Recommendations

They say it’s like a Korean love island I’m not sure but it is good the episodes are on YouTube you can watch it pretty quickly and it’s more “racy” than most Korean dating shows! women also have to share beds with the men lol it’s a mess!

Both dramas have the disciple - master love trope and the angsty vibe. I would say Buried City to Shut All Lights is more intense on both aspects.

Murdering rotten and evil chaebols receiving the just comeuppance is the running theme of both dramas. The FL s are both constantly miserable: I have not seen either crack a promise of a smile throughout both dramas. Plenty of secrets pushing the plot forward, great cliffhangers and the sweeping music, practically a character on its own. These are some of the best makjangs around!

Sports, BL, Athlete, Secret crush, Senior Junior, Youth romance.
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Both series are mainly healing / romcom series. however they both also have that underlying dark creepy vibe underneath the fluffy romance.

Office romance between company staff and CEO. Both parties end up falling in love with each other due to unforeseen circumstances.

Both movies were about the employee fight for justice, equality, responsibility
They were facing big corporation, many challenging,
True story

Both were about employee fight with the employer to seek equality, justice,
They fought to get the company to hold responsibility, to stop harassment, for future employmeng.

The revenge in both dramas is centered on the child's hidden identity. While both are orchestrated by a vengeful parent.

Both are Korean movies portrait a group of hard working women with difficult poor background were being mistreated, harassed, suppressed…..
They gather together, they found courage
Heartwarming, and very touching movie

Both are Korean movies about female employees facing gender discrimination, bias, suppression etc. they work hard facing mis justice, they group together fighting for what they deserve and what was right

Surrounded in police university/college setting. While Police University was focus more on mystery and action, Rookie Cops is like a lighthearted version of it. Same youth driven vibes and finding themself in the process.

Both are food related.
Both main male lead in other country learned the secret way of cooking tradition dish and secret recipe

The vibe and dialogue style (especially the subtle joke) are pretty similar. And of course the youth theme and main cast composition (3 girls and 1 boy) as well, although Alps Stand covers much smaller time frame.

Both are piano related movies.
I have not was neither yet, but they are on my list
Beautiful music. Classical piano