The Blue Whisper: Part 1

Both feature mermen as ML and takes place in a fantasy world.

Both FL are righteous and rather stoic.

Are you waiting for the drama to air? If so, it might be useful for you if you watch this one because they both have some similarities.
- They are xianxia dramas
- Played by the same female lead
- Female protagonists are nine tailed foxes
- Directed by the same people

-Dilraba is stars as a Nine-tailed fox in both
-Both are heart-wrenching xianxias
-Female protagonists are Nine-tailed Foxes in both
-Female leads with unconditional love, always sacrificing for & protecting their lovers
-Strong female protagonists that go through hell to sacrifice for/protect their lovers
-Misunderstandings created by decisions taken by leads to protect the other

- fantasy dramas;
- great CG and costumes;
- beautiful love stories;
- good-looking ML;
- powerful ML and FL;
- the idea of reincarnation (having second chances)

1. Novels written by same author. Both stories starts off with the female leads saving the male leads from the brink of death/torture.
2. Story deals with demons & immortals
3. Strong & badass female leads; Strong & devoted male leads; Strong female characters
4. A romance/love story portraying that leads can sacrifice each other's freedom/life for the other.
5. Misunderstanding between leads
6. Love/Hate relationship & torture

Both have a mermaid/merman as one of the leads and a human as the other. Both involve a merman captured by a powerful person/sect.

- Both xianxias are based off stories of demons/spirits
- Captures the transition of heart change after love encounters
- Heart-wrenching, painful love stories
- Gorgeous cast
- Exquisite & majestic styling & costumes

- the same director;
- great fantasy dramas;
- not perfect, but nice CIG;
- reincarnation;
- good-looking leads;
- nice ML;
- FL's been mistreated;
- multiple couples;
- SML (from secondary couple) is of similar type

- Fox spirit protagonist & Fox tribe
- Interspecies romance
- Xianxia
- Fighting for peaceful coexistence of tribes
- Cristy Guo stars in both

- FL forcefully captures ML first;
- ML does not trust FL in the beginning;
- FL tries to help ML throughout the story;
- FL protects the ML by betraying him;
- ML tries to take revenge and grounds her;
- ML is crazy about FL;
- Both leads are cute and smart

Similar tone and setting and romance. The emotional sacrifice scene in part 2 of The Blue Whisper parallels the scene in Ashes of Love. Both are beautiful, fantasy/historical cdramas with interesting, complex characters.

- ML is innocent in the beginning, learns what love is from FL,
- FL takes ML under her wing in beginning,
- Self-sacrifice causes misunderstandings between leads,
- ML's heart hardens due to a sense of betrayal,
- Leads go through a lot for the sake of love and their people,
- Same vibe throughout the drama of wanting the leads to clear the air and work things out.

-Thousand Years for You is a mixed xianxia with republican theme, The Blue Whisper is a xianxia. But both are about spirits.
-Female leads have dual identities.
-Features power couple in action
-Female leads are more assertive & domineering in romance, unlike in most dramas, where they are shy & submissive.
-Heart-wrenching, painful love with angst
-Both are works of Ren Jia Lun/ Allen Ren
-Gorgeous styling, costume & settings

Similarities:
-Both have fantastical worlds and elements.
-Both have tragic love story leads.
-Beautiful sets and costumes; rich in color.
-Both have leads willing to sacrifice everything for those they love.

Both are about a captured merman and the relationship that develops between him and his captor. Both relationships are a mix of love and hate.