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High School Frenemy (High School Frenemy มิตรภาพคราบศัตรู)

High School Frenemy (มิตรภาพคราบศัตรู, Mittraphap Khrap Sattru) is a 2024 Thai teen drama series produced by GMMTV, broadcast on the GMM25 channel, and a remake of the Korean series School 2013. It follows two former best friends, Saint and Shin, forced back together when their school's rival campuses are merged.1 • 2

Key factDetail
Original titleมิตรภาพคราบศัตรู (Mittraphap Khrap Sattru)2
BroadcastGMM25, Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:30, 14 October to 3 December 2024; catch-up streaming on Viu from 22:303 • 4
Episodes16, roughly 46 to 58 minutes each3 • 1
Lead rolesSaint (Sky Wongravee Nateetorn) and Shin (Nani Hirunkit Changkham)5
Source materialRemake of the Korean series School 2013 (학교 2013), credited to writers Lee Hyun-joo and Go Jung-won1 • 2
DirectorKanittha Kwunyoo (Fon)2
Reception9.6/10 from 6,401 user ratings on Rakuten Viki; top-3 series on Viu Thailand for six consecutive weeks6 • 7

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Premise

Siamwit School runs into financial trouble, and the administrator Paphada orders the Udon Phithak campus absorbed into the main campus, Thep Burapha. The two campuses have long been rivals, so students who define themselves through that rivalry must now share corridors, classrooms, and status under one roof.8 • 9

The reunion at the center of the story is between Saint, the apathetic head of class M.5/2 who once led a gang of bullies in junior high, and Shin, a rebellious, hot-tempered student. The two were best friends before an event ended their friendship violently. Their personal feud escalates into a classroom war, and the homeroom teachers Jan (Maria Poonlertlarp) and Sung (Foei Patara Eksangkul) have to cooperate to stop the fighting and push the two toward reconciliation.8 • 4 GMMTV's official synopsis frames the choice as either rekindling the relationship or breaking apart for good.4

Production and adaptation

The series was produced by GMMTV Co., Ltd., directed by Kanittha Kwunyoo, and written by Naphat Chitveerapat, Lalil Kittitanaphan, and Nichaphat Buranadilok, with Nuttapong Mongkolsawas as producer.2 • 9 It adapts the Korean series School 2013, credited to writers Lee Hyun-joo (이현주) and Go Jung-won (고정원), and carries that source's interest in youth violence, institutional pressure, and the line between friendship and rivalry, transposed to a Thai high-school setting shaped by campus identity and social hierarchy.2

The cast also includes Kay Lertsittichai as Ken, Jiruntanin Trairattanayon as Cable, Pakin Kuna-anuwit as Chadjen, Preeyaphat Lawsuwansiri as Tangmay, Wanwimol Jaenasavamethee as Airy, Benyapa Jeenprasom as Eve, Supha Sangaworawong as Thiu, Chayakorn Jutamas as Net, Chayapol Jutamas as Not, Theepakon Kwanboon as First, and Pattraphus Borattasuwan as Peeta.5 • 10

Broadcast and release

The series premiered on 14 October 2024 in a Monday-to-Tuesday 20:30 slot on GMM25, with catch-up streaming on Viu at 22:30, and ran for 16 episodes through 3 December 2024.3 • 4 Episode titles ran from คู่อริ (Rivals) to the finale ก้าวต่อไป (The Next Step).3

Internationally, the series streams on Rakuten Viki with subtitles in English and more than nine other languages, and on Viu in some regions.6 • 10 GMMTV's shop released a DVD boxset containing uncut scenes and behind-the-scenes footage; the listing was marked sold out.11 For its first anniversary, Viu released an Uncut Version adding more than 40 minutes of extended and previously unaired scenes, including a music-room scene, a rain scene, and an expanded ending.7

Reception

On Rakuten Viki the series holds a 9.6 rating from 6,401 users.6 Viu reported that it stayed in the top three most popular series on Viu Thailand for six consecutive weeks and became one of the most discussed Thai teen series of 2024.7 In 2025 it won Breakthrough Cast of the Year at the Mint Awards and was nominated for Best Cinematography (Drama) and Best Editing (Drama) at the Asian Television Awards.7

Viewer discussion frequently compared it with School 2013, whose Korean leads Kim Woo-bin and Lee Jong-suk the remake's pairing was measured against; some reviewers judged the Thai version fell short of the original's emotional impact.12 A Vietnamese review noted that the remake of a well-regarded original drew divided opinions before airing, with some viewers doubting the Thai version could meet the standard set by the Korean series and others placing confidence in its young cast and localized school setting.13

References

  1. High School Frenemy, Apple TV
  2. High School Frenemy, DramaBL
  3. High School Frenemy – Aired Order, TheTVDB
  4. Official Trailer: High School Frenemy มิตรภาพ คราบศัตรู, GMMTV
  5. High School Frenemy – Cast, WeGreen Entertainment
  6. High School Frenemy, Rakuten Viki
  7. ครบรอบ 1 ปี "High School Frenemy", Viu
  8. High School Frenemy, FlixPatrol
  9. High School Frenemy, Content Thailand
  10. High School Frenemy – streaming, JustWatch
  11. DVD Boxset High School Frenemy, GMMTV Shop
  12. Unpopular opinion – Highschool Frenemy couldn't surpass School 2013, fearlessfangirl
  13. Review phim High School Frenemy, Voh

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › Turkish, Middle Eastern, and African serials › Thai serial dramas (lakorn) › Premiered 2008 to 2024

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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