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The drama made a lot of references to Crash Landing on You, because the actress who played Do-hee (Seo Ji Hye) was in it, so I think it's worth mentioning here. In my opinion, CLOY explored the destiny theme (which sadly only appeared in the first half of Dinner Mate) very well. Both dramas also have very funny and lovable female leads.

Same genre (comedy, investigative); lead actress Lee Sun Bin appeared on both dramas playing almost similar roles as part of a team investigating.

Same time period and a lot of the same historical characters, although the main focus is Hideyoshi. It does, however, offer a sympathetic portrayal of Mitsuhide and he plays a rather large part.

Female cross dressing as a male to go to school . I really enjoyed watching this from the romance between the leads to the female’s character.

The influence of the kabuki theater in Japanese cinema has been fairly marginal, the assumption being that kabuki modes of acting and staging are generally unsuited to the cinema. Both films reproduces forms of kabuki as a central dramatic device. Oshima’s Diary of a Shinjuku Thief reproduces a primitive form of kabuki while Shinoda’s approach is more traditional.

both dramas are about a girl who isn’t “normal” who comes to civilised land and starts living with the ml. in mr fox and miss rose the fl is from a tribe secluded from civilisation, and in swing to sky the fl is a mermaid. they both have to keep their identity a secret and adapt to a new lifestyle, where they both learn to live a different life than what they are used to. there’s also people in both dramas who know more about the fl than they let on and want something from her. the ml in mr fox and miss rose is also in swing to sky

if I’m not wrong, both male leads travel into the past to change past events and to make sure they don’t have any regrets anymore.

A presumably happy couple is shaken as a murder that is connected to the both of them occurs. Both dramas are set around an investigation to find the culprit, as well as the personal struggles of the people involved in, and affected by, the case.

- male leads want to take revenge for the death of a loved one.
- both dramas have a amazing team that has a lot of chemistry.
- the teams both fight for justice and catch criminals.

rugal is heavy and dark drama while leverage has some more comedy.

- In both, the main leads seek revenge/ uncover the truth behind a grisly murder.
- ML/ FL both connected via childhood event.
- Both try to fight injustice & corruption.
- The female antagonist in both are from a legal background & have ruthless and intelligent characteristics. They are willing to do anything they can (including morally wrong or questionable actions) in order to get the power or success they are striving for.
- Both delves into complicated family dynamics (but executed differently)

I’d say the main difference is that GF is more ‘makjang’ style & delves more in the drama and dynamic between the characters. LA has more action focused scenes.

The plot is quite similar in some ways although there are more characters in the Rebel that will surely make you laugh especially with the ML character

Both Male lead has taken a path to help the poor by stealing from rich officials. These are both historical dramas which also centered on their love to their father whom they truly care

Intense Love is like an adult version of Put your head on my shoulder and share a lot of similarities.

-ML is matured and smart but a little bit fool when it's about love
-ML is clearly in love with FL and not shy expressing his love
- FL is not weak
- Have several side couples
- Cohabitation in a few episode of Intense Love
- Supportive parents
- Super fluffy and cute couple
- ML and FL working/studies in a different field

both have narcissistic male leads and other similar traits. Also in both dramas the FL is searching for a boy from her childhood which turns out to be the ML.

While the plots of these dramas are very different, Kill Me, Heal Me (2015) features pre-Mystic Pop-Up Bar (2020) Hwang Jung Eum and Choi Won Young.