-Main couple in both dramas were complete opposites and were at odds with each other in the beginning, with the Male Lead secretly holding a crush on the Female Lead.
-Both Male Leads are smart. One being a born genius with high IQ/photographic memory and one is a jack of all trades. Both decide to lay low in life being freelancers and unemployed due to their own reasons.
-Both Female Leads open their own practice to realize their dreams. Both have a strong sense of justice, are honest and straightforward. Once they realized their feelings, they waste no time to confess.
-Once Main Leads officially become couples, they turn into sweet, fuzzy, cheesy and cringey couples where bystanders gets sick of how lovey dovey they are to each other. Which in it itself was hilarious to watch but also give you a warm and happy feelings.
Both are romantic comedy at its finest.
-Both Male Leads are smart. One being a born genius with high IQ/photographic memory and one is a jack of all trades. Both decide to lay low in life being freelancers and unemployed due to their own reasons.
-Both Female Leads open their own practice to realize their dreams. Both have a strong sense of justice, are honest and straightforward. Once they realized their feelings, they waste no time to confess.
-Once Main Leads officially become couples, they turn into sweet, fuzzy, cheesy and cringey couples where bystanders gets sick of how lovey dovey they are to each other. Which in it itself was hilarious to watch but also give you a warm and happy feelings.
Both are romantic comedy at its finest.
different plot but both positive, (fantastic is also sad at times because of cancer subject, but same time funny), realistic dramas with real characters and relationships.
also, very similar love triangles which becomes lovely bromance - (spoilers:) when I watched HCCC I thought that I've never seen triangle like this with rival men with so healthy relationship, respect and becoming friends, but then I saw same in Fantastic, even sweeter bromance which started after love triangle. In both dramas SML is very good guy who can see when his feelings are unrequited (though in both dramas FL first liked him) and move on, like it would be in real life and healthy relationships, he can be real friend with FL and ML too and ML very much likes him, they form soo lovely bromance.
also, very similar love triangles which becomes lovely bromance - (spoilers:) when I watched HCCC I thought that I've never seen triangle like this with rival men with so healthy relationship, respect and becoming friends, but then I saw same in Fantastic, even sweeter bromance which started after love triangle. In both dramas SML is very good guy who can see when his feelings are unrequited (though in both dramas FL first liked him) and move on, like it would be in real life and healthy relationships, he can be real friend with FL and ML too and ML very much likes him, they form soo lovely bromance.
Set in the country side, both dramas are revolve around adult life. While Homcha is a fluffy slice of life romance comedy, My Liberation Notes is a light gloomy slice of life with dry humours.
Homcha has Hong Banjang, a social butterfly guy who always helps the villagers but actually has a piece of his life that he doesn't share with other people. While My Liberation Notes has Mr. Goo, a mysterious man who doesn't want to involve himself with everyone else.
Homcha has Hong Banjang, a social butterfly guy who always helps the villagers but actually has a piece of his life that he doesn't share with other people. While My Liberation Notes has Mr. Goo, a mysterious man who doesn't want to involve himself with everyone else.
There are so many common features on the two TV shows:
1. Sweet scenes, lots of
2. Make you fall in love
3. There is no bad guy but just relaxing
4. Feel good and laughing
5. Fate
6. Both male leads have trauma in the past
7. Family and friendship
8. Stories of second leads are also sweet
9. Man leads are very charming
10. Super expensive sport cars (haha)
11. The clothing...
12. (more...)
There are also some minor differences:
1. The storylines of Secretary Kim are much simpler than Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha's.
2. One is in the big city and the other is in a small seaside village.
3. One is with the finance magnate and the other is not.
4. One may make you laugh and cry and the other will only make you laugh.
1. Sweet scenes, lots of
2. Make you fall in love
3. There is no bad guy but just relaxing
4. Feel good and laughing
5. Fate
6. Both male leads have trauma in the past
7. Family and friendship
8. Stories of second leads are also sweet
9. Man leads are very charming
10. Super expensive sport cars (haha)
11. The clothing...
12. (more...)
There are also some minor differences:
1. The storylines of Secretary Kim are much simpler than Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha's.
2. One is in the big city and the other is in a small seaside village.
3. One is with the finance magnate and the other is not.
4. One may make you laugh and cry and the other will only make you laugh.
* These two are Kim Seon Ho’s representative works
* Beautiful music
* Similar shooting/production technique
* Both are the growth story
* Both feature 'Halmeoni'
* Both may make you cry
* Both feature hand-written diaries/letters
* Poetic
* Remarkable golden words
* (More...)
In addition to the above, someone might treat Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha as Season#2 of Kim Seon Ho's story. There are many fan-made pictures of the 2 TV shows to relate Han Ji-pyeong and Hong Banjang's past. And this situation adds a lot of entertainment.
* Beautiful music
* Similar shooting/production technique
* Both are the growth story
* Both feature 'Halmeoni'
* Both may make you cry
* Both feature hand-written diaries/letters
* Poetic
* Remarkable golden words
* (More...)
In addition to the above, someone might treat Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha as Season#2 of Kim Seon Ho's story. There are many fan-made pictures of the 2 TV shows to relate Han Ji-pyeong and Hong Banjang's past. And this situation adds a lot of entertainment.
JBL is more melo and sad, while HCCC is way more of a romcom. But the way the MLs in both shows help and care for people in their communities and FLs in both shows get curious about the MLs and want to know more about them seem very similar. It's also cool that both shows give a glimpse of the FLs' jobs and show us how passionate and skilled they are.
Both dramas have a ML that lives in a small town at the sea and is the all-round guy that shows up and works everywhere. He always tries to make a little money.
The FL is a city girl with an interesting profession who goes to the small town to find healing and she bickers with the ML upon arrival.
They keep running into each other and despite their initial bickering, they also support each other.
Both dramas have many supporting characters that live in the small town.
Different is 'Small Town Stories' also has family plot and unless they’re at the outskirts of the city or by the sea, the area is bigger than HTCCC since it takes place in Weihai, China which has a population of 1.4 million
The FL is a city girl with an interesting profession who goes to the small town to find healing and she bickers with the ML upon arrival.
They keep running into each other and despite their initial bickering, they also support each other.
Both dramas have many supporting characters that live in the small town.
Different is 'Small Town Stories' also has family plot and unless they’re at the outskirts of the city or by the sea, the area is bigger than HTCCC since it takes place in Weihai, China which has a population of 1.4 million
