K-Dramas like Black Dog

12 shows with a similar feel

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  School 2021 (2021)Also drama · comedy

  A former athlete, a dedicated student, and an ambitious learner forge an unbreakable bond as they navigate life's obstacles and chase their dreams against all odds.

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  Love Next Door (2024)Also drama · comedy

  A woman attempting to reboot her life returns to Korea and becomes entangled with her childhood friend — with whom she shares a complicated history.

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  Who Are You: School 2015 (2015)Also drama

  After losing her memory in an accident, a bullied high school orphan finds herself in the place of an identical-looking girl who's gone missing.

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  Spirit Fingers (2025)Also comedy · drama

  About an ordinary high school sophomore, Song Woo-yeon, who joins a drawing club called Spirit Fingers and paints the story of finding her own color, personality, and dream.

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  Pursuit of Jade (2026)Also drama

  This drama follows Fan Changyu, a butcher’s daughter, and Xie Zheng, a fallen noble seeking revenge. Their fake marriage turns into true love, but war tears them apart. Determined, Fan Changyu wields her butcher’s knife on the battlefield, searching for justice and her husband. Meanwhile, Xie Zheng reclaims his title, fighting to protect his country and love. Reunited in battle, they stand together, defying fate, uncovering the truth, and returning home without forgetting their vows.

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  Hyouka (2012)Also comedy

  Oreki Houtarou is a minimalistic high school boy. One day, he joins the Classic Literature Club at his elder sister's request. There he meets Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, and Ibara Mayaka. Chitanda is a calm beautiful girl but she turns into an embodiment of curiosity once she says, "I'm curious." Fukube is a smiling boy with a fantastic memory who calls himself a database. Ibara is a short girl and is strict with others and herself. They begin to investigate a case that occurred 45 years ago. Hints of the mystery are buried in an old collection of works of the former members of Classics Club. The collection is titled "Hyouka."
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  Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (2022)Also comedy

  Socially awkward Aharen-san has personal boundary issues, either getting too close or too far from her classmates. When fellow student Raido picks up an eraser she drops, Aharen-san decides they’re now best friends. Whether studying, playing the arcade, or just eating lunch—she’s along for the ride. What follows is an impromptu bonding that shows affection can blossom in the unlikeliest of places!
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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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  Secret Royal Inspector & Joy (2021)Also drama · comedy

  A secret royal inspector works as an undercover official who inspects local provinces to expose corruption. He teams up with a lady who is searching for happiness by getting divorced with her current husband. The duo then go on a grand scheme to discover the truth and find corruptions.
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  Down with Love (2010)Also drama · comedy

  Xiang Yu Ping, a divorce and inheritance lawyer, is seen by others as cold, selfish, and ruthless. He had taken in his brother's orphans and was in need of a nanny. But after he exhausted his supply of nannies, he still couldn't find one who doesn't fall in love with him or gets scared off by the kids. Fed up, Yu Ping asks his secretary, Yang Duo, to find a nanny that meets his requirements. She recommends her younger sister, Yang Guo, for the job; assuring Yu Ping that her tomboyish sister will not fall in love with him by lying that she does not like men at all.
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  Aikatsu! (2012)Also comedy · drama

  Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.
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  Nukitashi the Animation (2025)Also comedy · drama

  On Seiran Island, secret society NLNS is united by Junnosuke Tachibana, who is determined to crush a law. They have found a benefactor, an unknown rich man, who offers them a secret base and cash. Their mission is to locate a mysterious girl and stop the law, keeping the SHO off their trail.