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In both series, we see different types of sexualities, processes to deal with it and character developments

Both the dramas have the FL stuck between the idol she adores and another man who believes is also in BL love with her idol. The Day of becoming you has additional plots of soul swap but the love story is similar.

After Moving Seats, the Boy Behind Me Has a Crush on Me is similar to Popular Serizawa Acts Weird around Me. A change in situation happens in the class and is the beginning point of the crush and the way that closeness leads to nervousness and indirect attempts to show interest.

In both titles—the “cool/popular” guy acts strangely around a less popular seemingly quieter boy signaling something emotional without immediately stating it.

Both are essentially “special treatment / odd behavior from a popular guy who’s clearly affected by the less popular boy with the romance revealed through behavior rather than direct confession. The difference is that one starts with forced proximity from a seating change, while the other starts with a found notebook causing out-of-character behavior.

They are both set in high school, the friend group dynamic gives off similar vibes to one another and the popular guy clearly has a crush on the unpopular guy

Both female leads are princess. While the male leads are poor scholar who aim to enter officialdom to help people's welfare. Both male leads try to seek help from the female leads as princess have connections. Both female leads also survived from terrible marriage, while the male leads are virgins. Female leads and male leads fall in love as they work together.

......female lead runaway from their life....work for a period of time in a beach setting....both female lead give off the same vibe .....

After rewatching Top Form I realised that it was in certain aspects quite similar to Pay Back. I feel like Sun and Jin have resembling personalities and both Pay Back and Top Form are about acting. One of the differences is that in Pay Back Jay was a director and in Top Form the love interest is also an actors.

Teachers that are both willing to do anything to help their students, Gokusen is more of an comedy

The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen in hopes of making a difference in the lives of students. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko is in for a rude awakening when she finds she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-coloured hair and sloppy uniforms and show absolutely no respect for her.

Younger one yearning for older one and in a mindset like "I know I don't have a chance and you only like women"

Plots are different in the 2 kdramas
but the overall Arc of CENTERED ON 4 COMPLEX CHARACTERS in difficult situations theme is in both.

If you like complex, introespective and deep kdramas. Both dramas might be for you.

Dual Cheating, where BOTH parties of a relationship are drawn to different people.

Complex melodramas for mature audience, not for those prefering Fluff romcoms with perfect leads.

Ruthless main leads
Mutual benefit
Both dramas have mystery and palace politics
Chen Zhe Yuan has done an amazing job in both dramas. One is the Emperor, and the other is the Prince.
Fu Yi Xiao has physical strength, whereas Meng Ting Hui has brains.

If you see the story line of I love 'A Lot Of' You: it's basically similar. Here is the catch the ML in this was hired to make FL fall in love with him which includes all her versions by the FL's father. The storyline is kinda similar but different from "Love U lots".

Both dramas feature 4 Leads
(FL & ML, 2FL & 2ML) Caught in COMPLEX EMOTIONS,
and leads or 2nd leads end up swapping partners.


Not for fans of Perfect leads and sugarcoated Fluff Romcoms.

Secret Love Affairs,
Complex Emotions.

The instrospections of the characters in La Dolce Vita still echo in my mind years later...It's THAT deep.

Both dramas features 4 Leads caught in emotioanlly tangled mess.