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By the same director, both stories revolve around the suicide of the fl and the consequent guilt carried by their family and close persons.

Furthermore, both share the depiction of a Brother-Sister Relationship, in which the brother tries to understand and discover the reason behind what his sister did.

Plus, the vibes! Pretty similar in terms of scenarios, wardrobe, little details how the way both take care of including shot of house-made food to give a home-loving feeling to some scenes. I also noticed both series are not set in Bangkok as usual but a more rural city/village, what's refreshing! To sum, it is obvious the director's touch.

About the differences, Happy Birthday has supernatural elements just like the fact the ml can see the ghost of his sister, depicting a storyline about family problems and depression. In contrast, The Comments tries to be realist and raising awareness about problems on social media and cyberbullying.

> Kanojo wa Kirei datta is the remade of the Korean drama Kanojo wa Kirei datta
> Story about a guy who was fat and became handsome after several years and a girl who is used to be cute but then happens that the company went bankrupt and lives with her friend.

Both are noona romances with smiling, cute younger male leads falling head over heels in love with older women who are struggling with their lives in their late 30s.

Both also show the struggles of women in their work place. In Something in the Rain, it is the inherent sexism in the office. In Romance is a Bonus Book, it is about someone having to prove themselves all over again after a career break.

In both cases, the ML helps and support the FL to grow and face her problems, but the FL eventually fights her battles herself. In both, the FLs also have annoying exes who did not value them.

Funnily, the guy who plays the annoying younger brother to the FL in Something in the Rain, is the very nice and respectful second male lead in Romance is a Bonus Book.

For Hyun bin.

Both shows have Hyun Bin in action. While MOTA has a convoluted plotline with romance on the side, CLOY has romance at the centre stage with an equally evolved plot on the sidelines.

I like CLOY's ending better though. And I also like the pairing with Son Ye-jin a lot more.

From the same writer, Song Jae-jung, both have the a fantasy world that the male lead is trapped in and the female lead is the key to escape. In W, the male lead is a comic book character and he pulls the female lead in. In MOTA, the male lead is hacked by an AI game and the female lead's avatar is a solution. And in both cases, the problem was created by someone related to the female lead.
While W is heavy on romance with Lee Jong-suk, MOTA is heavy on action with Hyun Bin.
Unfortunately, both also have confusing or convoluted endings, for no good reason.

This is the perfect show to get over the CLOY hangover:

* Both stories are romantic comedies without excess baggage
* Male leads are soldiers, good-looking in their uniforms and protective of their people
* Female leads are strong characters and survivors no matter what life throws at them
* Chemistry between the leads is phenomenal; after both shows the leads ended up dated IRL
* The second pair are also very cute with some rivalry between the female leads

- an emperor falls for the female lead
- the female lead helps the emperor
- a short drama series
- it has a happy ending

You can watch "Emperor or Boss" on Facebook - SubbingPaws
You can watch "Splash Splash LOVE" on Viki Rakuten; https://www.viki.com/tv/29455c-splash-splash-love

- an emperor falls for the female lead
- the male lead admires the female lead
- the ending is happy

You can watch "Love & the Emperor" with English subs here:
https://productiveprocrastination.site/category/love-and-the-emperor/

- a female lead who travels to a place with an emperor
- an emperor who admires the female lead
- a male lead who falls in love with the female lead
- a story where there is a happy ending

You can watch "Love & the Emperor" with English subs here:
https://productiveprocrastination.site/category/love-and-the-emperor/

Both productions have similar plots that focus on teenagers, their friendship and their hardships; they both star Teresa Daley as one of major female characters too.

It's the same type of love story (editor x author), but this has a sexual side to it. It's a nice show to watch when you're bored and it doesn't take that long to watch. It takes about 3 hours to finish.

There's so many difference between this Drama but it has the same Time Travel...
Both Leads go back to past

Both show BL, and good chemistry

HIStory3: Trapped
The story of a police officer who becomes trapped in the underworld, as he develops feelings for a gang leader...

Both films show a special needs/different young man in need of a home. He ends up staying with a reluctant family member who is cold at first.

- Multiverse Theory.

- Both male leads are detectives.

- Mystery - crime dramas.

- In both, we find strange deaths.