Recommendations

-both are GL series that have a serious tone
-both have great artstic cinematography
-both deal with very serious themes but still have a lesbian romance with a satisfying ending

* Korean Male Lead + Japanese Female Lead
* Funny language misunderstanding
* Some scenes are set in Japan’s
* Focusing on romance
* Fun to watch if you’re into both cultures

LEGEND OF FRAGNANCE
During the Republican era, a family empire famous for making the best fragrances and incense must guard against those who are out to steal their secret recipes.

Ning Zhi Yuan is the sweet young master of his family’s fragrance empire. An Le Yan is a determined young woman who is out for revenge against the Ning family. Zhi Yuan falls in love with Le Yan, but she only wants to infiltrate Zhi Yuan’s family to steal a valuable perfume formula. Le Yan’s true heart is drawn toward An Yi Chen, an inspector. But Xiao Hui, the daughter of a Japanese imperialist, is determined to capture Yi Chen’s heart at all costs.

Both series are based on a shared-universe novels by the same author, Zezeho. Reverse With Me centers on the story of Karan, who's the daughter of Jattawa and Four. The older version of Jattawa and Four are featured in RWM.

Both cover undercover plot to reveal bad people.
Both have revenge plot but the taxi driver takes more cases while this just cover one big case.
Miss hong is more women centric than the taxi driver.
Both also don't focus to romance and just solving crimes.

Both
-FL fall into the world of a novel
-End up bound to and fall in love with the novel's original villain
-Have hot-cold, sometimes bickering relationships between the leads

Angel Flight and Departures are both about the business side of death and show the process of preparing the bodies of the deceased to give the bereaved a chance to say goodbye.

Angel Flight and Departures are both about the business side of death and show the process of preparing the bodies of the deceased to give the bereaved a chance to say goodbye.

Cherry Magic and My Magic Prophecy are similar because both use a supernatural element as a way to explore very human romance, with relationships that develop slowly through everyday moments rather than big drama. In both, the “magic” acts as a catalyst for emotional awareness, self-discovery, and a soft, gradual love story built on sincerity and understanding.

A Tale of Thousand Stars and That Summer are similar because both are set in calm, isolated environments away from city life, where the setting plays a key role in the story. In both, the protagonists go through personal transformation after entering a new place and meeting new people, which changes their perspective on life and relationships. They also share a slow-burn, soft emotional tone focused on healing, self-discovery, and a gentle, natural development of romance.

Both stories portray relationships that develop despite strong external or existential barriers. In Bad Buddy, the obstacle is family rivalry and social pressure, while in He's Coming to Me, it is the literal boundary between life and death. In both cases, the relationship grows through trust, emotional support, and gradual understanding. They also balance light, humorous moments with deeper emotional scenes, creating a mix of warmth, romance, and emotional depth.

Both series focus on a deep emotional connection that is rooted in the characters’ past and evolves into complex feelings of love, confusion, and self-acceptance. They explore personal growth as the protagonists try to understand their identity and emotions in very sensitive, realistic ways. Both also share a reflective, symbolic, and emotionally intense tone, where romance is strongly tied to self-discovery and internal struggle.

A Tale of Thousand Stars and He's Coming to Me feel similar because both center on an unusual connection that goes beyond normal life—one through a heart transplant link and the other through a bond between a living person and a ghost. From that premise, the relationships grow into something deeply emotional and human, where both protagonists experience major personal growth through each other. In both stories, love is not just romantic but also a path to healing, self-discovery, and understanding themes like loss, purpose, and belonging, all wrapped in a soft, introspective, and emotionally reflective tone.

Both series have a grounded, emotional tone that focuses more on real-life struggles than idealized romance. Moonlight Chicken explores adult relationships, financial pressure, and emotional baggage, while A Tale of Thousand Stars deals with identity, purpose, and adapting to a new lifestyle in a rural community. In both, romance is deeply tied to healing and personal growth, and the relationships feel shaped by real circumstances rather than pure fantasy.

Both stories are built around emotional transformation through care and dependency. In A Tale of Thousand Stars, the protagonist’s life changes after receiving a heart transplant and moving into a new environment, while in Last Twilight the focus is on adapting to vision loss and learning to rely on others. In both cases, love develops through patience, responsibility, and learning to understand a completely different way of living. They also share a slow emotional build where intimacy grows from daily support rather than instant attraction.