Recommendations

Gangster ML. BL. More disjointed story telling than Ora-sama Yakuza. GLMGAB is vertically filmed. Similar dominant MC vibes. Forced prox trope in GLMGAB.

Gangster ML. BL, great chemistry between the MC leads. More focus on gangster life than Ora-sama Yakuza. MDGO has hidden identity trope. The main leads have time spent a part but for very different reasons. MDGO is a bit fluffier and less mature.

Gangster ML. BL, great chemistry between the MC leads. More violence than Ora-sama Yakuza. Kiseki has more twists than Ora-sama Yakuza. Age-gap more obvious in Kiseki. The main leads have time spent a part but for very different reasons.

Gangster ML. BL, great chemistry between the MC leads. More violence than Ora-sama Yakuza. The gangster mains are both good guys with bad jobs. LTNS has more twists than Ora-sama Yakuza. LTNS has the same insta-attraction between leads as Ora-sama Yakuza. Both short series.

Gangster male lead, BL, great chemistry between the MC leads. Similar level of violence, and the gangster mains are both good guys with bad jobs. Trapped has more of an enemies to lovers trope than Ora-sama Yakuza.

This drama has a smart lead. Wits are used as opposed to fists. Drama does not focus on romance. Features a paranoid king.

From the same era of HK TV, about the struggles to escape poverty, greed and risk taking.
Both have great cast and left a lasting memory.

Female lead chase Male Lead

Princess falls for and tries to win his heart

Genres: Historical, Comedy, Romance

Both are mini dramas with an unhinged sort of vibe, lol. Both MLs are good fighters who rescue the FL from a dangerous situation in a foreign country in the first episode.

Without delving into spoilers, a similar mentor-mentee relationship, with a focus on revenge. Gritty and gory, with a substantial dose of amorality. Both shows deal with aspects of the underworld. Strong, but emotionally-unstable female protagonists who can fend for themselves.

- Investigation regarding supernatural cases
- M/F duo that solve theses cases together (girlboss x malewife vibes in both)
- Dark supernatural with folklore elements
- Similar dark culty vibes

Main differences: WY is set in a historical setting while Exhuma is contemporary. WY focuses on multiple cases while Exhuma has only 1. Exhuma has an investigation team while WY has a duo.

- Historical detective, investigation
- Both have a main case-solving duo that have good teamwork
- One lead is more of the brains, the other more of the brawns
- Dark supernatural cases with folklore elements
- Similar dark culty vibes
- Both claim that all supernatural happenings are man-made but ultimately do have genuine supernatural happenings
- Brides/bridesgroom serial killer cases in both
- Martial Arts

Life's Game is also a brainy game survival show. It has a more amateur feel, but it's worth watching if you love this kind of show.

Life's Game is also a brainy game survival show. It has a more amateur feel, but it's worth watching if you love this kind of show.

Life's Game is also a brainy game survival show. It has a more amateur feel, but it's worth watching if you love this kind of show. The contestants are LG employees, with an above average IQ and graduates from the most prestigious universities in South Korea.