C-Dramas Like Stand by Me
Loved Stand by Me (2023), Tencent QQ, and want more with the same feel? It is known for student female lead, student male lead 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, Youth, Student Female Lead, Romance
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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, Coming Of Age, Youth, Life
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When We Were Young
人不彪悍枉少年
In 1996 a high school runner is hurt in a lab accident while chasing a bike thief and loses her chance to compete.
Same feel: 1990s, Youth, Life
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Bright Time
芥子时光
A campus story that focuses on friendship, family love and inspiration, following a group of seventeen-year-olds as they grow up.
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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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: 1990s, Life
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Glory of Special Forces
特战荣耀
Yan Po Yue is a gifted but lonely young man from a family of soldiers who joins military school to prove himself to his father.
Same feel: Coming Of Age, Youth
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Not yours
非你之物
After his family's debts cost him his home, Paobei is taken in by Peng — a wealthy heir twelve years his senior — and starts building a life under his roof.
Same feel: Adapted From A Web Novel, Romance
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Don't Disturb My Study
别想打扰我学习
In 2020, Nan Xiang Wan is a successful human resources director who is secretly anxious after facing discrimination over her academic record.
Same feel: Coming Of Age, Youth, Romance
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Never-Ending Summer
炽夏
Zhou Wan is a determined top student who will do anything to pay for her grandmother's surgery.
Same feel: Coming Of Age, Youth, Romance
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About Stand by Me
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… See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Stand by Me
What are the best dramas like Stand by Me?
Our top picks are My Calorie Boy, Always Home, When We Were Young, followed by Bright Time. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as student female lead, student male lead and school setting, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Stand by Me?
Stand by Me is listed on Tencent Video. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.
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