High School Return of a Gangster

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Also Known As: Mokponeun Hangguda , Mokpo,Ganster's Paradise , Mokpo the Harbor ,
Screenwriter & Director: Kim Ji Hoon
Screenwriter: Na Hyun
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Tags: Detective

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Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise
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Also Known As: Nadooya Kanda , Naduya Ganda
Screenwriter: Lee Jae Gon, Park Kye Ok
Genres: Action, Comedy

If you enjoyed High School: Return of a Gangster, you’ll find Tong: Memories equally engaging. Both dramas explore school life through the lens of conflict, rivalry, and personal strength, focusing on young students who must navigate dangerous situations and assert themselves in tough environments. In Tong: Memories, the protagonist—a young fighter—faces rival groups, bullying, and intense school conflicts, echoing the action-packed, tension-filled atmosphere of High School: Return of a Gangster.

The male lead is a older man with a different past life who gets put into a new world to try and make this other guy's life better, very similar to this story.

Like "Half of Me", " HSRoaG" also includes a body-switch plot. A mafia member tries to save a high school student who is about to kill himself, but he ends up dying instead. In this story, the gangster stays in the high schooler’s body 24/7, but he occasionally sees and communicates with the boy’s soul. Since he was a gang leader, he can’t help acting tough and intimidating, which makes the series even better and funnier. HSRoaG was originally a bl novel but because that mafia was originally around fifty-ish years old, they changed the adaptation into a bromance.

In both dramas, one of the main leads lives with an abusive parent.

Both stories focus on a special relationship between two male students (although Miseinen is BL, while High School: Return of a Gangster is a bromance).

Genres: Historical, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Tags: Transmigration, Sassy Female Lead, Joseon Dynasty, Eccentric Female Lead, Calm Male Lead, Time Travel, Marriage Of Convenience, Smart Male Lead, Nice Male Lead, Gender Swap

It’s similar in term of “possessed” body by another soul, except that “A Time Called You” is a time-travel genre, which the ML & FL goes back in time to a body that is in the past.
It has BL element too, sort of. Just that one scene only ?
I totally recommend it ?

Both school dramas
Both bromance dramas
Both friendship dramas
Both youth dramas
Both have boys as main leads

Kim Deuk Pal, a 47-year-old gangster and #2 in his gang, dreams of attending university despite his lack of education. After encountering a suicidal high school student, Song Yi Heon, Deuk Pal's spirit possesses Yi Heon's body. Deuk Pal learns that Yi Heon is bullied, leading him to seek revenge on the bullies. In Yi Heon's body, Deuk Pal befriends classmate Choi Se Kyung, a model student hiding his own struggles with domestic violence.

Similar because of censored adaption of same sex work, obsession

Theyre both similar in terms of fighting, revenge and set in high school however hsroag the mls body's swap.

Yoon Chan Young and Park Ji Hu are main leads in All of us are dead. Bong Jae Hyun and Choi Bo Min are members of Golden child. So main leads have similar energy.
Both dramas have high school students as main leads

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Melodrama, Supernatural
Tags: Body Swap, Rich Man/Poor Woman, Hardworking Female Lead, Male Chases Female First, Hot-tempered Female Lead, Strong Female Lead, Rich Male Lead, Character Development, Obsessive Male Lead, Love Triangle

Director: Lee Seong Taek
Genres: Life, Youth, Fantasy
Tags: Censored Adaptation Of Same-sex Original Work, Gangster Male Lead, School Bullying, Unusual Friendship, Character Development, Reincarnation, Friendship, Body Swap, Mean Parent, Student Supporting Character