K-Dramas Like Angry Mom

Loved Angry Mom (2015), MBC, and want more with the same feel? It is known for independent female lead, mother-daughter relationship and high school. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Independent Female LeadMother-Daughter RelationshipHigh SchoolCorruptionSchool BullyingDouble Identity
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    Boyhood

    소년시대

    2023 · Coupang Play · 10 episodes · Action, Thriller, Comedy

    In the late 1980s, a small, bullied boy transfers to a rough agricultural high school where fists decide everything.

    Same feel: Double Identity, School Bullying, High School, Comedy

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    Beautiful World

    아름다운 세상

    2019 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Life

    After their teenage son is left brain-dead following an incident at his new school, his parents and little sister start looking for what really happened.

    Same feel: School Bullying, High School, Melodrama

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  3. 3

    The Player

    플레이어

    2018 · tvN · 14 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    A special team made up of a con man, a fighter, an elite hacker and a talented driver is asked to take back stolen property hidden by criminals.

    Same feel: Double Identity, Corruption, Comedy

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  4. 4

    Healer

    힐러

    2014 · KBS2 · 20 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    Seo Jeong-hu works as a night courier known only as Healer, and for the right price he can get his clients almost anything.

    Same feel: Double Identity

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  5. 5

    Mother

    마더

    2018 · tvN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

    Soo Jin is a quiet science teacher who notices that one of her young pupils is being hurt at home and that nobody around the girl will step in.

    Same feel: Mother-Daughter Relationship, Melodrama, Independent Female Lead

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  6. 6

    Avengers Social Club

    부암동 복수자들

    2017 · tvN · 12 episodes · Comedy, Life, Drama

    A fish-shop owner, a housewife and a sheltered heiress have nothing in common until they meet in a secret club.

    Same feel: Mother-Daughter Relationship, Comedy, Drama

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  7. 7

    The King of Pigs

    돼지의 왕

    2022 · TVING · 12 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Drama

    Two men who were friends in school are reunited by a message from someone they have not heard from in twenty years, and old wounds from their bullied youth come back with it.

    Same feel: School Bullying, Drama

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  8. 8

    The Crowned Clown

    왕이 된 남자

    2019 · tvN · 16 episodes · Historical, Romance, Melodrama

    A troupe clown named Ha Seon looks exactly like the king, and when the real king is in danger he is brought into the palace as his body double.

    Same feel: Double Identity, Melodrama

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  9. 9

    Weak Hero: Class 1

    약한영웅

    2022 · Netflix · 16 episodes · Action, Crime

    An action-driven coming-of-age drama centered on Yun Shi Eun, a top student who consistently ranks in the top 1% of his school.

    Same feel: School Bullying, High School

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  10. 10

    My Secret Terrius

    내 뒤에 테리우스

    2018 · MBC · 32 episodes · Action, Mystery, Comedy

    Ae Rin is a single mother who unexpectedly gets swept up in a spy conspiracy after her husband's death.

    Same feel: Corruption, Comedy

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About Angry Mom

Kang Ja was a feared troublemaker in high school before dropping out to become a mother, and now, at thirty-four, her relationship with her own teenage daughter is strained and… See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like Angry Mom

What are the best dramas like Angry Mom?

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