Recommendations

Both have..

-Leads enter a contract marriage (of some sort or another)
-leads start off in love with someone else
-female leads are awkward and innocent
-realistic relationships and struggles (not intense or melo-y) that are relatable
-romantic comedy that DOES NOT have an extreme melodramatic dip midway
-quickly(ish) developed cute romance
-an unavoidable occurrence causes conflict

Both dramas have..

-undercover spies that are awkward with emotional feelings
-spies end up have some relationship to an idol
-cute, fun, spunky sidekicks/side characters
-romantic relationships that affect the spies' mission
-fun comedy
-stoic male leads
-male leads' sunglasses give them an unexpected amount of personality that speaks for itself
-female leads use a friend to attract male leads' attention
-unexpected plot development
-fun, enjoyable, romancy

Both have..

-strong-willed, independent women who can fend for themselves
-female lead is proud
-female leads find themselves in unhealthy relationships
-childhood friends
-friends closer to each other than to their families
-mixing platonic feelings with romantic feelings
-characters have unfulfilling lives/jobs
-unexpected plot development (not entirely related to the whole storyline though)
-very attractive actors/actresses
-super cute and lovable romance
-100% worth your time

-includes childhood friends
-taps into career choices
-struggles of adulthood
-semi slow development

The story is different, but the feeling of both series is similar!

Coming of age.
Forging friendships
School/ life balance
Reality

Totally, these two have the same vibe. Combination of friendships, family, slice of life, and the right amount of romance put together. Youth vs Elderly. If you love Dear My Friends, you definitely can't miss Reply88, ever.

same actor (hayato ichihara)
same case, about solving a murder and suspecting every characters until it solved
same directing style, a flashback and a story behind it

same vibes and the story is about the male lade that was a secret agent.

In both dramas lead female character is quite unsexual (at the beggining) and is trying to find her womanhood with a help from a guy.
In 'Personal...' the lady is clumsy, soft and cute while in 'Witch...' the lady is cold, dark and arrogant.

This story also revolves about adults wanting to marry and not. You could say that the heroine of this story is the opposite of Totsuzen's Asuka.

If you enjoyed Totsuzen you will definitely like this one too!

Non-human beings learn what it means to be human and how they became "monsters". Franken no Koi has romance. Yokai Ningen Bem doesn't have any romance, and instead focuses on the relationships between family and friends.

Pe is the only son of the real estate businessman, he has got childhood traumas, He has a crush on a married Lady who works as an interior designer, she is married to gay guy.
they fell in love, she gets pregnant, she keeps it as a secret until the very last minute.

Both involves falling in love with rich spoiled men, getting pregnant and keeping it as a secret until the very end.

The Original. The Best. The ONLY. Nothing is superior to this version. Nothing.

The Kdrama (Boys of Over Flowers), the TWdrama (Meteor Garden), the Dizilier (Waiting for the Sun or Gunesin Kizlari) are copies of this version of Hana Yori Dango.

Yes, one and all. This version was so famous all over Asia it made it's way to Turkey; ie the Dizilier. Japan did that. Not Korea. Therefore, the manga and this Jdorama is something to take into consideration. It has two parts and a movie. One of the greatest and most successful manga-anime to live action Japan has made.

I came here for Zhang Han. Find out why you came here...it might be for the pairings or for Zhang or out of boredom. But if you've loved HYD...you might like this one. Personally, I'm only loyal to HYD.