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Both are Korean culinary competitions.
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Both are slice of life with a melancholy tone and a subtle BL love story. Both MLs face difficulty and tragedy in life, a long separation, one of the MLs marrying/being romantically involved with a woman, and a final bittersweet reunion.

Both have similar vibes and a subtle BL plot. Both leads are drawn to each other but suffer tragedy and setbacks leading to a separation during which one of the MLs marries.

Both are short length dramas where the leads are race car drivers, one of whom has a false identity.

Both are BLs with a similar vibe and relationship between the leads - one MLs is involved in criminal or shady business, the other a hardworking talented and upright person.

Both are BLs in which one of the MLs is a gang leader and the other a good guy who finds himself deep in the world when he falls in love.

Both are mini dramas in which a female police officer and a FL with a personal connection/trauma team up to solve gruesome cases.

Both are mini dramas with a melancholy tone and palace setting. Both leads have hidden and swapped identities and both FLs reign as emperor, making difficult decisions and purging the courts. Both FLs seemingly care about the ML, but put the country above him. Both have tragic endings.

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My Name Is Zhao Wu Di: Starting Over is a sequel.
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Both are short length dramas in which the modern day FL transmigrates into a fictional world with a Qing Dynasty setting (novel vs. drama) and becomes a maid at the palace. She tries to keep the story on track and falls in love with the cold prince.

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