Asianovela

“Do they promote homosexuality in Korea?”

Someone seriously asked me this after the commercial of He’s Beautiful flashed on tv. Kung sa mga Pinoy ay uso ang mga telenovelang Rags to Riches (o kaya naman isang bidang panget na pinag-aagawan ng mga gwapong lalaki), sa ibang Asian countries ay nauuso yata ang kabaklaan cross-dressing ng mga babae bilang lalaki (or vice versa) tapos mai-inlove sa kanila yung ibang bidang lalaki. Lol.

Here are other Asian series that have the same ‘concept’:

Coffee Prince – A girl named Eun Chan bumped into Han Kyul and was mistaken for a boy. Han Kyul decided to hire Eun Chan to be his gay lover in order to avoid the arranged dates from other girls set by his grandmother. Eun Chan had no choice but to accept the deal because she was desperately in need of money.

Mendol-Ikemen Idol – The story revolves around three wannabe girl idols who witnessed a serious crime and were forced to flee from the culprits. They were saved by a producer who is willing to manage their showbiz careers but they have to hide their true identities and dress up as boys instead.

Hana Kimi – Lu Rui Xi disguises herself as a boy to get accepted in an all-boys school.

Princess Princess D - In all-boys school with a tradition of Princesses (boys chosen to attend school functions dressed up as girls to alleviate the tension between the students), Yutaka, Shihoudani and Kouno are this year’s chosen Princess team. Dissatisfied with the half-hearted efforts of the current Princesses, Hanazono creates his own team of Dark Princesses to rival for the students’ attention. (Wtf. This is so gay.)

Well, nothing’s wrong with the stories though I just find them idealistic. I actually watched Hana Kimi before because it’s funny. At kung tutuusin, halos hindi ko na rin ma-differentiate ang ibang asian male actors from the female actresses dahil ang gaganda nila. Mas maganda pa sakin. Haha. Ugh.

O davah. I can be his leading man, you know.