Recommendations

Though TOL is a bit lighter in tone overall, both dramas discuss academic pressures placed on students by their parents and society.

Both Ancient Detective and Love Is More Than a Word contain mysteries in a wuxia/historical Chinese setting, and a strong bromance (tho of course Ancient Detective also has a heterosexual romance and is not a censored gay romance, but there is still some good subtext imo).

In both dramas there is a hate/love relationship between the main characters. Also in both, male lead is kind of creepy and scary at times.

Both dramas involve Holmes- esque characters solving crimes; set in the Republican Era, centered around the Shanghai Bund.

Although the time periods are 20 years apart and the fact ones chinese and the other is korean. Also Chicago typewriter having a past lives genre. Personally i think these two dramas have similar vibes. That being both involve a war/rebellion genre.

Follows an extremely similar plot as Winter Sonata. The guy gets amnesia and the way the woman and the man fall in love are very similar. It could be called the Japanese version of Winter Sonata.

Both of dramas are about music, About Time tells the story of a woman who wants to become a musical actress, meanwhile Do You Like Brahms it's a story about a woman who wants to became a violinist.

-Female centered plot
-Friendship is main
- slice of life
- Romance (male characters playing an important role in their lives)

-Female centered plot
-Both dramas are about three women in their early 30s
- slice of life,
- Romance (male characters playing an important role in their lives)
-Friendship is main

-Female centered plot
-Similar concept; one for women in 30s and one for women in 20s
-Friendship is main
-Romance

These dramas are very similar in tone, comedy, and theme. There are 4 siblings in each story and they are each trying to figure themselves out as people, professionals, and romantically.

Similarities:
ML has characteristics of a house pet with an ominous potential for converting completely into that animal.
set in contemporary Korea
show the value of friendship

Differences:
GR ML associated with a dog; MtSB ML is associated with a cat
GR ML is human becoming animal; MtSB ML is cat becoming human
GR FL has major health issue; MtSB does not
GR = web drama; MtSB = regular drama

Recommending this only for the warmth this drama leaves you with. My mister generates warmth after completing it, so does reply 1988. This drama will show how relationships were, how the korean culture was in 1988 and how families in a neighbourhood take care of each other!!

Same eerie vibe...
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Disturbed character...
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hint of bl but not exactly...
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It's a movie though.
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my personal favourite

If you love watching movies related to zombies, then #Alive is another one for you. It is good but surely not as great as Train to Busan!