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If you like historic dramas with a good dose of humour that just fits naturally and unforced, then The Litchi Rd & The Long River fits the bill. The Long River is a very high production drama, and you will see this in scenery and costume, but The Litchi Rd has more punch and is more fast paced.
Poignant, familial struggles, gritty. The themes of tragedy and deep heavy themes are present here.
The themes are similar. Familial, struggling connections, misplacement, tragedy with a bit of redemption and hope in the end.
Both dramas unfold in adult settings where the leads face strict no dating rules. The relationships start as something casual and secret, then deepen as real feelings appear. I love the stolen glances and quiet tension that builds whenever the characters think no one is watching.
These two share an intense hidden world. Pit Babe uses racing culture and secret abilities, while Color Rush centers on a sensory condition that only one special person can unlock. In both shows the romance changes how the leads see everything around them and creates the same mix of danger, devotion, and wonder.
I chose Top Form because both stories blend rehearsal life, group chemistry, and an almost forbidden love. In each drama the leads know their feelings could ruin everything, so the romance simmers under the surface until it finally breaks through. That mix of teamwork, performance pressure, and love that “shouldn’t” happen feels identical in the best way.
They both deal with fame, imbalance in status, and the messiness of love behind the scenes of entertainment. One’s more mature, the other more youthful, but they complement each other nicely.
They both hit that emotional, high school energy. Quiet characters, emotional tension, and some familiar faces , since the main actors in a Shoulder to Cry On show up in both.
Aside from the fact that the ML in My Stubborn is also named Jun (lol), there are other similarities. Both are office romances where the main couple reunites after some time spent apart AND there is some sort of power dynamic in the office (boss/supervisor vs subordinate/intern).
If you like an ML that is DOWN BAD for his partner, you will like both dramas.
If you like an ML that is DOWN BAD for his partner, you will like both dramas.
Top Form is a more serious version of 25:00 in Akasaka. Both are really great and feature a budding actor in the industry and a veteran actor falling in love and facing obstacles in the process. I've rewatched both—they're so good!
Both similarly are set behind-the-scenes of the the movie industry, where love blooms and drama occurs!
When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes up in the body of the 16-year-old Hae Soo and finds herself living in the house of the 8th Prince Wang Wook, who is married to Hae Soo's cousin. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the ostracized 4th Prince, Wang So. Although knowing she should not get involved in palace intrigues over the succession to the throne, she inadvertently becomes a pawn in the struggle, as several of the Princes fall in love with her.
When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes up in the body of the 16-year-old Hae Soo and finds herself living in the house of the 8th Prince Wang Wook, who is married to Hae Soo's cousin. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the ostracized 4th Prince, Wang So. Although knowing she should not get involved in palace intrigues over the succession to the throne, she inadvertently becomes a pawn in the struggle, as several of the Princes fall in love with her.
When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes up in the body of the 16-year-old Hae Soo and finds herself living in the house of the 8th Prince Wang Wook, who is married to Hae Soo's cousin. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the ostracized 4th Prince, Wang So. Although knowing she should not get involved in palace intrigues over the succession to the throne, she inadvertently becomes a pawn in the struggle, as several of the Princes fall in love with her.
When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes up in the body of the 16-year-old Hae Soo and finds herself living in the house of the 8th Prince Wang Wook, who is married to Hae Soo's cousin. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the ostracized 4th Prince, Wang So. Although knowing she should not get involved in palace intrigues over the succession to the throne, she inadvertently becomes a pawn in the struggle, as several of the Princes fall in love with her.
