Song of Youth (2021)

Female view
Female rights and powers
Movie-like visual quality

The story follows Sheng Ming Lan, an unfavored concubine-born 6th daughter of an official. Song of youth also follows the main character who loses her parents and has to survive and prove her parents' innocence.

Both dramas take place during Ming Dynasty. Displaying all Confucian values and teachings. Orthodox and conservative. Aristocrat families with a lot of family politics. Difficult mother-in-law.

Both are historical dramas with a poorer FL marrying a well to do ML. Both MLs live with an extended family of parents and siblings, and the FL quickly endears herself to her in-laws. Both FLs are intelligent in a certain field (problem solving vs. medicine). The subplots in both are about the ML's brothers and their romances or stories.

They both are a palace drama with a very interesting storyline. The female lead is pretty and clever.
Produced by the same companny

- both series depict relationships between members of the family,
- both shows are comedies,
- both shows have characters that love money

Similar in tone and setting but very different plots. Very devoted ML who won't give up on FL.
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Despite the difference in plots, both dramas are slower paced, slow burn romances, and focus on families with a very large cast of characters. Both FLs are determined and strong-minded, both MLs fall in love at the start and slowly win the FL's heart. The tone and pacing feels similar, too.

-period drama
-FL is also an entertainer who faces prejudice
-strong willed FL who rises from nothing to become patriarch of the family business
-ML falls for the FL but she is not interested. This is a super slow romance

- Nice and kind ML falls in love at first sight and chases FL,
- smart FL,
- family relationship and heartwarming moments

- smart ML;
- smart FL;
- similar aesthetics;
- rich family and its contribution to the court;
- ML is from a richer family rather than FL;
- Fl solves problems in the family / helps to solve;
- loyal ML;
- ML was a playful kid prior to meeting FL;
- FL encourages ML to succeed

Similar pacing and vibes with a noble family/families as the main characters, and multiple couples in both, each with their own storylines. FL frequently solves the problems of the family she married into.

- smart FL;
- complex family relationships;
- FL is solving crisis after crisis for the whole family;
- Chang Long is in both of them;
- cute dynamics between the mains

In both dramas FL’s are intelligent, cunning, and the backbone for their families. There is more humor in the family dynamic, but the family goes through many schemes that FL helps overcome.

Both are historical dramas with a lush, beautiful look and feel, both based upon operas. The MLs are of higher status than the FLs who are orphans and entertainers (musician vs. theatre performer). Both FLs are intelligent and quick to solve problems that come their way. Both dramas are female driven and have court politics , friendship, and extended family at their center.

Hua Rong is about to set sail on a heroic adventure she’s often dreamt about, only to be kidnapped by the notorious pirate, Qin Shang Cheng, who is set on making her his bride, willing or not. After many failed attempts, Rong successfully flees her island prison and its sea monster.
She then encounters the young prince, Jin Yi Wen, who falls for her at first sight. Meanwhile, Shang Cheng, equally smitten with Rong, is fast on her trail, vowing to recapture his lost treasure.
(Source: Lee C at MyDramaList)