Recommendations

This is a also a Japanese Drama set in high school which tackles similar themes to Switched and so much more. It deals with the dark reality of today's high schools and what it is like to be in one. Quite serious and psychological but also quite meaningful in the sense of what it is trying to portray even though it can be over the top in some areas sometimes.

Both are famous cop movie series..............................................................................

Both are about developing a robot.....................................................................................

Turbulent times. The modern and the old coexisting and clashing. Old ways and old customs are portrayed in a way that make them look strange and exotic.

Both dramas are very different from anything you expect from regular sageuks. They are visually very different and the characters are portrayed in a unique way to sageuks.

Both are about romance between a Korean exchange student & a Japanese girl................................................................

Strong, impressive female leads.

Heroes who want to use heroine for revenge... but are so terribly bad at this revenge stuff because they are so much in love with her to hurt her. Re Rerng Fai is more of a revenge drama than Lying Heart. In Lying Heart, he never remembers the revenge until someone reminds him, then he forgets 2 seconds later. RRF is the more intense drama, but he also loves her more than his revenge.

No rape in either, just lots of chemistry and consensual bed scenes.

Both have easily forgiving heroines. Both have happy endings.

Lying Heart is more comedic and sweet than a revenge drama. RRF has so much sweet scenes, I'm surprised I didn't drown in a vat of sugar. RRf is more a slap kiss than Lying Heart, though in both (LH especially) there was really no slapping lol, just kissing.

Both are about a classroom that turns to be a deathgame with unusual Badass supernatural teacher vs students.. Both are based on famous manga....

Both are about a Badass teacher....................................................................

Both are about romance between foreign Korean exchange student & an East Asian country girl. Both star Lee Joon Gi.

Both star Miyazaki Aoi. Both begin with a boy taking photo of a girl. Both are about boy inspiring girl to be an artist. In both, one of them flies to another country to meet after parting ways.

Both are about a rock girl band, both are based on famous novels..................................................

Both of these teaches the concept of frugal living and the perils of living beyond your means and saving money.

Both of these dramas have the male lead while educated is unemployed and relies their mother for money.

Both are tragic romance movies that take place in beautiful scenic snowy mountains of Hokkaido..........................