Recommendations

Never giving up.
You will see in this both dramas. That the characters do they best to learn and get motivated and reach they dream.
Navillera and Itaewon Class will say to believe in yourself

Basically the same exact plot. The father of the main lead writes in his will that he gives all of his inheritance to the poor female lead (daughter of his first love) and the male lead can only share if he marries her so he tries to seduce her to take the inheritance but falls in love with her

helpless puppet king/prince/heir | power struggle | female lead thought male lead is villain | one is tear jerker another is exited | poison play main role | female lead help male lead in her way | one is Chinese other is Korean |

Both of them are with Hu Yitian as the lead, their plots are about sports, though different ones, and there's romance.

*Go Go Squid 2 is not exactly a sequel to Go Go Squid 1 (which I love and I think is way better), the story is with the same characters, but a lot is different, so you do not need to watch the first one to understand the second (in fact, if you have watched the first, and loved it, do not watch the second). BUT if you have not seen GGS1 yet, and you are looking for a fluffy, cute romance with sports themes, GGS2 is a good option.

~They are similar as the ML ps are suffering from selective amnesia.
~ The main female leads had been in a relationship with the MLs before being separated
~both of them the FLs greatly suffer a lot because of these problems

both is love story of emperor/heir of throne with their female protector sword-bearer/sorcery | both have system of secret women army (in term of sorcery and sword bearer ) kind of protector to their royal Linage in every generation and their task is to protect the heir and maintain the power with him | both are costume drama | both are about palace power struggle difference is that one about magical fights | one is time travel |

Hellbound is not the least bit romantic but the atmosphere is the same..
Dark
Gore
Supernatural
Mystery, fantasy and lore

We werent really sure what was going on but all is slowly revealed.

Well actually it's the opposite with sharing the basic historical same elements. Here the FL cross dresses as a male, nonetheless both gave me kind of similar vibes. The King's Affection might not have as many comedic scenes as The Tale of Nokdu but the struggle for love and lil jealousy scenes were pretty pretty similar. Go for it if you are in a mood for some historical romance. (????)

Alrhough its not the same era or custume style, they still both have the same strong and smart leads. This one has a smart female lead that is from a rich family and a strong cunning male lead that is a soldier/commander. Since TLB made you cry for numerous deaths, this one would also make you cry just like TLB.

Story line wise its very different plot,

But it involves:
- FL ex fiance breaking off wedding unilaterally
- time line knowledge known bcs of regrets (in miss oh it was ML and saw future, in shining, it was FL that knows future bcs shes traveling back to the past) both are able to do this bcs of regrets

- career woman
both tell about women who have careers in work
- female friendship
the women in this drama have very good friendship
- each have a partner
every woman in this drama also has a partner and no one seems to be fighting over each other
- both women aged 30 to 40

Shadow beauty is really similar in the terms that the lead in shadow beauty too is living a sort of second life as a social media persona. Although this show is a much darker thriller version of true beauty. It is about a girl -who gets bullied in school due to her looks- living a second life as a social media star who is -ironically- famous for her beauty. She edits her pictures and then uploads them online to gain the feeling of acceptance, but what happens when someone finds out her secret. This is a really good show and I recommend it if you are into the darker retelling.

You might like Double Mints too, if you are into the whole Yakuza scene. But keep in mind, Double Mints is completely different in dynamics and overall vibe. It's quite a bit darker and the relationship is full on toxic.

Both of them are historical drama
They both have romance
In both dramas, the leads have AMAZING chemistry
They both are outstanding dramas but they really hit differently

If you like one, you should give a chance to the other