Twisted Tie 2026 Korean BL office romance poster with Ko Taewoon and Kim Dohyun

Twisted Tie

On AirWeb Series🇰🇷EP 6

What happens

Twisted Tie (비틀린 넥타이) is a South Korean BL office romance set in a workplace where everything is under control, at least on the surface. Kang Dojin is the team leader everyone knows: cold, precise and a perfectionist to the last detail. Lee Seonwoo is the new hire who looks up to him and is far bolder than a rookie has any right to be.

Then comes a rainy day. Picture this: the rain will not stop, and the new employee ends up spending the night at his intimidating boss's apartment. One unplanned evening is enough to change the temperature between them, and the neat, buttoned-up rules of office life start to come loose.

The more Dojin tries to keep things in hand, the faster he loses his grip. Seonwoo keeps stepping right up to the line and sometimes over it, and the team leader who used to be an iron wall finds his self-control tested in ways no performance review could prepare him for. Behind their tidy faces and pressed shirts, the men in this office are hiding a great deal of longing.

A rival from a client company complicates things further, pushing Dojin's jealousy and need for control toward their limits. The official trailer sums up the whole mood in one line: the more you try to control it, the deeper you fall.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
비틀린 넥타이
Original Title
Biteullin Nektai
Themes
Key Themes
Office RomanceBoss and New HireControl and Self-RestraintRainy NightLove TriangleJealousyClient Rival
Language
Korean
Episodes
5 / 6
Aired Start
Aired End
Release Year

Before You Watch

  • Premiere: 8 October 2026, with new episodes every Thursday at noon Korean time.
  • Platforms: TVING, Wavve, Watcha, Heavenly, iQIYI, Rakuten, friDay Video and GagaOOLala.
  • Direction: Lee Hae-rim directs.
  • Production: Strongberry.

Reviewed by Renkaze

7/10

Control as the love interest

Office romances usually run on a power gap. Twisted Tie runs on something slightly different: a man whose whole identity is being in control, and a new colleague who clearly enjoys proving he is not. The title says it neatly. A tie is the most controlled item in any office wardrobe, and this one is twisted.

That gives the story a clear spine. Every scene is a small contest over who sets the terms, and the rainy night at the apartment is the moment the rules first bend. It is also a smart use of a very ordinary setting. Nothing supernatural, no secret identity, no contract marriage: just a rainy night, a boss, a new hire and one apartment. The smaller the trigger, the more the tension has to come from the two men themselves.

Eight platforms, one tie

This is a Strongberry production directed by Lee Hae-rim, and the release plan is unusually broad for a compact BL series. New episodes arrive every Thursday at noon Korean time, starting on 8 October 2026, across TVING, Wavve, Watcha, Heavenly, iQIYI, Rakuten, friDay Video and GagaOOLala.

My favourite small detail: GagaOOLala's Mandarin title is 解不開的我們, which reads roughly as "the us that cannot be untied". Where the Korean title is about a knot gone wrong, the Chinese one is about a knot nobody can undo. Two titles, two moods, one tie.

The episode titles are a treat too. The first three go from The Team Leader's Office Perks to Hide and Seek Under the Desk to A Dangerous Bet, and the fourth is called Twisted Triangle, which tells you exactly when the rival from the client company walks in. Office romance usually keeps its threats inside the building. Bringing one in from a client means Dojin cannot simply pull rank to make the problem go away, and a man who lives by control hates nothing more than that.

Who is holding the knot

Ko Taewoon plays Team Leader Kang Dojin and Kim Dohyun plays Lee Seonwoo, with Baek Seunghoon and Lee Kyungwon completing the main cast. Strongberry has been releasing behind the scenes clips alongside the episodes, including the two leads reacting to the first episode.

My score so far

The knot is not fully tied yet, so this score may still tighten. I like how fast the series gets to the point: around twenty minutes a week, a rainy night, a boss who keeps losing his grip. Uff, a team leader who lives by control meeting a new hire who refuses to be controlled is my favourite kind of office weather. My tip: save the cast reaction specials for after each episode, they are good dessert.

If you like tension that crackles under fluorescent office lights, this is your Thursday lunch break sorted.

Final Score: 7/10

Themes and Messages

Control and losing it are the core of Twisted Tie. Dojin's perfectionism is what earns him respect at work, and the romance is built on watching it slip, one loosened knot at a time. Very fitting title, right?

Jealousy is the second thread. A rival from a client company brings Dojin's possessive side to the surface, and the story treats that pressure as a test of how much he can admit, to himself most of all. Uff, a perfectionist who gets jealous is the best kind of mess.

Behind the Scenes

Strongberry produces Twisted Tie, with Lee Hae-rim directing. It premiered on 8 October 2026 and releases weekly on Thursdays across eight streaming platforms, so finding it should be easy wherever you watch.

Strongberry's YouTube channel is a treasure box for extras: the trailer, highlights, making of videos and cast specials. My tip: save the making of videos for after each episode.

Did You Know?

  • STRONGBERRY posted the official trailer on 6 October 2026, just two days before the premiere.
  • The trailer tagline: the more he controls it, the deeper he falls.
  • Episode one went up at 12 PM on Thursday 8 October 2026, and release times can differ from platform to platform.
  • The Korean title, 비틀린 넥타이, means twisted necktie.
  • STRONGBERRY is preparing a Twisted Tie fan meeting in Korea, so the knot gets a chance to tighten off screen too.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

Episode guide: Twisted Tie

5 / 6 episodes aired · EP 6
EP 1
08 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 2
15 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 3
22 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 4
29 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 5
05 Nov 2026
Aired
EP 6
12 Nov 2026
Upcoming

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who plays Kang Dojin?

Ko Taewoon plays the team leader Kang Dojin.

Who plays Lee Seonwoo?

Kim Dohyun plays the new employee Lee Seonwoo.

Who else is in the main cast?

Baek Seunghoon and Lee Kyungwon are credited alongside the two leads.

Where was the trailer released?

On Strongberry's official YouTube channel.

What is the Mandarin title?

On GagaOOLala it goes by 解不開的我們.

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