High School Frenemy (2024)

High School Frenemy is the actual Thai version of School 2013 Korean version. I'm a bit surprised it's not part of the recommendations.

Both are currently airing from GMMTV which are non-bl/ bromance series. Both series have really good bromance chemistry with great acting from the whole casts.

Some similarities:
- dark high school drama about badly behaved students who keep causing problems and need to be educated "properly"
- both are produced by GMMTV and many of the actresses and actors from Home School are also in High School Frenemy
- various friendships and rivalries
- many of the students hate each other and get into fights all the time
- school bullying
- representation of an autistic student
- students have family problems that they have to deal with
- some focus on the teachers and their efforts and plans to educate the students

Some differences:
- in Home School, the students are put into a boarding school somewhere in the woods, from which they cannot leave. They have to find out what secret the "Home School" is trying to hide
- in High School Frenemy, the students are in a school in the city, which has two rival campuses. The students from two opposing classes are put into the same class because the teachers want them to finally make peace
- at the center of Home School is Maki. She is looking for her brother, who also used to go to "Home School" and has mysteriously disappeared
- at the center of High School Frenemy are Shin and Saint. They used to be best friends, but now Shin sees Saint as his enemy

Some similarities:
- dark high school drama about school bullying and violence
- students constantly get into fights with other students and with dangerous gangs outside the school
- friendships and rivalries
- wholesome and heartbreaking bromance

Some differences:
- Weak Hero Class 1 is about the top student Yeon Sieun, who appears weak on the outside, but finally fights against the violence of the school bullies with impressive finesse. He makes two new friends who support him
- High School Frenemy is about a group of badly behaved students from two opposing classes. They are put into the same class because the teachers want them to finally make peace. The focus is on Shin and Saint. They used to be best friends, but now Shin sees Saint as his enemy

Some similarities:
- dark high school drama about school bullying and violence
- getting a second chance to make something right
- students get into fights with other students and with dangerous gangs outside the school
- students have family problems that they have to deal with
- wholesome and heartbreaking bromance

Some differences:
- High School Return of a Gangster has a supernatural aspect. It's about the 47-year-old gangster Deuk Pal who ends up in the body of a high school student. This student is a victim of cruel bullying. Deuk Pal wants to fight against the bullies to punish them and becomes friends with classmate Choi Se Kyung
- High School Frenemy is about a group of badly behaved students from two opposing classes. They are put into the same class because the teachers want them to finally make peace. The focus is on Shin and Saint. They used to be best friends, but now Shin sees Saint as his enemy

The acting is on point and the characters share similar nature and traits. From the bullying to the tension, everything is on point.