Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai (2016)

Main female character ends up living with her ex-boss (now part time boss haha) , and whilst living together learn to overcome obstacles. Their bickering reminds me alot of Hotaru no Hikari. Ayumu is quite similar to Takano :D

similar in
- restaurant setting
- cold male lead and bubbly female lead
- food food food food food
-romantic comedy love story

Tachibana Miyabi is 39-years-old and hasn't had a boyfriend in 5 years. This doesn't bother her though as she is pretty and confident and enjoys her life as a single woman. She is a doctor and runs her own successful dermatology clinic. But at her school reunion, she finds herself being pitied by others for still being single. Afterwards, she attends a gourmet meeting at a restaurant. There, she talks about her school reunion. Seiji, the owner of the restaurant, makes a biting remark that she isn't the type popular with men. She becomes upset by the remark, but finds herself taking his advice to heart. Eventually, she asks Seiji to mentor her on how to catch men to which Seiji agrees. What follows is a series of mishaps and triumphs and adventures as Miyabi does her best to be the 'type' of woman men want.

The drama has the same theme in so many aspects. A lone woman who's almost a dried fish finds themselves in the care of an older man to help them with their own love life and career.

they have the same concept where in lead girl has difficulty finding a job and a guy offers her a place to live and a job

Both have a 30+ woman and a bossy ML. Both MLs are running their own restaurant and cooking behind the counter. The ML gives dating advice and scolds the FL on her choices, while also sometimes stepping in to help. Both have couples that date others before considering each other.

Shinichi debuted as a novelist at a young age, but his career has been stagnant for many years. He also has broken up with his girlfriend. His day have now become gloomy. At this time, Yuko and her son moves into Shinichi's home. Yuko is the ex-wife of Shinichi's friend. Shinichi lets them stay at his house. Shinichi writes his novel every night, while Yuko goes out at night to date men. She is conflicted with her feelings to act as a strong parent and to deal with her unspeakable loneliness. Yuko’s son, feeling the loss of his father's presence, begins to admire Shinichi. With their living arrangement, Shinichi and Yuko try keep their distance from each other. But one night..

Both have the same actress and emphasize the female lead feeling at loss because of their age. They both struggle to find what their own place in society as well as from misfortune in love.

Both are japanese dramas based on josei mangas. The female leads deal with unemployment and the male lead end up hiring them.
It is about adult life, money and relationships. The two of them are funny but also real life situations.

Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto plays Risa, a young woman working in the sex trade in order to pay off her brother's debt, though her situation has led her to contemplate suicide. These two characters, both full of despair, meet each other and end up entering a contract marriage purely for its benefits. However, as they overcome various troubles, their relationship begins turning into true love.

Roles are kind of reversed, the guy chases after the girl in From Five to Nine. Gives off similar vibes. If you liked one you'll most likely like the other!

Takeshi, an Italian restaurant chef, and Ruri could have been lovers, but Takeshi was too comfortable with their current relationship that he chose to stay best friends with her. Now, Ruri is engaged to another man and Takeshi is deep in regret. He runs through the night of Tokyo to tell her his true feelings before it's too late, but right as he stands in front of Ruri, an unfortunate accident takes his life away. However, a twist of fate brings them back together once again in an ironic situation. "Eternal First Love" unfolds as a bittersweet story of an everlasting "first love."

Similar story 2 ML & 1 FL, friends from younger days until they getting older. A twist of youth love along the way. Ray Zhang too adorable as always! Both movies a must watch movies with different story line. Inseparable childhood friends Shou Heng and Cheng Shing have their world thrown into chaos when a new girl comes to town and falls for Shou Heng.

A love story unfolds about 7 people, including Kume Masakazu. They are in their 30's, live in Tokyo, and have their own views on love and friendship. Kume Masakazu is single and 33-years-old. He works as a struggling screenwriter. He doesn't have a girlfriend, because he has decided to cut off contact with a woman after meeting them 3 times. Because of his tendency to run away from love, his friends call him the "Man Without Love."

Both are about female leads that have more of a dependent personality and runs into male leads that help them become stronger in their own lives.