Office romances in BL? Sign me up! There's something so satisfying about watching two business professionals secretly pining for each other at work. The stolen glances during meetings. The accidental hand touches by the photocopier. That one colleague who definitely knows what's going on but keeps their mouth shut. Ooh! It's delicious!
The office setting just works for BL stories. You've got the boss and employee dynamic (problematic? maybe, but we're watching anyway). Coworkers who start as rivals and end up as lovers. Childhood friends reuniting at the same company. And don't even get me started on business trips! There are so many possibilities with office BL dramas. Will they get caught? How do they hide their relationship? What happens when personal feelings clash with professional responsibilities?
Here's a full list of office BL dramas.
List of Office BL Series
Best Office BL Dramas
Office BL dramas remind us of our regular work life, except there are cute guys falling in love. Check out my list of the best office BL series.
Ossan's Love (2018)
Ossan's Love is a Japanese BL comedy series about an office love triangle. The main character is a real estate agent in his thirties. One day, he discovers his significantly older boss has romantic feelings for him. The manager confesses his love, divorces his wife, and openly pursues him. Simultaneously, another coworker professes his secret crush. The protagonist is overwhelmed by his suitors and doesn't know how to navigate these relationships.
Cherry Magic (2020)
Cherry Magic is a Japanese BL drama about a workplace romance with a quirky twist. The protagonist is an ordinary office worker, who never had any sexual relationships during his twenties. He suddenly develops a magical power on his 30th birthday, allowing him to read other people's minds every time they touch. This newfound ability completely transforms his life and comes with many exciting surprises.
Ossan's Love Hong Kong (2021)
Ossan's Love Hong Kong is a remake of the popular Japanese BL series. This workplace comedy features an unexpected love triangle between a young real estate agent, his coworker, and their boss. The main character is shocked to discover his manager has a secret crush on him. Later, he is confronted by another colleague's romantic confession. The protagonist feels overwhelmed and doesn't know how to navigate the office dynamics.
Old Fashion Cupcake (2022)
Old Fashion Cupcake is a Japanese BL series about a delightful office romance. The main character is a single business employee in his late thirties, who lacks ambition and fails to enjoy life beyond his job. A young colleague befriends the protagonist and encourages him to try new experiences outside his comfort zone. They start by visiting various dessert parlours, constantly standing out as the only male customers in shops packed with women.
Plus & Minus (2022)
Plus & Minus is a Taiwanese BL series about the romance between two childhood friends. The main characters have been best friends for over twenty years. Now, they work as colleagues in the same law firm. Despite their close brotherly bond, this friendship never escalated until now. Both struggle with their feelings for each other.
Roommates of Poongduck 304 (2022)
Roommates of Poongduck 304 is a Korean BL series about an office worker, his boss, and their odd living arrangement. The main character is a marketing intern who lives by himself. His friend slyly recruits a tenant and collects the rent money. Due to the misunderstanding, the two roommates clash and form an awful first impression. Later, the protagonist is mortified after learning his houseguest has become his new manager at work.
Senpai, This Can't Be Love! (2022)
Senpai, This Can't Be Love! is a Japanese BL series about a cute and quirky workplace romance. The protagonist is a shy new employee at a 3D design agency. He has a secret crush on an older colleague, who mentors him in the office. As the two leads flirt coyly, they must navigate their unspoken feelings for each other.
Cherry Magic Thailand (2023)
Cherry Magic Thailand is the Thai remake of the famous Japanese BL series. The main character is a single office worker with low self-esteem. Suddenly, he gains the power to read other people's minds on his 30th birthday. To his surprise, he discovers his colleague has a secret crush on him. Beneath his confident demeanour, the company's star employee is lovestruck and constantly thinks about the protagonist.
Our Dating Sim (2023)
Our Dating Sim is a Korean BL series about a workplace romance in a video game company. The protagonist is stressed when he reunites with his high school crush during a new job opportunity. Due to a failed love confession, these two childhood friends fell out of touch for many years. They must work together in a small office environment, navigating their troubled relationship history and hazy professional boundaries.
Love Begins in the World of If (2025)
Love Begins in the World of If is a Japanese BL series about an office worker in a parallel universe. The main character works in technical sales. He's a quiet guy who keeps his distance and doesn't get along with his coworkers. Things start to unravel when an angry client cancels a contract because of him. Feeling stressed, he goes to a shrine and makes a wish. The protagonist finds himself in a new timeline where he must rethink his choices.
Cute Office BL Series
Cherry Magic (2020)
Cherry Magic is a Japanese BL drama about an office romance with a quirky twist. In my series review, I will explain the ending, recap the best scenes, and analyze the characters.
Cherry Magic Thailand (2023)
Cherry Magic Thailand is the Thai remake of the popular Japanese BL series. The main character gains the power to read minds and discovers his coworker's secret crush on him.
Love Mate (2023)
Love Mate is a Korean BL series about two office coworkers with opposite personalities. The protagonist is disillusioned about relationships, but his love interest is a hopeless romantic.
Ossan's Love Returns (2024)
Ossan's Love Returns is the sequel to the famous Japanese BL comedy series. The story follows two real estate agents and the love triangle with their former boss.
Our Dating Sim (2023)
Our Dating Sim is a Korean BL series about an office romance in a video game company. Two childhood friends find themselves working together years after their unsuccessful high school love confession.
Peach Trap (2025)
Peach Trap is a Korean BL series with an unemployed lead who recently lost his job. His former manager, his best friend, and the coffee shop owner all have a romantic interest in him.
Plus & Minus (2022)
Plus and Minus is a Taiwanese BL series about the romance between two childhood friends. Despite a close brotherly bond, the leads never acted on their attraction until now.
Senpai, This Can't Be Love (2022)
Senpai, This Can't Be Love is a Japanese BL series about a cute and quirky workplace romance. The main characters are office workers who flirt coyly with each other.
Top Secret Together (2021)
Top Secret Together is a Thai BL series about five different couples at various points in their courtship. There are two workplace relationships, two school romances, and one long-term couple.
Work From Heart (2022)
Work From Heart is a Thai BL comedy series about an office romance. The main character begins an internship at his grandfather's company and forms a workplace relationship.
Mature Office BL Series
Bed Friend (2023)
Bed Friend is a Thai BL series about two office coworkers who become friends with benefits. After a drunken hookup the colleagues agree to maintain a casual relationship.
Bon Appetit (2023)
Bon Appetit is a Korean BL series about two neighbours who meet up for dinner each night. The protagonist befriends the new apartment tenant who lives next door.
Business as Usual (2025)
Business as Usual is a Korean BL series about two co-workers who used be in a relationship during college. These two exes reunite in the workplace years after their break-up.
Candy Color Paradox (2022)
Candy Color Paradox is a Japanese BL series about two tabloid journalists. These colleagues must put aside their differences and collaborate together for work.
Close to You (2025)
Close to You is a Korean BL anthology series with four different romances. In many of these short love stories, the characters blur the line between friendship and romance.
Love Begins in the World of If (2025)
Love Begins in the World of If is a Japanese BL series about an office worker who ends up in a parallel universe. In this new timeline, he learns how to get along with his colleagues.
Second Blue (2025)
Second Blue is a Japanese BL series about a book designer who reunites with a school crush. They must collaborate on a project, which brings back romantic sparks.
Secret Relationships (2025)
Secret Relationships is a Korean BL series about an office worker and the three different men in his life. Some are kind, others are manipulative, and they all try to win over the protagonist.
Tokyo in April is (2023)
Tokyo in April is… is a Japanese BL series about two office coworkers who used to be high school friends. They reunite in the workplace and navigate their troubled history.
When It Rains, It Pours (2025)
When It Rains, It Pours is a Japanese BL series about two men in unfulfilling relationships. After meeting a mysterious pen pal, the lead confides in his new friend about his romantic troubles.
Sweet Boss Employee BL Series
10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 (2025)
10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 is a Japanese BL series about an office worker's bucket list. His younger co-worker offers to help him every dream before his 40th birthday.
Be Loved in House (2021)
Be Loved in House is a Taiwanese BL series about the office romance between a boss and his employee. A new manager imposes a strict workplace policy, clashing with his headstrong, hot-blooded subordinate.
Jun and Jun (2023)
Jun and Jun is a Korean office BL series about a marketing intern and his boss. After starting his new job, the protagonist is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend in the workplace.
Meow Ears Up (2022)
Meow Ears Up is a Thai BL series about a romance between a human and a humanoid cat. The protagonist adopts a stray cat, only to discover this magical creature can turn into a human form.
My Damn Business (2024)
My Damn Business is a Korean BL series about two office employees at a failing company. Their relationship dynamic changes after an embarrassing situation occurs at work.
Old Fashion Cupcake (2022)
Old Fashion Cupcake is a Japanese BL series about a charming office romance. The main characters are friends in the same company, bonding over their love for dessert parlours.
Ossan's Love (2018)
Ossan's Love is a Japanese BL series about an odd love triangle in a real estate agency. The main character is shocked to discover his boss has a secret crush on him.
Ossan's Love Hong Kong (2021)
Ossan's Love Hong Kong is a remake of the popular Japanese BL series. This workplace comedy features a love triangle between a young real estate agent and his coworkers.
Ossan’s Love: In the Sky (2019)
Ossan's Love: In the Sky is a Japanese BL series about a love triangle in an airline company. Although it features the same lead actors as the original series, this spin-off is a brand new story.
Our Skyy 2 (2023)
Our Skyy 2 is an anthology series continuing the stories of eight famous Thai BL dramas. Each sequel focuses on our favourite protagonists and beloved couples.
Paint with Love (2021)
Paint with Love is a Thai BL drama about a business professional and a free-spirited artist. They form a romance despite their drastically different personalities.
Roommates of Poongduck 304 (2022)
Roommates of Poongduck 304 is a Korean BL series about an office worker, his boss, and their odd living arrangement. The protagonist is shocked to learn his roommate is also his new manager.
The New Employee (2022)
The New Employee is a Korean BL series about a marketing intern, his boss, and their office romance. The main character begins his internship and must work with a strict supervisor.
Two Office Workers Who Are Too Poisonous for One's Eyes (2022)
Two Office Workers Who Are Too Poisonous for One's Eyes is a Japanese comedy series. The female protagonist fantasizes about her colleagues in BL scenarios.
Spicy Boss Employee BL Series
Bad Guy My Boss (2024)
Bad Guy My Boss is a Thai BL series about a CEO and his secretary. The lead has a secret crush on his employer, who is a notorious playboy.
Check Out (2022)
Check Out is a Thai BL series about an office affair. The protagonist plans to reunite with his ex-boyfriend. However, he secretly longs for another man from a holiday fling.
Every You, Every Me (2024)
Every You, Every Me is a Thai BL anthology series with five short stories. The romances include a boss and his secretary, a guitarist and an artist, and two actors who just broke up.
Fighting Mr. 2nd (2021)
Fighting Mr. 2nd is the sequel of the Taiwanese BL series, No. 1 For You. The story continues a few years after the first season ended. The lead characters are now working in a tech office.
HIStory 5: Love in the Future (2022)
HIStory 5: Love in the Future is a Taiwanese BL series about a time traveller. The protagonist is magically transported to another timeline and must get used to his new life.
Jun and Jun (2023)
Jun and Jun is a Korean office BL series about a marketing intern and his boss. After starting his new job, the protagonist is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend in the workplace.
Love in the Apocalypse (2024)
Love in the Apocalypse is a Korean BL series about two office workers with a week left before the world ends. The main character teaches his workaholic boss how to enjoy life.
Loveless Society (2021)
Loveless Society is a Thai BL romance about a workplace love triangle. The main character works at a marketing agency, where he gets entangled in drama and romance.
Our Golden Times (2024)
Our Golden Times is a Hong Kong BL series about an engaged man reuniting with his teenage crush. The lead is shocked to discover his new boss is his ex-boyfriend from high school.
Step by Step (2023)
Step by Step is a Thai BL series about an office employee and his new manager. The main character struggles to fit in with his company's toxic culture and clashes with his boss.
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (2022)
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner is a Korean BL series about an office romance with a fantasy twist. When the protagonist starts a new job, his boss reveals they have met in the past.
You Are Mine (2023)
You Are Mine is a Taiwanese BL series about a business executive and his assistant. The main character starts working as a secretary for his demanding boss.