“Broke, Gay Man Falls For His Cousin” — Controversial BL K-Drama Plot Triggers Outrage
Recently, former WANNA ONE‘s Yoon Ji Sung was announced to star in the upcoming BL K-Drama Thundercloud Rainstorm.
Originally, netizens were skeptical about Ji Sung’s casting as Il Jo. However, a much bigger issue has surfaced on social media.
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The plot of the original manhwa sparked heated reactions after it was revealed that Il Jo is a poor, gay man who moves in with his cousin. As they live together, he falls in love with him.
Particularly, the plot point concerning incest has garnered attention online.
“A broke gay man who starts falling for his…WHAT” https://t.co/3sDqev0G8h pic.twitter.com/nD6YFx9MFo
— rose hobi’s bubs 𐙚 (@namirealgf) August 5, 2025
i was going to say jihoon fight back but i actually have a bigger question https://t.co/EqnGyAajkG
— iki 🏹 (@ikixrot) August 5, 2025
Many other alleged plot points have surfaced including abuse and grooming.
other than the obvious incestous problem with the story, i also found out that the bot is literally ab@sed and graped by the top to the point he almost bled to death
pic.twitter.com/e2jrKPau2k https://t.co/ftrS68RgpC— Dan | kbl in drought era (@yeownlvr) August 5, 2025
his what you just read and guess what else pic.twitter.com/UCW5oscmhf
— mikey / 🏳️🌈 (@beansxooo) August 5, 2025
Some netizens are upset that out of the many BLs, stories that are considered problematic are receiving live adaptations.
there are sooo many good stories out there, why are the weirdest bls getting an adaptation….. https://t.co/Yl2xhzfTui
— rus 🍓 (@GELB0I) August 5, 2025
why does weird ass incest gay shit gotta get a live adaption instead of peak gay shit https://t.co/CTLUjNy71A pic.twitter.com/fhrbjUQkfs
— dorahh ♡ (@matzlogue) August 5, 2025
