Recommendations

Both dramas starts with the female lead approaches the male lead first due to a hidden family connection. Meanwhile, the ML thinks he's just lucky, a confident, charming girl seems to like him out of nowhere. He’s smitten, slowly opening up, never realising there’s more to the story. What makes this setup work so well in both cases is how naturally the romance unfolds despite the initial "ulterior motive."

1. See Xiao Zhan as the main protagonist who is kind, righteous and noble at heart, and fights evil for greater societal good, though it was personal revenge at the start for LOZH.
2. Both series have the undead troops controlled by a spiritual object.
3. Political and power struggles and schemes.
4. Hidden evil forces and schemes to be uncovered.
5. Some fight scenes.

Both are costume dramas .. ML and FL are both intelligent and outwit each other.. they start as enemy but end up together against all odds after clearing the misunderstandings..

Both movies are set in the early showa period with the story revolving around literary geniuses and the women in their life.

smart ml + strong martial artist fl
revenge plot political struggle
just found the vibe kinda similar

Both are costume dramas with nice cinematography.. Excellent chemistry between d ML and FL.. starts as a married couple in arranged marriage with a lot of misunderstanding.. eventually they fall in love and are destined to be together..

The glory is like the Female Version of Zang Hai in term of revenge, they both use their instinc and brains to defeat the enemy

Both dramas are about the love between a man and a ghost. Specifically, about the love between two guys. In both, mysteries are solved.

Both dramas are about the love between a man and a ghost and both have mysteries. Also, in both there is love between two guys.

similar vibes
kissing practice
height difference
cringe (in a fun way)
multi bl couples with major focus on the mains
the nc scenes are... intense

Jang Bong Hwan, a South Korean chef, ends up in the body of Queen Kim So Yong after a serious accident, transporting him to Korea’s past. Queen So Yong’s husband, King Cheol Jong, is merely a figurehead, with power being wielded by his mother-in-law, Queen Sun Won, and her brother, Kim Jwa Geun. As Queen So Yong, Jang Bong Hwan uncovers dark secrets about her seemingly gentle husband.

I think Welcome to Samdal-ri is a much better “returned to my hometown with something to prove and that I didn’t fail and was right to leave, but come back and learn a lesson about the people who there just wanting to support me the whole time” story. Better character development, more fun.

The story centers on the struggles of life in an Asian family; sibling rivalry, dealing with grief, and pent-up emotions.

Both good bromance between an older and younger character. The older takes the younger home.... Mystery. Hidden secrets/dark past. The past comes into play in regards to their futures. Solving investigation(s) together. Learning to trust and that you are not alone.

What connects the romance is not just the emotions between men and women, but also the struggling. Stong written characthers.