C-Dramas Like Bright Time
Loved Bright Time (2024), Mango TV, and want more with the same feel? It is known for campus setting, friendship and school setting. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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My Calorie Boy
我的卡路里男孩
Jia Wei and Jing Jing meet in high school and don't get along at first. When they strike a bargain to help each other with grades and weight loss, they become allies and then…
Same feel: School Setting, Friendship, Youth, Student Female Lead
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Stand by Me
那些回不去的年少时光
Growing up in the 1990s, Qi Qi survives a lonely elementary school before things get messier in middle school, and now, as a high school senior, she faces the usual chaos of…
Same feel: School Setting, Youth, Life, Student Male Lead
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Always Home
树下有片红房子
Chen Huan-er moves to a big city with her parents and soon becomes close friends with Jing Xi-chi and Song Cong.
Same feel: School Setting, Youth, Life, Student Male Lead
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The Hope
鸣龙少年
Lei Ming was a successful lecturer who suffers business setbacks and becomes a high school teacher.
Same feel: School Setting, Youth
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Le Coup de Foudre
我只喜欢你
In high school a top student and a struggling classmate form an unexpected bond and plan to study abroad together. A family emergency breaks their plan and they lose touch.
Same feel: Family, Youth, Life, Romance
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Reborn
焕羽
In 2007, sixteen-year-old Qing Yu and her family are tormented by rumours about her sister's death and are forced to move from their small county town to the provincial capital.
Same feel: Family, Youth, Student Male Lead, Student Female Lead
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Hidden Love
偷偷藏不住
Sang Zhi develops a quiet crush on Duan Jia Xu, a boy five years older who often visits her home to play games with her older brother.
Same feel: Campus Setting, Romance
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The Road to Splendor
花开锦绣
Zhao Ling is a generous private salt trader from a humble family with big dreams, and Fu Ting Yun is a noblewoman falsely accused of betraying her family.
Same feel: Family, Romance
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The Bond
乔家的儿女
After his wife dies giving birth to their fifth child, a hard and self-centred father leaves the raising of the family to his eldest son.
Same feel: Family, Life
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Battle of Changsha
战长沙
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a sixteen-year-old girl named Xiang Xiang and her twin brother watch their comfortable life in Changsha turn upside down.
Same feel: Family, Romance
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About Bright Time
A campus story that focuses on friendship, family love and inspiration, following a group of seventeen-year-olds as they grow up. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Bright Time
What are the best dramas like Bright Time?
Our top picks are My Calorie Boy, Stand by Me, Always Home, followed by The Hope. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as campus setting, friendship and school setting, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Bright Time?
Bright Time is listed on Mango TV. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.
How does DramaHog pick similar dramas?
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