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Similarities:
- Both main characters are gangsters
- Both main characters want hidden money in a building
- Both main characters accidentally become a hero while chasing that money
- Both main characters uncovers and becomes involved with taking down the corruption
- Both main characters end up protecting the residents

The original novel of Empresses in the Palace heavily plagiarized War and Beauty. In the TV drama version, the plot is very similar.

The story began with some deception and ended with them falling in love, along with some drama.
The chemistry is also great, and the cinematography is stunning.

It's some how dark too.

Both are gay romance and both are sports related. They also have lots of action and romance. If you love wandee goodday, sports, action and gay romance. I recommend

Park Yoo Ha, a dedicated medical professional, is motivated by her father’s sacrifices to become a doctor. Her father, who raised four children on his own, saw his oldest daughter marry into wealth. One day, his first love, now a successful businesswoman, reappears in his life. Meanwhile, Jung Eun Tae, a doctor who volunteered abroad, returns to Korea, disillusioned by his father’s prioritization of work over family, leading him to avoid marriage.

Yoo Hye Jeong was a tough bully in school with a prickly personality and always went wayward. She had many scars from her childhood, and through self-preservation, Hye Jeong keeps her heart shut away from other people. However, she changes after meeting her mentor, Hong Ji Hong, who plays a key role in transforming her life from a helpless gangster to a compassionate doctor.

Every family has its issues but what happens when the patriarch in the family is not happy with the behaviors of his children? Cha Bong Soon does not intend to just sit back and take bad treatment from his three adult children – Cha Kang Shim, Cha Gang Jae and Cha Dal Bong – and decides to take legal action against them. With such chaos going on in her family, Kang Shim has a tough time focusing on her job as secretary to the president of Daeoh Company and constantly at odds with the president's son, Moon Tae Joo, the company director.

Da Rim is the youngest child of a family that runs a laundry shop. She has a vibrant character, but she was diagnosed with a rare eye disease at 14 years old that would slowly narrow her vision. Time goes by, and Da Rim slowly begins to lose her vision. She attempts to do everything she can before she can't see anymore, like reading all the books and movies in the world and even more. Right before Da Rim loses her sight completely, Gang Ju, a college alumnus and the son of a conglomerate family, shows up before her. Their relationship becomes twisted due to a careless slip of the tongue, and Gang Ju becomes a hated man due to an unexpected accident.

One day, her family learns that she can regain her vision with an expensive surgery they could never afford. However, her grandmother, An Gil Rye, finds something unfathomable in the hills while picking wild herbs. Could this be something that lets Da Rim see the world again?

25 years ago, the Haesung Group lost their granddaughter Choi Eun Seok. The girl was found and raised by Seo Tae Su as one of his twin daughters, Seo Ji An and Seo Ji Su. They grew up rich, but their father was bankrupt, and they had to experience the hard life of a dirt spoon. Ji An is now a contract worker at Haesung Group who would do anything for a job, while Ji Su is an air-headed part-timer who has a one-sided crush on Seon U Hyeok. Unknown to her, U Hyeok was in love with Ji An in high school.

Choi Do Gyeong is Haesung Group's oldest grandson. He is gentle and kind, but being too good yet still single makes his employees spread weird rumors about him. He meets Ji An in a car accident and comes to know her sad situation, but his biggest shock is when his mother reveals that his lost sister is Ji An.

"My Beautiful Side" is a drama about a woman who loses everything one day, when she discovers that her parents are not her biological ones, and that they are also murderers. It is the story of someone who will live boldly while putting back together the pieces of her life broken by love.

While in the process of filing for a divorce, a mother is murdered. All of her immediate family members are potential suspects.

Lee Cheol Soo is the father of three daughters. Lee Cheol Soo is strict when it comes to rules and principles. He doesn't get along with his adult age daughters.

Lee Kwang Nam is the oldest daughter. She is proud of herself and also selfish. She has received unconditional love from her mother, which led to her dislike of her father. Her father has put her mother through so much suffering.

Lee Kwang Shik is the second oldest daughter. She works as a public officer. Lee Kwang Shik is smart and principled. She hasn't received a lot of love from her parents, but she is considerate of other people.

Lee Kwang Tae is the youngest daughter. She is good at martial arts. Lee Kwang Tae has never held a full-time job and she has supported herself by working part-time jobs. She isn't interested in marriage.

Han Ye Seul is Lee Kwang Shik's lover. He is an aspiring singer who dropped out of high school and moved to Seoul to follow his childhood dream of becoming a star. He is both manly and emotional at the same time, and his singing and guitar abilities—along with his sense of humor—add to his charm.

This drama is about a family that lives on the outskirts of Seoul. Byun Han Soo is the father and His wife, Na Yeong Shil is a dedicated, responsible mother to his three daughters and one son including Hye Yeong, Mi Yeong, Ra Yeong, and Joon Young. Suddenly one day, Ahn Joong Hee shows up at the household and declares that he is the son of the family. Joong Hee is an actor who used to be a member of an idol group. He begins to live with them.

They kinda have the same teenager/school life vibe and the couple(s) are cute. If you want to feel like a teenager again, it's a must watch.

Academic rivals in school to lovers.
Dr. Romantic 2 is a medical show but the leads have a similar push pull and full of chemistry relationship as do the younger leads in LYE.
There is also a time jump in both shows from when they were in school to adult life except on Dr. a romantic 2 the actors remain the same throughout which makes it much better.

Both MLs are ill tempered CEOs who receive a heart transplant from/believed to be from the FL's boyfriend. The FL is the ML's employee. Both MLs fall in love with the FL and slowly become better people, while FL takes longer to sort out her feelings and past love for her boyfriend vs. the ML. Both have a scheming SML who tries to drive them apart so he can have both the FL and ML's business.