K-Dramas like Cheese in the Trap

12 shows with a similar feel

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  My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018)Also comedy · drama

  Bullied for her looks, Mi-rae gets plastic surgery hoping for a better kind of life but faces new challenges in college. Based on a hit Korean webtoon.

  ★ 4.5 from 4 members8 tracking it here
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  Absolute Value of Romance (2026)Also drama · comedy

  High schooler Yeo Eui-ju secretly writes web novels by night. When four charming new teachers arrive, they inspire her stories and shake up her school.

  4 tracking it here
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  My Dearest Nemesis (2025)Also comedy · drama

  Baek Su-jeong leads a planning team at a renowned department store. She meets her new boss, Ban Ju-yeon, her first love from an online game 16 years ago, stirring up memories of when he confessed his feelings but she rejected him.

  ★ 4.3 from 3 members10 tracking it here
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  Doona! (2023)Also drama

  A college student navigates life and school while dealing with a unique predicament — he's living with a beautiful former K-pop sensation.

  5 tracking it here
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  Study Group (2025)Also comedy · drama

  A struggling student at Korea's worst high school forms a study group while protecting his classmates with his fighting skills, hoping to overcome academic challenges and secure a spot in college.

  ★ 4.4 from 5 members16 tracking it here
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  At a Distance, Spring is Green (2021)Also drama · comedy

  A coming of age story about young people in their twenties and the problems they face in university. Nam Soo-hyun and Yeon Joo, two boys with contrasting personalities, unexpectedly become friends when they work on a project together.

  3 tracking it here
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  Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)Also comedy · 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.

  6 tracking it here
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  Love Revolution (2020)Also drama · comedy

  Gong Ju Young is a 17-year-old high school student who thinks he has found love at school when he falls in for Wang Ja Rim at first sight. But winning her heart won’t be easy. Wang Ja Rim has earned a reputation for being cold and aloof – and, at first, seems totally unimpressed by Gong Ju Young’s garish displays of affection. But Gong Ju Young won’t be deterred so easily. Persistence is the key, he thinks – and, over time, Wang Ja Rim starts to open up to her classmate. Gong Ju Young’s best buddy since elementary school is Lee Kyung Woo. Will he prove to be a help to Gong Ju Young in his quest for Wang Ja Rim’s heart – or a hindrance?

  1 tracking it here
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  True Beauty (2020)Also comedy · drama

  After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.

  ★ 4.3 from 9 members20 tracking it here
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  The Tale of Nokdu (2019)Also comedy · drama

  While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.

  4 tracking it here
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  Weak Hero (2022)Also drama

  With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.

  ★ 4.6 from 7 members29 tracking it here
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  Hyde, Jekyll, Me (2015)Also comedy · drama

  A chaebol executive with a split personality spars with a circus leader determined to save her troupe, which he’s trying to eject from his theme park.

  2 tracking it here