SKY Castle (2018)

Though TOL is a bit lighter in tone overall, both dramas discuss academic pressures placed on students by their parents and society.

Entrance exams
Rat competition among students
Rich student picking on topper poor student
Bullying
Mental and physical abuse
Student Death
ML wrongly accused as perpetrator
Jail time

Both of these dramas are black comedies that skillfully take on the controversial class division that exists in Korean society. These dramas particularly focus on extremely wealthy and educated families with dark secrets that threaten to ruin their perfectly (and somewhat falsely) constructed reputations. There's also some forbidden romance and even a bit of danger. You're in for a treat.

the main plot is different. but, the subplot about "special preparation class" reminds me of sky castle. and bang sua character is the walmart version of kang yeseo lol

Birthcare Centre is comedy drama about career female lead and she's trying to have a baby.
SKY Castle doesn't have much in common. It's more focused on education than mothers/parents and their childs. But it's also female centred plot.

Both show power dynamics and how People at top try to manipulate people at bottom and middle.
Both involve murders.

There aren't many things similar between these two but pyramid game definitely gave me sky castle vibes
Some of the scenes take place at school
There's a lot of pressure from the parents
The students kinda have to go against each other but some relationships are formed

SKY Castle is almost like the drama version of Parasite, minus the theme on the broken education system (well not really, there's a similarity here since the poor son entered into the rich family's house as the English tutor for their high school daughter). The rich families in SKY Castle resemble the rich family's life in Parasite, except in the movie there's not much background about the rich family so you have to extract it from their small conversations, e.g. when the husband and wife are spending the night together on the couch. Both are heavy on social commentaries and have a good mixture of satire and shock elements. Enjoy!

Astonishing acting. Monster that dwells inside us, eating us up little by little with moderate melancholy outdoor thrilling blizzards experience.

Both these dramas are gripping thriller that will keep you on edge.
Murder, mystery, friendships, a lot of drama and bitterness are to be expected.

It has the same vibe and also the same genre. I bet you will fall in love this drama quickly and get addicted.

both dramas are similar in a way that the plot surrounds students being pushed to do extreme things in order to pursue a successful future.
however, sky castle focuses a lot on family reputation and how one failure in the family can drag everyone down altogether, leading to a lot of mind manipulation and emotional casualties.
definitely recommend watching sky castle if you enjoyed extracurricular!

- They have a similar feel.
- Very realistic while reflect the views of South Korean society on a person needed qualifications.
- The events happen in a competitive environment.
- Characters go through hardships to rise no matter the consequences & their interaction between others are compelling.

Some of the scenes take place at school
There's a lot of pressure from the parents
Elite Society parents with a lot of social standards
The students kinda have to go against each other and compete

Yoshino Michi is 32 years old. She's been married for five years, but hasn't had sex for the last two. It's not as if she doesn't get along with her husband, it's just that the sex part is lacking. It was a bit unexpected, but one night when she when drinking with her colleague, Niina Makoto, she wound up confessing that her marriage had turned sexless. And then, a shocked Niina responded "My marriage is sexless, too," and smiled with a lonely look in his eyes.