Back to School 2015

I know that look. That's the back to school look of dread.

Hey all! If you're anything like me, you're gearing up for another long year of academics. School can be a wonderful and a terrible experience...often at the same time.

So what could be better than a few kdramas to give us inspiration on that special balance between love, family, friendship, school, and, well, sleep? Catch some good ideas to get you back in the mindset below!

Disclaimer: Do not actually make choices based on those of the heroines in kdramas. Unless you want to end up dressed as a boy, hanging out with the most popular clique in school and their murderously snobby parents, at risk of breaking into spontaneous song at any moment, facing a possible frame up as a cheater and/or thief, with a weary teacher desperately believing in you against all odds and logic.

Or maybe you do. In that case...


                                          

Goong: Chae Gyeong is your everyday high schooler...until she finds out she's been engaged to the Korean Crown Prince her entire life. To save her family, she must win over the icy prince as well as the entire palace.

watch it for: silliness, charm, escapism

                                           

Boys Over Flowers: The original high school drama. Poor but feisty high schooler Geum Jan Di ends up attending the snobby Shinhwa High School where she gets tangled up in the lives of the F4--the most popular boys on campus.

Watch it for: pure escape, crazy humor, over the top everything


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Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Kim Yun Hee is a bright young woman facing poverty with her family in the Joseon period. To save them she disguises herself as a boy to enter the Sungkyunkwan University, where her disguise is complicated by love.

Watch it for: charm, genderswapping, sageuk goodness

                                         

White Christmas: Eight teens are trapped during Christmas break in their elite high school as a serial killer hunts them through the halls.

Watch it for: chills, thought-provoking plot, mystery

                                           

Dream High: A band of youthful misfits attend a high school dedicated to the performing arts. Their ups and downs lead to one ending: Which of them becomes a super star?

Watch it for:  music, humor, underdog stories

                                         

Flower Boy Ramen Shop: Spoiled high schooler Cha Chi Soo is beyond arrogant...until he starts to fall for the tomboyish noona running the local ramen shop and gets involved with her band of adopted misfits.

Watch it for: found family storyline, yummy food, humor

                                            

School 2013: Troubled high schoolers Go Nam Soon and and Park Heung Soo come under the care of an idealistic young teacher struggling to make a difference.

Watch it for: realism, bromance, sismance

                         

The Heirs: Cha Eun Sang dreams of being free from her grinding poverty, but coming to the attention of rich kids Kim Tan and Choi Young Do is not what she meant.  

Watch it for: makjang, pretty people, melodrama

                                         

I Hear Your Voice: A mind-reading high schooler crushes on an older lawyer and tracks the man who murdered his father.

Watch it for: cute noona romance, murder mystery, fun story

                                      

Who Are You--School 2015: Most recently aired installment of the successful School series. Twin sisters, bullying, and a mystery.

Watch it for: Don't know! I haven't seen this one and haven't made up my mind if I will yet. Let me know?
 



So there you have it--a broad mish-mash of the school genre to get you back in the mood for tests and textbooks. Good luck everyone!

(pictures courtesy of dramabeans and mydramalist)