Recommendations

Both stories are good thrillers and are connected to butterflies. From the beginning we know what happened to that butterflies and then there are unexpected plot twists in both

They both offer comforting, uncomplicated, sweet romance, making them feel like "comfort watches"
ML absolutly in love with FL.
Hardworking FL

- both shows are ab architecture
- both have the main leads design a house together and fall inlove in the process
- both have leads with opposing personalities

If you are looking for another fun and uplifting drama, I would recommend to watch Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. This drama has fun and unique characters and a funny plot. I have watched both dramas more than 3 times and i never get uninterested.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo is also a love story that takes place in a university setting and just like Dear.M it has just the right amount of drama.

So if you liked Dear.M i strongly recommend watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo!!!

• same universe
• same author of the novels ( snow leopard )
• lanwine ( main couple from ewb ) will appear in this series
• both romcoms

R U Next? and I-LAND Season 2: N/? are similar as they are both Mnet survival shows for girl groups Survival Show Format: Both shows use the Mnet survival format to form a K-pop girl group.
Connection to I-LAND: R U Next? was initially intended as I-LAND 2 by HYBE/Belift Lab before production issues led to R U Next?, making it a spiritual predecessor to the official I-LAND 2 (produced by The Black Label/WakeOne).

R U Next? and Girls Planet 999 are both popular K-pop survival shows aiming to form a girl group, featuring trainee performances, elimination rounds, and audience voting

Attractive young men and women searching for love on a deserted island! Attractive young men and women searching for love on a deserted island!

The Rise of Ning (2024) is frequently compared to The Sword and the Brocade (2021) and The Story of Ming Lan due to its similar "slice of life" harem drama formula, featuring a smart female lead (FL), a devoted male lead (ML), and a slow-burn romance. Both dramas focus on navigating complex family dynamics, scheming relatives, and finding love

Work place romance. Love between the male boss and female employee. Second male lead is the boss of competitor company. Female lead is independent, hard working, and pursuing a career that she is passionate about. Female lead has a supportive girl best friend.

It's okay to not be okay is darker and more goth without the comic breaks, but overall the themes are the same with the FL haunted by her mother's illness and the ML dealing with an autistic sibling and them finding each other after many years finding love , acceptance and trust amidst their many insecurities and vulnerabilities.

It's Okay, That's Love is one of the best dramas in this genre. A mature romance exploring complicated psychological traumas, a light hearted extended hospital setting and a great friend/ doctor support system laced with quirky dark humor. Great OST with an amazing ensemble cast and Acting! Overall quite similar to Can This Love Be Translated in the main theme, but emotionally deeper in its exposition of the past and present circumstances and what it can take to heal beyond just love and words!

Epic love story between the male and female leads while enduring extreme hardships. Life experience is needed to grasp the depth of both dramas. Masterpieces both (this includes My Dearest 2 which is just the continuation, not a second season, of My Dearest).

Classic workplace comedy where a protagonist goes undercover as a rookie to dismantle company corruption.

Both are uplifting workplace rom-coms where a resilient female lead enters a quirky corporate team (webtoon editors / financial regulators), blending office humor, coworker bonds, and light romance with career triumphs.