Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014)

They have a similar feel, of course Japanese and Korean culture- though similar in some ways, are quite different. And of course the main character in IL plays 'Go' and in March he plays 'Shogi.

On the Verge of Insanity
It follows the story of middle-aged office workers struggling to survive in a turbulent workplace

Misaeng:
It is about employees who fight to get out of the cruel corporate world they feel they've become trapped in.

- Both dramas tells a story surrounding corporate environment.
- Both main leads had a rough life, in which they suffer from unfair mistreatments and also looked down by their surroundings.
- Both main leads are very intelligent and extremely inspirational.
- Both main leads lack opportunities, hence they have to proof their worth through hard-work and perseverance.
- Both leads start from zero and work very hard to achieve success, meaning that the FL in "The Ideal City" doesn't have certification to become an official cost engineer, on the other hand, ML in "Misaeng" doesn't have any college degree.
- Because they lack qualifications ("TIC" FL doesn't have certificate and "Misaeng" ML only work as an intern who doesn't have any college degree) - they both suffer from mistreatment, where their work were stolen by the higher ups.
- Both dramas also deals with office politics, which portrayed a very severe and harsh reality.
- Both dramas have little romance, instead they tend to focus more on the main leads growth in the industry.

*Bonus
I noticed that both are filmed in a similar fashion. Especially the tone of the setting, where they use a warm-toned filter.

Jang Geu Rae has played the game of Go since he was a child. When his plans of becoming a professional Go player fail, the down-and-out Geu Rae is forced to take an office job as an intern set up for him by an acquaintance’s recommendation for him to a large company called One International.

On his first day of work, Geu Rae meets an eager fellow intern, An Yeong Yi, as they both try to please their new boss, Section Chief Oh Sang Shik and keep up with the ambitious employee, Jang Baek Ki. But they quickly find that their department is a little different from the others.

Geu Rae does his best at his new job while trying not to lose his humanity along the way.

Both agency and misaeng have a rookie vs the mean boss that turn into each others greatest supporters

Nothing alike in terms of plot.
Vibe is the same in both shows tho, with an inexperienced and unqualified MC.
They you'll down on you, you'll prove them wrong. Things won't go your way but you'll overcome anything. They spit at you, just spit back...

Great whole cast, lovable. Hardworkers teaming up for the best. Very satisfying to watch

Workplace bullying.

Em ambas as séries os protagonistas masculinos se assemelham por terem em suas vidas dificuldades impostas pelo destino. Por mais que se esforcem e trabalharem seriamente dificuldades e infortúnios surgem. Mesmo sendo difícil, a única maneira de viver é continuar seguindo em frente.

Incomplete Life is the original story. Misaengmul is a parody of it.

Both dramas surround a workplace setting.
Both the main leads of the drama have poor educational backgrounds.

In both dramas we follow the lead protagonist as he get's hired in a big company. It's interesting because we get a glimpse of how a Korean company works (conformism, hierarchy...)
While Jang Geu Rae is not qualified for the job ang introverted, Chief Kim is talented and extraverted.

Both are about ordinary people trying to live their life in the work place. You might even call them dramas about (among other things) office politics; it's just that Life took place in a hospital and Incomplete Life in a trading company.

Idol the Coup makes me think that the drama is like Misaeng but idol version. Then I realized that the screenwriter of both dramas is the same person.

Both dramas covers:
- Slice of life
- Intense struggle and burden of life
- Poor main leads
- The female lead in Idol the Coup resembles the character of the male lead in Misaeng

The jungle called a workplace and the harassment that employees have to go through.

If you are looking for dramas about work environment, office events and leads who should figure out their problems in a job theme, these two dramas look similar