In episode 6 of Oh My Venus, Young-Ho kissed Joo-Eun, and in episode 7, Joo-Eun waited for Young-Ho to acknowledge their kiss, but he, of course, decided that it be more fun to torment Joo-Eun so he kept teasing and toying with Joo-Eun in episode 7 by purposely refusing to acknowledge their kiss.

The Bechdel, Russo, and Race Test

Episode 7 did not pass the Russo test but it did pass the Bechdel and race test.

Episode 7 did not pass the Russo test, and the episode did not pass this test because there were no LGBTI characters in the episode. The episode did, however, pass both the Bechdel test.

Named women talked to each other a couple of times in episode 7, and they mostly talked about or mentioned men in their conversations, but because there was a one instance where men weren’t mentioned when named women talked to each other (e.g., Hyun-Jung informed Joo-Eun of a problem that was going on in Soo-Jin’s office), the episode passed the Bechdel test. The episode also passed the race test, and the episode passed this test because while White people were mentioned once or twice, the entire cast was Asian so there were many instances where non-White people talked to each other without mentioning White people.

*The Bechdel test entails three requirements:
1. It has to have at least two (named) women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

**The Vito Russo test entails three requirements:
1. The show contains a character that is identifiably lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and/or transgender
2. The character must not be solely or predominately defined by her sexual orientation, gender identity and/or as being intersex
3.The character must be tied into the plot in such a way that her removal would have a significant effect

***The race or people of color (POC) test has three requirements:
1. It has two people of color in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something other than a White person

****Just because a show passes the Bechdel, Russo and race test does not mean that it is not sexist, heterosexist, racist and/or cissexist, etc. The Bechdel, Russo and race test is only a bare minimum qualifier for the representation of LGBTI individuals, women and people of color in television. The failure to pass these tests also does not identify whether the central character was a woman, a person of color or a LGBTQI individual and it does not dictate the quality of the show.