I have been recently rewatching with you and can i just say I love your gifs. And I wonder if you know of any drama that has good boi™️ like yu huai lol. I tried watching other school dramas but it just don’t catch my eyes much.
Hi there! First off, sorry for the late reply. I actually had to sit down and write a list before I attempt to answer your question, which is why this q&a is only now being answered lol. If I recall correctly, I only did a couple of gifsets for With You, but still thank you for loving them ^^
And boy, a drama with good school boy like Yu Huai?? That kind of stumped me lol. The kind of male protagonist that’s good from beginning to end, not the kind that’s an asshole in the beginning only to be sweet to the female counter-part later when he “falls in love” with her, right? Or are you talking about good boy, in the sense that he’s studious? If it’s the latter, then there’s no problem with that because in these youth dramas all the male protagonists are some kind of geniuses lol. Even though I enjoy youth drama, I don’t know if I’ve seen enough to give you a good among to start off with. So here’s my attempt to give you some I’ve seen that you might like, and I will also give you some that I’ve heard good things about, but have yet to watch. And you did mentioned you’ve seen other school dramas, so some of these you might have already watched. Just a fyi ^^
I guess I’ll start off with one that’s closely related to With You in terms of: novelist, setting, and theme - My Huckleberry Friends. I believe this one is from the same author that wrote the With You novel, and the story is based in the same school and time, but the leads here are from a different class than Yu Huai and Geng Geng. I heard a lot of good things about this drama, and since you like With You so much, you might like this one too ^^.
My Mr. Mermaid, Tang Yi Bai, is honestly one of my favorite male protagonist. I don’t think I can find a sweeter guy than him in dramaland.
This one might be the most famous/well-known one, Love O2O, Xiao Nai. I mean he’s the perfect male protagonist. The End.
My most recent obsession, Put Your Head On My Shoulder, Gu Wei Yi. He’s that cute, nerdy weirdo that is also so sweet in his own unique way. He is love ♡. I can’t tell you how perfect but yet so imperfect he is hahaha. The imperfection is him TRYING to be better and prefect, which somehow makes him so much more charming and adorable.
Le Coup de Foudre, Yan Mo. This one is currently airing and I’m enjoying it a lot more than I would’ve thought. Yan Mo is an interesting character. He’s certainly a good studious individual being one of the top student in his class/grade. He seems cold and almost emotionless but he’s so funny in this stoic way. He’s in the weird category, but weird in a good and cute way lol.
A very underrated drama that I loved, Where the Lost Ones Go, Xiang Ze Yi. He’s that playful, nice guy type. Also quite romantic too. I mean he’s an artist so that’s a given lol. This drama however, goes from super fluffy and light to super dark and gloomy. Just prepare a box of tissue next to you.
Another one I’ve heard is good is When We Were Young. I can’t give you much info on this one since I haven’t seen it myself, but those who have seen it has mentioned good things about it. Male protagonist, from what I remember from the trailer seems to be a nice, out-going individual.
Suddenly This Summer is one that a lot of people talked about when it first aired. I don’t know the overall content of the drama but I remember the story is somewhat similar to With You.
A Love So Beautiful, Jiang Chen. Okay, Jiang Chen can be such a jerk at times but when he’s sweet, he’s really sweet. That’s why I’m including him here. He’s that character that you hate but love.
Salute to My Youth, Lan Tian Ye. I haven’t seen this one in full because there’s honestly no subs available out there :( But Lan Tian Ye is in the same category as Jiang Chen, maybe a little less hateful. One thing I like about him is that he’s quite manly. He knows what he wants and isn’t afraid to go after it. Also the second male lead is so sweet here, you might get major second lead syndrome.
Not sure if you’re looking for other countries content too, but here’s some extras that I think you might like.
Page Turner: This is a short mini drama (only three episodes). It was short but so good.
Reply 1997: The first drama of the very famous Reply series in Korea. The only one that I can say I like from beginning to end.
Sassy Go Go/Cheer Up: I personally don’t think Korean make good youth drama but this one is one that I really liked.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo: This one is a favorite among the international fans. I haven’t seen it, but people raves about it. It’s a campus love story where friends become lovers.
The U-Princes Series: This is a youth drama series from Thailand and they have some cute ones that you might like if you’re interested in trying out Thai drama.
From Me to You/Kimi ni Todoke: This is one of my all time favorite movies. Male protagonist, Shouta, is just the sweetest guy ever. Played by the Miura Haruma ♡ ♡ ♡ This is a movie but I think of Shouta when it comes to “good boy” hahaha.
Okay that’s it! At least that’s all I can think of off the top of my head. Of course, there are many many more out there that I have not yet heard or seen, so this is my own little list. I tried to stay within your given request of “good boy” male character in youth/school related drama, so hopefully you’ll find one of these to your liking.
P.S. I’m going to post this public if you don’t mind. If anyone else would like to add to this list please do.
