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Both series utilize color and black and white filming techniques in a modern setting. The introduction of the female character, and their ideas being the main springboard of events and setting the story into mention.

Both series are are centered around a main character being a dancer, heading towards a career in dance. Their opposite isn't initially interested in dance, but due to the dancer becomes a dancer or intrigued in the world of dance.

Both series focus on a female centered character group in a survival situation. There's a lot of suspense elements and character dynamics that feel very similar.

The main casts all meet at art school. Honey and Clover focusing more on the college-age adventures and departments, with Hidarikiki no Eren focusing post-college careers and paths. There's both the self-made artists, and those who are considered 'geniuses' as well.

Both series focus on a Prince-like, or at least incredibly wealth male lead character. In both series, the more aristocratic elements are usually played off for laughs and are 'popcorn' type of entertainment.

Both series focus on the diagnosis and the impact of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) on a young individual. The larger picture is how ALS impacts the individual, and then the diagnosed person's relationships romantically and platonically. (They also both happen to be tearjearkers on top of it.)

Both titles are centered on a school setting with an all girl's school. Which the level of suspense it different, GGL focusing more on 'battles' whereas Zanokokuna focuses on 'audience approval', the actions of an individual affect the group and the reality of the situation affects the real world.

Seo In Guk is a male lead in both shows.

He plays a completely different (but oh so lovable) character.

These shows both made me laugh out loud throughout and are lighter comedies that let you forget your worries and take in the sweet stories.

Both are similar, and very alike. Just a few changes here and there, but each has their own uniqueness.

Uno de los protagonistas tiene "el tiempo contado", cómo viven sabiendo eso y cómo encuentran el amor que los hace cambiar.

Both Brave and Battle Royale are based off manga and novelizations. The biggest point of comparison is that both feature high school casts that are sent to a new location where they must survive or die.

I couldn’t help thinking the 2 dramas are similar in the sense of winning ratio for the good guys!!
Both leads are very smart and their strategic planning leaves you impress!
Bad guys got satisfying endings
Both drama has romance but it’s not their highlight nor important in the plot...still..it’s a cute watch when it’s put in every now and then.

The setting of both shows is in Okinawa. The main female leads have a lot in common too - both are hair stylists and pregnant. The director in Senkotsu (Gori) is also an actor and made an appearance in Tsurukame Josanin, which might explain where he got such inspiration for the movie.

Although both movies have drastically different story lines, they both offer an interesting social commentary on gender in a patriarchal Korean society. Both movies have a (slight) feminist undertone as they zoom in on the female experience of daily life and the struggles that come with it. The theme of mental health functions as a red thread in both stories.

The First Half of My Life and A Wife's Credentials are both dramas with mature couples (mid-30s) involving infidelity / betrayal and divorce. In each series, the 'plot' is about how the main characters deal with the break-down in their relationships and how it affects their lives and their children's lives. The background story of AWC exposes the high pressure on mothers/wives of getting their children into first-rate schools, whereas TFHOML shows the impact on relationships of long-hours spent in a high-pressure business environment (management consultancy). Both series are really well acted and produced.