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The female leads in both dramas come from broken homes.
Male leads in both dramas want the best for their female leads.
Both dramas have the leads face incredible hardship which they are able to overcome.
Both dramas have leads that want to pursue careers in music.
Both dramas have the found family trope.
You can a learn a thing or two about life from both dramas.
Good quotes to keep in mind!
“Major and minor chords coexist harmoniously for a song to sound delightful and complete. The same goes for life. Experiencing hardships and joyful moments helps you build your dazzling life.“ ~ Twinkling Watermelon
“They say failure is the mother of success. I’ll just take it as learning a lesson from another mother and move on.” ~ Castaway Diva

I'm kind of obsessed with this drama; what a masterpiece. It's definitely one of the best Chinese drama of the year and highly recommend it.
Kudos to the writer and director of this drama.

Both dramas have the small close knit village vibes and the fl in both move in order for a change in their life. Both mls have sad past which is addressed and worked through. Both dramas touch on important sensitive topics like death. Overall both are feel good dramas which you can learn from.

Set during the Tang Dynasty, this series follows two officials as they unravel a series of mysterious and supernatural events, blending historical intrigue with detective work.
Lu Ling Feng, general of the Jin Wu guards was tasked to investigate these strange cases, but finds himself having to work together with his strongest opponent in Su Wu Ming, the disciple of Di Ren Jie.

Very similar premise, about four best friends finding love for the first time in high school. Biggest difference would be how in Koi ni Mudaguchi every character has a partner, while HaruDan has a bit more drama between the boys.

Both the MLs are losers in love. It has "he fell FIRST and he fell HARDER" trope. None of them get swayed by the other girl trying to stab their relationship with FLs.

Both dramas heavily use the rich/poor trope. Both the main and side couple in both dramas use it.

High Society is more drama vs. Business Proposal is a romcom.

However the real reason I link these two together is the second leads stealing these shows for me.

same couple, similar concept

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- the suspense
- she falls first he falls harder
- secrets between lovers
- romance/thriller/mystery (I would say WTPR is a little less intense tho)
- super captivating story

both plots envolve kidnapping, murder, mistery, a child, a loving mother willing to do anything to protect the family...

both are similar in terms of vibes and cinematography, both are healing shows, both fml are ''lonely'' characters
- the plot might not be similar but as someone that loves our beloved summer i def think u would like mln

Both are melos with strong makjang elements and similar heartwarming vibes where the FL loses everything after being rich and is now living as a poor but upbeat energetic person not realizing how much her step family from her previous life ruined her life. In both there is a very similar love quadrant where FL is having this non official relationship with the SML who helped her throughout all the hardship and keeps being her doormat while waiting for her to be ready fo him while FL is falling in love with ML who is involved kind of by default and indifferently with the woman who brought FLs demise and now lives with this dark cloud over her head desperately and unsuccessfuly trying to keep ML from going to FL...

- Slice of life
- Unconventional family dynamics (found family in TADT, role reversal in SM)
- Slight but prominent parenting arcs
- Friendship
- Girlboss x Malewife dynamics
- Light and fluffy watches
- Both short Jdramas

- Family focused (more found-family in TADT)
- Unconventional families (found-family in TADT, role reversal in SKwLd)
- Writer ML who does household chores
- Prominent child/teen MC
- Girlboss x Malewife dynamic
- Bold FL x Softspoken ML
- Fluffy and heartwarming
- Both short jdramas

SKwLd is a family mystery comedy while TADT is a slice-of-life drama. Both are adorable and worth a watch.

Similar adaptation

Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one's parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition when he refuses to leave his mother to starve to death.