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Du Ru Yu has a been a widowed single mother for the past 18 years, raising four daughters with very different personalities. This is a warm story of family full of laughter and tears.

They have the bubbly, summer, fluff feeling in common qnd both are about teenagers in school, that have a boyband that they want to win a special contest with. MSP has more ckmedy, while Rearrange tackles more interpersonal relationship related topics.
What I just noticed is that they both, in their own ways, handle homophobia, academic pressure, loss of a loved one, rejection and different friendship dynamics.

Both have plotline that is based on going back in time through death to get your life in order. "Restart" is more sensual, handles mature topics and has a crime plot, while "Rearrange" is softer, leans more on the youth aspect and towards saving somone, rather than getting revenge.
Both are good in their own way and for different watch experiences

The story of Snowfall and Goblin is similar - romantic relationships and protection between an older man and a younger woman. The FL has problems with her family, and the ML has a mysterious and sad past and a missing relative.

A Hundred Memories and Autumn in My Heart share a melancholic, emotionally rich tone that revolves around love, fate, and the passage of time. While A Hundred Memories leans more toward nostalgia and reflection, both dramas evoke that same bittersweet feeling of cherishing moments that can never return.

Like Autumn in My Heart, A Hundred Memories explores the fragility of youth and love, portraying relationships marked by longing, sacrifice, and emotional depth rather than lighthearted romance. Both shows use quiet pacing and atmospheric cinematography—soft lighting, gentle music, and nature-infused visuals—to emphasize emotion over dialogue.

They also share a deep sense of inevitability—a feeling that time, circumstance, or destiny will separate the people we love, leaving only memories behind. The emotions are heightened not through dramatic twists, but through the quiet tragedy of growing up, losing innocence, and realizing that some love stories exist only in memory.

A Hundred Memories and In Still Green Days share several key similarities in tone, themes, and emotional storytelling, making them resonate in a very similar way.

Both dramas are deeply nostalgic—they capture the feeling of looking back on one’s youth with warmth, regret, and affection. Each focuses on ordinary people and everyday moments rather than grand plotlines, finding beauty in small, human experiences like friendship, first love, and growing up in simpler times.

Like In Still Green Days, A Hundred Memories unfolds at a gentle, reflective pace, allowing viewers to absorb the emotions behind every glance, silence, and smile. Both are coming-of-age stories set against a past era, using that time period to heighten the sense of longing and innocence lost.

Visually, both share a soft, naturalistic look—warm lighting, muted colors, and a sense of stillness that mirrors memory itself. They also highlight family and community ties, showing how the people around us shape who we become.

Ultimately, the two dramas are similar because they both explore the bittersweet beauty of growing up and remembering what time has taken away, inviting viewers to reflect on their own memories with tenderness.

It’s set in 1980 and focuses on the love, dreams, and friendships of young people living in turbulent times — it balances romance and nostalgia without losing the emotional core

Both A Hundred Memories and Reply 1988 share a warm, nostalgic tone that captures the beauty of ordinary life and the passage of time. Each tells a story rooted in community, friendship, and growing up, showing how everyday moments become precious memories.

Like Reply 1988, A Hundred Memories focuses on tight-knit relationships—neighbors or friends who feel like family—and highlights the joy and pain of youth through subtle, heartfelt storytelling rather than dramatic twists. Both use soft visuals, period music, and a reflective mood to evoke a deep sense of nostalgia.

Ultimately, the two dramas explore similar themes: love, family, and the bittersweet realization that time changes everything, yet some memories remain timeless.

Lu Wu Yi, the youngest nine-tailed fox of the organization Wu Xiang Yue, is on a mission to find the great demon Xiao Wei. Disguised as a priest, she enters Wei Manor in Luo'an and discovers that others are also hunting Xiao Wei. Among them are Wu Shi Guang, a vengeful demon; Wu Wang Yan, her cunning nine-tailed fox sister; and Ji Ling, an innocent-looking priest with a mysterious past. All of them seek the Dragon Deity's power, but their motives vary: some want to protect, others to kill. As they navigate battles, friendships, and romance, they face obstacles and make sacrifices to protect peace and change their fates.

According to legend, Dongfang Qing Cang of the Moon Tribe became an emotionless monster to gain immense power, killing his father, seizing the title of Moon Supreme, and leading 100,000 Moon Tribe soldiers on a path of destruction. To stop him, the first God of War of Shuiyuntian sacrificed her primordial spirit, sealing Dongfang Qing Cang's army and locking him in the Haotian Tower.

30,000 years later, a disturbance in the Haotian Matrix draws Orchid, a weak flower fairy, into the tower, where she encounters the Moon Supreme. Their meeting triggers a series of events that could once again threaten the world's fate.

Bai Shuo, the youngest daughter of the Governor's mansion, made a vow to cultivate immortality to repay a favor. While on her journey to seek immortality, she encounters the powerful demon king, master of the bright moon palace, Fan Yue. Initially strangers, they gradually went from mutual distrust and manipulation to mutual affection, and eventually, both fell in love. Along with Fan Yue and the two guardians of the Bright Moon Palace, Tian Huo and Cang Shan, Bai Shuo continues her journey. Despite facing many obstacles, their friendship, love and desire are strong enough to overcome any limitations, allowing them to embrace each other truly.

The series tells the story of Yun Wei Shan, a spy longing for freedom, who infiltrates the Gong residence to complete a mission. In the eerie and treacherous Gong residence, she encounters love and friendship, embarks on a journey of self-discovery, and finds the determination to move forward. Together with the rebellious nobleman Gong Zi Yu, they grow and mature through their shared experiences.

To protect her family's noble title, He Yan, the eldest daughter of the He family, is forced to don a mask and pose as the family's eldest son, "He Ru Fei." As a young girl, He Yan first meets the brilliant scholar Xiao Jue at Xianchang Academy. Determined to escape her family's fate, she leaves the academy and heads to the battlefield.

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.

Political setting
Corruption
Women in politics
Strong female lead
Suspense
Thriller
Modern time settings