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Gay Movies from South Korea

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2004

6.4

A Crimson Mark (2004)

Original: 脣痕 (순흔)
Director: PARK Hyun-jin
Country: South Korea
Length: 13 min

This short film is available on:
• Asian Queer Shorts (DVD short-film collection)

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2005

Camellia Project: Three Queer Stories at Bogil Island

5.8

Camellia Project: Three Queer Stories at Bogil Island... (2005)

Original: 동백꽃
Director: CHOI Jin-sung · LEE-SONG Hee-il · SO Joon-moon
Country: South Korea
Length: 90 min

Three interconnected stories, each by a different director, all with gay themes.

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2006

Legislative progress: Transgender persons are now allowed to change their legal gender.

7.3

6.9

No Regret (2006)

Original: 후회하지 않아
Director: LEE-SONG Hee-il
Country: South Korea
Length: 113 min

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2007

7.3

The Postcard (2007)

Director: Josh KIM
Country: South Korea
Length: 15 min

This short film is available on:
• Vimeo (video stream, uploaded by director)

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2008

Popular culture: Actor Kim Ji-hoo takes his life, which publicly is seen as having to do with him being openly gay in a society heavily laden with LGBTQ taboos.

6.7

6.8

Antique Bakery (2008)

Original: 서양골동양과자점 앤티크
AKA: Antique Bakery
Director: MIN Kyu-dong
Country: South Korea
Length: 107 min

Based on a Japanese BL franchise.

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7.5

5.8

Boy Meets Boy

Original: 소년, 소년을 만나다
Director: KIM-JHO Gwang-soo
Country: South Korea
Length: 13 min

Part of a collection:
• Boy Meets Boy
• Just Friends?
• Love, 100 °C

This short film is available on:
• Gagaoolala (video stream)

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2010

Popular culture: Life Is Beautiful, one of the first major TV shows to feature gay content in South Korea begins to air.

7.7

6.6

Just Friends? (2009)

Original: 친구사이?
Director: KIM-JHO Gwang-soo
Country: South Korea
Length: 29 min

Part of a collection:
• Boy Meets Boy
• Just Friends?
• Love, 100 °C

This short film is available on:
• Boys on Film 7: Bad Romance (DVD short-film collection)
• Gagaoolala (video stream)

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7.8

6.2

LOVE, 100°C (2010)

Original: 사랑은 100°C
Director: KIM-JHO Gwang-soo
Country: South Korea
Length: 22 min

Part of a collection:
• Boy Meets Boy
• Just Friends?
• Love, 100 °C

This short film is available on:
• Boys on Film 6: Pacific Rim (DVD short-film collection)
• Gagaoolala (video stream)
• Vimeo (video stream, uploaded by the film company)

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2012

Popular culture: A transgender talk show gets cancelled after its first episode due to public outcry.

6.3

Going South (2012)

Original: 남쪽으로 간다
Director: LEE-SONG Hee-il
Country: South Korea
Length: 45 min

This short film is available on:
• Gagaoolala (video stream)

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7.5

6.3

Suddenly Last Summer (2012)

Original: 지난여름, 갑자기
Director: LEE-SONG Hee-il
Country: South Korea
Length: 37 min

This short film is available on:
• Gagaoolala (video stream)

6.9

6.3

Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012)

Original: 두 번의 결혼식과 한 번의 장례식
Director: KIM-JHO Gwang-soo
Country: South Korea
Length: 106 min

6.3

6.6

White Night (2012)

Original: 백야
AKA: One Night and Two Days
Director: LEE-SONG Hee-il
Country: South Korea
Length: 75 min

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2014

I'm Horny Now!

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6.6

Man on High Heels (2014)

Gay aspect. Transgender.

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8.5

7.6

Night Flight (2014)

Original: 야간비행
Director: LEE-SONG Hee-il
Country: South Korea
Length: 141 min

One Night (2014)

Original: 하룻밤
Director: KIM-JHO Gwang-soo
Country: South Korea
Length: 36 min

This short film is available on:
• Gagaoolala (video stream)

5.8

One Night Only

Original: 원나잇 온리
Directors: KIM-JHO Gwang-soo and KIM Tae-yong
Country: South Korea
Length: 67 min

A “feature film” consisting of two shorts that have different directors and cast:
• Night Bug
• One Night

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2016

7.2

Ultra Bleu (2016)

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2017

7.5

6.9

Method (2017)

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The Offender

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5.6

Tropical Night

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2018

Some More (2018)

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2019

6.6

One Last Order (2019)

Original: 주문 하나만
Director: Gustavo KAWASHITA
Country: South Korea
Length: 17 min

This short film is available on:
• Gagaoolala (video stream)
• Youtube (video stream, uploaded by the director)

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Unsorted

6.4

The Depths (2010)

6.6

A Boy and Sungreen (2019)

Slight gay aspect.

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Legal rights in South Korea
Gay sex: Yes, never illegal in known history
Gay marriage: No
Gay adoption: No
Age of consent: 13
Gay anti-discrimination: No

Source: Wikipedia