Recommendations

Both male leads came from the past and there are mysteries connected to the past

Similar story of parent trying everything to save the child with a mystery plot slowly revealing

It is also a video game to live-action fantasy wuxia drama with CG monsters and sword effects.

Both shows touch on school bullying and strained friendships and relationships, with a focus on adolescent boys.

Similar story family drama, one female is nice and all about love, justice etc and another female is extreme ambition, jealousy, hate etc. Their paths cross and one begins to take things away from the other with lies,deceit and all other cliched stuff.

Both are 50 episode dramas with the same female antagonist Lee Yoo Ri

Both movies reminisce about high school days and bring about the nostalgia of adolescence and high school friendships.

This is another 24 hour drama special by the same actor Ninomiya. Also an inspirational drama which gves an insight on the life of the protagonist and how he continues to live his life.

Another heartwarming 24 hour drama special in which the protagonist has a disease and how he carries out his life.

This is another 24hour drama special that revolves around how the protagonist faces their disability.

Both revolve around a girl who likes a guy and boy doesn't like her...yet.

However Playful Kiss this concept is stretched longer unlike Heartstrings.

Gender bender. DRRT seems to me, that it tookstory of TB. TB contains quite logical behaviour of character and story is well done, DRRT has more weak points in my opinion.

Both are gender bender. At first I think, that TB is inspirated by YB, but I found, that it's third remake of thai old lacorn. In TB main hero doesn't know, that she's girl. TB is one of the best thai lacorn I have ever seen, story was well done, quite similar to korean production. I found out TB quite realistic, but there was only one weak point - main evil character and plot around murder.

Kimi ni Todoke and Lovely Complex both contain various romance, school, and friendship scenarios. Throughout both movies the main character finds out what real love is about.

Both of them deals with 5 friends who are growing up. Both of them are about friendship, love, sickness. Both of them are full of softness, nostalgia and sweet sadness.