Jerk semes have always been popular. Just look at Asami from Finder, Iason from Ai no Kusabi, and Klaus from Maiden Rose. pigglypoof
Those are not Jerks but crazy and obsessive who only have eye for their uke's unlike nowdays they beat, hurt, play around with their uke's that's what jerk word fit most for
Back in 2018-20 love triangle bl was popular and most of the yaoi was love triangle but nowadays, the one that is common is having a very jerk seme