Ying Feng (2024)

Strong bond between friends similar to reply 1988, both dramas are focused on family relations and romance is not the main focus, both are funny, parents are also friends and they all live in same neighborhood.

Both are focused on relationship between friends living in same neighborhood, both are funny and have slight romance

1. Zhai Zi Lu in both drama
2. Family drama
3. Illness and disease
4. Heart Warming
5. Shows life and youth
6. Friendship and family
7. Happen in previous era Northward starts from 2000s but this is 90s

Coming-of-age shows about youth, life and romance set in similar timelines of late 1990s/early 2000s. Explores themes of friendship, family life in similar settings of school and town. Main characters are bold, brave, adventurous and stand up for what they care about. Both dramas are pretty melodramatic.