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Both dramas will bring so much tears. So prepare tissue. LOTS of tissue.
Both have time travel story. But IBTYG involves the son time travel to the past to give his mother a better life while GBC involves a married couple went back to the time before they married

- Both female leads experience bullying at the same degree.

- The mean girls are alike: Rich, pretty, conniving, and popular.

- Both female leads have a peer who bit the dust. And a peer who turned a blind eye.

- They both become teachers.

- They plan in order to escape/defeat the perpetrators.

- They bend the law.

- They move into their love interest’s home for protection and comfort. They meet their love interest in not so favorable circumstances. Their love interest helps them stop the bullies using their own smarts and knowledge. There’s also an age gap (in RL)

- Both female leads experience bullying at the same degree.

- The mean girls are alike: Rich, pretty, conniving, and popular.

- Both female leads have a peer who hit the dust. And a peer who turned a blind eye.

- They both become teachers.

- They plan in order to escape/defeat the perpetrators.

- They bend the law.

- They move into their love interest’s home for protection and comfort. They meet their love interest in not so favorable circumstances. Their love interest helps them stop the bullies using their own smarts and knowledge. There’s also age gap (in terms of RL).

Both are about the FL reinventing herself and gaining confidence. Both are set in school and have a love triangle between her and two MLs - one nice, one arrogant or a bully.

Both FLs are starting fresh, transferring to a new school, at the beginning of the drama, and find themselves in a love triangle with two guys at the school, at least one of whom bullies her.

Both have bad boy MLs who bully the FL at first, and a love triangle between the ML, FL, and a nicer, gentler SML. Both are set in school.

Both have bad boy MLs who bully the FL at first, and a love triangle between the ML, FL, and a nicer, gentler SML. Both are set in school.

Both MLs are policemen, and the FLs are in school/still in training when they meet the MLs.
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Both main characters experienced a loss of innocence at a young age, and make it their life’s mission to exact their revenge on those who ruined their lives. Both love interests partake in the revenge and have a connection with the main characters in a five-degrees-of-separation-type-of-way.

Both main characters are wicked smart and use their skills in the best way possible. They have a ragtag group of people who help them in their pursuit for revenge and justice. At times, both MCs are morally ambiguous.

Both main characters experienced a loss of innocence at a young age, and make it their life’s mission to exact their revenge on those who ruined their lives. Both love interests partake in the revenge and have a connection with the main characters in a five-degrees-of-separation-type-of-way.

Both main characters are wicked smart and use their skills in the best way possible. They have a ragtag group of people who help them in their pursuit for revenge and justice. At times, both MCs are morally ambiguous.

Both set during Korean War. Both have a rag tag team of characters that learn to get along despite being enemies.

Both during Korean War & highlight the innocence among the hatred, fear & bloodshed that war facilitates.

- story revolves around college students life
- both have sweet romance and comedy elements in it
- Wu Jiayi is the female lead in both drama

The story revolves around Kira and Rei, two high school students. Kira is an extremely introverted artist, and Rei is an outgoing playboy with a frightening violent side. The two start a friendship and eventually a romance after Rei sees a drawing that Kira drew on the back of a map she gave him. However, both Kira and Rei are hiding troubled pasts, and through their relationship they confront their past demons. Masao, a student at Kira and Rei's school, has a connection to Rei's violent past. He enters Kira and Rei's lives to try to force Rei to return to the person he used to be.

The story revolves around Kira and Rei, two high school students. Kira is an extremely introverted artist, and Rei is an outgoing playboy with a frightening violent side. The two start a friendship and eventually a romance after Rei sees a drawing that Kira drew on the back of a map she gave him. However, both Kira and Rei are hiding troubled pasts, and through their relationship they confront their past demons. Masao, a student at Kira and Rei's school, has a connection to Rei's violent past. He enters Kira and Rei's lives to try to force Rei to return to the person he used to be.