Movies and TV shows like Monstar
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Monstar (2013)
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Original name: 몬스타
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Monstar is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yong Jun-hyung, Ha Yeon-soo, and Kang Ha-neul. It aired on music channel Mnet from May 17 to August 2, 2013 every Friday at 21:50 for 12 episodes. The drama is about how a group of teenagers are healed through the power of music.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, realistic
Plot:
musician, love triangle, friendship, high school, teacher, singer, music band, teenage boy, fame, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, scandal, fictional band, school, faith, music industry, coming of age, misunderstanding, teenager, guitarist, teenage girl, pianist, family relations, anger, school teacher, piano ...
Place:
korea
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, sincere and touching films and TV series with plots about friendship, high school, coming of age, school, teenager, youth and music mostly in Drama, Romance and Music genres. Some movies like Monstar: Dream High (2011), The Liar and His Lover (2017), You Are Beautiful (2009), Shut Up Flower Boy Band (2012), True Beauty (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Dream High is a South Korean television series broadcast by KBS in 2011. It features miss A's Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, T-ara's Eunjung, IU and 2PM.
The drama was popular among teenagers, and brought in viewership ratings in the 18 to 20 ...
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semi serious, humorous, touching, dorama, romantic ...
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teen drama
Plot:
teenage life, high school, music industry, youth, music, ambition, friendship, love triangle, musician's life, follow your dream, against the odds, prodigy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Kang Han-Kyeol is a great yet sullen composer who becomes inspired by the voices of others and keeps his identity secret from people. He meets Yoon So-Rim, a high school student who possesses beautiful singing, whilst under his secret identity, and ...
Style:
uplifting, touching, sweet, sentimental, dorama
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
couples, composer, music industry, songwriter, muse, friendship, love, love affair, couple relations, fall in love, hopes, destiny ...
Place:
south korea, korea
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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You're Beautiful is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy television drama series, starring Park Shin-hye, Jang Keun-suk, Lee Hong-ki of F.T. Island and Jung Yong-hwa of CN Blue. It is about a fictional boy band A.N.Jell and the relationship ...
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sentimental, dorama, humorous, novela, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, cross dressing, friends, gender bending, love and romance, rising to stardom, fall in love, music band, hidden identity, unrequited love, gender, celebrity ...
Time:
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Place:
korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
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Shut Up Flower Boy Band is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Sung Joon, Jo Bo-ah, Kim Myung-soo, Jung Eui-chul, Lee Hyun-jae, Yoo Min-kyu, and Kim Min-suk. It is a coming-of-age story about a high school rock band dealing with ...
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captivating, realistic, emotional, sincere, light ...
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music, friendship, boy band, love triangle, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, jealousy, music industry, youth, bromance, tragedy, neighbor ...
Place:
south korea, korea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Lim Ju-kyung is a high school student. Since she was little, she has had a complex about her appearance. To hide her bare face, Ju-kyung always wears make-up. Her excellent make-up skills make her pretty and she hides her bare face in front of ...
Style:
dorama, sincere, touching, romantic, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
love triangle, teenage life, teenage love, teen romance, opposites attract, asian, makeup artist, bullying, makeover, love, beauty, ugly duckling ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
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Lee Gyu Won is the daughter of one of the top three maestros of pansori and is also a gayageum protégé herself. Following her grandfather’s wishes for her to study the gayageum, she enrolls as a major of gugak, or traditional Korean music. Lee ...
Style:
romantic drama, romantic, touching, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
musician, college life, musician's life, relationships, traditional versus modern, lifestyle, music, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, society, student ...
Place:
korea
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39%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
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A drama about the dreams and love of classical music students who find their own happiness after wandering between talent and reality.
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romantic, captivating, romantic drama, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
classical music, university, musician, love triangle, piano, music school, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, music, couple relations, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Gloria is a South Korean television series starring Bae Doona, Lee Chun-hee, Seo Ji-seok, So Yi-hyun, Oh Hyun-kyung and Lee Jong-won in a tale of romance, survival, overcoming poverty and adversity, and making your dreams come true. It aired on ...
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realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, inspirational ...
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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The bright and dark side of the world of stars is dramatically captured in this drama by giving a realistic depiction of singer-wannabes ambition and their dash for stardom.
A story about the painstaking work it takes to become a popular singer, ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
ambition, musician, music industry, glory, price of fame, music, singer, showbiz, desire for fame, music band, intrigue, rising to stardom ...
Place:
korea, seoul
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33%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 45 min.
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suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
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friendship, school, revolution, death, father daughter relationship, boy girl relationship, teenager, high school, sex scene, youth culture, high school life, rock music ...
Place:
balkan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Style:
cult classic, realistic, touching, emotional, retro ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
80s, year 2016, 70s
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, california, new jersey
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 48 min.
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Head back to Elite Way School as a new generation of students hope to win the Battle of the Bands.
Style:
semi serious, disturbing, captivating, teen comedy, telenovela
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
dancing, friendship, elite, teenager, musician, gay, classmate, high school life, ambition, music, music band, friends ...
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32%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Singapore
Duration: 60 min.
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During the late eighties, three good friends, Yi Wei, Chu Fan and Da Wei, formed a band called "Crescendo" out of their passion for music. After graduation, they established "Crescendo" Music Company to realize their dreams. Many ...
Style:
serious, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, friendship, music industry, music business, ex wife, male friendship, friends, woman, women, musician's life, group of friends, friend ...
Time:
80s
Place:
singapore
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32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 22 min.
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feel good, entertaining, humorous, sincere, captivating ...
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Plot:
school, friendship, teenager, coming of age, music band, music, musician, group of friends, high school life, teenage love, friends, teenage life ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 30 min.
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teen, realistic, sentimental, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
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high school, teenage girl, couples, teenager, cheerleading, puberty, gay relationship, lesbian, teenage love, friendship, teenage boy, lgbt ...
Time:
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Place:
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32%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
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Duration: 25 min.
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captivating, thrilling, psychological
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32%
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Duration: 60 min.
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touching, suspense, suspenseful
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well ...
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captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental ...
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country music, fame, musician, music, hopes, music industry, closeted homosexual, celebrity, family relations, lifestyle, desire for fame, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
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Place:
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32%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
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Coming-of-age drama about 18-year-olds, taking a realistic look into the moments of their lives, moments that all of us might have experienced at one time or another. Ong Seong Woo plays Choi Jun Woo, for whom loneliness has become a habit. Though ...
Style:
dorama, disturbing, psychological, captivating, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
first love, high school, youth, grownups, adolescence vs adulthood, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lifestyle, lifestyle change, changing lives, relationships, slice of life, self doubt ...
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31%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Baek Ho-rang is a high school student. Due to her pretty appearance, she is popular on social media and at her school. Yet, Baek Ho-rang only has one friend, due to her condescending personality. Baek Ho-rang encounters a problem. She learns that ...
Style:
captivating, twisted, suspense
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, high school life, friendship, investigation, social media, secrets, teenage girl, schoolgirl, school, teenage life, friends, school club ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
seoul
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31%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 120 min.
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psychological, thrilling, romantic drama, romantic, captivating
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31%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia
Duration: 42 min.
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A mysterious teen girl arrives at an all-boys school in 1970s Colombia, breaking stereotypes, rules... and a few hearts.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, heartfelt, emotional
Plot:
teenage girl, high school, school, life, teenager, student, relationships, society, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, high school life ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
colombia
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31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
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dorama, sincere, touching, not serious, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, friends to lovers, first love, love, unrequited love, family relations, parents and children, lifestyle, teenage life, fall in love, family problems, past ...
Time:
future, 90s
Place:
seoul, thailand, busan, korea
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31%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
captivating, sincere, exciting, light, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, friends, society, dishonesty, youth, school, life changing experience, friendship between teens, failed attempt, friend, high school, life philosophy ...
Time:
2010s
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30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
sincere, serious, sentimental, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
first love, coming of age, breakup, friendship, love triangle, college life, youth, friends, relationships, couple relations, couples, group of friends ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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The Musical is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Ku Hye-sun, Choi Daniel, Park Ki-woong, Ock Joo-hyun and Kim Eun-se. It aired on SBS from September 2 to December 23, 2011 on Fridays at 22:00 for 15 episodes.
Filming began in July ...
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emotional, serious, realistic, touching, romantic drama
Plot:
love triangle, ambition, showbiz, follow your dream, lifestyle, actor's life, love and romance, couples, musician's life, hopes, theater, aspiring actress ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul, new york, korea
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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A working class girl winds up at an exclusive prep school. Unassuming high school girl Jan Di stands up to -- and eventually falls for -- a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerfu clique.
Style:
dorama, touching, romantic drama, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenage life, opposites attract, cinderella story, teenage love, social differences, school, youth, love triangle, fall in love, friendship, teen romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea, asia
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
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Follow Ella and Nadia who are in high school. They get to know different circles of friends, are faced with different dilemmas of love and the pressure to be able to stand up to peer pressure.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, exciting, psychological, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, friendship, best friend, coming of age, adolescence, high school life, peer pressure, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, youth, lifestyle, love, teenager ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
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Heartbreak High is a popular Australian television series that ran for five years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and ...
Style:
soap opera, thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
group of teenagers, high school, teenager, lifestyle, buddies, society, youth, up and down relationship, teenage life, high school life, school, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
australia, sydney australia
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30%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
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Yoo-Seul is a student of an art high school. She is a talented pianist and who won various contests, but she is driven by her mother. Yoo-Seul's mother wanted to become a pianist when she was younger. One day, Yoo-Seul has an accident. Yoo-Seul ...
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