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First of all, let me tell you, there is nothing similar between these two, but no matter how many times I watch it, it always takes me here, maybe because of the ugly cry I had in these two series, these two series. Also, I want to tell you guys to understand these two dramas you have to pay attention you can't be biased because of the romantic scene The Forbidden Flower has.

Both dramas deal with bullying in school, both MLs are great fighters (in their own way). Awesome fighting scenes :)

(Going on only the first ep. of SG, will update if needed :) )

- Green-flagged ML
- Teacher FL who is revenge-driven
- Republican era
- Steamy kisses & sizzling chemistry

- steamy kisses and sizzling chemistry
- republican era
- second chance romance
- green-flagged ML
- revenge theme
- FL is a secret agent working for an organisation

- steamy kiss
- republican era
- misunderstandings that leads to resentment, regarding the death of the leads' parents.

- steamy kisses
- republican era
- green-flagged ML
- FL's got some secret hidden from ML, which is her revenge mission.

Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcycle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai). For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of school. In addition to revealing essential test-taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, "Dragon Zakura" will also teach the essentials of living one's life

Both of these BL (gay romance) series have “criminals” that want to be legitimate. Both have a police angle to them. Both involve pewpewpews. Both have a whole “deeper than they appear” cold male lead. Both have two couples.

HIStory 3: Trapped is a Taiwanese production.
The Heart Killers (Uncut) is a Thailand production.

Both are Uncut Thai BL (gay romance) Drama Series that have a “gangster” vibe to them. In The Heart Killers, it is about a pair of hitmen brothers and a police spy and his mechanic friend. In Jack & Joker, it is about an ex-convict / thief and an enforcer for the mafia. Both also call into question morality and loyalties.

Both The Heart Killers (Uncut) and Long Time No See are centered around a hitman based storyline that also includes BL or Gay Romance.

The Heart Killers is a Thai series that involves 2 main couples.
Long Time No See is a South Korean film with just one couple.

- the tone is the same
- gangs and action packed
- the cinematography and visual effect pretty much the same
- betrayal and loss on both sides
- emotionally moving
- Forgotten has more narrative switches
- Forgotten includes redemption arc, while Merciless is kind of leaving you hanging.
Forgotten is a better movie overall, but I think that this duo from Merciless carried the movie well, and definitely is worth it to watch just for their chemistry. Of course, except for the whole plot and vibe that is similar to the Merciless.

An assistant to a TV producer, eager to stay off his bad side, promises to convince her former professor, a famous but reclusive academic, to appear on their show, which helps locate long-lost persons. Who does grey-haired Professor Yun Suk Young want to see again more than anything? The answer to that question lies decades in the past.

1969 was a tumultuous year the world over, and South Korea was no exception. President Park Chung Hee's iron-fisted dictatorship has provoked a backlash among angry students, and trouble is brewing. Suk Yong and his comrades decide that Seoul is getting too tense and embark on a summer retreat in the countryside, where they will help bring a rural village up to date with the modern world.

But Suk Young discovers pretty Seo Jung In, the only local girl who shows no interest in the strikingly handsome student from a well-to-do family - and that, of course, means he's soon falling head over heels for her. Their bumpy courtship, however, is threatened by dark secrets that Jung In hides about her family and their history in the village, secrets that will haunt the pair as the volatile political climate catches up with them

Ji Hae and Soo Kyung are friends attending the same university and both have a crush on Sang Min who is in their drama club. The more clamorous and outgoing of the two, Soo Kyung, asks Ji Hae to do her a favour; write a love letter to Sang Min. Ji Hae pours out her own feelings for him on paper, but sadly in her friend's name. Touched by the letter, Sang Min is attracted to Soo Kyung, and Ji Hae, feeling uncomfortable and even guilty, tries to avoid him and yet by coincidence or by fate, she keeps running into him.

Ji Hae has lived alone with her mom since her childhood when her dad unexpectedly passed away. Her mom is now on a trip abroad, and to wile away her solitude she starts cleaning the attic. There Ji Hae finds a secret box, in which her mom kept the memorabilia of her first love story of some decades past.

Summer in 1968 - Joon Ha is visiting his uncle's home in the countryside during his summer vacation. There he meets Joo Hee and falls in love at first sight. One day, the lovely Joo Hee secretly asks Joon Ha to escort her to a haunted house in the village. Happy and excited to be at her service, Joon Ha meets her at their promised spot, but in an unexpected storm, the two lose their boat and barely manage to return home at a very late hour. Joo Hee gets into big trouble for this incident and is sent back to Seoul. Having parted with Joo Hee without a word of farewell, Joon Ha spends the rest of the summer heavy-hearted. With summer vacation being over Joon Ha also returns to Seoul. At school, his classmate Tae Soo asks him to write a love letter to send to a girl. And who would it be but Joo Hee, Joon Ha's dream girl? Unable to confess his own summer love story, Joon Ha reluctantly complies with his friend's request.

If you enjoyed the Drifting Away, you might find Beyond Evil equally captivating, as both delve into intricate crime investigations and the psychological complexities of their characters.

Both dramas offer a profound exploration of the human psyche against the backdrop of gripping crime stories, making Beyond Evil a compelling watch if you appreciated the narrative style of Drifting Away.

Both are long dramas that include rich family, poor family, older sister taking care of their siblings. Revenge by brothers from their parents car accidents . A very pitiful female lead.