Both dramas revolve around troubled youth/high school students and strong and heartwarming bromance. Although the plot itself isn't too similar, the vibes in general (youth & school setting, violence & angst, bromance & mostly male cast) are.
Both have high school violence and bullying
Will definitely both make you cry
Both about 3 friends going through school
You can see the development and the destruction of their friendships
ABSOLUTELY HEARTWRENCHING
Focus on Bullying: Both stories feature protagonists who are bullied regularly. In "Boyhood," Mason faces physical and emotional bullying from his classmates and even older students. In "Weak Class Hero," Yeon-Shi suffers relentless academic and physical harassment from the "Union 3," a tyrannical student gang.
Coming-of-Age Struggles: Both narratives depict the challenges and uncertainties of growing up. In "Boyhood," Mason navigates first relationships, academic pressures, and family difficulties. In "Weak Class Hero," Yeon-Shi grapples with his anger, isolation, and the desire for justice.
Underdog Protagonists: Both protagonists are initially portrayed as weak and vulnerable. Mason shrinks from confrontation and seeks solace in escapism. Yeon-Shi, though physically capable, lacks the confidence and strategy to challenge the bullies directly.
Transformation and Growth: Over time, both characters experience a subtle but significant transformation. Mason develops a stronger sense of self and learns to navigate social complexities. Yeon-Shi, through strategic maneuvers and alliances, begins to dismantle the Union 3's power structure
- both have 2 seasons with similar vibes, exposing the dark side of korea’s society (bullying in military and school)
- same creative directors and similar OSTs
- not for the weak hearted, gruesome and emotional
Bullying
School Violence
High School
Strong Character
Abuse of Power
Friend leads
Multiple leads
Teen School Setting
Fights
Extreme Violence
Action
I recommend this both drama because , Male lead and Female lead
try to solve problem
In one drama explosion and another student murder/suicide
They are both about how violence breeds violence, with situations that spiral out of control.
They feature similar themes of retribution and I also think the vibes are similar.
Apart from that, the dramas are different in terms of the setting and character ages. Although both feature students, one features a Policy-Officer in training while the other feature high school students.
WHC1 is about bullies and while there is some implicit critques of society, it is "closer" to the characters than in Vigilante where the critque of society is specifically about injustice in the criminal system.
Both also feature a Bromance (WHC1's is more plot relevant) and has characters I grew to care about almost instantly.
-has bullying
-set in a school
-highschool life
-student bully
-orphanage life
This drama made me cry a lot and I really recommend it I know it might be confusing at first but you'll get to understand it more later
firstly... even if you haven't watched better days... it's a great movie.. a masterpiece i am not overrating you can see it has the highest c-movie rating
next.. common things are
- bullying and gangs picking on kids ( in better days it's girls while in whc1 it's boys )
- friendship and love ( love is more prominent in better days like friendship is in whc1 but they are portraiyed as friends only throughout the movie )
- overall theme which is dark showing true personality of non caring system and adults which always don't look both side of the story
- i promise you will love them both give it a try!!
Both have a smart student that that reinvents themself into a fighter.
Both are about groups of male friends that find themselves getting into fights. Not exactly the same situation, but they have some similar vibes.
Both are action packed stories with focus on friendship instead of romance.
Weak hero is more focused on relationships and emotions, while maintaining great story telling and action bits while Black Knight focuses more on the main story and the main conflict. Black Knight doesn't develop the characters as much but there's still sense of comraderie and the general feeling of vindication is the same
I recommend this both drama because , Male lead and Female lead
try to solve problem
In one drama explosion and another student murder/suicide
Pretty similar vibes and themes such as
-extreme school bullying
-spoiled rich kids
-influencial parent cover ups child's wrongdoing
-insecured teens
They are both set in high school and school fights are involved. The cover photo is also very similiar and it actor that acts in both dramas.
It's not bullying here, but same dark high school vibes.
the girl supplies drugs, and other kids are in this loop they can't get out of and fight for normal lives.
