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Both are mini dramas and have two FLs trying to solve mysterious murders and cases. One is Republican Era setting, the other modern day.

Both are mystery/horror mini dramas with two MLs, one of whom is played by Guan Yue, and a FL solving bizarre cases during the Tang Dynasty.

Both dramas have the FL meeting the ML as a child, something one of the leads is unaware of/has forgotten due to non linear time travel/etc. Both dramas are xianxias.

Both dramas have an object that allows the characters to turn back time (flute vs. bracelet). Both have non linear time travel, with the FL as a child in ML's time and her traveling back as an adult to meet him. Both leads have a relationship that shifts from antagonistic and harming each other to devoted and deeply sacrificial.

Both have a 1980s setting in which the families live close in the same town. Both have a slowburn love story between the main couple. Both dramas have a similar vibe.

Both have a retro setting in which the families live close in the same town. Both leads have an antagonistic/bickering relationship that eventually blossoms into friendship and love. Both dramas have a similar vibe.

Both MLs are emperors and the FLs are in disguise as eunuchs. Both dramas have a palace setting with romance and court scheming/politics.

Both dramas have a palace setting and feature romance and the scheming of court politics. Both FLs are disguised as eunuchs and the MLs are royal (crown prince vs. emperor) with somewhat similar personalities.

Both are about a couple who has just gotten together when one of them suffers an illness or injury leading to a long coma, memory loss, and disabilities. The other lead is urged by the family to break off the relationship but they determinedly stay.

The movie continues the story of the drama.
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Both are about two childhood friends and next door neighbors shifting into a romantic relationship. Both MLs have had a long time crush on the FL, but were afraid to reveal it until some circumstance forces them to.

Both MLs approach the FL under false pretenses to seek revenge/explanation for the death of a loved one, but end up falling for her.