Looking for a quick GL to watch? This one might be just what you’re looking for. ‘After A Day: Haru’ is a Korean Girls’ Love story told through a 20-minute short film where the titular character, Haru, navigates her way through her feelings and the drama of high school life. How does it go? Keep reading to find out.
It all starts with an encounter between Haru and her classmate Gina. The two were walking separately on a hot summer day when Gina turned to Haru, telling the latter that she was not like her, to which Haru did not reply.
The scene then shifts to a classroom setting. Haru woke up from her nap to see that the boys in the class were changing their clothes in the classroom, prompting her to complain to the boy next to her that they should be changing in the dressing room instead. He ignores her request, though, until another group of girls walks in and their reaction is not nearly as calm as Haru’s was, leading to screaming and tossing things across the room.
Later, Haru and a friend of hers, are getting ready for P.E. class in a bathroom stall when Haru’s friend sprays perfume on her, claiming that Gina uses that perfume every day. Haru complains, but her friend explains that using this perfume will help her deny the rumors that she likes girls rather than boys. Haru, however, fails to see the connection between perfume and the aforementioned rumor, but her friend replies by telling her that putting on the perfume is better than doing nothing about it. Haru’s friend then proceeds to try to partially unbutton Haru’s outfit, to which Haru complains, calling the outfit alteration “slutty.” Her friend disagrees, however, and says other girls like Gina look great with their uniforms like that.
Haru’s friend then tells her to put fake blood on her gym clothes, revealing why they were there in the first place: to fake a period. Again, Haru does not understand the need to do this and is even worried about someone else taking notice, but her friend insists and Haru gives in. They then return to the classroom and are greeted by quite a scene.
Students were gathered around, reading aloud a secret letter they found by an unknown person professing their love for their classmate Hyukjun, the boy Haru was talking to earlier. Haru says she doesn’t believe someone would like Hyukjun that way, but he brushes the comment off, calling her jealous. The boys then notice Haru’s button, but she avoids the topic by grabbing the letter and saying that confessing secretly like this instead of in person was creepy.
Later in the day, Haru sneakily glances at Gina and draws her in her notebook. She continues to stare but accidentally locks eyes with Hyukjun, who takes notice of what she is doing. This then prompts him to approach her and ask if she likes Gina, which she denies. Hyukjun then reveals to her that he thinks it is Gina who wrote him the letter and he thinks they would be a good match, while Haru feigns disinterest in response.
