Recommendations

Sayaka Ogino is an honest and sincere person. She enjoys her job as an editor at a women's fashion magazine, where she has found success. Kazuma, her partner of six years, works at an advertising agency. He is an ideal partner who is kind, understands Sayaka's work, and even does his share of the household chores!

The only concern for Sayaka is his reluctance to start a family. Sayaka’s life takes some unexpected turns. While scouting for a location, she encounters Keiichi Akiyama, her high school crush. Now married and the chef of his own cozy little restaurant, he is pleased to have Sayaka resume her taste-testing duties.

Suddenly, Sayaka finds herself betrayed by everyone close to her, save for Akiyama. As in the past, he provides much-needed emotional healing for Sayaka.

Can they rekindle what they once had, or are malevolent forces determined to keep them apart?

Both deal with a female protagonist's journey of self-discovery through an extramarital affair and its consequences. Somehow worth watching!

Nobuo is a book editor with a sincere personality. He is married to Aya. She used to work as a reader model, but, after their marriage, she now works as a nursing assistant at a nursing home. Nobuo is aware that his wife has a sex addiction and she will sleep with other men on a sunny day. Nobuo agonizes over his wife and Aya carries heavy guilt over her actions.

Yoshino Michi is 32 years old. She's been married for five years, but hasn't had sex for the last two. It's not as if she doesn't get along with her husband, it's just that the sex part is lacking. It was a bit unexpected, but one night when she when drinking with her colleague, Niina Makoto, she wound up confessing that her marriage had turned sexless. And then, a shocked Niina responded "My marriage is sexless, too," and smiled with a lonely look in his eyes.

Yoshino Michi is 32 years old. She's been married for five years, but hasn't had sex for the last two. It's not as if she doesn't get along with her husband, it's just that the sex part is lacking. It was a bit unexpected, but one night when she when drinking with her colleague, Niina Makoto, she wound up confessing that her marriage had turned sexless. And then, a shocked Niina responded "My marriage is sexless, too," and smiled with a lonely look in his eyes.

Due to an accident, Sakura Hiraga gave up on her dream. She is now married and her husband runs a hair salon. They live in a luxurious penthouse apartment. Her life seems glamorous and she is envied by everyone. What everyone does not know is that Sakura Hiraga is abused physically and verbally by her husband. She is unable to leave her situation. Sakura Hiraga considers herself a goldfish in a fishbowl. One day, due to a goldfish, she meets a man.

Masataka works as a freelance writer. He has been married to Yukie for the past 7 years. Yukie works as a school teacher. Masataka and Yuki are not in love with each other. They just haven't gotten divorced. Meanwhile, Masataka is having an affair with a young woman who delivers newspapers. This leads to a shocking situation.

The story will focus on a love triangle between the three leads. Eikura plays the role of Morimoto Naoko, a girl from the countryside whose first love is her uncle, Ikezawa Masato. She follows after him to Tokyo by getting admitted into an elite medical university, but there she runs into Masato's girlfriend and colleague Aya, a beautiful and intelligent researcher who is the daughter of the university hospital's director. However, things get complicated after Naoko and Masato meet again.

Kurihara Mia works for the public relations department of a company. She falls in love with her company’s vice president Miyoshi Kairi after he helps her locate her missing engagement ring during a business trip. Mia does not realize who he is until he comes to the public relations department as part of training. She finds herself having to work with Miyoshi as his trainer. He is severe at times and yet gentle at others. Mia’s heart is captured by him little by little. But Miyoshi already has a wife.

Everything seems perfect in the life of the successful family doctor and associate director, Ji Sun Woo. She lives happily in Gosan with her handsome husband Lee Tae Oh, whom she financially helped establish an entertainment company, and their teenage son, Joon Young. However, the perfect image of a happy, loving family life shatters when she discovers that her husband is having an affair, and even their mutual friends are helping him conceal it. Devastated by the betrayal, she sets on a path of seeking revenge and recollecting her broken self.

Everything seems perfect in the life of the successful family doctor and associate director, Ji Sun Woo. She lives happily in Gosan with her handsome husband Lee Tae Oh, whom she financially helped establish an entertainment company, and their teenage son, Joon Young. However, the perfect image of a happy, loving family life shatters when she discovers that her husband is having an affair, and even their mutual friends are helping him conceal it. Devastated by the betrayal, she sets on a path of seeking revenge and recollecting her broken self.

Sakuraba Haruma's childhood friend Inukai Shuji was a cut above him in every way imaginable, living out the glamorous life bestowed upon him. Haruma, an unassuming salaryman, has lived his every day clutching onto his inferiority complex, existing only in Shuji's shadow. One day, Haruma coincidentally meets Shuji's wife, Inukai Reika, who Haruma has always secretly admired since his high school days. With feelings of envy, jealousy, and more, a "secret" is born from Haruma's repetitive days.

Similarities:
* Both have idol MLs
* Both have singing FLs
* Plot is about chasing your dreams
* Love triangle

Differences:
Liar and his Lover: FL falls first, high school student FL
Secret playlist: ML falls first, college student FL

Both dramas are centered around youth, music, and romance.

* Both have idol ML that fall for the "regular" girl
* In both, the ML falls first
* Both are web series, totally bingeable

There are for sure differences here and there, but both of these dramas give off the youth vibe, and is similar in content.

* Both are centered around the music world.
* Both MLs are idols
* Both have a love triangle that's not too severe

Both dramas give off the same vibes. If you're looking for a youth drama with idol MLs that's centered around the music industry and their romance, this could be one that you enjoy.