High school romance Chinese drama is enjoyed and loved by everyone. Such drama genre has gained worldwide popularity as it depicts the lifestyle of high school students, exploring themes like personal growth, young love, and friendship. These dramas often showcase relatable stories like the ups and downs of their life, relationships, and teenage difficulties. The audiences are drawn towards the acting also because of the astonishing characters, first love discovery, and heart-breaking scenes. High school romance drama reminds people of every age about their old high school days and of their youth romance. Here is the list of top 10 high school romance C-dramas.
1. Summer Again
Summer Again is a 2021 drama that explores genres like romance, youth, and high school. The series explores the story of Tong Xi, a high school ballet dancer who had to leave the big city forcefully because of her mothers' job transfer and move back to her hometown. Tong Xi reunites with her childhood friend, Lee Ni Yan, in her hometown. Tong Xi faces challenges in adjusting herself and making friends in her new school due to which is unable to enjoy and focus on her ballet dance. Lee Ni Yan helps Tong Xi overcome her difficulties and be truthful to all. At last, Tong Xi rediscovered her passion she had for ballet.
2. Our Secret
Our Secret is a Chinese novel, Secrets in the Lattice, based drama that was released in 2021. The series is about a boy, Zhou Siyue, considered a male god of the campus, and Ding Xian, a sweet and stubborn Cinderella girl. At first, both of them can’t stand each other, but eventually, both fall for each other, embracing one another’s flaws. From high school to university, their youthful love lasts forever.
3. Time And Him Are Just Right
Time and Him Are Just Right is a romantic high school series based on Jiang Mu Tong's Time is Just Right With Him web novel. The story is about Lin Xi who gets the opportunity to transfer and study in an excellent high school with Jun Xin’s parents’ help as she understands that they are willing to do so because her late brother's heart has been donated to their son Jun Xin, who died in an accident. When Lin Xi tries to approach Jun Xin, as she knows that her brother's heart is inside him, he finds her behavior towards him annoying, but both of them gradually end up falling in love and helping each other to fulfill their goals and dreams come true.
4. Meeting You
Meeting You is a 2020 series about Nan Xi, a quiet and isolated schoolboy who has social anxiety and struggles to make friends. Xia Rui is a talkative and social butterfly who is usually the center of attention and is encircled by friends. Both the characters were unlikely to cross each other’s path. However, fate had reverse plans for them, due to which they ended up being together.
5. A Love So Beautiful
A Love So Beautiful is a 2017 web novel To Our Pure Little Beauty, based on a series written by Zhaou Qian Qian. It is a high school rom-com drama depicting the story of Chen Xiao Xi, who does not like to study and is very cheerful and expressive about how she feels for Jiang Chen, who is popular among other students because of his high grades and charming looks. Despite having feelings, Jiang Chen doesn't express them to Chen Xiao Xi due to his shy nature, but eventually, they end up together happily.
6. A Little Thing Called First Love
A Little Thing Called First Love is a drama adapted from Crazy Little Thing Called Love, a.k.a First Love 2010, a Thai movie. A simple girl, Xia Miao Miao, develops a crush on one of her handsome and talented school seniors, Liang You Nian. Xia Miao Miao decides to make a significant change in her life because of Liang You Nian. She starts to study hard to get good grades, explore fashion, and join school clubs. Xia Miao Miao, her simple and usual life starts to become more exciting and colorful daily.
7. Beautiful Time With You
It is a 2020 series that tells the story of Lin Xing Chen, a dumb yet cute high school student, and Lu Yi Bai, an intelligent benchmate. Lin Xing Chen tends to get into trouble, but due to her past experiences, she has learned to stay calm and not react much, which confuses Lu Yi Bai. Eventually, Lu Yi Bak, who is intelligent and everyone’s ideal boy, gets close to Lin Xing Chen while chasing after their dream.
8. Her Smile So Sweet
Her Smile So Sweet is the story of Xu Jingshu, who lost her father when she was very young. Her mother remarried, leaving Xu Jingshu with her grandmother and Chu You Ning, who belongs to a wealthy family. Chu You Ning was transferred to a new school, where he becomes the bench partner with Jingshu. The two start developing feelings for each other but have to end it. After eight years, the two reunite near a school step.
9. My Deskmate
A sweet 2021 drama where Xiang Xia is a fangirl of a cold and handsome Jin Han. She gets lucky when they both become deskmates in high school. Xiang Xia starts causing trouble, making it a funny story full of laughs. To become each other’s idols, Xiang Xia and Jin Han decide to move forward, exploring and overcoming difficulties together.
10. When I Fly Towards You
During the 2012, early autumn, Su Zai Zai, a 16-year-old sweet girl, transferred to Yucai Middle School. Su Zai encounters a cool and charming-looking boy, Zhang Lu Rang. on the first day of school, Su Zai falls in love with Lu Rang right away in the first glance. It is a 2023 series based on She is A Little Crazy by Zhu Yi's novel.
