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Matsumura Ryouko is a popular novelist in her 50s who has just found out that she has Alzheimer’s disease. In order to gain some fulfilment in her life, she decides to be a guest lecturer at a university. Through one of her students, she meets a South Korean exchange student, So Chan Hae. As they become closer, they fall in love.

It is 14th century Yuan Dynasty China, the country is under Mongolian rule and the star-crossed lovers, Jin Ha and Sul Lie, the illegitimate daughter of a Mongolian commander, are caught in the middle

Both are South Korean stories about the struggles of being gay in a conservative society. Disapproving mother, fighting for love, and raw emotional approach.

- Similar dynamic between the leads but roles reversed while still being role reversal XD (In SotSS FL is a sect leader and ML is her guard while in DLX ML is the prince and FL is his maid/guard and tutor)
- Femdom x Malesub
- Both are very steamy with women taking the lead
- Gender Role Reversal
- "Us against the world" dynamic
- Master/servant relationship
- Power couple. Strong FL x Strong ML
- Dark(er) romance vibes

- Similar dynamic between the leads but roles reversed while still being role reversal XD (In ZGZZS FL is the princess and ML is her guard while in DLX ML is the prince and FL is his maid/guard and tutor)
- Femdom x Malesub
- Both are very steamy with women taking the lead
- Gender Role Reversal
- One of the leads is royalty (in ZGZZS it's the FL (princess royal) while in DLX it's the ML (unfavored prince))
- "Us against the world" dynamic
- Master/servant relationship
- Power couple. Strong (and badass asf) FL x Strong ML
- Mature FL x Naïve ML
- Same lead actor and actress playing the main couple

- Powerful and influential FL (Princess royal in ZGZZS, sect leader in SotSS)
- ML gets close to FL to spy on her
- Master FL x Servant ML
- ML is FL's guard and concubine
- Dominant, domineering and somewhat cruel FL & Shy, serious and submissive ML
- Cold Man/Cold Woman
- Strong FLs (in SotSS she's the most powerful individual) and strong MLs
- Plots to get rid of FL
- Smart, cunning and manipulative FL pretending to be cruel and frivolous
- FL has a brother who's important to the story
- Reversed harem
- Femdom x Malesub
- Both are very steamy with women taking the lead
- Gender Role Reversal

Both are currently airing from GMMTV which are non-bl/ bromance series. Both series have really good bromance chemistry with great acting from the whole casts.

(mostly in the 2nd arc of HDJtT)
- Gender politics/Feminism
- Modern lead find themselves in a historical setting where they're in a wacky situation (in TRoTaR it's the FL who travels into her novel while in HDJtT ML travels back in time)
- Similar leads' dynamics but role reversed (in TRoTaR, FL is bubbly and ML is the tsundere while in HDJtT, it's the other way around).
- Catty MLs
- Gender Role Reversal
- FL is very close to her right hand guy (platonic) and he ships and helps the leads
- Female rulers (TRoTaR is set in a matriarchy while in HDJtT FL is the empress but it's not a matriarchy).
- Misunderstandings between the leads

(related to the 2nd arc for both)
- Time/world travel
- Female rulers (CL is set in a matriarchy while in HDJtT FL is the empress but it's not a matriarchy).
- ML becomes FL's concubine/consort
- Strong FLs
- Similar leads' dynamics but role reversed (in CL, FL chases after ML while in HDJtT, it's the other way around).
- Girlboss x Malewife
- Gender Role Reversal

(mostly in the 2nd arc of HDJtT)
- Strong FLs
- Cold woman/Warm man
- Royalty FL (in ZGZZS she's the princess royal while in HDJtT she's the empress)
- ML is FL's concubine
- Gender Role Reversal themes
- Northern kingdom want to make a marriage alliance
- Feminism and girlbossing

Emilia, a Filipino who arrived in Japan with aspirations of becoming a model, coincidentally encounters Matsuyama Mirai, an aspiring photographer. Their connection deepens as they find themselves drawn to each other. Mirai, intent on immortalising their moments together, diligently captures their essence through the lens of his camera. However, an unexpected parting disrupts the flow of their narrative. Subsequently, the saga of these two individuals unfolds beyond the shores of Japan, traversing the vast sea to the Philippines, where their story takes on new dimensions.

Paris, a cold woman from a rich family, disappears. Her boyfriend then spots a woman named Qin Xin, who looks just like Paris. Qin Xin is a florist who comes from a poor family. The man then asks Qin Xin to pretend to be his girlfriend for a week

Hitomi, a Japanese resident, comes to Hong Kong after the death of her fiancé Tatsuya in a fatal accident to settle several important matters surrounding his demise. Although the incident was years ago, it has apparently left an indelible mark in her life as she could not forget him. Kar Bo, an undercover cop, was involved in a drug bust-up which would later incriminate him. Hitomi stumbles into him and was amazed that he looked remarkably similar to her dead lover. Although Hitomi was conscious that Kar Bo can never be the real Tatsuya, she endures his hardships with him unfailingly which results to having strong feelings for each other.

Aoi studies photography at a school in Tokyo. She undergoes a heart transplant operation and goes to the island of Okinawa to recover. Her uncle lives on the island. There, she holds a camera and walks along the island. Aoi hears the sound of a trumpet. She looks up and sees a young man playing the trumpet. His name is Ji Oh.

Hitomi, a Japanese resident, comes to Hong Kong after the death of her fiancé Tatsuya in a fatal accident to settle several important matters surrounding his demise. Although the incident was years ago, it has apparently left an indelible mark in her life as she could not forget him. Kar Bo, an undercover cop, was involved in a drug bust-up which would later incriminate him. Hitomi stumbles into him and was amazed that he looked remarkably similar to her dead lover. Although Hitomi was conscious that Kar Bo can never be the real Tatsuya, she endures his hardships with him unfailingly which results to having strong feelings for each other.