- Female lead travels back in time in both
- Both FLs go back to school days
- Friendships are explored
- Everyone notices a change in the female lead
- There is mystery surrounding a death
- Uncannily similar vibes but Shining For One Thing is lighter
- Proactive male leads

Both are remakes of Hana Yori Dango manga.

- Strong hardworking FL from poor working class family
- Joins prestigious school for the elite through sponsorship
- ML part of a group of boys all of whom are the top students and from the richest families
- ML and FL rivalry to lovers
- Very similar storyline with slight different turn of events.
- ML's mother disapproves
- Supportive ML's sister
- Second lead syndrome
- Artistic 2nd lead
- Similar storyline for 3rd ML with mystery ex
- Fancy hair on ML

- FL in both cases is not from a well to do family.
- FL gets sponsored to attend a rich kids school.
- ML belongs to a popular boys group.
- ML involved in bullying the FL.
- Enemies to lovers
- Guy saves girl moment
- Hardworking FL
- ML feels ignored by family
- Love triangle/square