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Both were webtoons first. Both have bright cinematography and are light hearted

Both are funny and have romance. True Beauty is more focused on romance though.

Both have elements of high school, although True Beauty is set in a high school whereas it's a side plot in Backstreet Rookie

The ML in Backstreet Rookie is much nicer to the FL than the ML in True Beauty is to the FL.

Both have funny side characters

Both show sibling relationships and friendships

By the same director, both films thematise dark and twisting journey through the history of warfare in Japan. They even share stylistic aspects.

Female lead with lost parents.
Multiple younger and older cute couples everywhere!
OSTs have the same vibe.

The start of it ...gives the same vibe .
Male lead is the same in the both dramas
Second male lead syndrome is same in both .
If u watched this one ...hope u will like this one ..
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njoy ..

A story that follows the quirky female investigator Tian Sanqi as she searches for her long lost 'brother' and cracks many cases along the way.

Growing up, Tian Sanqi had a strange liking for performing autopsies. She had an older 'brother' who would always be by her side and they spent many good years together. One day, he mysteriously disappears. Sanqi as a child promises to find her true love and vows never to marry unless it's him.

In her search, she comes across many potential candidates and forms new friendships. The gang accidentally becomes involved in several cases in the area one of which seems closely related to the disappearance of her 'brother' all those years ago. A shocking conspiracy that is 10 years in the making comes to light.

Love O2O is also game themed and Yang Yang the ML actor is the same as well. It is a cute campus drama and is pretty popular.

The cinematigraphy and the use of music is similar in these two. Top notch things. Really different plot, though.

Sibling relationships:
The Untamed is the most beautiful masterpiece which has top-notch sibling relationships. The bond between the 3 Yummeng siblings is very strong and the love the 2 brothers and 1 sister have for each other is one of the main focuses of the drama. The same strong sibling relationship (2 brothers and 1 sister) is portrayed beautifully in Rebel the Thief who stole the people.

Parents are not present and so everything is on the oldest son. He is the head of the family and takes care of all his siblings

-love triangle
-used to get bullied but chabges school and becomes popular
-in TB because of look chane while in WAY she asumes a new identity
-great chemistry between FL and both ML
-with the change gets two new great friends
-high school
You are gonna love both

Sao Noi is like the anceint version of GRGR.
I really love Yaya and Nadech tgt. Since theyre tgt in real life, the drama is also good too.

Similar high school & university story
Both FL are active & initiate to become friends with cold MLs
MLs fall in love with FLs eventually
Both MLs have handsome visuals & special skill in respective field

Both are love story started from high school to university.
Cute pure first love
Life & ambitions

Both have traditionally unattractive male leads who succeed due to their kind hart and wit though the stories are far different.

Similarities:

- Both focus on an office romance between two men

- Both have lots of comedy in them and have a similar style of exaggerated anime-style humour (facial expressions, over-expressive acting etc.)

However, Cherry Magic focuses more on the development of a serious relationship while Same Difference just focusses on outlandish humour.