Relive the school life with these 13 Korean dramas

School life is the fun phase we all want to live again and again. For some it could be a loads of burden due to academic and social pressure and to others it is just the age of exploration with no worries. Many Korean drama are set up around the school students and their life depicting closely the young desires, beauty of youth, confusion,growth and test of decision making skills. These dramas are inspiring and fun to watch, and here are few of them.

  1. “Boys Over Flowers” – This classic drama is about a poor girl who attends a prestigious high school and falls in love with a rich and arrogant boy. You can watch it on Netflix, Viki, and Kocowa.
  2. “School 2013” – This drama follows the lives of high school students as they deal with academic pressure, bullying, and relationships. You can watch it on Netflix and Viki.
  3. “Dream High” – This musical drama is about a group of students who attend a prestigious performing arts school and dream of becoming K-pop stars. You can watch it on Netflix and Viki.
  4. “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo” – This heartwarming drama is about a weightlifter who falls in love with a swimmer while attending university. You can watch it on Netflix and Viki.
  5. “Heirs” – This drama follows the lives of wealthy high school students as they deal with family conflicts and romance. You can watch it on Netflix and Viki.
  6. “Love Alarm” – This drama is about a mobile app that alerts users when someone who likes them is within a 10-meter radius. You can watch it on Netflix.
  7. “Itaewon Class” – This drama is about a group of misfits who open a bar in the trendy Itaewon neighborhood and face challenges from a powerful corporation. You can watch it on Netflix.
  8. “Reply 1997” – This nostalgic drama is about a group of friends who reunite after 15 years and reminisce about their high school days in the 1990s. You can watch it on Viki.
  9. “School 2017” – This drama is about a group of high school students who fight against injustice and corruption in their school. You can watch it on Viki.
  10. “Extraordinary You” – This fantasy drama is about a high school girl who discovers that she is a character in a webtoon and tries to change her fate. You can watch it on Netflix and Viki.
  11. True Beauty” – This k drama is about a school girl who is bullied in school for her ugly acne marks, she changes her school and applies makeup on her face to hide the marks and escape bullies. She becomes friends with two rival boys who have misunderstandings due to their former band member’s death.This drama is all about fun, friendships and first love.It is available on Netflix, Viki and Prime Video.
  12. Twenty Five Twenty One” (2022) – This drama is about a school girl who learns fencing following her idol the current gold medalist of fencing, she becomes friends with a boy older than him who helps her a lot in her journey. The drama is set around the IMF crisis in Korea, showing the difficulties people faced that time. Fencing rivals become school friends eventually, they taste success and hardships both in their lives.You can watch it on Netflix.
  13. Crash Course in Romance”(2023)– This drama shows the story of a star math teacher who gives private education to the school children for their CSAT prep. He falls in love with one of his students guardians which causes a scandal.The show contains plot twists due to the press of a murderer in the drama with a backstory related to the star teacher.This drama is available on Netflix.

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  1. I enjoyed Crash Course in Romance, reminded me of True Beauty. True Beauty is funny and lovely , Crash Course in Romance has a tinge of suspense and Crime added to school pressure & comedy.

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