It is a costume detective suspense romance drama, set in the Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, telling the story of the beautiful man County Ling Panyue and the terrorist servant Yang Caiwei in the process of solving a strange case, from mutual disgust to mutual love and love.
Recommended by eliteles1
The Red Sleeve tells the story of the son of Sado who is the main focus of Crimson Moon.
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Recommended by emeraldarrows
The actor is are same and has great acting skills saranghaeyo junho oppa. Its takes you to the romantic feel.it makes your heart pain. Though its a historical drama wow no words for it. I believe other whio had watch this and the red sleeve drama eould recommend this. Btw this mydramalist is very great website. Its helps a lot
Recommended by Amlfcbmiv
Both dramas has an interesting love story (different but good).

If you like historical dramas where the Prince tries to correct past mistakes from their fathers (former king), you would like this.

The main female lead are both strong and independent - kind-hearted personalities.

The main male lead are both super hard working and smart. They are admired and respected by their people.
Recommended by noviosity
*In both dramas, there is a power difference between the ML and the FL. *

MAIN PLOT:
-In The Red Sleeve there is love between crown prince (ML) and a court maid (FL).
-In The King's Affection it's the opposite. The FL is disguised as a man and she is also the crown prince who is loved by the royal tutor, who is our ML.

SIMILAR TOPICS OF:
-Childhood nostalgia
-Difficult and abusive family relationships
-Political drama
-Injustice in Joseon; class problems and gender inequality
-Love between people from different classes.
-Multidimensional characters with their own ambitions.
(All of these topics affect the relationship of the FL and ML. )

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DRAMAS:
-The ML in the Red Sleeve is way more toxic, and the FL is more often helpless despite her clever ways. It can be fun to watch toxic couples, it is like a guilty pleasure but this couple was unusually toxic, in my opinion.
-The King's Affection has a bit more humor. The FL is quite amusing as the 'cold ice prince' while the ML tries to assist her. His love is more pure.
-Overall, The Red Sleeve is more sad and tragic because the FL suffers a lot and she is way more helpless. The FL only wants to be able to make her own decisions. It's realistic, I guess... But it made me cry more and not laugh as much as in The King's Affection, despite this series having a few slow episodes in the beginning.

If you like one of these, chances are that you'll like the other one.
Recommended by Emma
Both are sageuk dramas, fictionally developed but with real-life events. It has a beautiful love story between the leads with a bittersweet ending. Deok-Im and Ae-shin are both strong and independent female leads.
Both women are willing to give up love for their principles and the life they want. The Red Sleeve occurs "before" Mr. Sunshine according to the chronological order. Mr. Sunshine takes place shortly afterward the American-Spanish War, during the Japanese occupation of Joseon, and shortly before World War I.
They have a bittersweet ending, but with a beautiful romance. Each character has a well-defined personality and a male lead who is willing to support the women they love even if it meant letting them go so they can fulfill their dreams. Two people who loved each other deeply and always wished their significant other to achieve whatever they wanted even if it conflicted with theirs.
Recommended by CrashLandingOnCornSalad
- love between a prince and a servant,
- ML chases FL first,
- ML is indebted to FL since childhood,
- ML is infatuated with FL,
- smart ML & FL
Recommended by Linh Le
In both dramas, the main female lead (FL) is a spirited woman allowed a lot of freedom who falls in love with a prince in disguise.

In both, when the FL realizes the horror of what she's getting into, she tries to back out, compromise, run away from her fate. In both, these attempts are rational, understandable and deeply empathetic. In both, the FL has much more to lose than the prince.

On the other hand, Good Bye, My Princess is darker and more sure of its themes than The Red Sleeve, and it centers the main FL's troubles and sacrifices all the way until the end.
Recommended by Peridot83
- love between royalties,
- ML is crazy in love with FL,
- ML is a king who has other wives & concubines,
- FL does not tell ML that she loves him
Recommended by Linh Le
Similar vibes. Both romances are between a prince and someone who works in the palace so its a similar dynamic there and comes with similar conflicts.
Recommended by Aylin
This show is a spin off of the korean drama "The Red Sleeve" (2021) from MBC, where you can watch the main cast having fun and making comments about stories from the behind the scenes and being playful.
Recommended by ticia
> Both are well-made romance historical melodramas made 10 years apart
> Has a strong female lead that saves her male lead a couple of times
> Amazing performances from both leads to the supporting casts, and even a senior actor with a prominent role (Suyang in Princess Man and King Yeongjo in Red Sleeve)
> There are a lot of other historical romance melodramas (you can see from the other recommendations here), but these two dramas are both well made, received high ratings, and great reviews in Korea and abroad. Princess Man won best director and was nominated for other awards for Baeksang years ago, there’s a high chance the same will happen for Red Sleeve.
> Both female leads were called historical drama queens after their respective dramas aired
> The leads in both dramas received top excellence awards and best couple awards in their dramas' respective stations at the year end awards for their performances.
Recommended by Sageuk Lover
Both FL's wanted freedom and hated the idea of being stuck in the palace waiting for the one they love to visit them at his convenience.

Both ML's deeply loved the FL's

Both FL's are smart and are reluctant to love the ML for fear of what their lives will becomes.
Recommended by vi0let
Both of these dramas are historical dramas that involve succession to the throne. Haechi and The Red Sleeve are based on family members. Both dramas have strong and smart female leads. The male leads are dunning as well.
Recommended by LadyBux
- FL worked in the palace as a maid;
- FL served ML;
- ML only loves FL, but has to keep distance;
- ML is an emperor
- sad ending
Recommended by Linh Le
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