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Japanese dramas with very very similar vibes, but different plots. Both are slow burn older woman/younger man dramas that put two people from different walks and stages of life in contact. Through their joint experiences, they becomes friends and confidantes.

Both are sports centric dramas with ensemble casts that round out the story lines. The main couples are really well matched in personalities and are really good friends that eventually become more.

There are ton of differences in plot between these shows, but Both are noona romances with a couple that is accidentally paired up due to circumstances. Through working with each other, they become friends and eventually lovers.

Another sports centric Japanese drama. Both have eclectic ensemble casts that round out the show and really bring a lot of warmth to the story line. Both of the main couples have slow burn romances where the ML is in the process of trying to forget an old flame.

The plots of these dramas a are very different, the into thing that was similar was vine from both. In both dramas, you have an older married woman (or recently divorced as in OML) working with a younger man and finding commonalities as they get to know each other. Both are slow burn noona romances.

Both Japanese dramas have a couple that involves a married older woman and younger man. In Bijo to Danshi, the pair are working together professionally in the entertainment industry vs Golden Bowl which has two people with separate lives who only met because of their hobby of bowling. The couple begin as bickering enemies, but slowly become friends which eventually becomes more. Both shows have an ensemble cast that are warm and endearing.

Both are Older woman/younger man dramas that revolve around sports. Both couples starts as bickering enemies but end up becoming friends with an undercurrent mod attraction that eventually boils over.

Shares concept of time travel, and for some reason, felt a similar vibe even though SDOD has slightly more romance than N:NTTT

Both are Japanese dramas unveiling the forces behind a cult organization, While Untouchable is about a female journalist trying to find out the people being a charity organization, Meinai Kao is about a male university professor trying to find out the culprit behind his wife's death.

Both deal with hidden worlds and at least one regular person getting forced to join a team of otherworldly enforcers. Both have heavy comedic elements.

Ferryman has similar themes - a mentor/supervisor from the underworld that's forced regular people to assist them in dealing with the dead - but it's not as goofy, though there's still humor. The Chosen Ones is the opposite side of the coin - a lot of goofy humor, and they're trying to prevent unnecessary deaths.

They both have a very passionate energetic main character who does their best at a new job. The setting is their workplaces, and in both of them the mc are supervised by a senior with whom despite a rocky start they become friends with. The both of them are also light to watch and have both comedy and emotional moments.

They both have a passionate energetic main character who does their best at a new job and the plot is set in their workplaces. The both of them are also light and easy to watch, and balance comedy and emotional moments.

They don't have too much in common story-wise, but they give off similar vibes. The characters seem unique and refreshing in both.

Two leads, one care-free and the other stoic, are at odds with one another until they get to know one another. Main character is seen as a villain, even though everyone who actually meets him respect and trust him. Second male lead tries to live up to his clan's wishes, but bends or breaks the rules to protect his friend at all costs. Male lead has to use unorthodox tricks to win as there are more powerful swordsmen that are out of his league (including the 2nd male lead). The above description describes both Untamed and Handsome Siblings.

Both have fantastic action sequences, and can tug at the heartstrings. While there are differences when it comes to the storybeats and plot, they feel cut from the same cloth. If you like one, you more than likely would like the other.