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Despite having different settings, both dramas have similarities regarding Japanese youth in the early 2000s and delinquency. They also share the same director (Kankuro Kudo), and a major part of the cast.

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In both movies, you see a character who loses his humanity little by little.

Has the same element of fox spirits and ancient rituals, and talismans coming to life.

Both have similar characters: someone that abides the law and someone who doesn't. Also both have the feeling that in this world the good guy doesn't always win.

Both focuses on life in a village, seen from the eyes of an adolescent girl.

Both really sweet older j-dramas about highschoolers dealing with friendship, first love, problems with adultsand their first sexual experiences. Very touching, funny and heartwarming.

They have similarities, melodrama with the same kind of sadness and a love story. AIMH however has a childhood connection that GML doesn't. AIMH is sad but not quite a realistic as GML - but they still give you the same feelings.

Both dramas deal with the topic of relationships, love and sex in a more realistic and mature manner. They both feature couples that deviate from what is considered "traditional" in Korean culture, and explore how the characters love each other despite each others flaws.

Unlike "It's Okay, That's Love" however, "The Lover" is more comedy than it is drama (sex jokes everywhere). While it does hit some serious notes, it splits it's attention between 4 couples and it's emotional tone overall is not as deep as IOTL.

Two dramas with two different plots. But still, there are some similiarities like: both are about brothers who don't get along, past wounds and both are 4 episodes long.

Both dramas are action dramas with amazing action scenes and with a very similar dark and mature atmosphere.

Kim So Hyun shows her excellent acting skills, while also portraying an almost typical high school teenager girl, with added problems including bullying and the loss of a loved one.

Not only does the main female protagonist care deeply for their child, they both feel deeply to bring justice to the world and shut criminals away. They also have their detective male leads who would rather run to their side than chase after a criminal.

Both of the main male protagonists try to find out more about their past and find out clues as to what caused a past incident to happen. And the main female leads always stick with the man's side, despite going through their own difficulties.