Korean dramas with educational themes are always interesting to watch, especially for students and college students. These dramas not only present romantic and funny stories, but also provide an overview of life in school, competition in the world of education, and the struggle of students to achieve their goals.
Here are some recommendations for the Korean dramas about education that you can watch:
1. Crash Course in Romance (2023)
Korean drama that aired in 2023. The drama stars Jeon Do-yeon and JungKyung-ho. The drama tells the story of a popular math teacher at a private academy and his student guardian. The drama raises the reality of education in South Korea about the fierce competition and ambition of parents, so that their children can enter medical and law majors at Seoul National University. The obsession of the parents towards their children is very influential on the mindset and mentality of their children, to keep trying and never give up in order to study at the dream university.Â
2. Melancholia (2021)
This Korean drama aired in 2021. The drama stars Im Soo-jung and Lee Do-hyun. The drama tells the story of Ji Yoon-soo, a math teacher who has a cold personality, and Baek Seung-yoo, a math genius student who has a mysterious personality. The drama opens with Ji Yoon-soo, a math teacher who has just been fired from Ahseong High School. He is then accepted to work at Baekseung High School, a prestigious private high school. At Baekseung High School, she meets Baek Seung-yoo, a math genius student who is at the bottom of the class.
Baek Seung-yoo is actually an outstanding student in math. He had won various math olympiads as a child. Even when he was only 10 years old, he was accepted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). But for some reason when he was 12 years old, he suddenly disappeared. Ji Yoon-soo sees great potential in Baeh Seung-yoo. She is determined to help Baek Seung-yoo achieve his goal of becoming a mathematician. However, their journey is not easy. They have to face various challenges, from pressure from Baek Seung-yoo parents, to accusations that Baek seung-yoo is cheating student.
The drama also depicts the students' struggle to achieve their goals in math. The drama shows that becoming a mathematician is not eassy thing. The students must have high intelligence, qualified skills, and strong determination.
3. Law School (2021)
