These schools offer grades 9 … There, she gets into the bad book of most famous and rich boys of the school, F4. There are also elements of rich family drama, business conglomerate drama, and bullying (popular topic in k-dramas). Shut Up Flower Boy Band - High school band Eye Candy is forced to attend a fancy school full of rich entitled jerks. There isn't much in the terms of romance because the main point of the drama is friendship. She had her share of fights and arguments with the boys but eventually fell in love with one of them. So here the list goes of 25 such high school Korean dramas which you should try once!!! No particular order. Did I mention this has Lee Min Ki and infinite's L? We have seen until now that most of the high school Korean dramas are more love centric in their storyline. - u/levesduzw. Also does have it's fair share of humour hidden throughout (':  - u/MikasaMilkTea, The Red Teacher - 1985 a group of high school girls find some smut in a book store only problem the ending is missing so one of them takes it on herself to write the ending. Just the everythingest of everything! short episodes  (10 mins each avg. High School Korean drama – Top 15 (2019 Updated!!!) If yes, then this list was made just for you. 2. The seventh edition of the School series, School 2017 tells the story of Ra Eun Ho, a student at a high school where everything depends on your ranking. - u/shally212, Who are you: School 2015 - Imo was pretty good. By chance, she discovers that her world is a comic book, and she is a supporting character. This series has tried to show every side of school life, with the POV of staff and students. Wholesome, sweet, lighthearted. I really love the relationship, they are really open and straightforward with each other. Very well made, excellent acting, and a little more serious than most mini-dramas. Second lead syndrome is high on this - u/venn101. Romance dramas between high school students, set in High School. - u/Kordiana, Playful Kiss - A girl presents a love letter to the smartest boy in her school, gets rejected by him, then moves in with him after her home is destroyed. Kim SoHyun acting is perfect in this teenage drama. Boys over flowers is a cult classic when it comes to high school Korean dramas. Now I’m in university and those girls are my best friend and we binge watch this drama whenever we have a sleepover. It is set up in a world where Korea is still a monarchy and our main lead is a crown prince that gets in an arranged married to a common girl. - u/sianiam, Extraordinary You is not your typical high school romance. It is a slow-paced series that develops at its own pace. - u/Harls_Quinzel, Boys over Flowers – Poor girl receives scholarship to exclusive high school and gets entangled with F4, a quartet of smug rich kids led by the prickly Lee Min-ho, sporting his best hair ever. (2015) Orange Marmalade (2015) If you are new to kdramas I suggest you watch these! Definitely watch it if you are interested in realistic and heartwarming coming of age stories - u/sianiam, Moment at Eighteen -  it was heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. It's kind of cringy but I think it's cute. Eun Dan Ho is a character in a webtoon 비밀(Secret), but she knows it and is disappointed in the role she drew as an extra with a life threatening illness that could take her out of the story at any minute. Meanwhile, he starts to realize that some things can’t change at all. He plays a snotty rich kid. A new addition on high school Korean dramas list, the show is based on a webtoon, it is the story of a young hard working girl and her two admirers. It probably doesn't have some of the best acting, since it is the first drama for a few of the actors. Adolescence Medley is one of the short high school Korean dramas that you can finish in less than 5 hours. This show also focuses on the extra dependency of youth over mobile applications and new technology in the present time. The actors surprised me a lot with their performances, which I didn’t expect to be so good. - u/indaysoleng, Reply 1988: it's not your everyday, formulaic, cute romance but boy it's good. Now the remaining members have the responsibility to make their band successful while keeping their friendship alive. - u/AlohaAlex, Another comedy with appealing young cutie pies and with a bit of supernatural menace, is Moorim School. Sweet story of two high school kids who have to reconsider their life dreams. - u/olddogma, Drama Special Series Season 1: White Christmas, Drama Special Season 7: The Legendary Lackey, Drama Special Season 8: If We Were A Season, Drama Special Series Season 3: Adolescence Medley, What to Watch When You Don’t Have Much Time on Your Hands, Baeksang Arts Awards Winners and Nominees, What To Watch When You Want Something Meta. Stars: Lee Min-Ho, Park Shin-Hye, Kim Woo-Bin, Kim Ji … Your email address will not be published. document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a401543cb6f7c46ddf4da626294f02fb" );document.getElementById("e1760341a1").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Ive watched about five of theese high schol dramas, including ‘ the heirs’; ‘school 2017’; ‘dream high’ and more.. if im honest i didnts like any of them at first but after about 15 minutes i started to get emotionallly attached to the characters and the scenarios, and that is what a good script should do, it should cause a butter fly affect, Can you post some good high school k dramas. With her newfound knowledge of the world, she lives in, and she will try to find true love in her plot-line. Every actor has excelled in its roll and portrayed the given character very strongly. But if you like the kpop group Infinite is a way to see a couple of the members doing something new. The OST is nice too. But Shinhwa High School and the F4 are flipped on their heads when commoner Jan Di is offered a scholarship to the school. Dream High shows the story of six students at Kirin Art High School. The story forwards with her character development and how she helps people around her with that application. Later, psychiatrist Kim Yo Han joins them, who had no option but to take shelter with after he met with a car accident nearby. A new addition on high school Korean dramas list, the show is based on a webtoon, it is the story of a young hard working girl and her two admirers. However, this drama is mainly about friendship and its importance. While also featuring the character development of the students who struggle to move forward, one step at a time. The school teaches its students values that are the requirement of one’s life. - u/Kolibar, There is the “old” classic Goong. It is a cheesy drama but don’t we all love cheese!! – u/GSV_Zero_Gravitas, Heirs is a high school drama starring Lee Min Ho (again) and Park Shin-Hye. I'd compare it to the Korean version of The O.C. The story displays the struggle of a high school music band, Eye Candy, who had to change school and loose its main member. I still find myself coming back to it watching bts or short clips  on yt from this drama. Later the story shows how they take their love story forward with all the ups and downs. I also really enjoyed that it doesn't have a romance to take focus away from that theme, which most dramas do. So I guess it depends on if you those types of dramas. - u/BabyBluePirate, Playful Kiss is really good as well as long as you can handle a little secondhand embarrassment. Which made her leave due to a misunderstanding between her and the other staff. She becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Kang Tae Joon, after she sees him in a track and field competition on TV. Your email address will not be published. Also, great OST. Any thing after 2010 has a good enough production value that it ages on the screen really well. Uses all kinds of your typical story tropes and deliciously twists them.- u/Egg-mont, If We Were a Season is a drama special. They portray it in such an interesting way, and some of my favorite quotes come from that drama. Now they are 33 years old and met at their high school reunion dinner in 2012. It's fairly light, with the addition of a supernatural aspect. Highly enjoyable cheese from start to finish, it's filled with unhealthy relationships, but a seminal work on classic kdrama tropes. Oh, Ha Ni is a clumsy high school student who falls for the overly perfect, Baek Seung Jo. It's an easy watch. After a time, Ha Ni’s house collapses, and she, along with her father, shifted into her father’s old friend’s house. The Heirs - I'm recommending it since it's a "classic", it's a drama that has every cliché possible and you either hate it so badly or you love it. - u/Mozart-Luna-Echo, It’s one of those more Lowkey fun dramas with a nice tinge mystery - u/seulgibear0341, Overall, I wasn't a huge fan of the one-mystery-per-episode thing — it reminded me too much of American kid's shows where each episode introduces a problem and it's resolved by the end of that episode. And the difficulties faced by the students of that time. Japanese and Korean. It is a story of a high school girl Eun Dan-oh who attends a prestigious school. This is a list of my top kdrama romantic comedies. Similarly, our Korean Drama world does not disappoint us in serving the gems in the form of high school Korean dramas, to ensure we can enjoy those blooming time of youth and teen. It is a story of Chae Gyeong, who is an ordinary art high school student. Primarily it is a love-triangle romance show with a focus on class conflict. She's enrolled the school in order to help her idol become a top athlete again. Here's a list of K-drama thrillers that will surely cause intrigue and will have the heart beating with anticipation. “Angry Mom” is a high school K-drama that anyone from any age group would enjoy. For this, she transfers to his high school, which was all boys, after he met with an accident that could potentially end his career. Not the greatest drama I've seen - u/lucidzero, It’s about a man who missed the chance to confess his feelings and everything turned upside down after that. The only common thing in them is that they dream of becoming music stars in the Korean music industry. Teen and high school themed stories are quite a popular genre of Korean dramas. The mom and dad (Sung Shi Won's parents) were one of the best portrayals of an old married couple I've ever seen. Prepare for mean girls, abusive parents, insane corporate manoeuvrings and peak Kim Woo-bin. Here's my top high school k-dramas list: 1)THE HEIRS Best highschool drama ever…. Great soundtrack and some great Glee-esque K-pop covers. Our female lead was a hard-working girl, so she works hard to get a better life for herself and her mother. Quick, grab your popcorn, tea and tissues because Heartstrings offers everything a modern-day juicy college drama should have: enemies turned friends, romance, a conniving jealous enemy and, of course, talent. Chae Gyeong reluctantly marries him to help her debt-ridden family. It's naive, fluffy and a gender bender all in one. 10 Rugal (2020) Rugal is a mix between thriller and artificial intelligence. Geum Jan-di (Ku Hye-sun) enters the prestigious Shinhwa High School on a scholarship she earned after saving a bullied student from committing suicide. History of a Salaryman (2012) 40. From the production to the cast, from the ost to the cinematography, from the first episode to the last, this drama keeps you hooked! This is a highly recommended must-watch high school Korean dramas, and you will regret not seeing it. - u/mediocre_lily, I think Girls’ Generation 1979 is extremely underrated. - u/Kordiana, I also love School 2013. - u/SpinThePickle, Monstar - I really liked it...almost more than Dream High. Their friendship is tested when a City Boy (B1A4 Jinyoung) transfers to their school. The first half was awesome but the second half got progressively worse and sort of limped to the end. - u/fduniho, Playful Kiss is good. These 2019 Korean dramas had a lot to offer. All this starts to fall apart when she gets accused of being "student X" a vigilante who's trying to bring attention to everything that is wrong with their school, Eun Ho must find out who student X  really is or face expulsion. Once she's quit the school, she becomes fair game for both guys. Lots of talent. This show also focuses on the extra dependency of youth over mobile applications and new technology in the present time. I love that there isn't really any love line, but others might see it as a negative. But be warned, you will suffer from the second lead syndrome. You as the viewer must attempt to guess who Shi Won will pick before it is revealed. One of the best high school K dramas. This is a really fun and cute high school rom-com, well worth the watch if the cicadas in the background  every time they are outside don't drive you crazy. There are so many jokes about this drama, and it can get ridiculous at times, but it is still a fun drama. High School Love on (2014) 39. - u/Sass7277, “My strange hero” - funny and super cute love story. Anyone who likes reading/writing fanfiction should watch that! - u/mediocre_lily, Absolute must see if you're interested in KPop or music in general  - u/everynightoftheweek. He's always sleeping in weird places. 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