K-Dramas Like Bad Buddy
Loved Bad Buddy (2021), GMM25, and want more with the same feel? It is known for family feud, secret relationship and university. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Theory of Love
Third has been quietly in love with his best friend Khai for years without ever saying so, watching him bounce between other relationships while staying close as "just a friend."…
Same feel: Gmmtv, University, Bl, Comedy
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2gether: The Series
Tine pretends to date the campus heartthrob Sarawat just to get an obsessive admirer off his back, with Sarawat agreeing purely to needle a persistent fan of his own.
Same feel: Gmmtv, University, Bl, Romance
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Dark Blue Kiss
A spinoff following two side characters from an earlier GMMTV series, Dark Blue Kiss follows a prickly, guarded university student and the persistent classmate determined to break…
Same feel: Gmmtv, University, Bl, Romance
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Bed Friend
King and Uea start a purely physical arrangement after both come out of messy prior relationships, agreeing upfront to keep feelings out of it.
Same feel: Gmmtv, University, Bl, Comedy
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SOTUS: The Series
Kongpob starts university determined to push back against the aggressive hazing tradition run by senior students, and ends up directly clashing with Arthit, the strict senior…
Same feel: Gmmtv, University, Bl, Comedy
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Vice Versa
Two best friends find their consciousnesses swapped into each other's bodies after a strange accident, forcing each of them to live briefly as the other while trying to reverse…
Same feel: Gmmtv, Bl, Romance
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My Engineer
A group of engineering students navigate overlapping relationships and campus drama across several couples rather than one central pair, giving the show room to jump between a…
Same feel: University, Bl, Comedy, Romance
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My School President
Gun has quietly liked the school's charismatic student council president, Tinn, for years, and running for a council seat himself puts him directly in Tinn's orbit.
Same feel: Gmmtv, Bl, Comedy, Romance
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KinnPorsche
Porsche takes a bodyguard job for a powerful mafia family purely for the money, assigned to protect Kinn, the family's calculating and dangerous heir.
Same feel: Gmmtv, Bl, Romance
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A Tale of Thousand Stars
Phupha runs a rural aid foundation in a remote mountain village, and Tian is a burned-out city doctor sent there to fulfill a work obligation he resents.
Same feel: Gmmtv, Bl, Romance
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About Bad Buddy
Pat and Pran have been raised on their families' bitter rivalry, taught since childhood to see each other as competition in everything from grades to sports. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Bad Buddy
What are the best dramas like Bad Buddy?
Our top picks are Theory of Love, 2gether: The Series, Dark Blue Kiss, followed by Bed Friend. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as family feud, secret relationship and university, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Bad Buddy?
Streaming details for Bad Buddy are on its page, and availability can differ by country.
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