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VERY SIMILAR!!!!

We find:

- the male lead who is a doctor

- the female lead who stopped her career

- always the female lead who broke off her engagement and hides the real reason from her family

- the conflicting mother/daughter relationship

- the leads were known young

- the male lead gets along well with the parents of the female lead

Etc....

It's really almost copy paste

• Both are vertical dramas.
• In both, the female lead is treated as a pawn by her family for business deals.
• Both stories involve a business marriage for the female lead.
• There is an unspoken emotional distance between the couple in both.
• The couple begins to notice each other after an unexpected behavior or incident.
• The female lead is emotionally tormented by her own family in both dramas.
• She makes a strong comeback in both.
• The couple genuinely loves each other in both stories.

Both are action-packed BL dramas about the underworld with a rivals turn lovers storyline. The Bangkok Boy is a Thai-Korean collaboration while Long Time No See is a Korean BL.

In both dramas the plot is revolving around two brothers, one of whom is autistic, and their interactions.

Both dramas are Thai thrillers, main plots are about mystery. I had very similar emotions from watching both, suspense is good as well as acting.

Identical twin sisters female lead.
One of the twin sisters lives as the other.
Their personalities are different from each other.

Identical twin female lead
One of the twin sisters live as the other.
Their personalities are different from each other.

One of the twin sisters lives as the other.Their personalities are different from each other like the twin sisters in our unwritten seoul.

Dark toxic romances.

FL works in a nigh club to support her beloved family member.

The relationship is transactional between mainleads.

ML does and says many cruel things to humiliate FL.
He literally treats her like a plaything.

There is a evil second female who schemes to destroy for the FL.

Both relationships between mainleads are transactional.

In both dramas FL sacrifices herself to take care of her beloved family member that is in the hospital.

Both Male Leads are portrayed by same actor! HE IS GOOD!

Both Male heroes are Anti-heroes, Mob bossess that borders on being villains.

Both Male heroes yearns for FL´s love, but FL is to scared and doesn`t trust him since their relationship started off in a very toxic way.

Both are dark toxic romance thrillers. Filled with angst.

If you are curious about other works of the male lead, Xiao zhan
you can check this out
his character wei wuxian and his acting will leave a deep unforgettable impression on you for sure!!

A beautiful story of mother and son following multiple story lines (similar to wlgyt) abouts the mothers whole life and the son's whole life. It shows their struggles and how they become eachother's strength. It a hard tear jurker. Must watch if you like wlgyt.

Both shows reflect the realities of digital-age dating, including misunderstandings via texts or indirect confessions (like online or through walls).

There's often a romanticization of small moments—glances, silence, late-night conversations—which speak to how modern youth navigate emotions.

Based on the same source material. FL was rejected by ML in high school. FL was from a rich family. Years later leads meet again when FL is the high school teacher of the ML's brother/cousin.

In this special episode, Park Ji Sun takes us through the making, the need-to-knows, and the private lives of the actors and actresses. Park Min Young and Kim Jae Wook introduce the show and explain what it means at a personal level.