Love Is for Suckers

Best friends turned into lovers. But there is a rough process before that two become a couple and admit that they loved each others

Both are about dating shows, one is a drama but still everything related to the dating show is the same, even lee dahee

A new cast of singles comes together on a remote island seeking love. Who will find that special someone and make their escape to a luxurious getaway?

Love is for suckers feel like a parody of single's inferno, or well any other dating show
It's like the bts of dating shows, the schemes, the fakeness, the double sided plans, the trash behind the trash, a guilty pleasure xD

Both actually have my favorite trope, the "film a variety show inside the drama and have the producer fall for her/his subject"

It kinda feels forbidden, like breaking the 4th wall and have the person behind the camera fall the person infront of the camera. But if it wasn't a drama, would never know about this cute little bts

In both dramas, the FL and the ML live in the same building. The FL does variety TV shows. She invites ML to join the dating reality TV show she's working on. ML and FL fall in love of course. LOL. Oh, and there's another crew member who makes the tough decisions for the show that instigate rivalry and tension among the cast of the dating show. And maybe it's a coincidence but they both have short hair, loved their fashion too. while the FLs have the same long hair and have the same fashion sense. Irrelevant, I know but I couldn't help noticing.

similarities
- main characters who have are in a 'closer than friends less than lovers' /'almost lovers' relationship
- one has participated in a dating show

differences
- ML in Love is for Suckers has always been there for the FL and she is the reason why he participated in the show; whilest in Bakayarou no Kiss, he just saw her on TV after she left the ML's hometown (she always transfers school, that's why they had to separate)

common: plot is abt reality show about potential of the leads being together
differences: one is abt friends scared of ruining the friendship and the other is about exes scared of getting back together and repeating the past

A romantic reality show with 5 female and 5 male members. The show follows their interactions and dates. However, at least one person is a wolf, who tries to deceive the rest of the members.

Reality dating show, in which a group of single people move to an island in the hope of finding love and the summer of their life.

Reality dating show, in which a group of single people move to an island in the hope of finding love and the summer of their life.

Reality dating show, in which a group of single people move to an island in the hope of finding love and the summer of their life.

Both are friends to lovers with many years of friendship. In both shows the ML as been in love with FL. Both are rom com.

Shibasaki Himari (27) is a cheerful and straightforward woman who works at a PR company. Despite her bright outward appearance, she has a strong sex drive, and a history of breakups caused by sexual incompatibility has left her with lingering emotional scars.

One day, as more and more of her friends get married, Himari begins to feel anxious about her own future. As usual, she vents her frustrations over drinks to H?j? Kazumi, her best friend since college and now also her coworker. Unlike Himari, Kazumi has shown no interest in finding a long-term partner and seems completely unconcerned about it. However, when Himari says she wants to meet someone she is truly compatible with, Kazumi suddenly suggests, “Why don’t you try it with me?”

Surprised by this unexpected proposal from someone who had always seemed to keep a certain distance between them, Himari is conflicted. Yet despite knowing they are best friends, the two end up crossing that line. As a result, their relationship, once built on complete honesty and friendship, begins to change.

They could always be honest with each other as friends. They thought friendship was enough. But burdened by their respective pasts, neither had been able to take the next step. Now, as they move beyond the boundaries of friendship, they find themselves caught between friendship and love in this sweet yet risky romance.

Both dramas are friends to lovers and the pacing and style (the slice of life feel) are very similar to each other