Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)

Okay, I know some of you may be like "Whaa?" but hear me out on this one.

Both are about girls stuck in a political battle between kings.

Both have two (or more) love interests fighting over them.

Both have feelings for two characters.

Both are historical (duh).

And they both have main leads who are humanly flawed and aren't always the best people - which is understandable in this era and time.

In the mid-17th century, the Manchus take over sovereignty of China and establish the Qing Dynasty. While nationalistic sentiments start brewing within the martial artists' community (jianghu), the Qing government immediately imposes a ban forbidding the common people from practising martial arts. Fire-Wind sees the new law as an opportunity to for himself to make a fortune and offers to help the government execute the new rule. Greedy, cruel and immoral, Fire-Wind ravages northwest China with his army, killing thousands of pugilists as well as innocent civilians. His next goal is to attack Martial Village, which houses a large number of martial artists...

They're from the same author so they have plot similarities, anyone who liked moon lovers will like Lost you forever and vice varsa

They both are time travelling themed drama with both sweet and angsty and painful moments. Also in both drama there are palace/political plots.

They have a similar story relating to the princes and time travel. Moon Lovers is a bit darker drama.

Both have women from the future who infiltrate the royal family and shake things up. Two princes vying for the girl. Misunderstood "black" prince with a grudge against the world, who suffered terrible mistreatment as a child, experiencing the healing power of love and caring.

- Both are historical dramas that start off really happy. All the characters are really close at the start and are friends/family.
- Several episodes into the dramas all these relationships break apart and everyone starts to betray one another. The FL is unexpectedly stabbed in the back by a close friend of hers.
- In both dramas the main characters brother is behind all the death and destruction.
- Both dramas have a lot of death where several of the main characters die, especially a lot of the good guys.
- The FL in both dramas has to go through a lot of hardship, mostly because of all the men in her life. She goes from a happy and carefree teenager in love, with friends and family, to a person that loses everything and everyone at one point.
- The ML in both dramas is from a high position but doesn't hold much power compared to many of the other characters. He also falls for the FL first.
- SH has an open ending whilst CMARS has a closed, bittersweet ending.

Both have time travel and romance. Both are great dramas and On Dal reminds me of Wang So, a little bit.

When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes up in the body of the 16-year-old Hae Soo and finds herself living in the house of the 8th Prince Wang Wook, who is married to Hae Soo's cousin. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the ostracized 4th Prince, Wang So. Although knowing she should not get involved in palace intrigues over the succession to the throne, she inadvertently becomes a pawn in the struggle, as several of the Princes fall in love with her.

One of the main leads in both dramas travel back in time by falling into water, but Go Princess Go puts an extra twist to the concept with it being a guy waking up in a girls body, which kinda adds another dimension to the ensuring love story. However, neither lead seems to be overly concerned to have traveled in time and neither tries to intentionally (yet) change any course of action in history (such as e.g. Faith) while being perceived as a bit weird/too freely spoken by the other characters. Moon Lovers is more visually stunning while Go Princess Go relies on some sassy comedy.

Both dramas incorporate modern elements, Moon Lovers seems to be big on modern themed music while Go Princess Go tries its hand on more visual and modernized outfits & settings.

Both are historical dramas, that take place in the palace. There are politics and intrigues involved.
ML
- Both MLs are the best warriors in the country.
- They are pretty cold at the surface but really considerate and loving when you get to know them.
- They both fall in love with the FL first and would do everything to save her.
- The MLs have a close relationship with the emperor.

FL
- Both FLs are naive and childish initially, but they become strong and independent women.
- They go through hardship and that experience will sharpen them.
- It takes some time for the FLs to fall in love with the MLs but when they fall, they fall hard.

Another period drama with a strong female lead and a similar male lead. Both plots are very addictive and the cast in both dramas are well known actors or idols.

The King in both dramas are fictionalized real figures. They are both regarded as ruthless kings but beyond that they've contributed a lot for the countries.

The drama are very similar. A young girl travel back time and falls in love with a man. Both dramas have that aspect. And the man has problems with his family. Holy pearl is a very interesting story. I think it's much better than Scarlet heart Ryeo.

It is a costume detective suspense romance drama, set in the Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, telling the story of the beautiful man County Ling Panyue and the terrorist servant Yang Caiwei in the process of solving a strange case, from mutual disgust to mutual love and love.