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Check-in Hanyang and In a Class of Her Own are similar with their gender disguise plots and historical vibes. Both feature brave girls pretending to be guys to chase their goals, with friendships and slow-burn romance forming in elite settings. They mix drama, humor, and a touch of history, making them super engaging to watch.

Also tackles an unexpected friendship between an old woman and a teen girl. If you're into this kind of story, make sure to try this one.

Both feature a Ghost lead character and someone who can see the ghost character. Both are searching for a type of closure & have a mystery feel to it. Both have LGBTQ characters. Both are Thai productions.

Both feature a Ghost lead character (who died too early & is seeking closure of a sort) and dip into LGBTQ+ storylines.

Marry My Dead Body is from Taiwan and The Musical Murder is from Thailand.

Unsettling relationships (not in the romantic sense) between an older, mentor-like character and an underage girl.

Both dramas involve male lead that time travel to the past and using their modern skills solve problems with bits of romance too. MTH includes the ML getting 2 wives with a happy ending.

Both dramas involve male lead that time travel to a historical like period and using their modern skills solve crime.

Both dramas involve the male lead being transported to a historical period where they solve crimes.

The male leads are brilliant detectives but almost lose grip with reality as they interact with violent criminals. They have high empathy which makes them deeply understand criminal behavior to their detriment. They both have partners who bring them back to reality

how to come to terms with being different and hated by most? How to love someone who is different and hated by most?

This is a story of struggle and fight for equal rights and freedom of those who have been enslaved/captured. And it requires a lot of work and moral spine to do what is right.

Hi, you depressed goblin! You want a sad BL to stop being sad about your life and to be sad about something else? Here you go!

- They are both sad/bittersweet ending BLs.

- Mitsuru and JaeWoo both had to lose their loved one, and they knew it would not end well.

- Both showcase an alive ML in a relationship with a dead ML.

They are good dramas for when you want to feel sad and traumatized. I have yet to recover from the ending of both. Beware of the afterward impacts.

Good watch! (and good luck with all the trauma <3)

Eventhough Who Rules the World is wuxia and not reincarnation story, they both have strong male and female leads with great beginning and a happy ending, without filler or draggy scenes.

A quirky supernatural short series. The first episode is about doors, and it's a cracker!
Not only does it have Liu Chang in it but also Kenji Chen and my favorite short drama guy Yan Zi Xian (starring in the doors sequence)!

A quirky supernatural short series. The first episode is about doors, and it's a cracker!
Not only does it have Liu Chang in it but also Kenji Chen and my favorite short drama guy Yan Zi Xian (starring in the doors sequence)!