Top 23 Best High School Kdramas To Watch (College Dramas)

Watching Korean dramas helps you get away with your stressed life & get your brain some relief. Kdramas have many genres like thriller, action, romance, comedy, law, slice of life, crime & many more.

If you are new to Kdramas and are viewing your first one, be warned: you will become addicted to them. Because they are emotive and have a compelling plot. Their OSTs are quite relaxing to listen to.

If you want to watch dramas that show the life of students in college or high school, there are many Kdramas that include the story of high school students, their daily life, friends, relationships & more.

High School Kdramas

If you are searching for some good Kdramas set in high school or college, stay here. College dramas are the best in terms of romance, comedy & plot. While watching them, you will remember your high school days.

While most of the high school Korean dramas are romcom (romantic comedy), there are some thriller & mystery dramas too. They are also included in this list. These dramas are light-hearted.

These high school dramas will remind you of your college days. If you will attend college in the future, take a look at what type of college life you should live. Now, the list of best high school Kdramas begins.

1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Bok Joo is a weightlifter who wants to win the gold medal, but then for the first time in her life, she falls in love. At age 20, can she find a way to have both love and fame? The drama shows how friends grow up and how their relationships change as their lives get busier.

Short Review: The drama is a heartwarming look at the struggles of young adults. It will make you laugh one minute and make you cry the next. The drama shows that it’s important to follow your dreams and that love and friendship can help us get through anything.

2. Moment Of Eighteen

Transfer student Jun Woo is an introvert who is wrongly accused of stealing. Meanwhile, Soo Bin sees a different side to Jun Woo than others. Soon, he comes out of his comfort zone. Together, they have to live their lives to the max and make life-changing decisions.

3. Extracurricular

This drama is about three high school students named Ji Soo, a model student, his partner & classmate Gyu Ri & school bully Min Hee who start committing crimes to earn money & pay for their college and the unpredictable dangers they face as a result.

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4. Go Back Couple

After coming to a breaking point in their relationship, a 38-years-old married couple wakes up to find themselves as 20-year-old university students when they met the first time. They decide to enjoy it and make different choices than they did the first time around.

5. My ID is Gangnam Beauty

Mi Rae, once bullied for her looks, decides to get plastic surgery to start fresh. When she begins university, people still tease her as Gangnam Beauty. She meets Kyung Suk, who sees people for what they are on the inside and not the outside. He becomes attracted to her.

6. Who Are You: School 2015

Eun Byul lives comfortably and attends a private school in Gangnam. Meanwhile, her identical twin Eun Bi is living in an orphanage. Then one day, Eun Byul mysteriously disappears. Later, Eun Bi loses her memories and exchanges her identity with Eun Byul.

7. True Beauty

A high school girl Ju Gyung rises to pretty girl fame after she masters the art of make-up. She turns into a goddess because of her makeup skills, but would rather die than reveal her bare face to anyone. The drama tells her love story with the only boy that saw her without makeup.

8. Sassy, Go Go

Set at the elite Sevit High School, the drama follows the lives of five students as they attempt to survive in a vicious environment where academic elitism takes place. A story that aims at high school students’ misadventures including love, heartbreak, pain, and friendship.

9. Extraordinary You

The drama tells the story of a high-school girl named Dan Oh who realizes that she is just a supporting character inside a romance manga named “Secret”. She tries to change the fixed story for her love and life by utilizing the flashes of storyboard she alone can see.

10. Love Alarm

The drama revolves around the story of a mobile app called Love Alarm that notifies the user whether someone within the range of a 10-meter radius has romantic feelings for them. But it doesn’t reveal specific details of the person.

11. Dream High

Six students at Kirin High School share dreams of becoming K-pop idols. During their school years, they learn how to develop their singing, songwriting, and dancing skills while undergoing personal growth. They also start to develop feelings for one another.

12. At a Distance, Spring Is Green

A story about young people in their 20s and the problems they face in university. Yeo Joon is a 1st-year university student. He has a bright personality. So Bin is a 3rd-grade university student. She is sincere and honest. Soo Hyun is a smart, perfectionist university student.

13. A Love So Beautiful

Sol Yi is a cheerful girl. She is a student of Chun Ji High School. She has a crush on her fellow student and neighbor Cha Heon. She repeatedly confesses her love to Cha Heon, who is awkward when it comes to expressing feelings. Dae Sung, a student falls in love with Sol Yi.

Short Review: The drama addresses problems including jealousy, misunderstandings, and the challenges of growing up. The topic of friendship and the bonds made while in high school is also explored. Overall, the drama is a heartwarming story about young love and the memories that stay with us forever.

14. Reply 1997

Set in the 1990s, the drama centers on the life of six friends in the city of Busan. The timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at their high school reunion dinner in 2012.

15. Boys Over Flowers

Poor girl Jan Di attends elite Shin Hwa High where she’s bullied by Joon Pyo, leader of F4 (the four richest and most gorgeous boys). Joon Pyo becomes attracted to Jan Di; however, Jan Di has a crush on Ji Hoo, Joon Pyo’s best friend. The drama revolves around these characters.

16. Solomon’s Perjury

On a Christmas night, a student fell off the school’s rooftop and died. The police concluded that he committed suicide. Later, the students decide to hold a school trial to uncover the truth. The trial reveals ugly secrets about the murder case.

17. Class Of Lies

A lawyer with a high winning rate falls from grace due to a murder case. He becomes a temporary teacher at the high school that is tied to that case to regain his honor. He begins to witness the crimes that take place & tries to protect victims from their peers.

18. Light On Me

Tae Kyung is an 18-year-old high school student. He is also a lifelong loner. He has no idea how to make new friends. The teacher advises him to join the school’s student council. He agrees but discovers that making friends may be harder than it seems.

19. Live On

High school student Baek Ho Rang is popular on social media for being pretty and classy. She decides to join the broadcasting club. A story of love and friendship unfolds in a school where social media is a defining force and everybody is judged.

20. How To Buy A Friend

Don Hyuk, a high school student becomes Chan Hong’s bodyguard after he finds a clue related to his girlfriend’s death. This contractual relationship entangles them both in a series of dramatic events as they try to uncover the truth behind his girlfriend’s death.

21. Seonam Girls High School Investigators

Five students at the Seonam Girls’ High School, Chae Yool, Mi Do, Yee Hee, Ha Jae, and Sung Yoon form a detective club and investigate mysterious incidents that occur at their school, as well as help classmates deal with bullying, depression, and other crises.

22. School 2021

The story of students attending high school and seeking their ambitions, rather than going off to college. It depicts their growing period of dreams, friendship, and excitement as they struggle through the undefined boundaries.

23. Mackerel Run

Gong Chan gets into high school because of his soccer skills. But when he quits the sport, he starts cutting class. One day, a new girl transfers to the school, & he falls for her. He vows that he won’t give up on either his school life or his love.

Wrapping Up

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