Recommendations

The male leads in both dramas are trained military officers
the male leads in both dramas get tortured for information by the bad guys
both dramas have detective work and loved ones to care for and protect

The male leads in both dramas have daughters trying the protect
the male leads are involved in criminal detective work and trying to do the right thing by their loved ones
the male leads are good at fights

- Both with Luo Jin playing almost the same character. Lol
- Slice of life, meaningful stories and characters with great development

Both are sweet, slice-of-life BLs with:
- Consensual, healthy gay relationships in which the characters are learning to be communicative boyfriends
- Beautiful cinematography
- No homophobia (although both couples remain closeted) and no fetishization of gayness by other characters
- Some serious subject matter while still remaining fluffy and having some comedy

Blueming is set in college and has a bit of a higher heat level, while Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai is set in high school and has a minimal heat level.

Both prominently feature feminist themes of independence and self-empowerment in a historical setting, as well as relationships between women who are put in similar circumstances. The cinematography/music gives both dramas a very scenic and almost dreamlike/folktale feel which works well to immerse the viewer in the story, despite the liberties that had to be taken in order to tell a more modern story.

A Dream of Splendor leans much more heavily into the relationships between the three women. The women run a business, so much of the drama is spent on the life of business owners in the capital city.

Rookie Historian tells the tale of female palace historians, therefore, most of the drama centers around the life in the inner and outer palace, and it features political intrigue and plots more heavily. The romance is also more youthful than the mature romance of the main leads in A Dream of Splendor as it ties closely to the coming of age arc of the male lead.

Both series focuses on a group of mothers and their children’s education.
Both series features mothers with a secret.
Both have a mystery/ crime event.

Secret Mother is more about the FL finding her sister.
GMC is more about motherhood and how the characters grow in their journeys as a parent & dealing with their ‘secrets’.

The Korean version of the Gender-bender academic scholar genre. Both have a female posing as a male in honour of their brother.

In psychopath Diary the main character thinks he is a psychopath and killed someone because he thought the actual psychopath's diary was his. It is similar to eat, love, kill, since the main character killed someone in self-defense. Both have similar vibes between the characters.

Both deal with animation.
Both romances.
Both have love triangles.
Both fun and lighthearted.

Extraordinary You has more storylines and characters. It's more fantasy based and magic based, while Yumi Cells (2) is about inner feelings and thoughts. But they both have the same Webtoon feel (probably because they were both Webtoons/ have Webtoons in their plots).

• the relationship between the main protagonists constant bickering laced with secret admiration.
• the military setting
• lovable cast
• warm story with a tinge of heart ache
• the longing

Similarities:
-Clashes between old school ways and city ways of life.
-Growth of leads both together (or because of each other) and separately.
-Comedic elements.
-Understanding, hard times, caring for your fellow man and neighbors.

- both couples shoot a reality show
- ml and fl hate eachother in the start
- love grows between them
If you enjoyed so i married an antifan you'll definitely like our beloved summer

Both SLMR, and RP have the same main leads, RP is the male lead Nadech’s highest rated lakorn in his career, many people like this pairing!

Both titles are about two people suffering from their own problems but circumstances allow them to encounter one another and find solace together.

Both dramas feature a budding relationship between an adult and a minor. Whether or not the relationship in Minato Shouji Coin laundry will turn romantic remains to be seen (only 2 episodes have aired so far). In both dramas the younger one is the aggressive pursuer and the adult is reluctant to date them because of the age gap.