Graceful Family is way shorter than Unfamiliar Family. And while Unfamiliar Family is all about suspense and is a slow-burn, Graceful Family is all about angst and a rushed romance. This may also be attributed to the fact that Unfamiliar Family is 100+ eps while Graceful Family is only 16.
The plots of these two is totally different, however, they have one subplot that makes them similar.
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In Unfamiliar Family, the eldest daughter gets a divorce because she finds out that her husband is gay. This discovery destroys bother her and her husband and they struggle with their separation and coming to terms with his true identity.
Graceful Family has the same plotline. The eldest son of the family is a transgender (so he's actually a female who likes males). When the wife finds out, the two divorce.
Bother of these subplots also have the similarity of the wife desperately trying for children but her husband not cooperating.
The plots of these two is totally different, however, they have one subplot that makes them similar.
!! SPOILERS AHEAD!!
!!DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS!!
!!YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
In Unfamiliar Family, the eldest daughter gets a divorce because she finds out that her husband is gay. This discovery destroys bother her and her husband and they struggle with their separation and coming to terms with his true identity.
Graceful Family has the same plotline. The eldest son of the family is a transgender (so he's actually a female who likes males). When the wife finds out, the two divorce.
Bother of these subplots also have the similarity of the wife desperately trying for children but her husband not cooperating.
i found this dramas very similar although graceful family was quite better. they are both about very rich families, conspiracies, being untouchable, cult like groups, daughter in the family exiled or treated unfairly, daughter meeting a helper/guy that becomes a support system. AND most of all the villans, both dramas have the kind of villan you hate to love or love to hate. they were very good at being evil but somehow they got my sympathy. in both dramas the villlan had an unexplainable fondness with the male lead. graceful family is better because the leads have better chemistry and there was no forced/cringe romance like in the k2.
princess of Jia Nan grows up in the palace since childhood. She remains carefree despite knowing that there is no freedom within the palace walls and does not want to be used as a puppet.
Thus, relying on her own ingenuity, she resists the fate of becoming a tool in the inner palace fighting.
Li Qian, a guard of the Imperial Army, wants to understand the truth behind some events many years ago. He works hard to seek a higher position in the palace, just to get relevant clues.
They are two people with vastly different personalities who meet by chance and love each other. In order to reverse their own destiny, they work together, look forward to breaking through the barriers of identity and stay with their loved ones for a lifetime.
Thus, relying on her own ingenuity, she resists the fate of becoming a tool in the inner palace fighting.
Li Qian, a guard of the Imperial Army, wants to understand the truth behind some events many years ago. He works hard to seek a higher position in the palace, just to get relevant clues.
They are two people with vastly different personalities who meet by chance and love each other. In order to reverse their own destiny, they work together, look forward to breaking through the barriers of identity and stay with their loved ones for a lifetime.
