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Li Shao Rong is an elegant and talented orchestra cellist who meets up with Zheng Jin Tai, a less-than-handsome-looking man who has walked long, unfortunate and ill-fated love roads. It is heart-touching and engaging to watch Jin Tai's devotion, sincerity and persistent love attitudes still shine through even after 99 unsuccessful proposals. There are right turns and wrong twists in their lives, especially with the appearance of Jun Shi, a charismatic rich man. Practice makes perfect. Will Jin Tai's next proposal win him a bride or will his proposals keep tallying up? Romanticize yourself with this series that speaks right to the heart!

Li Shao Rong is an elegant and talented orchestra cellist who meets up with Zheng Jin Tai, a less-than-handsome-looking man who has walked long, unfortunate and ill-fated love roads. It is heart-touching and engaging to watch Jin Tai's devotion, sincerity and persistent love attitudes still shine through even after 99 unsuccessful proposals. There are right turns and wrong twists in their lives, especially with the appearance of Jun Shi, a charismatic rich man. Practice makes perfect. Will Jin Tai's next proposal win him a bride or will his proposals keep tallying up? Romanticize yourself with this series that speaks right to the heart!

even though the invisible dragon and farewell my concubine come from very different cultures and tones, they do share some deeper thematic parallels

1. both are centered around traditional performance arts (dragon dance and peking opera) that deeply influence how characters see themselves

2. in FMC, their roles on stage literally shape who they are and in TID, the dragon dance is tied to identity, pride, and self-worth.

3. a core theme in FMC is,
"the uncertainty of identity" and not knowing where they belong. in TID, earn struggles w being adopted and lacking "dragon blood" (symbolic identity crisis)

4. cultural heritage as the main context
5. tradition vs personal desire
6. emotional intensity and melodrama
7. imbalance of power within relationships
8. external pressures affecting relationships
9. metaphorical symbolism tied to performance
10. classism

even tho both are from very different timelines and have a different plot but they share the core idea that love, identity, and performance are inseparable and often destructive

Dumb people who due to circumstances find themselves doing crime. Shenanigans ensue to different ends

Dumb people who due to circumstances find themselves doing crime. Shenanigans ensue to different ends

- Both are horror slasher movies
- Both are about incest
- Both are about a death game
- Both have bl contents
- Bad ending
- Same director

- Both are horror slasher movies
- Both are about incest
- Both are about a death game
- Both have bl contents
- Bad ending
- Same director

Both are raw emotional movies. With similar themes like neglect and abuse. They're movies in which the characters find comfort in non blood related people and create a special bond, finding a new family to care for.

Both dramas were romance fantasy. It is set on historical setting and has supernatural and wuxia elements. Both dramas also involve demon/monster hunting.

Both mix romance with a playful, food-themed vibe, creating that same light, fun, and appetizing atmosphere where the chemistry between the characters is served with a touch of flavour-centric storytelling.

In both of these beautiful melo dramas, the leads went through something traumatic together, and then years later, without realising, begin to help each other out of the darkness. With themes of healing, friendship, self-discovery and trauma, both of these shows pack an emotional gut punch. Both romances start with the leads becoming close friends first which is the cherry on top for me.

Figuring out the identity of one of the main leads is the core concept of both shows, set in the police and detective environment, where the answer to the central mystery keeps the viewers guessing all the way through. Both the ML in Awaken and the FL in The Art of Sarah are characters shrouded in secrecy and darkness and it feels like peeling back the layers of an onion while watching (including the tears!). Very entertaining and worth watching.

The office romcom vibes are very similar and the cinematography is very similar. Both are really enjoyable to watch to relax.

Both films are centered around traditional performance arts of their respective countries (JPN - kabuki, CHN - Chinese Opera), which are performed exclusively by men. The two main characters in their historical settings, face many challenges both by the art itself, and from their own inner struggles. The finale aspects is that both films are incredibly compelling, and have stunning costuming and production details.

Li Shao Rong is an elegant and talented orchestra cellist who meets up with Zheng Jin Tai, a less-than-handsome-looking man who has walked long, unfortunate and ill-fated love roads. It is heart-touching and engaging to watch Jin Tai's devotion, sincerity and persistent love attitudes still shine through even after 99 unsuccessful proposals. There are right turns and wrong twists in their lives, especially with the appearance of Jun Shi, a charismatic rich man. Practice makes perfect. Will Jin Tai's next proposal win him a bride or will his proposals keep tallying up? Romanticize yourself with this series that speaks right to the heart!