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both the female lead go to a small town escaping the city where they find the ML
so over all they give the same vibe

After rising star magistrate Lu Jiang Lai is brought down by a past wife-murder case, he’s left injured, amnesiac, and on the run, only to be rescued by Rong Shan Bao, the Tea King's cunning daughter. Once rivals, she hides his identity and demotes him to a stable boy to exact revenge. As Lu Jiang Lai plays along to survive, he becomes entangled in the Rong family’s high-stakes search for a son-in-law. Amid power plays and hidden agendas, he and Shan Bao engage in a battle of wits that slowly turns into something deeper.

After rising star magistrate Lu Jiang Lai is brought down by a past wife-murder case, he’s left injured, amnesiac, and on the run, only to be rescued by Rong Shan Bao, the Tea King's cunning daughter. Once rivals, she hides his identity and demotes him to a stable boy to exact revenge. As Lu Jiang Lai plays along to survive, he becomes entangled in the Rong family’s high-stakes search for a son-in-law. Amid power plays and hidden agendas, he and Shan Bao engage in a battle of wits that slowly turns into something deeper.

After rising star magistrate Lu Jiang Lai is brought down by a past wife-murder case, he’s left injured, amnesiac, and on the run, only to be rescued by Rong Shan Bao, the Tea King's cunning daughter. Once rivals, she hides his identity and demotes him to a stable boy to exact revenge. As Lu Jiang Lai plays along to survive, he becomes entangled in the Rong family’s high-stakes search for a son-in-law. Amid power plays and hidden agendas, he and Shan Bao engage in a battle of wits that slowly turns into something deeper.

Same kind of smart FL who knows how to handle people, schemes and business
smart and strong (martial art) ML
they understand each other without saying a word
however the plot is totally different

- Thai show
- really good horror/mystery elements
- Shaman as male lead
- not a BL, but a little bit of romance

A series of mysterious cases erupt across the Jianghu. To safeguard peace, the Wu Wang Pavilion takes charge of the martial world, armed with a method said to cure blindness.

Both focus on the connection between food and community, and have their main protagonists living in rural northern Japan. The male main character is played by the same actor (Oizumi Yo).

Perosnally, I liked Restaurant from the Sky better, as it was slightly more realistic.

In this series the roles are reversed but are still solid representation. The only difference is that Daughter of Lupin is a Japanese Drama

Sugihara Kohei is a college student who has distanced himself from others unconsciously because he is hard of hearing and it keeps causing one misunderstanding after another. One day, his classmate Taiichi stumbles into him and notices his delicious bento. Kohei gives Taiichi part of his lunch, to Taiichi's delight, but leaves without saying a word to Taiichi.

Taiichi only later finds out from others that Kohei is hard of hearing. Taiichi makes Kohei a deal. If Taiichi writes up Kohei’s notes for him in class, he can have part of Kohei’s bento everyday. Taiichi has a bright personality to the point of foolishness, and he tells Kohei, "It's not your fault that you can't hear!" Those words save Kohei, and he begins to change. Taiichi and Kohei begin a relationship that's more than friends but less than lovers.

Hard working FL that owns a business with a "corrupted" official ML. The story is filled with moments of joy and suspense. FL is capable of getting out of trouble herself but ML tends to lend a helping hand regardless.

It is actually the remake of Beautiful Life. The man is a hairdresser and the girl has cancer. They end up falling in love together. She gives him the confidence to follow through w/ his dreams & ambitions. The endings are a bit different b/c China likes the golden ending while Japan likes the bittersweet.

In his Chinese film, "Scent," Park Shi Hoo plays Kang In Joon, a Korean interior designer...who finds love when he meets an innocent Chinese girl...it's directed by Jessy Tseng who directed award-winning art house film Big Blue Lake.

Two reserved strangers form an unspoken mutual crush as they share their daily elevator rides to work, but misunderstanding ensues as they dare not talk to each other.

Two reserved strangers form an unspoken mutual crush as they share their daily elevator rides to work, but misunderstanding ensues as they dare not talk to each other.