Forest

- Both Main Leads move to the rural area
- Both Main Leads have a connection to the rural area
- Acquaintances from earlier on
- In both dramas, one of the main leads is a doctor
- Both ML's come from a "high" status (worked for their title)

"Forest" is more of a serious drama that focuses on what the Main Lead's problem is, while in "Once Upon a Small Town" has a more slice-of-life feel.

They have the same feeling for me. It's slice of life, really developing a lot of townspeople characters. A main through line is slowly healing from repeated trauma in the countryside, Both also deal with hidden pasts.

In both dramas the male lead is a fire fighter, and in both dramas there is romance between leads. (: