I, a Gangster, Became a High Schooler (2024)

First off both dramas have a duo that stick up for each other
Second; both dramas take place in a high school area
Third; many similarities in characters as in parents' absence/issues, too much pressure on the high school student, etc.
Fourth; both are about revenge it's just weak hero class 1 is a bit more thriller kind rather than hs return of a gangster where its mostly just fist fighting and knives.

So close in terms of ideas you'd almost think that one inspired the other. Basically a highschooler and a gangster switch bodies and the highschooler with the soul of the gangster then becomes the new cool kid cause of his gangster-powers of beating people up.

The male lead was bullied in high school but due to some circumstances, stands up against his bullies. Boyhood is just AWESOME. 10/10.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Youth
Tags: Rival Groups, Strong Female Lead, Yakuza, High School, Love/Hate Relationship, Adapted From A Manga, Rivals To Lovers, Sassy Female Lead, Nice Male Lead, First Love

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Tags: Student Male Lead, School Setting, Gang Leader Male Lead, Disguised As High Schooler, Hidden Identity, High School, Sexual Innuendo, School Bullying

Genres: Comedy
Tags: Student Supporting Character, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Gangster Male Lead, Age Gap [Real Life], Multiple Mains, High School

Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Tags: Badass Female Lead, Language Barrier, Gangster Supporting Character, Cold Female Lead, Languages, Gang, Strong Female Lead

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Youth
Tags: Secret Crush, Naive Male Lead, Love At First Sight, High School, Misunderstanding, Nice Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Student Female Lead, Student Male Lead, Childhood Friends' Relationship

Some similarities:
- dark high school drama about school bullying and violence
- getting a second chance to make something right
- students get into fights with other students and with dangerous gangs outside the school
- students have family problems that they have to deal with
- wholesome and heartbreaking bromance

Some differences:
- High School Return of a Gangster has a supernatural aspect. It's about the 47-year-old gangster Deuk Pal who ends up in the body of a high school student. This student is a victim of cruel bullying. Deuk Pal wants to fight against the bullies to punish them and becomes friends with classmate Choi Se Kyung
- High School Frenemy is about a group of badly behaved students from two opposing classes. They are put into the same class because the teachers want them to finally make peace. The focus is on Shin and Saint. They used to be best friends, but now Shin sees Saint as his enemy

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The male lead is a older man with a different past life who gets put into a new world to try and make this other guy's life better, very similar to this story.

In both dramas, one of the main leads lives with an abusive parent.

Both stories focus on a special relationship between two male students (although Miseinen is BL, while High School: Return of a Gangster is a bromance).