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Lee Know's Play Room is also a series of V LIVES by another member of kpop band Stray Kids, this time Lee Know (Lee Minho).

Seungmin's Small But Certain Happiness is also a series of V LIVES by another member of kpop band Stray Kids, this time Kim Seungmin.

It might seem like a stretch but one of the best things about Hot Stove League is the scripts use of metaphors and symbolism that can be applied to our daily life. Now do bare in mind that Hot Stove League is not a melo-series. But I did see some parallels. Also add to both of these dramas focus on leadership, office politics, corruption, trust, grief and personal responsibilities.

The main male leads remind me of each other in the way they hold themselves. Although the main character in the one does have the ability to express feelings. The settings and the plot stay professional throughout. The leads are also very smart and every move in the plot makes sense for each character.

They both have the rich family settings with secrets about the children's birth/secrets about the family not to be known to the public and both dramas have strong female leads as the main leads

This drama revolves on a family business that cares for people after death as well. It also tell the stories of the those who have left the world and finding out the truth of their last words. It shows how each death is respected and treated and The drama also bring awareness how the business continues to be a much unappreciated business in the Asian society where there is constant discrimination.

> Both makjang
>The biological mothers meets their child
> Deals with infidelity
> A lot of secrets
> Both high society -> Chaebol and Royalty
> Disapproving in laws

(Spoiler) This is a longer series but it has the same friends to lovers type thing. There is also the second male lead which she dates before realizing that they actually love the best friends. The show starts off with the female lead needing a place to stay so she ends up going to her childhood male best friends place where they become roommate. She then dates this super nice guy and her male best friends supports them at first. They also have a love hate friendship ( the main leads)
However it’s a lil more slow paced and needs to watch the second season where it gets good

If you watch both of them you will understand why
I cant spoil you d*mn it! Let's just say that both drama feel very similar. Both the way they handled the plot and the way it was presented.

A realistic game let's fans date their idols with special glasses however there is a dark secret behind this game.

Similarity :
- a tight group of boys who are good friends
- FL lead and ml meet each other in-game and in person

Both have a somewhat similar vibe, even though MTF isn't music-related, because the leads' romances are kind of similar. In both, the leads go in circles throughout the series. Both relationships spend the series circling an issue that continually threatens/makes them question the relationship. Also, the FLs are similar in that they're both are struggling to start their careers in their respective fields.

Both have a ML with a hidden identity for the reason of finding their father's killer. Both MLL wear a simple mask and costume to disguise themselves while also making their alternate selves famous.

Both drama is about a female lead go to comic world and meet his ideal boyfriend there. However in W, female lead is real human being, meanwhile male lead is a comic character.
In Lost Romance, both male and female leads are human being in the first place, they are just accidentally go inside a comic book, because both in comma state. So it's more like their real body still remain in the reality, it just their spirits move to the comic story.

In W (korean drama), the story is more like magical from the beginning. If you are looking something more fantasy with super villain and heroic actions, also teleport things between real world and comic world, then just go watch W drama. But if you are looking for a story that focus more to romance, then watch Lost Romance (taiwanese drama).

Both are about relationship among sisters. They both have something to do with their father's death.

Both have different story-lines but there are some similarities in them.

Both are slap-kiss romances where the ML is extremely in love and possessive of FL.

Both lakhorns have the boss-secretary trope. In both lakhorns FL has a second lead being smitten with her and visiting her on after work hours to have lunch with her,which ML hates.

In both lakhorns ML is very drawn to FL and does everything to be near her.

In both lakhorns ML has a niece he adores.