Name: Merry Queer
Genre: Drama, Reality
Released: 2022-07-08
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Shin Dong-yup, Hong Seok-cheon, Hani

Korea's most chaotic found-family matchmaker where coming out is the real wedding vow.

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Latest Episode

57 min

Season 1 • Episode 9

Latest

Episode 9

Aug 26, 2022

Overview

Drama Reality

Marry Queer' features the stories of queer couples on their "coming out" journeys, whether it be revealing their "unconventional" relationships to families, friends, or the world.

KR Korean

Content warning

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chosen familycultural acceptanceidentity performancelove as resistance

Standout Aspects

Production

Korean reality format meets genuine queer intimacy.

Direction

Balances spectacle with deeply personal moments.

Best for:Solo·Friends·Binge

Heads up:Triggers

First AiredJul 8, 2022

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes9

Top Cast

Shin Dong-yup

Hong Seok-cheon

Hani

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Merry Queer aired on Wavve, a Korean streaming platform, during a wave of conservative backlash against LGBTQ+ content in Korean media.

Insight

Hong Seok-cheon, one of Korea's first openly gay celebrities, brings decades of personal stakes to his hosting—his 2000 coming-out essentially ended his mainstream career for years.

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