Who was that special person that took up your high school diary? Peek into our favorite dramas about sweet high school romance!

My High School 'Love' Diary

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Baek Ho Rang (Jung Da Bin) is the most popular girl in high school. Everybody wants to be her friend, and all of the boys dream of winning her heart.

Although she is famously aloof, she is also a star on social media – with the whole school seemingly following her every post.

But when a mysterious individual arrives online, she is caught off-guard.

This person seems to know all of Baek Ho Rang’s deepest secrets, and is seemingly armed with all sorts of information about her that she’d rather was kept a secret forever!

Desperate for answers, she seeks out the help of Go Eun Taek (Hwang Min Hyun), the meticulous, right-minded head of the school’s broadcasting club.

However, in order to gain his assistance, she discovers that she will have to become a regular club member – a fact that eventually brings her together with a group of students she never thought she’d consider friends.

Can she solve the mystery of the online poster? And could joining the club eventually lead to romance?

“Live On” is a 2020 South Korean drama series that was produced by Kim Sang Woo.

Live On

🚨On Air🎙Team

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High schooler Lin Yu Jing (Zhuang Da Fei) moves to a new city after her parents’ divorce and finds herself sharing a desk with the bad-tempered Shen Juan (Zhou Yi Ran). Spending time together helps spark a friendship, but is quickly disrupted by more family drama for Yu Jing. A year later, the duo unexpectedly reunites at university – where Yu Jing begins to learn some of her former desk-mate’s secrets. Can this duo navigate the hardships of life together – and start on the path to happiness? This 2023 Chinese drama was based on a novel by Qi Jian and directed by Deng Ke.

You Are Desire

💫Star-crossed Lovers💞

Standards have been slipping at the elite Eitoku Academy. A student group named Correct 5 decides to act, with Haruto Kaguragi (Hirano Sho) taking the helm. The group’s aim: Identify deadbeat students and force them out of school! This rings the alarm bells for Oto Edogawa (Sugisaki Hana), a student who’s trying to hide the fact that her family is in dire financial straits. She is also trying to hide her engagement to her fiancé Tenma Hase (Taishi Nakagawa), a boy from a rival school. But problems begin to emerge for all involved when Oto Edogawa discovers an embarrassing secret about the Correct 5 kingpin! This drama is the sequel to the hit series “Boys Over Flowers.” This 2018 Japanese drama series was based on a manga series by Yoko Kamio and directed by Yasuharu Ishii.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS Season 2 (2018)

From F4 to C5 It's a Snap 💕

Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) is devastated by the sudden and tragic death of her favorite star, Ryu Sun Jae (Byun Woo Seok), a former swimmer turned K-pop idol. But in the midst of her anguish, she magically time slips back to 2008 – when Sun Jae is still only 19 years old! Delighted that she has a chance to help him avert his unhappy future fate, Sol makes it her mission to change the future... and maybe find love along the way. Will her efforts to divert the course of the past prove successful – or could they have unexpected consequences? This 2024 South Korean drama was adapted from a web novel named “The Best of Tomorrow” by Kim Bbang and was directed by Kim Tae Yeop and Yoon Jong Ho.

Lovely Runner

✨ The Marvellous ✨ team

Everyone loves genius high schooler Zhou Si Yue (Chen Zhe Yuan). Everyone, that is, except his headstrong classmate Ding Xian (Xu Meng Jie). But when both are late for school on the first day of the semester, they are left with no choice but to share a desk. They quickly begin trying to get on one another’s nerves. But these plans backfire, and a begrudging mutual respect begins to emerge instead. As they graduate and head to the same university, could this respect transform into romance? Or will the pressures of adulthood put an end to fledgling love? Based on the novel “Secrets in the Lattice” by Er Dong Tu Zi, this 2021 Chinese drama series was directed by Zhang Xiao An.

Our Secret

In 2023, Ha Eun Gyeol (Ryeoun) is a high schooler and a budding rock musician. He stumbles upon a magical music store that sends him back in time to 1995… where he comes face-to-face with his father Ha Lee Chan (Choi Hyun Wook), who is still in high school! Things get even weirder when he discovers that Lee Chan has a crush on the icy cellist Se Kyeong (Seol In Ah) – not Eun Gyeol's mother, Cheong Ah (Shin Eun Soo)! To try and make things right, Eun Gyeol must join a band fronted by his father. Can Eun Gyeol bring his future parents together? And will he ever get back to his “modern” life? This 2023 South Korean drama series was directed by Son Jong Hyun.

Twinkling Watermelon

🍉Viva la Watermelon🍉Team

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In middle school, Yoshioka Futaba (Deguchi Natsuki) fell in love with her tender-spirited classmate Tanaka Kou (Sakurai Kaito). For a while, they were inseparable, enjoying the thrills of first love. But this happiness-filled relationship was not to last. One day, Tanaka Kou was gone, and Yoshioka Futaba was left alone, nursing her broken heart.

Three years later, Yoshioka Futaba is approaching the end of her high school days when Kou unexpectedly transfers to her class. Things have changed, however. Kou’s surname is now Mabuchi. And his personality has totally changed – the kind boy she once loved now has a hard, frosty exterior. Over time, Yoshioka Futaba starts to piece together what happened to Kou to change him so in their time apart. But could they rekindle the flames of love? Or will further disappointment ensue?

This drama was based on a hit manga series of the same name by Io Sakisaka. Its sequel is named “AO HARU RIDE 2.”

“AO HARU RIDE” is a 2023 Japanese drama series that was directed by Kimura Mahito.

AO HARU RIDE

The Blue Spring Ride Team

Yoshioka Futaba (Deguchi Natsuki) was once a middle school student who fell for her warm-hearted classmate Tanaka Kou (Sakurai Kaito). But young love proved to be cruel, and the duo was separated due to circumstances beyond their control – with Kou moving to Nagasaki. Fate reunited them in high school, however. As her school days are about to draw to an end, Kou transferred to her class. But the Kou she once knew changed – adopting an unfamiliar surname and an unexpectedly cold and aloof personality.

Now, with the end of their academic year in sight, Yoshioka Futaba and Kou begin to draw closer to one another again. But things get complicated when she learns that a classmate (originally from Nagasaki) also had her heart broken by Kou during her middle school days. Is a love triangle in the cards for them, or could other classmates confuse the situation yet further? And will Yoshioka Futaba and Kou’s reunion lead them to love...or fresh heartache?

This drama is based on “AO HARU RIDE,” a popular manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka.

“AO HARU RIDE 2” is a 2024 Japanese drama series that was directed by Kimura Masato.

AO HARU RIDE 2

At eighteen, Choi Jun Woo (Ong Seong Wu) has solidified his position as a perpetual loner. Unable to adequately express his emotions, he often comes across as unsympathetic or aloof, when in reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Underneath his lonely exterior lies a cute, goofy young man who just needs the right people around to bring this side out more often.

When Jun Woo transfers schools, he meets Yoo Soo Bin (Kim Hyang Gi), a top student who has spent her entire life being controlled by her overbearing mother. Suffocated under her mother’s care, Soo Bin spends most of her life dreaming of the day she becomes an independent woman. 

Meanwhile, Ma Hwi Young (Shin Seung Ho), seems like the perfect gentleman. Strong and confident on the outside, Hwi Young seems like he has it all, but on the inside, he’s just a timid eighteen-year-old boy trying to find his place in the world.

Each student has their own set of struggles but when they come together, they find their lives slowly begin to change.

“Moment of Eighteen” is a 2019 Viki drama directed by Sim Na Yeon.

Moment of Eighteen

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After her parents announce that they’re moving, Aoi Nishimori (Mone Kamishiraishi) is quick to convince them to let her stay behind. Agreeing to her request, Aoi finds an apartment close to school and is soon comfortably settled. Happy with her new home, Aoi has no idea that her school’s “prince” Shusei Kugayama (Yosuke Sugino), is now her new neighbor.&nbsp;

The one boy at school that every girl loves, Shusei Kugayama is immensely popular, despite the fact that he has rejected every declaration of love that he has ever received. Knowing the odds, Aoi’s best friend, Moe Shibuya (Sara Takatsuki) decides to confess her feelings to Shusei and is promptly rejected. Indignant on her friend’s behalf, Aoi refuses to feel anything for Shusei but contempt. But when her princely neighbor’s apartment is damaged in a fire, her sympathetic heart wins out. Feeling sorry for Shusei, Aoi invites him to stay with her while his place is repaired.

Keeping her new roommate secret is hard enough but when she realizes she’s started to fall for her handsome house mate, “difficult” takes on a whole new meaning. To make matters worse, Shusei's cousin, Reon Kugayama (Ryusei Yokohama) has discovered her secret and insists on moving in. Now living with two handsome boys, Aoi has to wonder if her life will ever be normal again!

Based on the manga series, "L•DK" by Ayu Watanabe, “L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof” is a 2019 romantic comedy film directed by Taisuke Kawamura.

L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof

L♥DK Team

Growing up, Ling Chao (Jun) was aware that his mother loved his neighbor Xiao Tu (Zhang Miao Yi) more than she loved him. Desperate to prove that sons are better than daughters, Ling Chao was determined to be the best at everything – always competing with XIao Tu. Over the years, Ling Chao's competitive feelings have continued... but have they also unexpectedly turned into something more? When Xiao Tu expresses an interest in Yin Zi Han (Xiong Ao Bo), Ling Chao is overwhelmed by jealousy. Will Ling Chao find a way to tell XIao Tu how he feels before she drifts out of his life forever? Adapted from the novel “Once We Come Across Love” by Yi Jin, this 2023 Chinese romance drama was directed by Gong Yu Shi.

Exclusive Fairytale

Exclusive Sweethearts

Go Yoo (Sehun) and Go Joon Hee (Jo Joon Young) are best friends – and polar opposites. While Go You is a basketball ace and an all-around athletic type, Go Joon Hee is quiet and bookish, with poor eyesight and many other ailments. Regardless, these two 18-year-old classmates are best pals. So when Go Joon Hee is in his hour of need, Go Yoo comes to his rescue, donating a kidney to his friend.

But one day, while they are clowning around in the school medical bay, a female transfer student they have never seen before – named Han So Yeon (Jang Yeo Bin) – barges in to tell them to keep the noise down. The two friends are smitten with her at first sight – even though they have always had very different tastes in girls. As they get to know her, they both strike up a friendship with Han So Yeon. The two boys begin to wonder if cellular memory could be causing both of them to fall for Han So Yeon. And they soon begin to understand that she may be harboring a secret that she doesn’t want to share with anyone…

“All That We Loved” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by Kim Jin Sung.

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