Korea’s L Word–Style TV Show Courts Controversy
When officials of the Korean Broadcasting System, South Korea’s most influential media organization, decided to air the nation’s first lesbian-themed drama, they had no idea how much of a commotion it would cause. Daughters of Club Bilitis follows the lives of three lesbian couples across the generational divide: 50-year olds Choi Ran and Choi Hyang Ja, a 30-year-old career women Han Go Eun and Oh Se Jung, and high-schoolers Jin Se Yeon and Ahn Ji Hyun — and like its American counterpart (The L Word), it has some hotties in the mix.
August 08 2011 5:40 PM