Begin Again

Both are set in a beautiful seaside setting with a small town vibe. The community is tight knit, with couples and families having unique stories. The MLs have grown up in the community, are warm, and know everyone. The FLs are capable and career minded. Both are character driven, mature, slice of life stories that will become your favorite comfort dramas!

Slice of life, character driven plots. Both have characters that are healing from childhood wounds and learn how to self advocate and confront their parents. Both dramas understand that the ultimate expression of love isn't a grand gesture; it’s a shared meal. There's a family owned restaurant in both shows that is a frequent setting. Time apart as a catalyst for personal growth and a relationship reset is also used in both.

Both shows promote local culture and lives of people in the respective cities it is set in. While Begin again is set in Macau, a relatively more popular and 'urban' city, Bloom Life is set in Kashgar, whose architectural landscape is completely different and unique. However, both show stories of multiple characters and both shows perfectly capture the heart and soul of the respective city they are set in.

Calm, soft dramas with lots of sweet romance. Great chemistry between couples. Begin Again is a Chinese drama, a bit longer, and it has two main couples. Both are adorable, one is more slowburn with a FL who hesitates to let herself fall in love like the FL in Love Scout. Just like in Love Scout, the male leads in Begin Again are very nice, warm guys. There is a child in both dramas. Both has a bit of buisness, but Begin Again is not set in an office and has more beautiful scenery. Love Scout is sort of episodic (different clients in each episode) while Begin Again has more supporting characters. Both are very lovable dramas that makes you relaxed and happy.

Both series center on Macau and the aspirations of young people engaged in different businesses. In Begin Again, the focus is on food, hotel management, and car racing with the Macau Grand Prix.

- same director

- same male actor Elvis

- mature slowburn romance

- great chemistry

- both are gems




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Exploring self growth - finding one's true goals - close warm supportive community - explore the region and its beauty - OTP slow burn - starting business .. maintaining business.

Travel show feel except its in a rural setting as cf to Begin Again in an urban setting

- first couple in Begin Again is very similar to the couple in Encounter
- Both couples explored an unknown city together after meeting randomly
- Both couples fell in love at that very moment
- Both dramas include nice scenery of the country Cuba and Macau. It makes the watcher want to visit as well.
- I also feel like the personality quite match both FL are workaholics and very closed off, and scared to open up. Both ML are the free-spirit kind of type, care free and enjoy the moments of lives and going with the flow. But both couples still make it work.