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Both are japanese doramas with three main protagonists who know each other from school/uni and come to reflect on their lives and relationships after a sudden and suprising event that draws them closer together.
Both dramas focus on adult life struggles and also highlight queer struggles as one of the main characters is a gay man.

Both are gay dating shows in which multiple men move into the same house and live together for a while in hopes of falling in love

Both are chinese queer dating shows where the contestants move into a house together for the summer in hopes of falling in love
Chill vibes, people with different levels of experience

Both are gay dating shows with a very similar premise, focus and editing style.
Multiple men come together to live together with the hopes of falling in love.
Editing comes of natural, nice, with special highlighting of some heart fluttering or meaningful quotes and moments. The ost consists of a lot of chill (royalty free) songs to support a kind of laid back vibe
- no commentating panel

Both are gay dating shows with a very similar premise, focus and editing style.
Multiple men come together to live together with the hopes of falling in love.
Editing comes of natural, nice, with special highlighting of some heart fluttering or meaningful quotes and moments. The ost consists of a lot of chill (royalty free) songs to support a kind of laid back vibe

Juri joins the adults-only dating show 'Must-Sleep-Together Sharehouse', where contestants must change bed partners daily and show physical affection every day. Inside, she reunites with her ex-boyfriend Yuta, the gentle Akihito, and the seductive Umi, while their ex-girlfriends move in as well. Romance or prize money? Juri wavers between instinct and reason.

Juri joins the adults-only dating show 'Must-Sleep-Together Sharehouse', where contestants must change bed partners daily and show physical affection every day. Inside, she reunites with her ex-boyfriend Yuta, the gentle Akihito, and the seductive Umi, while their ex-girlfriends move in as well. Romance or prize money? Juri wavers between instinct and reason.

Friendship of a group of high school students.

Zhou Luo, a top student from Qingshui Town, shocks his community by returning home to repeat a year at a cram school after being accepted into a prestigious university. In the process, he meets Nan Ya, a beautiful clothing store owner burdened with caring for her sick daughter, Wan Wan. As Zhou Luo gets closer to Nan Ya, he uncovers the struggles in her unhappy marriage to businessman Xu Yi, who is abusive toward her. The "Bridge Case" further exposes issues with Xu Yi's business, pushing Nan Ya's marriage to the brink.

Bullying that leads to unexpected murder.

The drama unfolds around a passionate man who hides his crimes to protect his first love and a middle-aged detective seeking redemption by uncovering a brutal truth. In a city besieged by scandal, a shocking murder, and a bizarre mining accident, three distinct cases intertwine due to a current police investigation. After eighteen years of inquiry, astonishing secrets behind these cases are revealed.

Similar plot about high school girls.

When Ren Xiao Ming was preparing to reclaim the copyright. After her husband plagiarized her work, a 20-year-old case resurfaces. It involves a hidden corpse, and it triggers a series of coming to light secret entanglements between Xiao Ming's mother, Ren Mei Yan, her best friend, Bai Shu, her teacher, Zhou Yun, and many other women.

Similar plot of a missing girl. A young girl ran away from home because of heavy life pressure and was captured by a group of scammers.

A young girl who contemplates suicide by jumping off a building meets a wounded ghost. The bleeding ghost is an assassin, and they will go through several cases.

In her last year in her twenties, Moka (29), the heroine who is anxious to get married, suddenly finds herself face-to-face with Min U (25), a man straight out of a Korean drama. He's a younger man with perfect looks, and apparently, he's also the heir to a wealthy family... While Moka's heart is thrown into turmoil by this sudden "out of the ordinary," she also has the presence of her childhood friend, Souta, a chef with a somewhat clumsy kindness. Torn between the sweet and smooth Korean style of approach and the quiet and honest feelings of a Japanese man, what kind of "true love" will Moka find? Now, a new love story that transcends Japan and Korea begins.

Saaya, a waitress at the upscale restaurant "Empire Resort Bistro Tokyo," is driven out of her workplace by harassment from her cold-hearted ex-husband, who is a chef, and his mistress.

Amid these circumstances, she is reunited with Takumi, the genius chef with whom she once shared her dream. As she confronts workplace pressure and complicated human relationships, she struggles to rebuild her life and find true happiness in this human drama.

Saaya, a waitress at the upscale restaurant "Empire Resort Bistro Tokyo," is driven out of her workplace by harassment from her cold-hearted ex-husband, who is a chef, and his mistress.

Amid these circumstances, she is reunited with Takumi, the genius chef with whom she once shared her dream. As she confronts workplace pressure and complicated human relationships, she struggles to rebuild her life and find true happiness in this human drama.