K-Dramas like The Runner

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Black Dog (2019)Also drama

  In a temporary position at a private high school, a compassionate teacher fights to support her students' dreams while navigating school politics.
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  The Producers (2015)Also drama

  A rookie producer joins the Korean Broadcasting System to be near his secret crush and enters the madcap world of network TV, where ratings rule.

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  THE iDOLM@STER (2011)Also drama

  THE IDOLM@STER follows 13 girls from the 765 Production Studio, whose sole goals is to become the top idols in the Japanese entertainment industry. Along with the laughs, struggles and tears that are inherently part of this journey, you will cheer for the girls of iDOLM@STER as they climb their way to the top!
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  Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)Also drama

  In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.

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  Born for the Spotlight (2024)Also drama

  Chasing glamour, fame and artistry, women with a passion for acting must push the limits to pursue their dreams in the ruthless world of show business.
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  Rainbow (2010)Also drama

  About ten years after the Second World War, a group of juvenile offenders are sent to the Shounan Special Reform School, a kind of juvenile detention center, to deal with the atrocities and injustices they experienced in the war.
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  Followers (2020)Also drama

  When an aspiring actress hits it big thanks to a candid Instagram post, the lives of several Tokyo women cross as they struggle to define happiness IRL.
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  Start-Up (2020)Also drama

  Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.

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  Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)Also drama

  A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

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  Castaway Diva (2023)Also drama

  Fifteen years after being stranded on a remote island, an aspiring singer reenters society — stopping at nothing to pursue her dream of becoming a diva.

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  Be Happy (2011)Also drama

  40-year-old Zhang Weijian is a copywriter in an advertising firm, whom suffers in silence under his abusive boss Ken all because he lacks paper qualifications. Having made plans for his retirement, he is penny-pinching and shuns credit cards. Weijian's nondescript life ends when he is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given less than a year to live. Rather than wasting time and money on painful treatments, he keeps his illness to himself and goes on a spending spree. While living the high life, Wei Jian meets the dauntless Big S...
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  My Mister (2018)Also drama

  In a world that is less than kind, a young woman and a middle-aged man develop a sense of kinship as they find warmth and comfort in one another.

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