1. WEAK HERO CLASS 1:
EPISODES: 8
STARRING: Park Ji Hoon, Choi Hyun Wook, Hong Kyung, Kim Su Gyeom
GENRES: Action, Youth, Drama
AIRED: 2022
AIRED ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
Yeon Si-eun is among the top 1% of students in his class and is not interested in anything except studying. Though physically weak, he does not back down from the bullies in his classroom led by Jeon Yeong-bin. Using his quick decision-making skills, knowledge of multiple subjects, and the objects in his surroundings, Si-eun protects himself from their escalating acts of violence. But when he gets in grave danger, he receives help from Ahn Su-ho, the strongest fighter in their class, and Oh Beom-seok, the tormented son of an assemblyman. The three become friends as they try to survive a high school life full of violence and learn what it truly means to be strong.
2. WEAK HERO CLASS 2:
EPISODES: 8
STARRING: Park Ji Hoon, Ryeo Un, Choi Min Yeong, Lee Min Jae, Bae Na Ra, Lee Jun Young
GENRES: Action, Youth, Drama, Thriller
AIRED: 2025
AIRED ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
After transferring to Eunjang High School, Yeon Si Eun still carries the scars of his past - a brutal lesson in what it means to fight and fail. Determined to never lose another friend, he forms unlikely bonds with Park Hu Min, Seo Jun Tae, and Ko Hyeon Tak, but their friendship soon attracts the attention of Alliance, a ruthless gang led by the vicious Na Baek Jin. Forced into yet another war of survival, Si Eun must push himself beyond his limits. But against an enemy stronger and more merciless than anything he’s faced before, will he be able to protect those at his side - or will he once again watch helplessly as they fall?
3. EXTRAORDINARY YOU:
EPISODES: 32
STARRING: Kim Hye Yoon, Ro Woon, Lee Jae Wook,
GENRES: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Fantasy
AIRED: 2019
AIRED ON: Viki
STORYLINE:
Eun Dan O, a 17-year-old high schooler with a heart condition, discovers she's actually a character in a Korean webtoon – and a minor one at that. After realizing her life is all scripted by the artist, she decides to take control of her story. Armed with glimpses of the storyboard that only she can see, Dan O is determined to change her fate and find true love, no matter what the author planned for her.
4. TRUE BEAUTY:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Mun Ka Young, Cha Eun Woo, Hwang In Youp, Park You Na
GENRES: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Drama
AIRED: 2020
AIRED ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
"True Beauty" is a romantic comedy about a high school girl, Lim Ju Gyeong, who rises to pretty girl fame after she masters the art of make-up from YouTube. She turns into a goddess because of her makeup skills, but would rather die than reveal her bare face to anyone. It tells her love story with the only boy that saw her without makeup, Lee Su Ho. Lee Su Ho is an attractive and handsome boy who appears cold because of his dark past but is actually very caring. They grow when they meet each other, share their secrets and find love with each other, but can Su Ho make Ju Gyeong find her true beauty?
5. ALL OF US ARE DEAD:
EPISODES: 12
STARRING: Park Ji Hu, Yoon Chan Young, Cho Yi Hyun, Lomon
GENRES: Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-fi
AIRED: 2022
AIRED ON: Netflix
STORYLINE:
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
6. DUTY AFTER SCHOOL:
EPISODES: Part 1 [6], Part 2 [4]
STARRING: Shin Hyun Soo, Lee Soon Won, Kim Ki Hae, Choi Moon Hee, Kim Su Gyeom, Lee Yeon, Kwon Eun Bin, Moon Sang Min, Woo Min Gyu
GENRES: Action, Thriller, Drama, Sci-fi
AIRED: 2023
AIRED ON: Viki
STORYLINE:
Sungjin High School is thrust into chaos as an alien invasion begins, unleashing violent insect-like creatures worldwide. With the South Korean military overwhelmed, mandatory conscription is imposed on all third-year high schoolers, forcing them to undergo military training while facing impending university exams. Platoon leader Lee Chun Ho guides them through rifle shooting, combat, and obstacle courses, all in their school uniforms. Class teacher Park Eun Young strives to protect her students. Can these high schoolers become saviors in the face of global doom?
7. NIGHT HAS COME:
EPISODES: 12
STARRING: Lee Jae In, Kim Woo Seok, Choi Ye Bin, Cha Woo Min, Ahn Ji Ho, Jung So Ri
GENRES: Thriller, Mystery, Survival, Youth
AIRED: 2023
AIRED ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
A class of second-year high school students at Yooil High School is forced to play a deadly mafia game during a field trip. As psychological warfare intensifies, Lee Yoon Seo, with her sharp reasoning skills, tries to escape, while class president Kim Jun Hee fights for survival with his sense of justice. Oh Jung Won, the top student but an outcast, must team up with others to survive.
8. TWENTY- FIVE TWENTY- ONE:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Bo Na, Choi Hyun Wook, Lee Joo Myung
GENRES: Romance, Life, Drama, Melodrama
AIRED: 2022
AIRED ON: Netflix, TVing
STORYLINE:
In 1998, Na Hee-do is a member of the school fencing team at Seonjung Girls' High School, but due to the IMF crisis, the team is disbanded. To continue pursuing her passion, she transfers to Taeyang High School and later manages to become a member of the National Fencing Team. Baek Yi-jin's family had gone from "riches to rags" and is separated due to the financial crisis. He is forced to take up several part-time jobs and later becomes a sports reporter. In present day, Kim Min-chae,Na Hee-do's daughter, quits ballet and "runs away" to her grandma's house. During her stay, she comes across her mother's diary, through which the story is then told.
9. TWINKLING WATERMELON:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Ryeo Un, Choi Hyun Wook, Seol In Ah, Shin Eun Soo
GENRES: Romance, Youth, Drama, Fantasy
AIRED: 2023
AIRED ON: Viki, TVing
STORYLINE:
In 2023, high school student Eun Gyeol, a CODA with a passion for music, leads a double life as a model pupil by day and a guitarist by night. When he discovers a mysterious music store, he's unexpectedly transported back to 1995, where he meets his father, Ha I Chan, as a high schooler. I Chan doesn't recognize him and is infatuated with a cellist, Se Gyeong, not Eun Gyeol's mother, Cheong A. To set things right, Eun Gyeol joins a band led by I Chan, hoping to reunite his future parents and return to the present.
10. HEAD OVER HEELS:
EPISODES: 12
STARRING: Cho Yi Hyun, Choo Young Woo, Cha Kang Yoon, Choo Ja Hyun
GENRES: Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
AIRED: 2025
AIRED ON: Prime Video, TVing
STORYLINE:
Park Seong A is a high school student, but, at night, she is a shaman named Fairy Cheon Ji. When she works as a shaman, she covers her face partially to hide her identity. She is famous as Fairy Cheon Ji and she is busy working with her clients who come to ask about their future, fortune, illnesses, and other things. One night, Bae Gyeon U and his grandmother come to visit Fairy Cheon Ji. Park Seong A has a crush on him at first sight, but she sees that he is destined to die soon. The next day, Bae Gyeon U appears in front of her as a new transfer student in her class. She decides to save him from his destiny.
11. PYRAMID GAME:
EPISODES: 10
STARRING: Bo Na, Jang Da A, Ryu Da In, Kang Na Eon
GENRES: Action, Thriller, Psychological, Drama
AIRED: 2024
AIRED ON: TVing
STORYLINE:
Once a month, students at Baekyeon Girls' High School cast their votes in a popularity poll. The result? A brutal ranking system that determines the entire social hierarchy of the school. Seong Su Ji has just transferred and scored a zero. After starting at the bottom and becoming a target of school violence, can Su Ji make her way to the top of the pyramid? Or will she topple the game altogether?
12. STUDY GROUP:
EPISODES: 10
STARRING: Hwang Min Hyun, Han Ji Eun, Cha Woo Min, Lee Jong Hyun, Shin Su Hyun, Yoon Sang Jung
GENRES: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Youth
AIRED: 2025
AIRED ON: TVing, Viki
STORYLINE:
Yun Ga Min, a student at the struggling Yusung Technical High School, is determined to go to college despite his poor grades and knack for fighting. He forms a study group but is forced to use his fighting skills to protect his friends from bullies. His teacher, Lee Han Gyeong, who tutored him while he was a university student, returns as a temporary teacher with a secret and hopes to improve the school.
13. HIGHSCHOOL RETURN OF A GANGSTER:
EPISODES: 8
STARRING: Yoon Chan Young, Bong Jae Hyun, Lee Seo Jin
GENRES: Life, Youth, Fantasy
AIRED: 2024
AIRED ON: TVing, Wavve
STORYLINE:
Kim Deuk Pal, a 47-year-old gangster and #2 in his gang, dreams of attending university despite his lack of education. After encountering a suicidal high school student, Song Yi Heon, Deuk Pal's spirit possesses Yi Heon's body. Deuk Pal learns that Yi Heon is bullied, leading him to seek revenge on the bullies. In Yi Heon's body, Deuk Pal befriends classmate Choi Se Kyung, a model student hiding his own struggles with domestic violence.
14. MOVING:
EPISODES: 20
STARRING: Ryu Seung Ryong, Han Hyo Joo, Zo In Sung, Cha Tae Hyun, Lee Jung Ha, Go Youn Jung, Kim Do Hoon
GENRES: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Supernatural
AIRED: 2023
AIRED ON: Disney+, Hulu
STORYLINE:
Kim Bong Seok, Jang Hui Su, and Lee Gang Hun, seemingly typical high school students, bear extraordinary inherited powers. Bong Seok can fly, Hui Su possesses exceptional athleticism and rapid injury recovery, and Gang Hun wields uncanny strength and speed. As they conceal their gifts, their parents fight to shield them from exploitation by others, navigating a delicate balance between secrecy and protection.
15. UNDERCOVER HIGHSCHOOL:
EPISODES: 12
STARRING: Seo Kang Jun, Jin Ki Joo, Kim Shin Rok
GENRES: Action, Comedy, Romance, Crime
AIRED: 2025
AIRED ON: Viki, TVing
STORYLINE:
Jung Hae Seong, an elite NIS agent facing demotion, goes undercover at Byeongmun High School to locate King Gojong’s missing gold bars. Posing as a student, he encounters O Su A, a contract Korean history teacher with dreams of becoming a full-time faculty member. As they grow closer, Hae Seong uncovers the school's dark corruption. With the help of others, he begins his fight against the powerful forces at play.
16. 18 AGAIN:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Kim Ha Neul, Yoon Sang Hyun, Lee Do Hyun,
GENRES: Romance, Life, Drama, Fantasy
AIRED: 2020
AIRED ON: Netflix, WeTv
STORYLINE:
Jung Da Jeong and Hong Dae Yeong have been married for almost two decades, raising their twins together. Despite appearances, their life is far from ideal, filled with Dae Yeong's incessant nonsense. When he gets fired, and Da Jeong can't take it anymore, she files for divorce. This drastic step forces Dae Yeong to reflect on his life and all his regrets. Suddenly, he transforms into an eighteen-year-old with the same middle-aged mind. Renaming himself Ko U Yeong, he enrolls in his children's school, gaining a new perspective on life.
17. MELANCHOLIA:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Lee Do Hyun, Lim Soo Jung, Jin Kyung, Choi Dae Hoon
GENRES: Romance, Drama, Melodrama
AIRED: 2021
AIRED ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
A scandal between a math teacher and a student in a prestigious high school ends in tragedy. Four years later, they meet again, now both adults, to reveal the corruption in school and to regain one's reputation as a teacher. Ji Yoon Soo is a high school math teacher with a bright smile and a positive impression of others. She is a hard-nosed and stubborn person who has to push ahead with the decisions she has made. She is a math geek who loves solving difficult problems and teaches students to purely love math. Baek Seung Yoo is emotionless and has no light in his eyes. He used to be a math genius who appeared on a quiz program at the age of five and surprised the world by solving college-level math problems. He was admitted to MIT at the age of 10 but dropped out at the age of 12, and suddenly disappeared.
18. THE GREAT SHAMAN GA DOO SHIM:
EPISODES: 12
STARRING: Kim Sae Ron, Nam Da Reum
GENRES: Mystery, Romance, Youth, Supernatural
AIRED: 2021
AIRED ON: Viki
STORYLINE:
Na U Su is the very picture of high school perfection: He comes from a wealthy family, is outstandingly handsome, is every teacher’s favorite student at Seoul’s most prestigious high school, and unfailingly tops the class with his sky-high grades. But his life is about to turn on its head: The student with the lowest grades in his class is found dead in what at first appears to have been a suicide, and a girl named Ga Du Sim transfers into his class. Ga Du Sim longs to be a run-of-the-mill high schooler, but she is fated to become a mighty, evil spirit-chasing shaman. The only problem is that she struggles to see spirits, both evil and benevolent. Her grandmother once told her that if she could survive being 18, she would be able to live a normal life. But the death of the student with low grades soon turns out to have a supernatural link. And furthermore, she soon learns that Na U Su has suddenly gained the ability to see spirits. Together, they realize, they have the power to fight back against the powers of evil, which are now threatening to overrun the school. But could their ghost-busting partnership one day blossom into romance?
19. LOVELY RUNNER:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Byeon Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon, Song Geon Hee, Lee Seung Hyub
GENRES: Music, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
AIRED: 2024
AIRED ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
In the glitzy realm of stardom, Ryu Seon Jae shines as a top-tier celebrity, captivating the spotlight since his debut. Despite the facade of a perfect life, the demanding nature of the entertainment industry has left him utterly exhausted. Im Sol, an ardent admirer, holds an affectionate love for Ryu Seon Jae. A childhood accident derailed her dreams, yet the solace found in Ryu Seon Jae's music on the radio transformed her into an unwavering fan. The narrative takes a poignant turn when Im Sol, reeling from the breaking news of Ryu Seon Jae's tragic demise, experiences a miraculous twist of fate. Transported back 15 years into the past, she confronts Ryu Seon Jae in his 19-year-old high school self. Im Sol grapples with the formidable challenge of altering the trajectory of his future, driven by an unyielding determination to avert the impending tragedy.
20. REVENGE OF OTHERS:
EPISODES: 12
STARRING: Shin Ye Eun, Lomon, Seo Ji Hoon
GENRES: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
AIRED: 2022
AIRED ON: Disney+
STORYLINE:
A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan Mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won Seok, committed suicide. She then transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo Heon, who witnessed her brother's death. During that time a "hero," who avenges bullied students, appears at Yongtan High. Chan Mi speculates that it may be connected to her brother and starts looking for this hero.