Defendant

Both the dramas are about falsely accused lead.
Much story Happens in prison.

Though the defendant is much much longer one and main plot is focused about the lead. And Joshu seven is slightly different as all the 7 prisoners back story is told.

In Defendant, Um Ki Joon's character (one of MLs) has identical twin brother. In Last Summer, ML, Lee Jae Wook's character has identical twin brother. Except that, they're totally different genres.

Have very different storylines and themes, but both deal with aspects of prison life and the bonds between cellmates.

Both involved justice system. The prosecutors in both are the main lead. There is a powerful rich person manipulate, cunning, in this case

A guy with a temporary amnesia has to endure it all .. due to believing that he is a vicious killer. Both has to deal with false accusations of a murder.. and the battle between the protagonist and the antagonist it's just intriguing.

Both protagonists are arrested and sent to prison for crimes they supposedly didn't commit.

- both main characters lose their memories and struggle to remember them
- both dramas are dark and focus on uncovering the crimes of powerful people

They both start with the family husband being charged of murdering their family and chased by the police even though all the police has is circumstantial evidence.

- Both will leave you on the edge of your seat, but also contain lighter and funny moments
- Fast paced
- Likeable characters

Story about two brothers. One ended up in jail. The mystery true identity of brother. The trust and misstrustust. The truth. The ugly truth

The main lead was put to jail but but was innocent. Justice finally serve. Roller coaster. Life journey, struggle.

Both Male lead trying to save their family with the help of the Female Lead and their connection has no romance , only friendship and trust .

Both male leads went to jail but they didn’t commit the crime.
The real villain remain watching the male lead when they were out of jail
Make a good friend in jail
Family misunderstand

Both dramas deal about prosecutors, family murder and in both dramas the main leads try to find out what truly happened that lead them to be in the current situation.

Both are crime thrillers set in a law drama setting. As for the main leads, the ML in Defendant undergoes a more tragic life event involving himself, while in Confession the tragedy involves his father. Both are exceptionally well-written shows that really must be watched by fans of crime/law dramas. Confession, in particular, is very underrated and deserves more love!