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Cutie Pie has a more toxic romance, but both are Thai BL's that feature music, supportive families, and good friendships. They are also both on the slow-burn side.
another doomed yaoi that is a MUST-watch
you will BALL your eyes out, so you have been warned
about: In 1987 when the martial law period ended, two Christian high-school students, Jia Han and Birdy, met at the school band led by a Canadian priest. One day, they were granted a day off to Taipei for the late president’s funeral. The two took a chance to explore the city and theaters, finding themselves inspired by budding love and freedom.
you will BALL your eyes out, so you have been warned
about: In 1987 when the martial law period ended, two Christian high-school students, Jia Han and Birdy, met at the school band led by a Canadian priest. One day, they were granted a day off to Taipei for the late president’s funeral. The two took a chance to explore the city and theaters, finding themselves inspired by budding love and freedom.
We have in both a devellopment from arranged marriage to deep true love.
Both has well acted fenale and male lead
Stong femake lead
The chemistry between the leafs can be fealt in borh dramas.
Both has well acted fenale and male lead
Stong femake lead
The chemistry between the leafs can be fealt in borh dramas.
The stories are different.
But the MCs share a house.
They are rivals.
Lots of bickering
They can't stand each other lol
Quite funny too
But the MCs share a house.
They are rivals.
Lots of bickering
They can't stand each other lol
Quite funny too
Both BL lakorn with parody-esque premises that can lead you to misjudge them at face value. However, when actually watching the drama, you realize the unserious titles and synopses are merely segways to important social commentary and impactful character arcs. Written to provoke thought and evoke emotion.
Guyssss, I have only seen the released episodes of Love Has Fireworks (4 eps), but so far it is giving major Love is Sweet vibes.
- Office setting
- In LIS, they're neighbours, and in LHF, they're housemates
-Interesting supporting characters
-Great acting
-They can't stand each other
-THE BICKERING AND CHAOS
Also, I find both the ML's personality kinda similar. They are silly, funny, and lovely.
I watched Love is Sweet years back so I don't remember much but the released eps of LHF reminded me of Yuan Shuai & Jiang Jun.
---- Will update this after completing LHF ---
- Office setting
- In LIS, they're neighbours, and in LHF, they're housemates
-Interesting supporting characters
-Great acting
-They can't stand each other
-THE BICKERING AND CHAOS
Also, I find both the ML's personality kinda similar. They are silly, funny, and lovely.
I watched Love is Sweet years back so I don't remember much but the released eps of LHF reminded me of Yuan Shuai & Jiang Jun.
---- Will update this after completing LHF ---
Similarities
Elite Financial World Setting
Both dramas are set against the high-stakes backdrop of finance. Love Has Fireworks focuses on investment banking (IPO listing projects), while Only For Love features venture capital and financial journalism. In both, career success is central to the characters’ identities.
Workplace as the Romantic Catalyst
The leads in both dramas grow closer through professional collaboration. Qian Fei and Li Yifei reunite on the same listing project team. Zheng Shuyi and Shi Yan bond through interviews, industry analysis, and an exclusive report series. The workplace isn’t just a backdrop—it actively drives their emotional connection.
“Strong Yet Struggling” Female Leads
Both heroines are career-oriented and competent but face significant pressure. Qian Fei is a “Hupiao” girl battling job loss, a mortgage, and heartbreak. Zheng Shuyi is a determined journalist fighting for the front page and her dream of launching an electronic magazine. Both need to prove themselves in male-dominated or elitist environments.
Male Leads as Professional Pillars
Li Yifei and Shi Yan both repeatedly use their expertise to help the female lead overcome crises at work. They act as hidden or open career allies, facilitating the heroine’s growth and shielding her from industry criticism.
Dual Line Narrative (Love + Career)
Neither drama is purely a romance. Each deliberately intertwines career ambition with the love story, showing the couple supporting each other through professional lows and eventually achieving high-level career success and realizing personal dreams together.
Elite Financial World Setting
Both dramas are set against the high-stakes backdrop of finance. Love Has Fireworks focuses on investment banking (IPO listing projects), while Only For Love features venture capital and financial journalism. In both, career success is central to the characters’ identities.
Workplace as the Romantic Catalyst
The leads in both dramas grow closer through professional collaboration. Qian Fei and Li Yifei reunite on the same listing project team. Zheng Shuyi and Shi Yan bond through interviews, industry analysis, and an exclusive report series. The workplace isn’t just a backdrop—it actively drives their emotional connection.
“Strong Yet Struggling” Female Leads
Both heroines are career-oriented and competent but face significant pressure. Qian Fei is a “Hupiao” girl battling job loss, a mortgage, and heartbreak. Zheng Shuyi is a determined journalist fighting for the front page and her dream of launching an electronic magazine. Both need to prove themselves in male-dominated or elitist environments.
Male Leads as Professional Pillars
Li Yifei and Shi Yan both repeatedly use their expertise to help the female lead overcome crises at work. They act as hidden or open career allies, facilitating the heroine’s growth and shielding her from industry criticism.
Dual Line Narrative (Love + Career)
Neither drama is purely a romance. Each deliberately intertwines career ambition with the love story, showing the couple supporting each other through professional lows and eventually achieving high-level career success and realizing personal dreams together.
-Thai BL
-Time Travel. In Love Upon a Time, it's a physical instead of a mental travel.
-Murder Mystery with more suspects and multiple people at fault.
-Main character death, but also not.
-Main character labeled as "mad/crazy"
-Time Travel. In Love Upon a Time, it's a physical instead of a mental travel.
-Murder Mystery with more suspects and multiple people at fault.
-Main character death, but also not.
-Main character labeled as "mad/crazy"
-Thai BL
-Physically traveling in Love upon a Time, is between different times instead of parallel worlds
-Murder Mystery
-Main character death, but also not.
-Unique filming locations
-Physically traveling in Love upon a Time, is between different times instead of parallel worlds
-Murder Mystery
-Main character death, but also not.
-Unique filming locations
- Both explore FLs personal/family struggles
- emotionally guarded leads
- opposites attract
- emotional growth
- end up facing life's challenges together
- emotionally guarded leads
- opposites attract
- emotional growth
- end up facing life's challenges together
Cai Zhao, a spirited girl fated to become a "witch," is forced to join the revered Qingque Sect, where she meets the withdrawn and paranoid Chang Ning, a survivor of a family massacre. As they grow closer amid the sect’s rigid structure, they uncover hidden dangers and long-buried secrets. With rising tensions between righteous and demonic factions, Chang Ning's true identity begins to unravel.
a sweet drama with high school and many other bl tropes, I am sure you will love it, its chinese bl drama
if you like this series than this is also alike one, slow burn romance and fast paced chinese bl story,
This is an underrated Chinese bl gem, please give it a try. The story is fast paced with Slow burn romance ?
This is an underrated Chinese bl gem, please give it a try. The story is fast paced with Slow burn romance ?
