- strong female lead

- nice, kind male lead

- childhood friends

- crazy chemistry between the leads

- the girl kinda "wears the pants" in the relationship and drags the guy around (but he loves it)
Recommended by ClassyApples
While both plots are completely different, the feeling the shows invoke is highly similar. Both have absolutely adorable couple scenes and extremely nice refreshing male leads
Recommended by twinsizedmattress
Both shows about female leads who are insecure about their looks but the male leads help them to be more self confident:
-In true beauty the female lead has a problem with her appearance, so she put makeup to be accepted in society.
-In weightlifting, the female lead thinks that she lost her femininity by lifting barbells.
In both main male leads have dark secrets past but are nice.
Both include love triangle, friendship and college/school theme.
Recommended by saja
both My First First Love 2 and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo were similar in the way they were both light and cute friendship dramas...
Recommended by XingBack
both male leads are the sweet dorky kind. while the female leads are different from the usual representation of a female character in dramaworld.
both couple also are a "friends to lovers" kind of a ship~
Recommended by XingBack
idk it just reminded me of the thumbnails/pics lolol

I haven't watched this drama yet
I watched when we were young years ago lol
Recommended by linlinn_nnbts
Not the same but both have family, friendship problems and romance. Weightlifting fairy is more likely about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process. Pus have main lead Nam Joo-hyuk who is a swimmer in both.
Recommended by drmwqnn
Both have athletic female MC and male MC. Both female MC are strong and tomboyish. Wild romance is set with adult in their late 20s/early 30s (female body guard/ pro baseball player) Both shows are funny however i felt Wild Romance to be funnier but at the same time more dramatic.Both are very sweet romantic comedies where personality wins over traditional good looks.
Recommended by keznaa
Although completely different shows with different age ranges (college vs adult romance), both kdramas are relatively uncommon for showing healthy relationships; neither relies on push-and-pull tropes in the second half to keep the main couple apart. Both couples lean on each other in order to get through their individual issues without any major communication issues. Both are very heartwarming shows.
Recommended by bearuth9
fun, friendship based. WLF has slightly more romance but both are light-hearted shows and bingeworthy.
Recommended by whyira_
They're both sweet, light-hearted dramas. The girl is very tomboyish and likes to fight. The guy slowly falls in love with her while spending time together.
Recommended by Iwyn
Although completely different shows with different age ranges (college vs adult romance), both kdramas are relatively uncommon for showing healthy relationships; neither relies on push-and-pull tropes in the second half to keep the main couple apart. Both couples lean on each other in order to get through their individual issues without any major communication issues. Both are very heartwarming shows.
Recommended by bearuth9
Both are super sweet, cute, and simply adorable shows. Lots of couple time instead of draggy stories for side characters.
Both are simply uplifting shows. You can't help but smile with both shows!
Recommended by garabatos
In this drama based on basketball (and somewhat on the anime Slam Dunk), a Taiwanese national team basketballer.
Duan Chen Feng, whose world consists of his 2 greatest loves: basketball and his girlfriend, Xiao Xi. They find their perfect world shattered, however, when on the day of his most important match, Duan Chen Feng has an accident on his way to the competition, and paralyses Angel, who just happens to be the sister of Iceman, his biggest opponent since they were young.

To shoulder his responsibilty, Chen Feng leaves school and his basketball so that he can take care of Angel. Xiao Xi, who does not know the reason behind Chen Feng's leaving school and giving up his beloved basketball, is heartbroken and bewildered. At about the same time, Tai Zi, falls in love with Xiao Xi's plucky and determined character.
Recommended by 73n5h1k015h173
it is also funny like Welcome to Waikiki and the bond of friendship was shown in this show.
also show friends to lovers just like Waikiki and based on life, romance, and comedy.
Recommended by lunnn
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