Why You… Y Me?

Series Similar to Why You… Y Me?

If you enjoyed Why You… Y Me?, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Sotus: The Series

   2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   There's a university system called SOTUS (an acronym which stands for Seniority, Order, Tradition, Unity and Spirit - a tradition in which upper classmen sometimes exploit and even abuse freshmen and others seeking acceptance). Junior level students are required to mentor those freshmen and be respected in return. Enter a rather assertive and vocal freshy at the Engineering faculty named Kongpob who gets to be under the mentorship of Artit, a strict Junior who happens to be the boss of his year.

2. My School President

   2022 · Comedy, Music, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Music / Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Tinn is a perfect 12th-grade student body president who is gorgeous, intellectual, athletic, has a mother who works as the school principal, and is everyone's favorite. Tinn has a dream. He wants "to be with someone before finishing high school. "It might sound simple for everyone else but, for Tinn, "this is nearly mission impossible!!"The first obstacle is that Tinn's crush is Gun, the head of the music club and the main singer of the "Chinzilla" band, which has a strict rule that says "band members are not allowed to date until the Hot Wave Music Contest is over. "Gun's band members include drummer Pat, keyboardist Por, bassist Win, and sucky guitarist Yo. They aren't even skilled enough to perform in front of a broad audience, let alone compete in the Hot Wave Music Contest.The second obstacle is that this institution is highly academic. The school principal, Tinn's mother, instructs Tinn to get rid of all clubs that do not bring glory to the school, among which the music club is number one on the list. Tinn is hence Gun's "number one enemy." Meanwhile, Tinn will go to any length to keep his mother from discovering that her noble son has a crush on the head of the music club.The third obstacle is that the new guitarist at the music club Sound is incredibly skilled and attractive. He gets along great with Gun since they share a musical language. How can a love-inexperienced nerd like Tinn, who has Gun as his first love, compete with that?Though it's tough, there's nothing Tinn can't do. A year from now, he will do anything in his power as student body president to help Gun win the Hot Wave Music Contest, hoping that Gun will appreciate his effort and finally proclaim, "...My boyfriend is the school president..."

3. Theory of Love

   2019 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Third is a filmology major and a member of the Savage team along with his best friends Too, Bone, and Kai, but he has a secret. Third has been secretly in love with his Kai for years. For three years he has kept his secret love in his heart, silently supporting and loving Kai while knowing there is absolutely no future between them since Kai is as straight as a streetlight pole and also an absolute player.To make matters worse, Kai has a "no dating friends" policy. How long can Third love Kai silently while watching Kai bring a different girl home every night? Third has tried to see Kai as just a friend. But has failed time and time again. Because as easy as it is to fall in love, to stop is just as hard. Maybe even harder. That is until Third learns a secret that breaks his heart completely. But when Third decides to stop, Kai decides to start.

4. Fish Upon the Sky

   2021 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   A nerdy second-year dental student Pi falls in love with a kind-hearted fellow second-year Muang Nan from the Faculty of Allied Health Science; but he's too scared to confess. Muang Nan is like a "fish upon the sky", way too out of reach for someone as boring as him. That's why Pi asks his big brother Duean for some advice. After going through a major makeover with the help of his brother, the now cooler-than-ever Pi plucks up enough courage to approach Muang Nan. But a new problem arises when Mork, the hottest medical student, appears out of nowhere and seems to be aiming for Muang Nan, too. Discouraged and very much afraid, Pi once again turns to his big brother for help. But this time, Duean is caught up in a mess of his own when he can't shake an annoying freshman medical student Meen off his side. And so Pi must face this battle alone to win Muang Nan's love. But as the rivalry goes on, why does it feel as if Mork is hitting on him instead? Pi plunges into full confusion as his feelings for Mork start to change. What should he do with this feeling and will he ever dare to confess?

5. Marriage, Not Dating

   2014 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   A romantic comedy about a man who doesn't want to get married and a woman who earnestly wants to get married. Gong Ki Tae is a successful plastic surgeon who keeps getting pressured by his family to get married but all he wants is to live alone in peace. He then comes up with a plan to introduce Joo Jang Mi to his family, believing that they will never be able to accept her as their daughter-in-law.

6. People Just Do Nothing

   2014 · Drama, Comedy, Music · ended

   Recommended for similar Music profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Mockumentary series that follows west London pirate radio station 'Kurupt FM'.

7. Julie and the Phantoms

   2020 · Comedy, Music, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Music profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Julie lost her passion for music when she lost her mom. But when three ghostly guys appear and lift her spirits, they decide to start a band together!

8. We Are Lady Parts

   2021 · Comedy, Music · returning

   Recommended for similar Music profile, highly rated (8.2).

   We Are Lady Parts shows the highs and lows of the band – Lady Parts – as seen through the eyes of Amina Hussain – a geeky microbiology PhD student, who's on the lookout for love and is recruited to be their unlikely lead guitarist. Lady Parts' fierce and enigmatic frontwoman Saira sees something in Amina. However, the other members – taxi-driving drummer Ayesha, cartoon-drawing bassist and backing vocalist Bisma and the band's wheeler-dealer band manager Momtaz – are not convinced she is right for their band. Amina has never met girls like this before, and she's soon swept up in their joyful, anarchic energy and punk spirit. But she becomes torn and caught up between two different worlds – that of her more strait-laced university friends led by her bestie Noor and the world of Lady Parts. Will she be the key to the band's success? And – will she finally find a husband?

9. Twinkling Watermelon

   2023 · Fantasy, Music, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Music / Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Twinkling Watermelon follows a story about CODA, (a deaf child born under deaf parents) a boy born of natural talent for music, and Eun Gyul, crash-landing into an unfamiliar space through a suspicious musical instrument store. Eun Gyul forms the band Watermelon Sugar with the youth he met there and communicates with them through music.

10. Flight of the Conchords

    2007 · Comedy, Music · ended

    Recommended for similar Music profile.

    Flight of the Conchords follows the trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band from New Zealand as they try to make a name for themselves in their adopted home of New York City. The band is made up of Bret McKenzie on guitar and vocals, and Jemaine Clement on guitar and vocals. Bret and Jemaine have moved to New York in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else.