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Feel good movies set in high school. Wholesome and cute characters and plot. A little cheesy, a little cringe but all in all a well placed fluff.

Both are about high schoolers having to confront feelings too big for them in a world too small to trellis them appropriately. The world is cruel to young love, especially young queer love. The exploration of that particular mix of confusion, elation, and fear rings true in both works. Both also deal with the added pressures of internalized and external homophobia in sensitive and realistic ways despite the relatively short runtimes. There's little hope in either production, but it's always there. There is always a fool's hope when it comes to love.

They are both coming-of-age narratives that focus on two young people who have known each other all their lives and have a fraught relationship (are we friends, brothers, or competitors?) told in similar tones and with a similar level of simmering eroticism. Both have excellent camerawork and make interesting stylistic choices, both have convincing performances that showcase the actors' chemistry together, both are bittersweet, and both are continued in later installments of their respective franchises.

In the series cut of ATOF, there's the added punch of emotion that comes from the epilogue scenes of each episode that additionally match well with the ITSAY-esque tone.

They are both coming-of-age narratives that focus on two young people who have known each other all their lives and have a fraught relationship (are we friends, brothers, or competitors?) told in similar tones and with a similar level of simmering eroticism. Both have excellent camerawork and make interesting stylistic choices, both have convincing performances that showcase the actors' chemistry together, both are bittersweet, and both are continued in later installments of their respective franchises.

High School Return of a Gangster is like the korean series of The Dude in Me which is a movie. The same concept of soul swapping with a high school and a gangster and how it affected the course of life of the male lead. Both also have the comedy aspect that I like.

Revolves around High School
Savage male lead
Themes of bullying and friendship
Also involves family problems and studying

Both follow the same plot of a rougher, street smart lead falling in love with an optimistic blind FL, only to learn they are responsible for the car crash that caused her blindness and the death of her parents. One is M/F, the other F/F.

Both follow the same plot of a rougher, street smart lead falling in love with an optimistic blind FL, only to learn they are responsible for the car crash that caused her blindness and the death of her parents. One is M/F, the other F/F.

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- MC gets into an accident and gets transmigrated into the body of another person
- MC was betrayed by 'their lover' before accident but is forced to meet them again after transmigration
- Different is that in My Stand-In is not a revenge story but Game Rak Patihan will be about MC making a revenge

Best friends who refuse to acknowledge their romantic attraction toward each other because they don't want to lose their BFF if romance doesn't work out. Everything they do shows they prioritize their BFF before their lovers.

A love story of the past 5,272 km, linking the two countries, Indonesia and Japan. Elly, Indonesian students, and Ryo, a young Japanese acquainted through social media. They also met in Japan, spending time together, and eventually fell in love. However, differences in language and culture in their way. How is the continuation of their love story?

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.

Choi Hong is a Korean student studying in Japan. She meets Aoki Jungo, and they fall in love with each other. But, they break up due to different thoughts about love and practical problems. Five years later, Hong and Jungo meet in Korea.

Mika goes all the way to Seoul to see her sweetheart Hyeong Jun who's been waiting for her. She suffers faints at the airport and she mistakes Kim Gyeon as Hyeong Jun due to trauma. Kim Gyeon also ends up falling in love with her, thus disrupting the balance between the three. Their memories start intertwining, but, before long, a tragedy occurs.