Record of Youth

Story concerning young hardworking people and their life in fashion industry, their struggles, youth and friendship. Moreover, both female leads are optimistic, have positive mindset.

The general feel of the shows is very similar, firstly. It's centered around a lot of growth, and explores friendships and relationships.
The leads in both the shows have dreams that they are chasing, and they are trying to navigate their relationship along with them.
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The largest similarity, however, is in their endings. They separate because their timings were wrong, and they were at stages in their lives, where it was just not possible to be together, if they also wanted to follow their own paths. And so they separate. But both endings are ambiguous, and give us hope, that one day, when the time is right, they might reunite.
And I truly appreciate these endings. They're very realistic.

Both shows portray the advantages one has when born into wealthy family and how those young chaebols often take it for granted the opportunities they received. It also show regular young people becoming successful despite their low background and depicts friendship between the two classes.

both are quite realistic especially considering how they reach their endings. it is just life being messy and complicated. how timing and the level of understanding one another in a relationship can affect it in many ways.

Both dramas have a strong focus on the entertainment world, its good and bad sides, as well as human relationships. Both stories have a slice of life vibe.

> Similarities:

• Both dramas talk about dreams or ambitions that have already been lost.

• Even in the previously mentioned scenario, both protagonists pursued these dreams, whether it was a fleeting moment or a lifetime.

• The dream of both, although not the same, is similar: to present/perform with their skills in the performing arts.

• Both dramas show how the family deals with this (dreams/fame being achieved by the protagonists): first denial and rejection, then acceptance and support. Personally, I found it to be one of the most interesting parts of both dramas.