Watching school dramas is fun as you get to see cute plots and good friendship. School dramas take us back to our teen days. In 2021, only a few school dramas were aired. We have picked the top school Korean dramas of 2021 for you.
School 2021
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Genre: School, Romance, Friendship, Drama
Cast: Kim Yo-Han, Choo Yeong-Woo, Cho Yi-Hyun, Hwang Boreumbyeol
Synopsis: School 2021 is a drama about students of a vocational high school. Jin Ji-Won (Cho Yi-Hyun) is a smart girl who wants to become a carpenter. Gong Ki-Joon (Kim Yo-Han) is the classmate and childhood friend of Jin Ji-Won. He was a taekwondo player but quit due to some incident. Jung Young-Joo (Choo Yeong-Woo) is a transfer student who is very quiet and suspicious.
Racket Boys
Network: SBS, Netflix
Episodes: 16
Genre: School, Sports, Comedy, Friendship
Cast: Kim Sang-Kyung, Tang Joon-Sang, Son Sang-Yeon, Choi Hyun-Wook, Kim Kang-Hoon
Synopsis: Racket Boys is a story of teen badminton players of a middle school. Yoon Hyeong-Jong (Kim Sang-Kyung) is a former badminton player and now working as a coach in the boys’ badminton team. The performance of the badminton team is below average and about to get disbanded.
Adult Trainee
Network: TVING
Episodes: 7
Genre: School, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Ryoo Ui-Hyun, Mi Yeo, Jo Yoo-Jung, Ryeo Un, Kwon Young-Eun, Kim Min-Ki
Synopsis: This is a short drama and has three different stories of the same high school. Seo Jae-Min (Ryoo Ui-Hyun) is obsessed with watching adult videos. But he fell in love with his bench mate Bang Ye-Kyung (Mi Yeo) and decided to quit watching adult videos. Ban Yu-Ra (Jo Yoo-Jung) is a very conservative girl who doesn’t like skinship. After a breakup, his ex-boyfriend starts dating her best friend.
Blue Birthday
Network: Naver TV, Viki
Episodes: 16
Genre: School, Romance, Fantasy, Thriller
Cast: Yeri, Yang Hong Seok
Synopsis: Oh Ha Rin (Yeri) is a 28 years old lady who is working at an animal protection center. She lost her first love and best friend Ji Seo Jun (Yang Hong Seok) at high school. Ji Seo Jun is a bright student who has a secret crush on Oh Ha Rin. Blue Birthday is one of the top school Korean dramas of 2021.
Light On Me
Network: Viki
Episodes: 16
Genre: School, LGBTQ, Romance, Friendship, Comedy
Cast: Lee Sae On, Kang Yoo Seok, Lee Ki Hyun, Choe Chan Yi, Go Woo Jin
Synopsis: Woo Tae Kyung (Lee Sae On) studies at all-boys high school. He has no friends and always stays alone. Woo Tae Kyung told his teacher that he wants to make some friends. His teacher asks him to join the student council. Shin Da On (Chae Chan Yi) is a member of the student council and very friendly. Noh Shin Woo (Kang Yoo Seok) is a smart guy but has cold behavior.
Melancholia
Network: tvN
Episodes: School, Drama, Romance
Cast: Lim Soo-Jung, Lee Do-Hyun
Synopsis: Park Seung-Yoo (Lee Do-Hyun) is a student at a private high school. He is a maths genius and also loves to take photos. While traveling on a train, his bag gets exchanged with Ji Yoon-Su (Lim Soo-Jung). Ji Yoon-Su is a new maths teacher at the same high-school. But due to some incident, Ji Yoon-Su had to leave the school. After a few years, Park Seung-Yoo started teaching at the same school.
The Great Shaman Go Doo-Shim
Network: KakaoTV
Episodes: 12
Genre: School, Horror, Fantasy, Romance
Cast: Kim Sae-Ron, Nam Da-Reum
Synopsis: Go Doo-Shim (Kim Sae-Ron) is a high school girl who is fated to become a shaman. Despite this, she wants to live like an ordinary girl. She transfers to a new school which is known for excellent students. In that school, all the students study hard as the last-ranked student always commits suicide.
Be My Boyfriend
Network: Naver TV Cast
Episodes: 15 (13 mins each)
Genre: School, Romance, Friendship
Cast: Shin Hyun Seung, Lee Shi Woo, Im Seung Kyun, Choi Yu Ju
Synopsis: Oh Ji Na (Lee Shi Woo) is an idol trainee and the most popular girl at the school. His boyfriend Ku Hyung Tak (Im Sung Kyun) is a baseball player and the most popular boy in the school. He forgets to meet Oh Ji Na on her birthday. Oh Ji Na gets angry and breaks up with him. She lies that she is dating Lee Seung Min (Shin Hyun Seung). Be Me Boyfriend is one of the top school Korean dramas of 2021.
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