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both are about highschool students in a life or death situation. it forces young teenagers to go through traumatic events and explores their emotiosn/reactions

Common :
1. Marriage for convince.
2. Gradual love post marriage .
3. Same female lead
4. Innocent FL

Both series revolve around solving cases and helping people . Ml and FL work in same department in both series

Both are mystery romance dramas about classmates who met again after reunion.
Bonus: Mizobata Junpei is on both these dramas ;)

- LGBTQ+ (legend of yun qian having implied romance)
- both are short, bingeable series
- time travel and magical themes
- characters are seen in historical and modern depictions
- third party character
- cute and wholesome relationship <3
- pretty scenery

Tragic storylines, with the main focus being on profiling. Especially the first couple of episodes of Crime Puzzle are quite similar to Through the Darkness. Also both male leads are quite similar in demeanor.

* Both shows are historical, political dramas with some romance. (I would say Snowdrop is 50% romantic melodrama + 50% political thriller. Whereas The Rebel focuses more on the war, espionage and politics (65%), but the 35% of the romance is muuuch more powerful, evident and dramatic; and the leads have better chemistry!)

* Both shows depict the struggle for power between two opposing parties (Snowdrop takes place during SK presidential elections, while The Rebel takes place during China's Civil War).

* Forbidden romance trope: in Snowdrop we have the SK National Intelligence director's daughter and a NK spy that is holding her captive; in The Rebel the FL is an underground communist that is targeted by the ML (a secret agent of the nationalist party).

* FLs are students with somewhat powerful fathers, while the MLs are agents/spies.

* Both MLs have doubts / change their political views, because of the FLs. And all they want to do is protect the FLs.

* I just find the vibe of these two shows similar - I really recommend watching The Rebel (for the plot, the visuals and the romance).

+ teach about relationships
+ thought provoking conversations
+ real life, can relate easily
+ guy perspective and girl perspective
+ slow build-up

Both pretty similar with someone acting as someone else. And both are romantic dramas. I enjoyed both.

The male-lead also has a secret he wants to keep hidden and just like in this show his secret is slowly revealed and gets in the way of the romance blooming between the female and male lead. Both of this have to do with memory, and while watching this show it reminded me so much of devilish joy so if you like the concept of this show you may like devilish joy this will also be a longer show to keep you entertained. I loved both of these shows I hope you do to.

Must watch drama if u liked watching mirror tale of twin cities
- has xiao zhan as the ml
- student- teacher relationship
- both dramas include hatreds of years towards the other city
- love hate relationship

The love story of a bickering couple through many years
at the age of 29-30
With a similar sweet group of friends
Stress-free and meaningful dramas
about a deep meaningful relationship
A satisfying slow burn

the story is similar, the school is attacked by zombies. one is from korea, then this one is from japan.

Both are set during high school days.
The Leads were together at that time and broken up due to misunderstandings.
The leads' characteristics are really different but the story turns up in their favors.

Similarities between the two dramas:
- Main characters with traumatic pasts who are healing together
- ML tries to withdraw from the FL because he thinks his baggage makes him an unsuitable partner, but the FL pursues him anyway
- ML has a job involving manual labor and must work together with the FL on a project that brings them closer together
- Strong family/friendship themes