my beautiful man actually sucked.this one is way better
i can see why you'd say the MBM dynamic was based off external beauty, but as the series progressed, you can see they genuinely create such an emotional connection
There is no connection between the two plots. Asian dramas have plenty of storylines about a fan and the person…
i agree, "dishonest" is lowkey crazy so i apologize for that. but anyway, i was not making a 1:1 comparison between the shows, more like loose connections. OF COURSE i know that there are differences and that neither invented tropes
i'd also like to mention that i'm not the only one that's made this connection, meaning it's not baseless as you make it seem
There is no connection between the two plots. Asian dramas have plenty of storylines about a fan and the person…
I'm well aware that they aren't exactly the same, but denying that there are similarities is a bit dishonest. Even if the plots are quite different, there are certainly aspects of it that are reminiscent of MBM (e.g. their story starting in high school and continuing into their adult years, the "popular bully x loser servant" trope, the former bully borderline leeching off their love interest, the off-beat atmosphere, etc.) Like I said, they aren't totally the same, but they check a lot of the same boxes, many of which are rather rare for j-bl which is why I drew that comparison.
i'd also like to mention that i'm not the only one that's made this connection, meaning it's not baseless as you make it seem
also, am i the only one that finds that fukada ryusei looks a bit like kangmin from verivery?