Recommendations

Uea (Bed Friend) and Nubdao (Astrophile) are both main leads in their drama with a highly strained, primarily financially-driven relationship with their mother (with varying degrees of redeem-ability). They both find themselves frequently getting taken advantage of, with only their close friend relationship with a coworker providing them respite. They also both have an initially abrasive dynamic with their eventual love interest who keeps coming around in an attempt to change their impression of them.

> Stories of youths
> Hutong culture of Beijing
> Period settings and similar social background
> Reform era stories

> Story of youths in Beijing Hutong
> Themes of entrepreneurship in lieu of China's 1970s Open Door Policy

WIK and JITD/Silent reading is written by Priest , so you can feel the same vibe (although this rec is based on the books).

There is the element of Mistery present in both darams.

JITD - Excellent camera work and you can feel the chemistry between the actors (although subtil)

- Main lead going back to hometown to help improving the village and villagers
- The other Main lead facing hardship in big city and went back to hometown
- Village revitalization through optimizing local products/services and adapting to new technology era
- Presenting the bittersweet life of people who live on countryside
- Have some healing points
- You can see many rural scenic view

- Both have intergenerational interaction but more focused on 'Octogenarian and The 90s'
- Revolve about family bond, filial grandchild to their grandparent
- Story start with close acquaintance got cancer
- Have some comedy scenes
- FL of 'Octogenarian and The 90s' is Janice Wu who act as Chen Nanxing, Xu Hongdou best friend

Both of the BL movies come from the first decade of this millennium, so they evoke a sense of nostalgia, both are very realistic without the typical tiring BL tropes and they make you really relate to the characters. Both are criminally underrated on MDL.

Older male /young female , more kissing scenes female takes initiative first and same female lead , cute scenes, quiet male lead

-dead people and real world people communication
-emotionally touching and heartworming storyline
-a character in coma can blend in with real world people

-dead people and real world people communication

-emotionally touching and heartworming storyline

both movies feature a revisited college unrequited love years after graduation, gives their feelings a chance even though one of them is already engaged

This follows the story of illustrator Okusawa Ritsu and salesman Ikegami Fumiya. They met at an old coffee shop and eventually fell in love and lived happily together. However, a misunderstanding gradually arises between Ritsu, who lives freely, and Fumiya, who is swayed by it. After a fight one winter day, Ritsu leaves the house and is involved in an accident, and loses consciousness. Upon awakening, Ritsu had lost only the memory of Fumiya. Wanting to start their relationship over from scratch, Fumiya hides the fact that he was dating Ritsu and resumes their joint life. However, Ritsu asks him to take him to a familiar place in order to regain his memory. Fumiya is reluctant, but the two of them start a "journey" to follow the trajectory of their relationship. The coffee shop where they met for the first time, the riverside road they always strolled, the places they both traveled to before dating... Sweet memories and bittersweet memories, the time they spend together haunts Fumiya's mind. Ritsu, on the other hand, finds himself gradually becoming attracted to Fumiya while losing his memory.

The female lead is also warm, kind, plain, and simple and an excellent cook. Her cooking and her warmth help the uptight, harsh CEO in many ways. Emotionally he heals, but professionally as well, her presence in his life helps him soar to the next level. Sexy ML. Great chemistry.

Both are mostly fluff Boys Love in a school setting.
I enjoyed both for the soft feelings.
My school president has more of uncertainty of feelings, while Takara-kun to Amagi-kun has miscommunication. Both are very soft fluffy not spicy BL.

Both Korean movie has to do with phone. Both are mystery, thriller, involved with girl always on the phone. Intense, fragile, miserable and frustration at the same time