After my korean/japanese horror movie marathon I've realized there are several South Korean "horror" movies with sometimes subtle, sometimes obvious lesbian undertones. Some scenes and dialogues can be explained by best friend situations others have it written all over them with capital bold letters.
"whispering corridors" series in 1998.
all 4 movies of the series are set in girl's school.
1. Whispering Corridors (Original Title: Yeogo goedam, 1998)
Set in an all-girls high school, the movie depicts the life of high school students in South Korea, dealing with bullies, abusive teachers and pressure to get good grades. The horror starts when teacher and students commit suicide and somehow the new teacher and two students are involved.
In the end it turns out that everything happened because of lost "friendship".
2. Memento Mori, 1999

Two of the main characters are actually a couple in this movie and the other students are talking behind their backs. Then one of them jumps off the school's roof. Another girl finds her diary and through flashbacks we're told what happened.
there's already a thread: Memento Mori
3. Wishing Stairs, 2003

This one is set in a ballet school. Again the 2 main characters (played by Song Ji Hyo and Park Han Byul) are best friends at the beginning but a competition brings out the worst in one of them, resulting in the death of the other. Brought back by the "wishing stairs" the ghost of the dead girl returns to haunt the school.
Although it's not explicit as "memento mori" it's pretty obvious that the dead girl was in love with her best friend stating "all i want is you".
4. Voice aka Voice Letter, 2005

A student (Kim Ok Bin) who practices singing alone in school is mysteriously murdered but her ghost is still here. The next day only her best friend (Seo Ji Hye) notices that something is wrong. She discovers that she an hear her dead friend's voice. Together they try to solve the mystery but the story turns out complicated, involving a rumored lesbian teacher and a former student who committed suicide.
Nightmare (Original Title: Gawi, 2000)

Six friends of Hye-Jin are being killed one by one. Is this the work of the vengeful spirit of a girl who committed suicide because of them?
This movie has an interesting story though the "special effects" are sometimes just comical.
Kim Guy Ri who plays Hye-Jin also starred in Whispering Corridors. this was the first movie for Ha Ji Won.
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on May 26, 2008 - 10:46am.
here are screencaps of the
here are screencaps of the movies.
SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING!
Whispering Corridors
when your day starts like this...
creepy perverted teacher behind ya
something's just wrong with the way the principle fumbles the student's nameplate
1989 reflecting in the window
cuddling after near death experience
Memento Mori
happy days...
still happy
that's not so good...
just run away, don't look what's behind the door!
Wishing Stairs
they are always friends in the beginning
bff!
yeah! just best friends...
saranghae (= i love you in korean) she's making a heart shape with her arms, in case you're wondering.
let the ugliness beginn
...
i'm not worried about the good looking ghost, but that i see double...
sometimes a ghost also needs a hug
Voice Letter
guess who the ghost is?
student + teacher + gym shower = ?
again... you don't need know who this creepy creature is, just run!
ahhh sapphic Korean horror cinema
i guess it is one way for
i guess it is one way for visibility right now in south east asian societies. but in these movies one girl always dies...
SPOILER WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING SCREEN CAPS!
here the screencaps for Nightmare
have to say, one of the scariest opening scenes. it has to do with her eyes.
cute little ghost ;-)
not so cute now...
Eun Ju and Hye Jin
Hye Jin gives Eun Ju a ring for being the successor as the director of the college's rose garden. But Eun Ju thinks it's a couple's ring...
well it doesn't end so well for Eun Ju
happy end? eun ju comes back as a ghost and wants to be with Hye Jin 4ever.
You really like the screen caps don't you?
I've seen Wishing stairs
I've seen Wishing stairs and was def thinking "heyyy wait a minute, aren't there.. noo.. wait there is!" about the whole lesbian vibe lol
Haven't seen the other ones but you know sapphic undertones in a movie can never go wrong =p
"Please tell me your real name, would you?"
"My...My name is.."
Kaon and Himiko. <3
i nearly forgot
I've never seen all these film
before but South Korean movie is very famous in Thailand (actually everything about South Korean's famous here).
Reading your comment make me wanna watch it even I don't normally watch horror or thriller.