Drama that tells the world of school has its own impression because most of the audience is at school age or has been to school. Viewers can feel nostalgic with heartfelt friendship stories or adorable love stories.
Not only telling the story of students in general, there are several school dramas with unusual genres that can even make the audience thump. If you’re curious, check it out!
1. Weak Hero Class 1
Yeon Si Eun (Park Ji Hoon) is a model student, who is ranked at the top of his school. Physically, Yeon Si Eun looks like a weak boy, but by using his intelligence, tools, and psychology, he fights the violence that occurs inside and outside his school.
Weak Hero Class 1 is one of the dramas that is widely discussed even now. The performances of Park Ji Hoon, Choi Hyun Wook and Hong Kyung managed to steal the show.
The success of Weak Hero Class 1 led the production to make the second season which will air on Netflix.
2. Duty After School
The top students in this high school should be studying for exams. Instead, they have to fight against alien creatures that suddenly appear from the sky.
Suddenly, alien creatures coming from the sky came to earth and caused many casualties. To increase the military strength in Korea, the government announced to all universities as well as schools to be organized into reserve members. Meanwhile, these 3rd grade high school students are faced with a pretty confusing situation.
Duty After School became one of the most discussed dramas during its broadcast period. Presenting an interesting story and talented young players, this drama can be an interesting watch. you can watch it on Viu.
3. Night Has Come
The students in the 2nd year of 3rd grade at Yooil High School go on a field trip. There, they are forced to participate in a death mafia game. They struggle to survive.
Lee Yoon Seo (Lee Jae In) has excellent observation and reasoning skills, which he uses to try to solve the game while saving his friends. Kim Jun Hee (Kim Woo Seok) is the class president with a strong sense of justice and responsibility.
Oh Jung Won (Choi Ye Bin) ranks first in school academically, but she is a person who is rarely considered and a loner. In order to survive, she must cooperate with other students.
During its broadcast, Night Has Come became one of the most discussed dramas because it carries the concept of a mafia game. Not to mention the acting of the actors managed to steal the show. If you want to watch this drama, you can watch it on Viu.
4. Pyramid Game
Sung Soo Ji (Bona) is transferred to Baekyeon Girls High School in Seoul. On the first day at her new school, she noticed her class in general seemed calm, but also a little strange. She had to participate in a strange vote called the Pyramid Game, in which the students in class 2 of 5th grade participated.
The game is held once a month and it’s like a popularity vote and the student who gets the lowest number of votes will get an âFâ grade and then become the target of school violence.
Sung Soo Ji gets zero votes and becomes the next target. She is bullied by her classmates and no one seems to care about it in her class. Sung Soo Ji tries to get out of her predicament and also tries to put an end to the Pyramid Game in her school.
Unlike other school dramas, Pyramid Game carries the concept of an all-girls school and the class plays the game ‘Pyramid Game’. The drama managed to catch the attention of fans, mainly because of its stunning performances and acting skills.
You can watch Sung Soo Ji’s journey on Viu, yes!
5. Hierarchy
Hierarchy is a drama that tells the story of one of the most prestigious schools in South Korea, Jooshin High School. The school was founded by the Jooshin Group conglomerate. Usually, only students who are selected from birth are allowed to enter Jooshin High School.
The students include Jung Jae Yi (Roh Jeong Eui), the first daughter of the family that runs the Jaeyool Group, Kim Ri An (Kim Jae Won) who is the successor of the Jooshin Group, Yoon He Ra (Ji Hye Won) who is the youngest daughter of the International Yoon trading company and Lee Woo Jin (Lee Won Jung), the second child of a powerful politician family.
Meanwhile, Kang Ha (Lee Chae Min) is transferred to Jooshin High School. She has a pure and innocent smile, but holds a secret. Because of her, the world of Jooshin High School begins to crack.
Hierarchy is a Netflix original drama about the school environment. But not an ordinary school, but a school that consists of upper-class students and only certain people can go to school here, you know. You can listen to the excitement of this drama on Netflix.
In addition to presenting adorable love stories and warm friendships, some South Korean dramas with school settings also have extraordinary genres. Which ones have you watched?
