🌺 my top picks: GL + lesbian 🌈 ⚢

GL science fantasy(?) mid-length film that is a very dark, intriguing, wild ride set in a dystopian future.  [43m]

◘ Han Ning & Yu Pei Jen as Yu x Lien.  awards & selections: 2021 Kaohsiung Film Festival.

♠ one of the FLs (Yu Pei Jen) is openly lesbian irl.

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

{personal notes:  ❤ super loved, especially Yu Pei Jen!  swoon!! ❤  i had the honor of adding her to MDL!!!  so proud, heheh!

yo, my mind is blown: i was checking credits and Yu Pei Jen also has a track on the OST.  sadly there's no trace of the song online.  so i was listening to her popular songs on spotify (under JenJen there) and $holy shit$ she sang the theme from The Teenage Psychic (at the top of this list) which i f'king love!  (it was credited to her old band so i didn't make the connection.)  more about that on The Teenage Psychic entry...

pee.ess.  omg, there's more.... this is ❤ the MV for her #1 song ❤, and here's her acceptance speech when she won an award for it.  i don't speak mandarin(?) so i have no idea what she's saying but it was so cute i watched it entirely. XD }

pee.double.ess.  her IG has pics and videos with her wife and they are so damn cute! (will try to remember to link later...)

GL short film about about a pop star celebrity and her long-term girlfriend.  [15m]

◘ Lillian Wong & Ziya Chiang as Lillian x Jackie.

• features a song by one of the FLs: Avalanche by J1M3 & Lillian Wong (also on spotify).

► youtube ◄

{personal notes:  ❤ loved!  ffffffff, it tells so much in 15 minutes but i want more, gah! ❤}

supernatural series with a lesbian couple featured in one episode.

► max ◄

{personal notes:  ❤ so many feels. ❤  re: Butterflies notes (from above)... here's the OST version of The Teenage Psychic's theme song (by JenJen's old band) and here's JenJen's solo version (JenJen = Yu Pei Jen).  she played the MC in the parent story to this, The Busy Young Psychic!!  it's been on my ptw but i haven't tracked it down a subbed version yet.  i'm hype because i just love discovering connections like that!}

censored GL wuxia short film.  [4m]

◘ Yang Yi Mo & Yang Fu Yu as Sect Leader Ye x Zhao Xiao Yu / Shi Mei.

► fansub ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ so cute it's impossible to rate rationally! ♡}

censored GL xianxia short series.  [31m]

◘ Wang Lao Ji & Peng Jing Xian as Jiang Zhao Yun x A-Ze + a third unknown actor that i loved!

♦ prequel to S2 (directly below) plus a spinoff special season (not listed here because i didn't enjoy it).

► fansub ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ really enjoyed S1 & S2! ♡  additional notes on my china list.}

censored GL xianxia short series continued.  [57m]

♦ sequel to S1 (directly above).

► fansub ◄

GL (too) short series with a manager and employee in a cafe setting.  [31m]

◘ Park Hayoung & Park Sanha as Yoon x Ahyoung.

► youtube (binge version) ◄     ► youtube (series playlist) ◄   -mixed in with another show-

{personal notes:  ♡ uwu, really needs more! ♡}

GL short series about a group of lesbians, set in a struggling lesbian bar.  [52m]

◘ written and directed by Soo Not Sue, who is a lesbian! (director of Out of Breath, below)

◘ too many lesbian characters to list, heheh.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ i thought the episodes got better as they went! ♡}

censored GL short film advertisement about actors.  [9m]

◘ Zhi Yue & Qi Xiaxia as Yiren x Chuchu.

► fansub ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ a lesbian with shark stuffies?!?  be still my heart!!!  no spoilers, but i can't believe the movie being watched, lol!  (how am i still pussin' out on it???)  the story is very light and fluffy, but of course much too short and censored. :|  it is an advertisement but they integrated that fairly well (obvious but fits imo). ♡}

[She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat]

lesbian short series about neighbors that revolves around food.  adapted from a manga.  [2h 28m]

◘ Higa Manami & Nishino Emi as Yuki + Kasuga.

♦ S2 is upcoming!!! no release date yet tho. (listed in the "upcoming" section further below)

► fansub ◄

{personal notes:  a lesbian who loves to cook = heaven.  it was warm and cozy but i was left a bit unsatisfied at the end.  update: I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING A S2!!!!}

GL short series about women who meet through a dating app.  [43m]

◘ directed by Soo Not Sue, who is a lesbian! (writer/director of She Makes My Heart Flutter, above)

◘ Son Soo Hyun & Lim Ji Ahn as Ha Eun x Min Seo.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ not bad! ♡}

lesbian couple shown/featured in one episode of this series (very little screen time).

► netflix ◄

GL very short series about a boss x subordinate in an office setting.  [21m]

◘ Kim Jung Ah & Lee Yoo Ha as Jung Ah x Lee Ji Won.

♦ prequel to S2 (directly below).

► fansub ◄

{personal notes:  *really* needs at least a third season to round out the story, two more would be better.}

GL very short series continued, still set in workplace.  [26m]

◘ new character addition of Manager Park Young Joo (wish i knew the actor's name).

♦ sequel to S1 (directly above).

► fansub ◄

{personal notes:  story feels like it's just getting warmed up by the time it's over.}

censored GL very short series that is just as the title suggests. :)  [13m]

◘ Wang Lao Ji (from Legend of Yunze) & Sheng Wei (from a bunch of titles that didn't make it to this list) as Xu Zi Yi x Ji Chang Yu.

► fansub ◄

BL rom-com series but 2nd/side couple is GL.  {really sorry if this is a spoiler for anyone!}  they aren't shown together nearly enough but their scenes are worth it.  adapted from a novel.

◘ Milk & Love as Ink x Pa.

♦ prequel to their own spinoff special, ep01 of Magic of Zero (not included here because i didn't enjoy it).

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  such a soft couple, so precious.}

[The Misunderstanding of Sunny Girls and Cloudy Girls  |  literal translation = "two person monologue"]

lesbian short series about childhood friends who are reunited in high school.  adapted from a manga.  [1h 56m]

◘ Yanagi Miki & Fukuhara Haruka as Mikage + Hinata.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  where can i find my own bug loving lesbian?!?  Yanagi Miki was so cute and relatable, hee hee!!  i wanted more from this show, that's my complaint.  if there was a S2 i would check it out (and might bump up this rating).  since this came out in 2017 i'd say there's no chance that's happening.}

GL very short series of students going on a mock date for a class assignment.  [25m]

◘ Park Hyun Woo &  Bing Hye Jin as Ahn Ga In x Song Hee Ram.

♦ prequel to S2 (listed in the "upcoming" section further below).

► youtube (compilation of full series)◄

{personal notes:  i found it mediocre but their kiss was sizzlin'.}

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next up are the GL and lesbian picks from my currently watching and ptw lists, starting with released titles and ordered loosely by interest.

(these are not recommendations, i'm just holding here for convenience.)

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[She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat S2]

☼ currently watching – LOVING THIS SEASON AND THEY DOUBLED THE # OF EPS!!!!

{should be in unreleased section below but it's releasing soon and i don't want to miss it!}

UPCOMING!!!!!!  AIRING!!!!! – GL series.

♦ sequel to S1 (above).

# no release date yet #   Airs: Jan 29, 2024 - Feb 29, 2024

{personal notes:  tg, honestly it's a relief.  i wanted a second season so bad but i didn't expect it to actually happen.}

on hold

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UNWATCHED/NO SOURCE – GL feature film.

◘ Han So Hee & Han Hae In.

▲ trailer: youtube ▲

# no release date yet #   Release Date: Apr 29, 2023

{personal notes:  jc, this.  can. not. wait.}

UNWATCHED / NO SOURCE – GL mid-length film that looks beautiful and melancholy.

▼ yet to track down     ▲ trailer: youtube ▲

UNWATCHED / NO SOURCE – GL feature film.

◘ Cannes Queer Palm: Feature Film Selection 2023

UPCOMING – feature film, appears to be lesbian.  i hope it's not baiting cuz the girls are the *cutest*.

# releases Jul 14, 2023 #  --  still unavailable online

UNWATCHED / NO SOURCE – poly with GL mid-length film about a husband and wife beginning a polyamorous relationship with a woman.

▼     ▲ trailer: youtube ▲

UNWATCHED / UNSURE – censored GL series.

► viki (free w/ads)  |  youtube ◄

UNWATCHED / UNSURE – GL series that looks very beachy.  : )  it's filipino... so there's that.  >__>

▼

UPCOMING – GL film.

# athlete     # volleyball     # teen

# releases aug 4, 2023 #

UPCOMING – GL short film

◘ directed by one of the FLs!

♦ sequel to Veils (not on this list).

# Release Date: Jun 28, 2023 #

{personal notes:  just keeping and eye on this.  i didn't care for Veils but i'm curious what the sequel will be about.

UPCOMING!!!!!! – GL short series.

◘ Zai Zai Lin & Lyan Su as Yi Min x Tin Ting.

♦ sequel to S1 (above).

# no release date yet #

{personal notes:  whaaaaaaaa!?!  i can't believe we're getting a S2!!!!  omo, & there's 12 episodes this time?!?!!  *shooketh*}

UPCOMING – GL short series set in high school, but hear me out ~ the clips i've seen look hella cute!!  based on a manhua.

◘ Sun Mei Lin & Zhu Lin Yu as Cang Shu x Qi Lin.

# no release date yet #

{personal notes:  i might try to read this before it comes out.}

UPCOMING – censored GL mid-length film (anticipated to be 30-40m).  based on a novel.

# no release date yet #

UPCOMING – GL series.  dunno the source but an mdl user commented: "from what i understand, the characters are a gym teacher, a librarian and a doctor (in a love triangle) plus two college students!"

# no release date yet #

UPCOMING – GL short film.

◘ Lim Han I & ??? as Young Won x Chae Ri.

# no release date yet #

UPCOMING – GL series.

◘ Milk & Love are comin' back, baby! as Earth x Sun.

# scheduled to begin airing in 2023 #   pushed to early 2024

# Airs: Mar 8, 2024 - May 24, 2024 #

UPCOMING – GL film.  based on the title plus a bts photo it seems this will have some astronomy slant (haven't researched further).

# no release date yet #   Release Date: May 2, 2024  Jun 13, 2024

{personal notes:  sorry i am not on the Becky x Freen bandwagon but i will continue to check on their projects for now.  the few photos i've seen so far are gorgeous - i hope this will be an opportunity for them to act in something with more depth.}

UPCOMING – GL short series.

◘ Park Hyun Woo &  Bing Hye Jin make their return as Ahn Ga In x Song Hee Ram.

♦ sequel to S1 (above).

# no release date yet #

{personal notes:  i thought season 1 was meh so i'm just vaguely curious to see what's up with this.}

UPCOMING – censored GL short series in high school setting with supernatural / parallel universe elements.

◘ Wang Lao Ji (from Legend of Yunze, A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant) & Nai Hao Xuan?

# no release date yet #

{personal notes:  looks okay-ish, i'm more interested due to the genre.}

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titles below i need to either sort or verify if they really are wlw...

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UNWATCHED – feature film.  i can't find reference to anything queer in this film but it's on several other lesbian lists so i'll leave it here for now.

UNWATCHED – series.  can't find reference to anything queer in this series so i'm unsure if i added it by accident.  holding for now.