K-Dramas like I Want to Become a Hard Persimmon

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Meteor Garden (2001)Also drama · comedy

  Shan Cai, whose parents are far from wealthy, attends Ying De University, the private school established exclusively for rich students. Besides being looked down by rich classmates, she has angered the leader of F4, Dao Ming Si.
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  Revenged Love (2025)Also drama

  After Wu Suo-wei's girlfriend dumps him, he decides to get revenge by seducing her new boyfriend, Chi Cheng! It started as a game, but falling in love was never part of the plan.

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  A Love So Beautiful (2017)Also comedy · drama

  The ups and downs of school, family and growing up test the affection between a budding artist and her handsome but indifferent classmate and neighbor.
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  My Sunshine (2015)Also drama

  Years after two college sweethearts went their separate ways, Mosheng and Yichen rekindle their romance despite a barrage of challenges to their love.
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  A Little Thing Called First Love (2019)Also comedy · drama

  The story of an ordinary girl who falls head over heels for the most popular guy in school.

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  When I Fly Towards You (2023)Also drama · comedy

  Set off by a sweet chance encounter, 16-year-old Su Zaizai finds herself helplessly drawn to Zhang Lurang — her smart, charming yet distant schoolmate.

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  It Started With a Kiss (2005)Also comedy · drama

  A live-action television adaptation of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada.
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  Meteor Garden (2018)Also drama

  An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Mingsi, Hua Zelei, Xi Men and Mei Zuo.
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  Our Secret (2021)Also drama

  Zhou Siyue, a rebellious genius, and Ding Xian, a strong-willed and charming “Cinderella,” start off as unlikely seatmates. But through daily interactions, they slowly come to understand and support each other, forming a bond that stands the test of time.
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  The Girl Downstairs (2023)Also drama · comedy

  Freshman Yuan Juntang applied for Minsong University in order to get closer to Zhu Zhu, whom he has had a crush on. At the university, he meets Li Shiya who used to be his idol and took a temporary absence from school. Li Shiya takes the initiative to approach Yuan Juntang and they become friends and form a trio of friends with Zhu Zhu. Zhu Zhu is clearly aware of Yuan Juntang’s affection for her, but she has no courage to accept him and tries to avoid being intimate and only keeps a certain distance with him. At the same time, Yuan Juntang and Li Shiya are getting closer, more than just friends.
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  More Than A Childhood Friend (2025)Also drama

  Two longtime childhood friends drift apart when Cheng Xia gives up on her unrequited love, only to reconnect with Xu Jingxiao, another childhood companion, whose sincere pursuit changes her life. As old regrets collide with new romance, she finally finds real love and a fresh start in both career and heart.
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  Love's Stealthy Pulse (2025)Also comedy

  Qiao Mo has disguised herself as a man since childhood. On the day her stepsister is set to marry Li Zhancheng, the wealthiest man in Jinghai, she plans to exact revenge on the Qiao family for her mother's sake—by ruining the wedding. But by a twist of fate, she loses her first night to that very man. To protect her identity as a woman, she reluctantly helps Li Zhancheng search for the “mysterious woman” with whom he slept, while Li Zhancheng finds himself in the greatest confusion of his life: has he been gay this whole time?