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Teenagers entering kind of situationships where they are using each other instead of loving each other truly, because they crush on other people they cant be with/that dont reciprocate their feelings
pain, hurt
messy relationships, complicated feelings

both are romance drama stories with lgbtq+ content and a m/m romance at its centre
The main characters become entangled in messy and complicated relationships that hurt each other and the people around them, even when they dont intend it
insecure, lonely characters, INDECISIVE CHARACTERS! who string others along because they dont want to fully commit, because it feels right - ignorant of how it effects those that may love them sincerely
breaking up, coming back together, ending it again, entering unfulfilling relationships with others who are available but being unable to fully separate from their initial interest
pain, jealousy, mistrust, suffering, misery, lots of tension, lots of lingering glances, unspoken emotions and feelings
stories span over multiple years

Gelboys follows teens, a little happier and romantic, Cornered Mouse is about adults and is a little more adult in its content either (iyk what i mean)

the male leads know each other from university, the were part of the same tennis club. at least one of them has then liked the other romantically and clung onto items given by him or shared
now, they meet again as working adults and feelings awaken
complicated relationships, as one of the guys is still kind of involved with a women he dated/is dating, and is the type to go with the motions and what other people want him to
Second Blue is much sweeter, lighter than the more serious, toxic/unhealthy, misery-filled cornered mouse dreams of cheese

movies with messy relationships, complicated feelings, pain and lgbtq+ characters
the male lead is liked by another guy but claims to have no interest in guys and instead explicates an interest in some of the girl/women in his life whom he enters into relationships with
Though, he doesnt refuse the other guy completely and in engages in not so platonic acts with him

japanese movies with confusing, messy relationships and lgtbq content
one of the characters is a gay man/boy who is in love with another guy who is a self proclaimed hetero and initially shows more interested in the girls around him. He doesnt refuse the other guy completely, though, and doesnt seem to make up his mind > so they become entangled in a complicated love triangle with no clean out

Both are japanese movies about a messy, unhealthy relationships where the male leads in particular hurt their partners (not really abusive but neglectful), mostly unintentionally
characters put themselves through misery because they love eachother or because they want to love and be with the other even when it hurts
insecure, lonely characters
Both movies are beautifully acted, have very nice visual aesthetics and share the same director

Both are Asian dating shows with more SERIOUS Type dating.

Not shallow flings and flirting.


Love Village: Singles aged 35 -60. Older age brings taking relationships very seriously.

Love Against Time: serious dating due to people who've dealt with health crises, taking dating seriously afterward.

Similar vibe. Main leads are connected from the past and every episode gives us more details what happened 15/25 years ago

Kind of reverse setting?
One character is a student from the present, the other is a troubled kind/prince from the past (Joseon era); one time travels to the time of the other and these characters fall in love
Tinted with you is a BL, the other is a M/F romance but the director (Yang Kyung Hee) has also directed Boys Love dramas before

Both are romance stories about a guy entering the acting scene and becoming popular while theres another person who has a (seemingly unrequited?) crush on him.
Yagi Yusei plays the main character in both

ML is able to connect with his missing father via old cell phone. Both were police detectives and work to solve cases, and figure out what happened to his father.

The characters Feng Xin'er (Northern Liang) and Li Weiyang (Northern Wei) were heavily inspired by the experiences of Northern Wei's Empress Dowager Feng (born in Northern Yan) and Northern Liang's princess (Juqu clan).

Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days later, the girl was found dead, and the police were not able to find the culprit. As time went by, Hae Yeong started distrusting the police. Fifteen years later, Hae Yeong is now a police officer and criminal profiler. One day, he finds a walkie-talkie that allows him to get in contact with Detective Lee Jae Han who is in the past. Police officers Hae Yeong, Jae Han, and Cha Soo Hyun then set out on a journey to solve cold cases.

The overall vibes where pretty similar with the characters don't initially understand the supernatural rules. Then they encounter the phenomenon themselves and discover that the legend wasn't just a story. To be more specific

With Gonjiam, for example, the livestream setup makes you constantly wonder whether something is being staged. The characters themselves are partly creating fake scares, so when genuinely impossible things start happening, the distinction between performance and reality collapses.

With Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo gets a similar effect through its legend and supernatural encounters. You initially have that feeling of “is this just a story?”, but the further the characters get into it, the more real it becomes.

Short korean boys love dramas taking place in high school about two guys who have known each other and have been friends since forever navigating and confronting love and feelings as a third person comes to threaten what they have
moments of jealousy and anger
Summertime seems to be alot darker than WYEL, though, and feature more ... kisses etc