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in both these series its like the bottom likes the top and the top likes the bottom but the top does something messed up to make the bottom hate them for a while ,in both these series i find that the bottom is stubborn and doesn't forgive the top for a while and overall they just give of the same vibe for me (sorry for calling them top and bottom and any spelling mistakes).

Both deal with the theme of a 3 person relationship.
All 3 characters in both shows have also being involved at some point. In both shows its a '2 guy 1 girl' situation as well.

How have these two not been recommended together yet?! Especially after completing them both in tears.

Same sort of set up. Female assassin and male general become reluctant allies in the very beginning out of need. Female is on a path for revenge. Both dramas have the two leads from neighboring/warring countries, power struggles in both, and great chemistry from the main pair. Slow burn romance both ending in tragedy.

There are differences in the execution and I definitely have a favorite between the two dramas but both are watchable and evoke emotion. Kill Me Love Me is more romance first and revenge story second with an added second male lead (that if I am honest I would have been fine with had she ended up with him instead). Journey to Love is more mission/revenge driven above romance with a better written/ executed plot.

But even with the difference I think the two are comparable and if you watched one then watch the other.

- Ruler FL (Empress in FJ, Sect Leader in SotSS)
- Strong, cold, and badass FL
- ML is her consort/concubine
- Cold Woman x Cold Man
- Strong ML x Strong FL
- Warrior ML (Assassin in SotSS, General in FJ)
- Jealous SML
- Reverse Harem (multiple men vying for FL)
- Gender Role Reversal
- Similar steamy scenes
- Bonus detail: A couple of locations in common xD

Differences: SotSS is wuxia/sect themed while FJ is palace themed. In SotSS FL has a reputation for being a playgirl and in FJ there is a reincarnation arc.

- Matriarchal setting (proper matriarchy in TELS3, female ruler in FJ)
- Royal FL (Empress in FJ, Crown Princess in TELS3)
- ML becomes FL's consort/concubine
- Power couple leads
- SML also in love with FL
- Gender Role Reversal
- Concubine selection arc (main plot of FJ)
- Time/universe travel (parallel universe in TELS3, reincarnation/time travel in FJ)

- One of the leads is a royal (Prince ML in DLX, Empress FL in FJ)
- The other lead works under the royal (Maid FL in DLX, General in FJ)
- Strong FL x Strong ML
- Cold FL x Cold ML
- Gender Role Reversal
- Wintery aesthetic
- Similar steamy scene

The main difference is that in DLX the roles are reversed from FJ while still remaining role reversal. DLX's FL is a fighter while in FJ her fighting power is limited. DLX is revenge focused with morally grey leads while that is not the case in FJ.

- FL is betrayed by her lover, dies, reincarnates, and ends up setting her story right.
- Strong FLs
- FLs become jaded after reincarnating
- Strong MLs
- Strong ML x Strong FL
- Gender Role Reversal themes (more present in FJ)
- Petty and evil SML.

The stories are quite different but I just couldn't help but think of RftA while watching FJ. Main differences are: FJ tis about royalty and takes place in the palace. RftA is mostly revenge focused.

- Overall the vibe is same, music, college and art things which is very refreshing to watch in both of them.
- fml is stuck between 2 or 3 males.
- even one of it's character reminds me of song kang in nevertheless

Both these dramas gave me the same vibes of parental love, growth and family struggles. Starts with the same nostalgia era. Of course, When Life Gives You Tangerines is more well made and prettier.

- Strong FL (Empress in FJ, General in MLG)
- ML pretending to be helpless and weak in front of FL but he's actually very powerful
- Seductor/Homme fatale ML
- Strong ML (assassin in MLG, general in FJ)
- ML is FL's consort/concubine
- Strong ML x Strong FL
- Gender Role Reversal

FJ is palace-themed and focused on mostly 1 event while MLG is not. Some differences in the characters as well but if you like role reversal, you'll like both.

- FLs are royals (Princess Royal in ZGZZS, Empress in FJ)
- Strong, badass, and cold FLs
- Warrior type MLs turned concubine/consorts (general in FJ, bodyguard in ZGZZS)
- Cold Woman x Cold Man
- Jealous SMLs
- Gender Role Reversal
- Both dramas start the same with a (male) concubine selection
- Both are short length chinese microdramas

- Strong FLs that are a force to be reckoned with
- Atypical and endearing MLs that stumble upon a world beyond their understanding (time travel in AALS, political royal world in SoTK)
- Cold FL x Warm ML
- Political scheming
- FL is the wife of an incapable emperor (not ML)
- Beautiful and well crafted stories

The dramas have quite some differences. Most notably the time travel plot of AALS that is entirely absent in SoTK. SoTK is also more political heavy.

- Empress FLs
- Strong, cold, and badass FLs
- ML is her consort/concubine
- Empress FL x Consort/concubine ML
- FL has a harem
- Gender Role Reversal themes
- Northern kingdom requesting/demanding a marriage
- Time travel in both (into the modern future in HDJTT, into before an incident in FJ)

- Ruler FL (Empress in FJ, Queen in MM,MQ)
- General turned consort ML
- FL is in a position of power while ML is her subordinate
- Ruler FL x Consort ML
- Gender Role Reversal elements
- FL struggling with her political status

MM,MQ is more comedic than FJ

same suffering same simp ml but break-up by fl instead of ml yet he is the one always apologizing. same guilt trip and same dumb fl character (over ambitious, no boundry with sml)