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Military drama set in Republican era
Male Lead and Female Lead love progress slowly
There are some Beijing Opera element on it

also set at the war and republican era
Male Lead and Female Lead got into misunderstanding from the moment they met and progress slowly into mutual understanding and become each other love of their life

The star remembers both their past, their youth and teen age life.

- Friendship
- First Love
- Teen age life struggles
- Youth
- Reminiscing their pasts

This has the same chaotic energy levels. Both involves a 'contractual' relationship, a ML who is rich and very 'confident' and a hardworking FL. I hope I can say so much more but I can't since I am writing this since only 1 episode of WTV just aired. However, I am happy to say that a new drama can occupy the emptiness left when ABP ended.

Both have :One night stand leading to a baby. The guy is completely unaware the woman has had their child. They both run into each other years later. Both involve poor female lead and rich male lead. The big difference is that the FL was even more clueless about what actually happened

the plot isn't rlly the same considering one is about gaming and the other is about aliens but they both give off the same vibe. so fluffy and heartwarming bc the ML is literally head over heels

The phycological side & plot twist in the end
Sweet in the beginning, But dark in the end
In these aspects they are similer in my opinion

Raymond Lam the ML is the lead actor in both dramas and he plays a cop. Both have action and are crime dramas.

Pi has a crush on one of the hottest students in the Allied Health Sciences Department but since he is not confident enough about his looks, he is helpless. At least until Duean and his friends help him get a makeover to boost his confidence. When Pi finally has the guts to approach his crush, he meets his love rival, Mork.

Pi tries to surpass Mork in everything to get the attention of Nan but he is not lucky enough to beat him. However, everything changes as Pi starts to feel a different set of feelings towards Mork, making things more complicated.

They experience different difficulties in their love but they were able to fix it and have a wonderful ending.

- Strong female badass General played by Sandra Ma (Ma Sichun).
- Romance with sizzling on-screen chemistry between the male and female lead.
- Great martial arts and choreographed battle scenes.
- Essentially a romantic comedy / martial arts ... but also has palace politics and battle for the throne for those who like this sort of thing.

It's about the law and not always about obeying the law. The female leads fight for the law and the males hide a dark law-breaking side.

Both dramas have a similar vibe of a man having their midlife crisis and finding out their true self.

The male lead of "I Have Not Done My Best Yet" gets burnout from his job and starts to build a totally new career at a fast-food chain frying french fries while dreaming of becoming a webtoon writer. The male lead of "Uncle" on the other hand is someone who used to be a somewhat famous musician but ended up becoming someone who just does random jobs while still dreaming of becoming a famous musician.

Both of these dramas go through how these male leads grow and try to achieve their dreams while also getting closer to their families again. Both dramas are "slice of life" types of dramas that someone might see as slow dramas, but I truly enjoyed both from the start to the end.

Synopsis of Scarlet Heart:
When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes up in the body of the 16-year-old Hae Soo and finds herself living in the house of the 8th Prince Wang Wook, who is married to Hae Soo's cousin. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the ostracized 4th Prince, Wang So. Although knowing she should not get involved in palace intrigues over the succession to the throne, she inadvertently becomes a pawn in the struggle, as several of the Princes fall in love with her.

Scarlet heart and Bloody heart is both historical drama that is also a romance drama. Both main lead becomes the king.

The main actress is also in Scarlet heart too!

In terms of fantasy, totally not similar ofcourse.. But remove fantasy or magic thing, these very similar: the protagonist/lead, and the vibes about dark concept in life (slice of life thing) about the society issues.

One thing that very remarkable.. The lesson of the drama or these two series.. 'One day/someday, you meet someone that gives you comfort/peace, or helping hands to overcome the hardships and become better person to face the life ahead of you. Just don't give up and continue to fight. ONE DAY OR SOMEDAY.. Fighting!!'

Historical romance set in the Chinese Republican Era as well, involves a military academy that male lead joins. Characters from both dramas eventually get involved in the war conflict.
In AMA, the female lead cross-dresses as a boy to enrol in the academy, but not in LiFoW.