If rom-coms aren't your thing, chances are you might find yourself binge-watching K-dramas with dark high school themes.
Interestingly, other than the revenge series, these school-themed K-dramas are becoming a trend these days.
Among the latest series to air is the Netflix K-drama "Hierarchy," which depicts the story of an ordinary newbie student who enters the elite school, Jooshin High, through scholarship.
However, despite making it to the prestigious school, his mission is to uncover the death of his sibling.
"Hierarchy" stars a roster of promising actors such as Lee Chae Min, Kim Jae Won, Roh Jeong Eui, and more.
In case you find yourself craving more dark high school K-dramas, here's a list of popular series to add to your binge-watch list.
'SKY Castle'
Prior to the hit K-drama "The Penthouse," JTBC introduced "SKY Castle," which focuses on the parents' dream for their kids to enter prestigious universities.
The four women, played by Yeom Jung Ah, Lee Tae Ran, Yoon SeAh, Oh Na Ra, and Kim Seo Hyung, who live in the luxurious SKY Castle, will do whatever it takes to raise their kids to top school and make their husbands more successful.
Just like the adults, the high school students are also facing challenges in school, at home, and even in their personal relationships with people around them.
'Pyramid Game'
Based on the webtoon of the same name, the series revolves around the students at Baekyeon Girls' High School.
Amid the school's exterior, students care about their popularity and have a brutal way of ranking it. Each student casts their votes in a popularity poll to determine an individual's hierarchy at the school.
Rankings are divided into five grades, which allows students with higher grades to command over those with the lowest grade.
"Pyramid Game" director Park So Yeon mentioned in an interview that the series has the "same power" as the webtoon.
"There are 25 students, and each of them shows different characteristics and developments, which was really enthralling," she said, adding, "I wanted to portray diverse characters. I focused on the psychological changes of the students as the transferred student, Su-ji, stirred up a rebellion."
"Pyramid Game" stars WJSN Bona, Jang Da A, Ryu Da In, and Kang Na Eon.
'Weak Hero Class'
Headlined by Park Ji Hoon, Choi Hyun Wook, Hong Kyung, and Kim Su Gyeom, "Weak Hero Class" is another webtoon-based series with a dark high school-themed genre.
The story showcases the life of model student Yeon Si Eun, who becomes an easy target for bullies because of his frail appearance. However, he starts fighting back against arrogant bullies despite being outmatched physically by his peers.
Yeon Si Eun threatens to destroy the established hierarchy of bullies and become the unusual hero at the school.
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Written by Geca Flores
