Romance of Our Parents (2014)

Both dramas explore how enduring love and family bonds evolve over time. When Life Gives You Tangerines follows a couple and their family on Jeju Island from youth to parenthood, highlighting personal sacrifices and the changing dynamics over decades. Romance of Our Parents centres on a 50?year marriage in modern China, focusing on how shared challenges and historical shifts reinforce a couple’s commitment. Essentially, both series use multi-generational storytelling to celebrate resilience and the deep connections that sustain families despite life’s hardships.

Both depict an enduring, mature love story through post-revolutionary China, and follow characters through multiple generations. Both couples are "unlikely couples," though Frontier of Love even more so. Both feature excellent acting, writing, and directing.

The settings of both dramas is around the same time period: Romance of Our Parents before and after the Cultural Revolution, and Dear Parents right after the Cultural Revolution. The parents of both dramas are intelligent, humorous and very much in love with each other. They go through all the ups and downs together, taking care of their children, ensuring their bright future paths, and solving all the internal family conflicts.