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Medically, morally grey characters.

More or less obsessed with experimenting or doing surgeries on humans to save lives.

Morally grey characters.

One kills for a cure to save many, another kills to stop others being harmed. One is a righteous lawyer who has to defend a murderer to save his child, another is a righteous detective who had to work with a murderer to investigate cases.

The main lead in this drama is the straight version of Wu sou Wei. Not only that but the main male lead looks so much like Ziyu! I just see Wu Sou Wei in all the expressions and emotions. Honestly it is a totally cute drama that somehow fulfills the need to see more of this beloved character but like in a parallel world.

Very similar storyline except our secret is more of slice of life and itazura na kiss is more on comedy side

Naoki and drake are same people. The story has quite the similarities as well. Sometimes seducing drake palma feels like they are giving Easter eggs about itazura na kiss.

If you liked one, you will definitely liked another.

Both of the titles are set in 1997, during the korea financial crisis. Also they both explore the themes of office work, illegal business, company struggles and how to save the said company. The characters that make up the office team in both of the dramas bring enough comedy, companionship and entertainment to the viewer in a very similiar way. Each of them presents a very aesthetic lookout on the era where the story takes place, leaving the viewer wishing they can go back in time and experience it themselves. Lastly, the main themes of the story in the dramas is not the romance, but the office work, strategy, friendship and problem solving.

Both dramas are detective stories and explore motherhood and the friendships between female characters.

Both focus on the female lead and the male lead enters as a secondary supportive partner. In many episodes the male actors get to be in the care of their female counterpart or even protected by them and the female shows herself as the cold hearted person in the relationship. Both have a plot to be unfolded over the entire series that involves revenge and second chances but in one time travel is present while the other isn't.

Taiwanese romcom from the 2010s.
Main character dealing with heartbreak meets a new girl.
Quirky, feel good and very similar in vibes.

still shining and A Piece of Your Mind Genre is similar
And they are written by the same person.

still shining and Summer Strike Genre is similar
i like summer strike so much

Different settings but I think it's similar because one lead role too pure and one lead know who they are

Why Try to Change Me Now is another Dongbei noir, but has a much greater emphasis on atmosphere and setting than The Long Season. I found The Long Season ultimately more satisfying with regard to its character arcs and resolution and plot twists, but compared to others, still found Why Try to Change Me Now phenomenal. The characters are traumatized and emotionally stunted aliens living in harsh environments. Both shows dig into the trauma of Dongbei rust belt life and economic shifts.

Both are mystery comedy crime dramas starring Kyoko Fukada as a police officer. She's a detective from a rich family in Fugoh, while she's a traffic police dragged into detective work in Remote.

Escape from the Trilateral Slopes is more of an tense action thriller than an atmospheric noir, but overlaps in digging into human darkness and phenomenal performances from Jiang Qiming.