school based dramas- usually highschool, but some are set in college.

School

KBS02

School 2017 is the seventh installment of the popular teen drama series, School. Back in 1994, people were crying out for educational reform. After 13 years, however, nothing has changed. Here are Eun Ho and Tae Woon, the two students of Geumdo High who have a thing or two to say about that. Although the school prides itself on being an institute without discrimination, the enrolled students are hardly treated equally. The students are desperately in need of a hero, someone who can bring back hope and make them happy again. This drama aims to be a wake-up call for everyone as it is time for a change in our society. School 2017 will depict the lives of bright, cheerful 18-year-olds who struggle and strive for what they want. Tune in to witness the outcome of the series of choices they make.

School 2017

The Class of 2017 Team

A story about teenage boys and an angel unfolds. Revolving around teenagers, this fantasy tells a fairy-tale love story but deals with many issues about adolescents. From juvenile delinquents to underprivileged teenagers and the appearance-oriented society, the show dwells on sensitive topics that teenage students face daily. Woo Hyun has lived just with his grandmother since his childhood. His parents got divorced and don't have much of a relationship with him. Sung Yeol, whose stepmother is Woo Hyun's birth mother, is in the same class. The two boys fight each other to win their mother's love. Meanwhile, Seul Bi, who used to be an angel, becomes a human trying to save Woo Hyun. And her presence brings the two boys into even more serious conflict.

Hi! School - Love On

The Let's Love Team

Times may have been a little simpler, less technological, but still just as challenging to get through a typical day of life in the late 1980s. Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok Sun (Hyeri) struggles for attention as the middle child in her poor family while also carrying the burden of her 989th ranking in school. Kim Jung Hwan (Ryu Jun Yeol) only has a one-track mind for soccer, even after his family becomes rich overnight. Sung Sun Woo (Ko Gyung Pyo) is the perfect student, student council president and a caring and dependable son in his family. Ryu Dong Ryong (Lee Dong Hwi) is a geek who knows more about girls and life than the rest of his friends, but his poor academic score prevents him from being able to go to college. Choi Taek (Park Bo Gum) is a genius baduk player who dropped out of school to go professional. As the group of friends get into and out of mischief around the neighborhood, what experiences from these memorable times together will they carry with them into their future lives? “Reply 1988” is a 2015-2016 South Korean drama series directed by Shin Won Ho. The series is inspired by the drama “Three Families Under One Roof,” which originally aired from 1986 to 1994. It is the third series of the nostalgia-themed “Reply” dramas that include “Reply 1997” (2012) and “Reply 1994” (2013), but the characters and stories are not related to the previous series.

Reply 1988

The Lucky Eights Team

KBS2

Ask any Kdrama connoisseur to recommend a fan-favorite classic and one of them is bound to suggest Boys Over Flowers. Also known as “Boys before Flowers”, this iconic Kdrama hit is based on the Japanese manga of the same name.&nbsp;
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The story centers on an average schoolgirl Jan Di (Kyu Hye Sun) and her confrontations with the four richest and most spoiled boys in her high school. Collectively, these four are known as the “F4”. Coming from a humble family in the dry-cleaning business, Jan Di only got into the prestigious and expensive Shin Hwa High School on a stroke of luck after saving the life of someone on the school’s property and receiving a swimming scholarship in reward.
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Not one to stir up unnecessary trouble, Jan Di keeps to herself and tries to avoid interactions with rich kids like the F4. However, a turn of events occurs when Jan Di’s best friend Oh Min Ji (Lee Si Young) crosses Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho), the leader of the F4, by accidentally getting ice cream on his shoes. Jan Di decides that enough is enough and stands up for her friend against the group.
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As it turns out, Jan Di discovers that there’s more to the members than their spoiled-boy façade and finds herself falling in love with one of them. At the same time, Goo Joon Pyo begins to battle his attraction towards her. How will this love triangle change the dynamics of the group?
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Achieving sky-high ratings and bagging plenty of awards across Asia around the turn of the last decade, Boys Over Flowers will be a treat for anyone interested in the themes revolving around issues like socio-economic disparity, family ties, and the joys of love and friendship.
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Get ready for addictive drama, romance, and comedy at its best! With a cast made of worldwide famous actors, this puppy love story is a must-watch for those into the world of kdramas.

Boys Over Flowers

🌸The Fabulous Four Team🌸

Taking place at a prestigious boarding school, this drama depicts the high school life in Korea where students are taught to compete and climb over their competitors. One day, an unfortunate incident creates a crisis for the school's dance club and a group of elite students. They must overcome their differences and work together in order to prove others wrong.

Cheer Up!

The Sassy Team 

Could it be possible for two people from entirely different worlds to be destined for each other? It’s not easy being a college student but nothing has ever been easy for Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun). Born into poverty, Hong Sol is a hardworking student and part-time worker determined to overcome her station in life. Existing worlds apart is Yoo Jung&nbsp;(Park Hae Jin), the rich heir to a multinational corporation who is known for being broody and manipulative towards those he dislikes.
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Worlds collide when Hong Sol is given a scholarship meant for Yoo Jung. Suddenly, her financial woes are significantly alleviated by receiving one year’s worth of free tuition. Additionally, Yoo Jung appears to have changed for the better and has become kinder and friendlier to her although the actions of his past are not so easily forgotten. His behavior is confusing, and the plot thickens when Hong Seol finds herself caught between the reformed bad-boy Yoo Jung and his estranged childhood friend, Baek In Ho (Seo Kang Joon). Is Yoo Jung genuine in his attentions? What will Hong Seol choose to do when caught in the cross-fire of old grudges between In Ho and Yoo Jung?

“Cheese in the Trap” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Yoon Jung. It is based on a webtoon written by Soon Ggi. This series marks the television debut for film actress Kim Go Eun.

Cheese In The Trap

I'm trapped

All the youth in the world is beautiful because they do not fear facing the scorching sun, starting something new, calling others' names, or falling in love with someone. Jae Hee transfers to a boys' high school from the States to help Tae Joon regain his own feet as Tae Joon was there for her when she was at her lowest. Although Tae Joon announces his retirement as a high jumper, he slowly opens his heart thanks to Jae Hee. Eun Gyeol feels confused about his gender identity because of Jae Hee, who is disguised as a boy. But the boys here enjoy training and exercising regardless of their records and beyond competition and form beautiful bonds and show what real youth is like. Check out how the boys grow as humans and as athletes.

To the Beautiful You

The Beautiful Team

The world at your feet and the weight of the world on your shoulders - children of the super-elite class bear the burden of success as they are being groomed as heirs to their family business empires despite only being in high school.
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Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho) is the heir to the Empire Group, a family conglomerate business, but he lives under the constant shadow of his older half-brother, Kim Won (Choi Jin Hyuk), who is already an accomplished young executive in the family business. Despite being betrothed to the wealthy and haughty Rachel Ryu (Kim Ji Won), a hotel heiress, Tan falls in love with Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), the daughter of his family’s housekeeper.
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Eun Sang and her best friend, Yoon Chan Young (Kang Min Hyuk), the son of Empire Group’s secretary, did not grow up like their families’ employer did, but they get embroiled in their lives nonetheless. Eun Sang gets caught in a love triangle with Tan and Choi Young Do (Kim Woo Bin), the condescending heir to a luxury resort conglomerate, while Chan Young falls in love with Tan’s ex-girlfriend, Lee Bo Na (Krystal Jung), the socialite daughter of a major entertainment executive. Can a romance survive between the haves and the have-nots?
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“Heirs: He Who Wears the Crown Must Bear Its Weight,” also known as “Heirs,” is a 2013 South Korean drama series starring the hottest actors working today. It is directed by Kang Shin Hyo.

Heirs

The Heirs Team

Eun Bi is a high school girl who lives without her parents in Tongyeong. She keeps being bullied by other students and is forced to drop out of school. She tries to kill herself out of frustration and pain by jumping into a river. However, she is saved by Eun Byeol, her twin sister. Eun Byeol was adopted by a wealthy family when she was young. After being rescued, Eun Bi is admitted to a hospital, but she has lost her memory. To make matters worse, Eun Byeol goes missing. Mi Kyung, Eun Byeol's adoptive mother, searches everywhere, looking for her. And when she runs into Eun Bi, she mistakes her for Eun Byeol. Not remembering anything, Eun Bi thinks she really is Eun Byeol and starts living as her. Revolving around the high school girl whose life has been changed by a twist of fate, the various aspects of students' lives unfold.

Who Are You

The Back to School Team

Dream High 1 is about children turning from dust into stars. Dream High 2 is about the war of the stars. A war breaks out between existing stars that transfer to Girin High School and stars that are just now beginning to shine. The question of who is really a star is meaningless to those who are already stars.It's a war to see who can rise to the top and becom the sun. They fight to become the sun, the center of the solar system around which everything revolves. Through endless friction and explosions, they work hard to shine brighter and grind their rough edges down on others to become the sun that all others revolve around. However, more than one sun exists. There is only one sun in the solar system, but many suns in the universe. This tale is of the war of stars as they seek to become the sun.

Dream High 2

Ta-da! A legendary mom who was a delinquent teenager goes to school to take it all! In a grey world of children marked with wounds, they are the mirrors of adults. Other main characters here are teenagers. Like the lyrics of a popular song children sing, the world is full of lies, and the school has become a prison without bars. Children do anything by fair means or foul for grades, deceive teachers by claiming parental authority, extort money from friends, and engage in violence. However, the world of such children is drawn here as it is, but the focus will be on the distorted portraits of adults that it reflects like a mirror. We should consider what a good adult is through the two faces of a mother who becomes a scary knife before corruption but a warm kitchen knife to children who are in despair for affection.

Angry Mom

The Iljin Mum Team

Lee Ahn (Jinyoung) is a boy with an incredible power to sense other people's secrets just by a simple touch. Yoon Jae In (Shin Ye Eun) is a girl who'll stop at nothing to hide a traumatic secret. What will happen when their worlds collide? A romantic thriller about how these two teenagers love, heal, and support each other through big and small events.

"He is Psychometric" is a 2019 drama directed by Kim Byeong Soo.

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