While 2022 was distinctly a year of office romances (The New Employee, The Director Who Buys Me Dinner and Roommate of Poongduck 302), the generalist tropes were flavorful and intriguing. Gone are the days when Korean BLs were stuck in the old formulaic, recycling the same stories. Today, we have daring adaptations that employ actors par excellence. In today’s feature, we round up the best KBL’s in 2022- in terms of storytelling and directorial!
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Favourite BL Adaptation- Part II
Every time your favorite book/manga/anime gets adapted, it’s like breathing a fresh life into those characters that you have grown to love.
“Cherry Blossoms After Winter” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
From beginning to end, the webtoon live-action adaptation Cherry Blossoms After Winter maintains the same emotional appeal for me that it started with. Fate brings our two leads, Seo Hae Bom (Ok Jin Uk) and Jo Tae Sung (Kang Hui), together under the same roof, their relationship further complicated by Tae Sung’s unrequited feelings.
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“Cherry Blossoms After Winter” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Bam Woo, Cherry Blossoms After Winter is the story of an orphan, Seo Hae Bom (actor Ok Jin Uk), and the relationship he has with the boy whose family takes him in, Jo Tae Sung (actor Kang Hui).
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