My Calorie Boy (2022)

Both dramas follow a group of childhood and school friends as they experience family and school issues and crushes on each other. Both leads have a bickering but very close relationship long before they fall in love.

-ML and FL are high school classmates & desk mates
-ML helps FL in studies during high school
-ML suddenly goes abroad after high school
-They both meet after several years
-Main focus is on their high school life(teachers, friends etc.)
-Two guys like the FL in high school and the FL is friends with the second male lead while the
ML is abroad
Comparing the both, I personally think that My Calorie Boy has a better ending and the leads in it have better chemistry!

-ML and FL are high school classmates & desk mates
-ML suddenly goes abroad after high school
-They both meet after several years
-Main focus is on their high school life(teachers, friends etc.)
-Two guys like the FL in high school and the FL is friends with the second male lead while the
ML is abroad
-The second male lead has a girlfriend by the time the ML comes back
The ML in both dramas were new to me and I'll definitely watch more of their dramas in the future!

Great character development
slice of life
lessons about life
strong friendship
hard moments
end game couples

Similarities:
-Classmates that might have started off as enemies, realize they have to work together to reach goals.
-Teachers protected by students against older or out of touch with modern ways parents and dean/board members.
-Teachers and students navigating through crushes, heartbreak, etc.
-Both classes are considered underdogs or unworthy.
-Comedy