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Bechdel Day (Korean:벡델데이) is an annual South Korean awards ceremony and event hosted by the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council. Established in 2020, the event evaluates and honors gender equality in South Korean film and television, utilizing the Bechdel test alongside expanded criteria.
In 2020, Gender Equality Week moved from July to the first week of September to commemorate the anniversary of "Yeoyeotongmun," Korea's first declaration of women's rights on September 1. That same year, the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) launched Bechdel Day, an event inspired by American cartoonist Alison Bechdel's the gender Bechdel test.[1]
The event annually honors standout creators, including directors, writers, actors, and producers, who contributed to these works as "Bechdelians." It also selects ten works with high gender equality standards as the "Bechdel Choice 10." In 2022, the scope expanded to include television series under the category "Bechdel Choice 5," before expanding to a full selection of ten series in 2023.[2][3]
The initiative evaluates media using the "Bechdel Test 7," which builds upon the traditional Bechdel test by incorporating four additional criteria, as follows:[4]
There are at least two named female characters.
The female characters have a conversation with each other.
Their conversation is not solely about male characters.
At least one key crew member (director, producer, screenwriter, or cinematographer) is a woman.
The work features a solo female protagonist, or balances the roles and importance of male and female leads equally.
The content is free from hatred or discriminatory views toward minorities.
Female characters are portrayed without relying on stereotypes.
Series: Jo, Yeon-gyeong (August 31, 2022). '옷소매' 등 시리즈 ‘벡델초이스5’ 영예…이영애는 벡델리안[Series including 'The Sleeve' honored as 'Bechdel Choice 5'... Lee Young-ae is a Bechdelian]. JTBC News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 15, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
123456789Han, Ki-bong (August 30, 2023). 9월 1~7일은 ‘양성평등주간’입니다[September 1st to 7th is 'Gender Equality Week']. Women Times (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
Film: Jung, Chae-yoon (August 6, 2024). 벡델데이 2024, 영화 부문 벡델초이스10 선정작 공개[Bechdel Day 2024: Bechdel Choice 10 Selections Revealed for Film]. Monday News (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
Series: Jung, Chae-yoon (August 6, 2024). 벡델데이 2024, 시리즈 부문 벡델초이스10 선정작 공개[Bechdel Day 2024: Bechdel Choice 10 Selections Revealed for Series]. Monday News (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
123Kim, Kyung-hee (August 12, 2024). 벡델데이 2024 영화 부문 벡델리안에 라미란, 강혜정 제작사, 이지은 감독 등 선정[Ra Mi-ran, Kang Hye-jung's production company, Director Lee Ji-eun, and others selected as Bechdelians in the film category for Bechdel Day 2024]. iMBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
↑Na, Won-jeong (August 28, 2024). [비하인드컷] K무비 판 뒤집는 여자들[[Behind the Scenes Cut] Women Who Turn K-Movies Around]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
↑Kim, Ji-eun (August 23, 2021). '올해의 벡델리안'에 배우 염혜란 등 4명 선정[Four people, including actress Yeom Hye-ran, selected as 'Bechdelians of the Year']. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2024.
1234Kim, Ji-yeon (September 20, 2024). 벡델데이2024 현장, 〈LTNS〉 〈졸업〉 〈힘쎈여자 강남순〉 등을 만든 벡델리안들과의 만남[Bechdel Day 2024 On-site: A meeting with Bechdelians who created LTNS, Graduation, Strong Woman Gangnamsoon, and more]. Cineplay (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
