Introducing Wavve’s Korean Queer Content

The Korean OTT platform “Wavve” is actively producing its own queer content. Check out the dating show “His Man,” the diverse stories of queer couples in “Merry Queer,” and the story of a married Korean lesbian and their child in “Just Family.” #HisMan, #MerryQueer, #JustFamily, #WavveOriginal

• English Translation: Juyeon

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Wavve is an OTT company that has been consistently producing its own queer content. In 2022, Wavve gained attention by releasing “His Man,” a dating reality show for men and “Merry Queer,” which features the daily lives of various queer couples living together. “His Man” has already reached its third season in 2024, and Wavve continues to produce queer content, such as “Just Family,” which tells the story of a married Korean lesbian couple and their child, Rani. In this edition, we will briefly introduce Wavve’s queer content.

Poster of “His Man.” Under the blue sky, eight male participants are standing in a line, looking forward. Above the participants, who express themselves with different hairstyles, clothes, and makeup, is the title “His Man” written in white letters. The title is placed between a roof decorated with symbols representing men and Cupid’s arrow. At the bottom of the poster, there is a blue logo with white letters: “Wavve Original.” (Source: Wavve)

“His Man” is a dating show where male participants live together in a shared house, getting to know each other. As of 2024, the third season is airing. You can find interesting information about each episode on Twitter at @gay__zip. The participants’ Instagram accounts are also publicly available online. Given its international popularity as a Wavve original, one of the show’s biggest strengths is the abundance of information available on the internet, allowing viewers to engage with the content in various ways.

Poster of “Merry Queer.” Against a backdrop of a blue sky, a rainbow is depicted, with the title “Real Coming Out Romance Merry Queer” written in white letters above it. Beneath the rainbow, the well-known entertainer Shin Dong-yup and famous idol Hani are looking at the rainbow curiously. Next to them, Hong Seokcheon, a famous Korean gay celebrity who came out after being outed, is posing as if they’re introducing something. (Source: Wavve)

Merry Queer is a program that tells the stories of three queer couples. One couple, consisting of two men who are also YouTubers, travels to New York to register their marriage since same-sex marriage is not legalized in Korea. A female-female couple prepares for their wedding in Korea, while a transgender man and a bisexual woman go through the gender transition process together. The panel, made up of a famous Korean entertainer, a female idol, and Hong Seokcheon, who was the first celebrity in the Korean entertainment industry to come out as gay after being outed, observes and discusses the daily lives of these couples, gradually understanding them. Hong Seokcheon also meets the couples in person and supports them as a senior in the queer community.

Poster of Just Family. Against a calm ivory background, a pregnancy test with two clear lines is enlarged at the top. Below it, the main characters, a lesbian couple dressed in white, are shown holding baby shoes with surprised expressions. On the left is Rani’s mom, Kim Sae-yeon, and on the right is Kim Kyu-jin, who gave birth to Rani but is called “dad” by the panelists. In the middle of the poster, the title “Just Family: The Landing of K-Modern Family” is written in light blue letters, with some of the letters designed to resemble a house. (Source: Wavve)

Just Family features the everyday lives of a married Korean lesbian couple who recently had a child named “Rani” (Twitter: @kyugenius) and a gay couple also known as YouTubers “Mango Couple.” The show includes various panelists observing and discussing the couples’ experiences. The panelists come from diverse backgrounds, including a family of four, a doctor, a religious figure, a foreigner, queer individuals, and the parents of queer individuals. These groups bring different opinions and perspectives, sometimes debating, empathizing, or even changing their views as they watch the couples welcome Rani and build their futures. We look forward to the changes Rani will bring and the world changing as they welcome Rani.

• Check out LGBT News Korea’s article about “Love Alarm,” another queer show from Wavve: "Korean Show “Love Alarm”: Queer coding and the public perception of bisexuality in media"

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• English Translation: Juyeon

• Translation review: 지니, 피웊

• Writer of the original text: 권태

• Review and amendments to the original text: Miguel, 에스텔

• Web & SNS Posting: Miguel

• News Card Design: 가리