Missing your days on campus? Here are some movies and series that will instantly recall your memories as a student, just like you’re back to school!

Back to School!

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Despite Youn Ga Min's (Hwang Min Hyun) natural gift in martial arts, he dreams of academic success. However, the school he attends is notoriously attended by troubled students, making it difficult to succeed, and carries dark secrets – including a past teacher's murder. Determined to boost his grades, Ga Min forms a study group with Kim Se Hyun (Lee Jong Hyun) and other like-minded students, but the group soon finds itself targeted by bullies, led by Pi Han Ul (Cha Woo Min). Ga Min refuses to let his study group get beaten down, unleashing his fighting skills to defend them. Idealistic teacher Han Kyeong​ (Han Ji Eun), Ga Min's former tutor, also wants the school to do better, but she harbors some secrets of her own. Can Ga Min and Han Kyeong help this disastrous school?

Study Group

📝  The Diligent  📚  team

When logical Chu Sang Woo (Jae Chan) is left to do all of the work for a group project on his own, he decides to get revenge by removing the names of the other members from the project. Having been dealt a heavy academic blow by Sang Woo, Jang Jae Young (Park Seo Ham) starts relentlessly tormenting Sang Woo. But when the two are forced to work together once again, their strong feelings of dislike begin to give way to a new kind of attraction. Based on the webtoon of the same name, written by J. Soori, this 2022 South Korean drama was directed by Kim Su Jeong.

Semantic Error

⚔️ Enemies  to Lovers 💕

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Shy and reserved Ongsa (Milk Pansa Vosbein) has just transferred to a new high school, finding it difficult to connect with her new classmates – except for Sun (Love Pattranite Limpatiyakorn), a cheerful and popular girl who's always willing to help Ongsa out. Ongsa begins to develop a crush on Sun, but is content to admire Sun from afar... until she accidentally sends Sun a goodnight message on Instagram. Sun responds, but believes that the message came from a guy, as Ongsa doesn't use her actual name on her profile. Not wanting to lose this chance to talk to Sun, Ongsa decides to go along with the misunderstanding, and the two continue to grow closer both in person and online. Will Ongsa ever find a way to confess her love – and her real identity?

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High school student Kim Hye In's (Lee Eun Saem) life changes forever when she becomes the sole witness to the murder of another female student. To buy her silence, she is transferred to the prestigious Cheongdam International High School, primarily attended by children of wealthy families. Hye In, who comes from a poor background, doesn't quite fit in with the other upper-crust students. Her efforts to integrate with her new environment are made more complicated when she runs into Baek Je Na (Yeri), one of the most powerful and influential students – who also happens to be the prime suspect in the murder Hye In witnessed. This draws Hye In and Je Na into a power struggle over control of the school's social hierarchy, eventually uncovering secrets they were both hoping to hide.

Bitch X Rich

The Gossip Syndicate Team

Kim Hye In (Lee Eun Saem) is an unconventional student at Cheongdam International High School due to her lower-income background – and because she's now witnessed two deaths of students related to the school. She's also the newest member of Diamond 6, the school's most exclusive clique, alongside Baek Je Na (Yeri), the leader of the group and the prime suspect in one of the deaths Hye In saw. However, Hye In's membership in the Diamond 6 and the introduction of new students shake up Cheongdam High's social hierarchy, threatening Je Na's formerly stable position at the top. This is the second season of "Bitch X Rich."

Bitch X Rich 2

Kim Ji Eun (Kang Na Eon) is a social outcast who longs to be part of the popular crowd at her high school. Another student, Kang Woo Bin (Kim Woo Seok), a top student and trainee at a major entertainment agency, seems to have everything Ji Eun wants – he's admired by everyone, even the popular kids, for his good looks and academic prowess. However, he's hiding a secret that he must protect at all costs. One day, Ji Eun comes across a phone that isn't hers, only to discover it grants her admin access to the anonymous community app "Insider Time," giving her backend access to everyone's darkest confessions. When Ji Eun and Woo Bin's paths cross, can Woo Bin manage to keep his secrets hidden – and will these opposites find a way to meet in the middle?

Social Savvy Class 101

AntiSocial Classes

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Once bullied for her looks, Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) undergoes a dramatic transformation through plastic surgery, only to face new challenges in college when people ridicule her for altering her appearance. Reconnecting with Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo), who values inner beauty over appearances, Mi Rae finds herself caught between external judgment and internal growth. As Kyung Suk stands up for her against harsh labels and superficial commentary, Mi Rae starts to reclaim her confidence and realizes that true beauty is about who you are on the inside… and starts to sense that she and Kyung Suk might become more than just friends. This 2018 Korean drama was adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Maenggi Ki and was directed by Choi Sung Bum.

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

The Beauty Lovers

Popular high schooler and social media star Baek Ho Rang (Jung Da Bin) has no shortage of fans. However, due to her often cold “real-life” personality, she also has a number of haters. A mysterious individual contacts her online, threatening to expose a secret from the past that she has tried to bury, and even sent an anonymous message to the school’s radio club. Ho Rang hopes to join the radio club to find out the sender’s identity, but first she has to earn the approval of Go Eun Taek (Hwang Min Hyun), the meticulous head of the school’s broadcasting club. Can she win Eun Taek over and solve the mystery? And might joining the club inadvertently lead her to romance? This 2020 South Korean drama series was produced by Kim Sang Woo.

Live On

🚨On Air🎙Team

Han Hae Na (Park Gyu Young) might seem like an average high school teacher, but she secretly suffers from an incredibly unusual curse: if she kisses a man, she’s doomed to turn into a dog! The only way to break the curse is to have the same man kiss her again while she’s in canine form. While she hopes her crush Lee Bo Gyeom (Lee Hyun Woo) might be the one to break the curse, it’s the dog-fearing Jin Seo Won (Cha Eun Woo) whom she ends up kissing in a drunken mistake. Now, she’s on a quest to win him over and steal a smooch before she ends up spending the rest of her life as a pooch! Kim Dae Woong directed this 2023 South Korean romantic drama series.

A Good Day to be a Dog

🐩 Woof, Woof, Kiss Me! 💋

Yamato (Kentaro Maeda), a charismatic high schooler, and Kakeru (Haru Kashiwagi), his introverted best friend, have shared an unbreakable bond since childhood. Despite their contrasting personalities, their friendship remains strong. However, Yamato harbors deep romantic feelings for Kakeru and yearns to confess his emotions. Kakeru, who has never explored his sexuality, struggles to understand and respond to Yamato's advances. Their friendship hangs in a delicate balance as Yamato contemplates revealing his true feelings. Will his confession destroy their long-standing friendship, or will it mark the beginning of a transformative romantic relationship? This 2023 Japanese drama series was based on a hit manga series of the same name by Mika and was directed by Masahide Izumi, Takayoshi Tanazawa, and Masataka Hayashi.

I Cannot Reach You

✨All I Want is You✨

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Originally from a small village, Jian Dan (Song Yi Ren) is excited for university. However, she runs into problems on her very first day, when she gets into several negative encounters with Han Yan Sheng (Guo Zi Fan), the president of the swim club and one of the most popular boys on campus. The final straw erupts when Jian Dan accidentally pushes Yan Sheng into the school's pool, not knowing about his traumatic incident with water a year prior that left him unable to swim like he used to. This starts a series of events that threatens Jian Dan's standing as a scholarship student, as she's required to join a school club and obtain credit for attendance – and when she tries to join the swim club, Yan Sheng decides to make her life hell. She ends up forming her own club to avoid him, but somehow finds herself unable to do so, especially when they learn that they both share a love of mathematics. Can they overcome their horrible first impressions and find a way to call a truce? This drama was adapted from the novel "E Mo Shao Ye Bie Re Wo" by Jin Xia Mo.

Love Formula

💖 Love Club Team 💞

In the summer of 2007, 16-year-old Chen Huan Er (Yang Xi Zi) moves from her small hometown to a residential compound for hospital staff in the bustling city of Tian He due to her mother’s job transfer. There, she befriends Jing Xi Chi (Zhai Xiao Wen), Song Cong (Daniel Zhou), and Qi Qi (He Qiu), forging a bond that carries them through high school, college, and into adulthood. Throughout the years they spend together, they navigate the challenges of growing up, from family strife to broken dreams, but remain steadfast in their support for each other. Will they manage to maintain their friendship despite potential changes to their dynamic? This drama was adapted from the web novel "Shu Xia You Pian Hong Fang Zi" by Xiao Ge.

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