big) bang do us part

Ha Yeon Woo (Han Jung Wan) was once the toast of Chungmuro – Seoul, South Korea’s answer to America’s Hollywood. As a maverick young movie director, his debut film was a massive hit for both filmgoers and critics alike. But after this auspicious start, he fell into a lengthy slump. He is now listless and unsure if he is really cut out to be a top movie director after all.

One day, he meets Sung Woo Jae (Kang Jun Kyu), a famous fiction writer who he once knew – but has not spoken to for some time. Sung Woo Jae also has demons, however. His first love ended in sadness, and he took solace in his writing, eventually going on to become a prolific web-based novel author. Their meeting ignites a passionate romance that burns as bright as the flames of war. Will this relationship heal Sung Woo Jae’s wounds – and lift Ha Yeon Woo out of his slump?

“Individual Circumstances” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by director Kim Jin Yeol.

Individual Circumstances

Is It Love Again 💞 Team

Tai Che Ni (Sean Chang) is a cheerful and diligent delivery worker in the year 2000. He has been given an item to deliver to a man named Hai Yi (Linus Wang). But something very strange happens to him – and he suddenly finds himself transported 22 years into the future...to the year 2022! He finds Hai Yi, the young heir to a massively lucrative business group empire.

At first, Tai Che Ni is utterly distraught by the fact that he has been brought to the year 2022 – and longs to return “home” to 2000. But as he begins to spend time with Hai Yi, he starts to become attracted to him – and discovers a tender side to the business heir that many of his acquaintances have never seen before. Could he find happiness here in 2022? Or will the pull of the past separate this duo? Meanwhile, love could also be set to bloom between a seemingly cold-hearted company manager Liang Wen Hsen (Anson Chen), and the office’s newest recruit – a tender-hearted orphan named Lin Huai En (Jason Tauh).

“HIStory5: Love in the Future” is a 2022 Taiwanese drama series that was directed by Nancy Chen.

HIStory 5: Love In The Future

Time Travelers of Love 💘

In his late twenties, Seung Hyun (Moon Ji Yong) has yet to settle into what most would consider an “adult” life. Something of a late bloomer, Seung Hyun has had about as much experience in his professional career as he has in his personal life. Which is to say, he hasn’t had much experience in either. But everything changes when he finally manages to land the internship of his dreams.

Excited to be interning at such a successful advertising company, Seung Hyun’s enthusiasm is curbed almost immediately when he runs into an incredibly handsome, yet unbelievably cold man on his first day of work. Thrown off by his encounter with this frigid adonis, Seung Hyun’s first day is a memorable one, to be sure; but becomes even more so when he realizes the man he ran into was none other than his boss, Kim Jong Chan (Kwon Hyuk).

Unable to shake the feelings that stir inside him as he recalls this first encounter, Seung Hyun tries his best to avoid making the same mistake. But it seems no matter how hard he tries, he can’t escape Jong Chan’s presence. As if drawn together by some unseen force, will either of these men be able to avoid the fate that seems determined to bring them together?

Adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Moscareto, “The New Employee” is a 2022 South Korean romance drama directed by Kim Jho Kwang Soo.

The New Employee

A group of very different young men who once attended high schools in the same neighborhood is dealt a new hand when university days begin. Their number includes the confident Golf (Phachara Suansri) and the more reticent Gun (Chalongrat Novsamrong). The first two met many years ago in high school, but the latter’s acne problems made him painfully shy. Although he has romantic feelings for Golf, Gun is concerned that Golf will think the worse of him, so keeps his “true” identity a secret. Then there is Champ (Tanatorn Saenangkanikorn), whose loving family has paid for him to rent a large room. However, try as he might to have fun in his new settings, he can’t help but miss his family.

Meanwhile, Em (Supakrit Charoonmatha) has moved into a dorm room and is trying to keep in touch with his close friend Name (Teshin Anusananan) – even though the latter isn’t at university with the rest of the gang. Instead, he has remained at home, never saying a word, and pining for Em all the time. The womanizing Nan (Mean Phiravich Attachitsataporn) is Em’s new roommate. As the group tries to navigate life in the brave new world of mobile communication and internet-based chat apps like MSN Messenger, could Cupid come calling...and bring some of these young men together?

“Remember Me” is a 2022 Thai drama series that was directed by Mean Phiravich Attachitsataporn, Nipitpon Muangsinun, and New Siwaj Sawatmaneekul.

Remember Me

 Do You Remember team 

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Considered by many to be a cute guy, Rain (Nuttarat Tangwai) shouldn’t have any trouble getting a girlfriend. Unfortunately, the only girl to ever truly capture his heart has her heart set on Phayu (Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya). With his devastating good looks and his bad-boy biker persona, it’s no wonder Phayu is the one senior at school every girl dreams of dating; which means Rain doesn’t stand a chance with his dream girl.

When fate brings Phayu into Rain’s life in an almost cruel and unexpected way, Rain decides it’s time to put Phayu in his place. Hoping to ruin Phayu’s reputation among the girls at school, Rain decides to make Phayu fall madly in love with him. While supporting Rain in his attempt at revenge, his best friend Sky (Wasuthorn Chaijinda), struggles with his own set of problems. Having been in a toxic relationship, Sky has no desire to find love ever again. But when he crosses paths with Prapai (Thitipong Sengngai), he seems unable to escape the fate that seems to inexplicably bind them.

Overwhelmed by the rush of feelings that wash over them, every time Phayu and Prapai are around, Rain and Sky do their best to make sense of it all. But are either of them willing to accept what those feelings might mean?

Adapted from the novels “Love Storm” and “Love Sky” by MAME, “Love in the Air” is a 2022 Thai romance drama directed by Neti Suwanjinda.

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