Asian Dramas Like The Sex Lives of College Girls

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of The Sex Lives of College Girls — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2021 TV Show Comedy Coming Of Age Drama
10 Asian Drama Matches

Reply 1994

27% match
21 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character eventually marries.…

If you loved The Sex Lives of College Girls's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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8 eps Netflix Japan Romance Comedy Drama

Sawako Kuronuma is kind, earnest, and completely terrifying to her classmates — her resemblance to the ghost from Sadako and her habit of talking to herself in quiet corners has gi…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Reply 1997

24% match
16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

Six friends navigate high school in Busan in 1997 — the height of the first K-pop idol wave — while a flash-forward wedding reveals that one of the men in the group married one of …

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

Resident Playbook

24% match
16 eps Netflix Medical Drama Romance

Five medical interns navigate the intense pressures of residency at a Seoul hospital, forming bonds and rivalries as they discover who they really are under extreme professional an…

Like The Sex Lives of College Girls, Resident Playbook is built around ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Run for Young

23% match
16 eps Bilibili / Huanxi Youth Drama Coming Of Age

Ma Tian is a well-off transfer student who walks into an ordinary inner-city high school and immediately clashes with Lao Gou — loud, broke, and genuinely the most himself person M…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

Cheer Up

22% match
16 eps SBS Romance Comedy Drama

Do Hae-yi joins her university's cheerleading squad to get a coveted family legacy scholarship — but the team is barely holding together, haunted by an incident from the year befor…

If you loved The Sex Lives of College Girls's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Cheer Up delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. Same warm and fun energy throughout.

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Skip and Loafer

22% match
12 eps P.A. Works / Crunchyroll Romance Comedy Slice Of Life

Mitsumi Iwakura moves from rural Ishikawa to Tokyo for high school, armed with a five-year plan, an overachiever's work ethic, and almost no social skills. Sousuke Shima is effortl…

If you loved The Sex Lives of College Girls's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Skip and Loafer delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same warm energy throughout.

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Love Untangled

21% match
16 eps JTBC Romance Comedy Drama

Three college best friends made a pact: stay single together, stay free together, never let love complicate the group. Then one of them falls first — and the remaining two realize …

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Flower Boy Band

21% match
15 eps tvN Drama Music Youth

Six high school boys from a rough-and-tumble background form a band that's too raw, too real, and too good to stay small. When they're forced to transfer to an elite prep school, t…

Like The Sex Lives of College Girls, Flower Boy Band is built around ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same warm energy throughout.

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Heated Rivalry

20% match
16 eps MBC Romance Sports Comedy

Two elite athletes from rival teams have hated each other since they were rookies competing for the same spot. Now they're forced to train together — and everything they built thei…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Asian Dramas Like The Sex Lives of College Girls: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like The Sex Lives of College Girls?

If you love The Sex Lives of College Girls, start with Reply 1994 or From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke — both share the same Comedy and Coming Of Age DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of The Sex Lives of College Girls?

The closest Korean equivalent to The Sex Lives of College Girls is Reply 1994 (2013), which scores a 27% match on DramaMatch. If you loved The Sex Lives of College Girls's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like The Sex Lives of College Girls?

Asian dramas similar to The Sex Lives of College Girls are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.

Why do The Sex Lives of College Girls fans like K-dramas?

The Sex Lives of College Girls fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Comedy and Coming Of Age. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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