Cheese In The Trap (2016)
This webtoon turned drama has very common college scenarios which are meant for students who felt small and insecure in college. A hardworking 3rd-year business major named Hong Sul (Kim Go Eun) was taken advantage of by students when it comes to academics. Everything changes and a conflict arises when handsome senior Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin) starts taking interest in her. Cheese In The Trap will let you feel connected with the characters who show the problems faced by college students.
2. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016 to 2017)
This drama is just lighthearted and doesn't have a complicated plot. It follows the story of Kim Bok Joo's (Lee Sung Kyung) who is studying at Haneol Sport University. She is part of the weightlifting team when she met her childhood schoolmate Joon Jun Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk). Joon Jun Hyung belongs to the swimming team. The drama is about Joon Jun Hyung and Kim Bok Joo trying their best to achieve their goals and settle their feelings for one another. The drama teaches us that we can get burned out if we don't enjoy life while going after our dreams.
3. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty (2018)
In Korea, beauty standards are impossible and that what makes this drama refreshing. Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) decided to undergo plastic surgery because she was bullied due to her physical appearance. She enters the university with the hope that she perfectly fits in. However, her new face received a lot of attention. This drama teaches us not to love a person based on physical appearance and look at the beauty in the inside.
4. Age Of Youth (2016)
This drama tells a story of college students Eun Jae (Park Hye Soo), Ye Eun (Han Seung Yeon), Yi Na (Ryu Hwa Young), Jin Myung (Han Ye Ri), and Ji Won (Park Eun Bin) who live together in the Belle Epoque house. They form a bond of real siblings and help each other become better versions of themselves. This drama will teach you to give importance to your friends. It focuses on the friendship that will last for a long period of time.
5. Go Back Couple (2017)
Sometimes we get so stressed and we want to go back in college days where things are less complicated. This drama follows a story of unhappily married pair Ma Jin Joo (Jang Na Ra) and Choi Ban Do (Son Ho Joon). They rediscover the meaning of life as they go back in time when they can start over again. It makes us learn that college is a stepping stone to adulthood. We have to think about our happiness and fix our relationships.
