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The female leads are both doctors
The male leads are fighters( soldier , firefighters )
They both go through a bumpy road to see if they like it each other or not.

A story about the youth of this millennium follows a group of students who encounter ups and downs in the marathon of life. Ma Tian who comes from a well-off family and his goody-two-shoes neighbor An Ran transferred to an ordinary high school during their senior year; where they meet different kinds of people — Lao Gou (‘Old Dog’), Da Lijiao, Mimi, Da Zui (‘Big Mouth’) and Song Jie.

similarities:
- chinese drama
- roughly the same episode length (~30 mins)
- school setting
- first love
- friends to lovers
- healthy relationship
- childhood connection
- male lead falls first
- sensitive and smart male lead

differences:
- "exclusive fairytale" has 24 eps while "meeting you" has 28
- the female lead in "meeting you" is very extroverted (opposites attract trope)
- "meeting you" also takes place in college
- the male lead in "meeting you" suffers from haphephobia and social anxiety
- "meeting you" is a bit of a slow burn romance
- the couple in "meeting you" has the cohabitation trope while the couple in "exclusive fairytale" are neighbors

The series falls under the thriller, mystery, and fantasy genres.The drama delves into the complex nature of human psychology and ethics, exploring questions about the influence of nature versus nurture in shaping one's behavior. It's a gripping and intense series that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats with its twists and turns, dark themes, and psychological exploration.

- both have 2 seasons with similar vibes, exposing the dark side of korea’s society (bullying in military and school)
- same creative directors and similar OSTs
- not for the weak hearted, gruesome and emotional

There are similar with the revenge setting and murder scenarios. both have two gangs representing good and bad each. both the dramas show the power and dominance of wealth in the crime/thug world. both also have unsatisfying and sad yet unapologetic causalities of good characters.

Premise is similar… girl is forced to leave her partner while being pregnant with their child. She comes back and hides that the child is his and he hates her.

The female lead stabbed the male lead and was betrayed by the support male lead but still the the male lead loved her deeply.

The actress is the same in both dramas. In both stories the FL infiltrates a mansion in order to get revenge after the death of her family. In both dramas, FL and ML have used to know each other and have a crush, and FL fails to recognize ML for a long time.

Strong email lead character, and great chemistry between main leads. Interesting and complex enough story line. Beautiful scenery and costumes.

Hotels, wealthy arrogant isolated male leads processing family trauma , spunky competent ambitious female leads, two attempts at subverting the Cinderella storyline, one successful attempt, one decent but failed attempt, the power of the Cinderella tale in the modern age, skilful playful directing, both shows end in a similar way

- Similar vibes but I like Busted more
- The Zone is kind of more about finding helpful items to survive while Busted is more of exploring locations, finding things, and solving puzzles with a more definite story line.
- KwangSoo and JaeSeok <3

- Similar vibes but I like Busted more
- The Zone is kind of more about finding helpful items to survive while Busted is more of exploring locations, finding things, and solving puzzles with a more definite story line.
- KwangSoo and JaeSeok <3

Similarities:

•second chance romance
•mature leads
•the coloring and feel of the filming
•great chemistry between leads

Something about the feel of both shows seems similar. Melodramatic and the coloring of everything. Mature leads and has a lot of thrilling situations.