Hit the Top (2017)

Both time travelling stories
However, in manhole, he tries to get the girl in the whole drama but in hit the top, the guy falls in love after he travels time (not before)

- main characters become younger and fulfil their dream
- old school music vs modern music related
- characters songs in the story is available on spotify (liver and gallbladder & J2)

spoiler:
- love triangle between main character, main character's son and main female lead

I'm sure many people would disagree with this recommendation because the dramas are actually quite different, however, I watched Hit the Top directly after I had finished Sassy Go Go and I have to say that the dramas do compliment each other in various ways. I will try not to spoil the plots too much to either of the dramas.

SIMILARITIES:

• A general light-hearted tone that is easy to follow
• Still some conflict but not to an excessive amount
• The main couples are adorable and have good chemistry
• There isn't too much relationship drama between main couples to where you're slamming your head against a desk
• Lovely side characters with interesting stories too

I'd say that Hit the Top is slightly better than Sassy Go Go even though I greatly enjoyed both, simply because I absolutely adored the chemistry and development of the main couple much more in Hit the Top, as well as the plot and time travel theme.

Both dramas are absolutely fabulous, and I recommend them if you are looking for an easy watch, interesting characters and an absolutely beautiful cast :) x

Lee Ji Hoon and Choi Woo Seung are two childhood friends who also happen to be preparatory students for the civil service exam, although Ji Hoon has a secret dream to be a singer and songwriter. One day they meet Yoo Hyun Jae, a popular but problematic member of a popular '90s idol group who accidentally traveled through time to the year 2017 from the year 1993. Thus begins the story of passion, love, and friendship among 20s youth in the entertainment industry.

"Over the Rainbow" is the dark and bright side of the crazy world of dancers and singers. It is a realistically captured drama with dancers that want to become singers.

Kwon Hyeok Jo is a stubbon and loving aspiring dancer who falls for Jeong Hee Su who is a dancer thats aspiring to be a singer. They start there journey of stardom together. While Rex is a pretty boy with outstanding talent and is the biggest asset to Pride Ent. tries to break free from his label and do his own thing.

Ma Sang Mi is a sweet but very awkward girl still trying to find her calling. This heart wrenching story of becoming and being a popular singer, with all its betrayals and constant meeting and partings. Gives us an inside look on the ups and downs to becoming a star.

- about the Music Industry, Idols and Agencies
- Love Triangle between two Idols and an Agency Employee (although the Love Story is barely touched upon in "Top Management")
- both have Cha Eun Woo playing an Idol (but he plays only a small roll in both dramas)
-Small Sci-fi Aspect: "Hit the Top" has time travel and "Top Management" has sightseeing

Roof top prince and the best hit both are similar. The main lead both go to the present to solve a mystery.

In roof top prince, it is about a prince, who gets sent to the present to find out what happened to the princess in the past life, similar to Hyun Jae's character but to find out about his disappearance.

Both drama's have cute love story as well.

While "Record of Youth" is a lot more toned down and thoughtful , they both touch upon similar themes and they are both about the entertainment business:
- Love Story/Triangle between Star and Employee
- look behind the scenes (be it acting, singing etc.)
- people in their twenties trying to achieve their dream
- interesting family dynamics
- likeable Manager without a big Agency
- Dad that is at first unsupportive of Dream

Kusunoki Haru gets talked into trying her hand at running an entertainment agency by a CEO who is an acquaintance. However, she loses everything after it goes bankrupt. All she has left is a struggling five-member (Morinaga Yuki, Shiono Akihisa, Hanazawa Masato, Naito Shuichiro, Honda Kyoya) male idol group which belongs to the agency. In a sudden reversal, Haru goes from a winner whom everyone envies to someone mocked by the people around her. She plots her own comeback and achieves a breakthrough in the entertainment industry as the producer of the group

Both are about People in their 20s trying to become successfull, and working together
Love Triangle, where the ML hides his true identity
Interesting Family Dynamics.
Both are funny, make you feel inspired and are well written, filmed and acted.

Lee Ji Hoon and Choi Woo Seung are two childhood friends who also happen to be preparatory students for the civil service exam, although Ji Hoon has a secret dream to be a singer and songwriter. One day they meet Yoo Hyun Jae, a popular but problematic member of a popular '90s idol group who accidentally traveled through time to the year 2017 from the year 1993. Thus begins the story of passion, love, and friendship among 20s youth in the entertainment industry.

I recommend this both drama because , Male lead and Female lead
try to solve problem
In one drama explosion and another student murder/suicide

- Similar plot with MJ and Crude Play
- Main lead is a song writer
- I like the romance in both but TLHL has more sweet romance scenes

In a way Im just using it as an excuse to shove Hit the Top down peoples throats.
But I also think whilst them both being very different they have a similiar feel to them, both are in their own way, dealing with being in your early 20s and I could very easily relate to both dramas.

Also obviously Cha Eun Woo as Do Kyung Suk is in it, playing as MJ.

Both of them dealing with a bunch of friends and the hardships of youth. And in the end a couple gets together which wouldn't be expected at first glance.