Man in Love

Both male lead are gangster. Rough life. Lots of funny moment. Innocent, hard working female lead. Tough men in love with gentle, kind and soft women

-Both depict harsh social realities
-Both depict two lonely people that are trapped by circumstances
-Both have a morally flawed ML
-Both are bittersweet
-Both show the transformative power of love

One of the leads in both dramas has a terminal illness and limited number of days to live. they find love amidst all this and spend it together as much as they can. melodramas with angst and romance.

Two different story but so similar, they are magnificent for :

- a beautiful and original love story
- know an uncommun disease
- very moved, prepare tissues !!!!
- (the best according to me) : only one love until the end

Both involve a gangster male lead and hardworking female lead. So similar but so different, but it's the same concept :)

Similarities:
Debt-ridden, and desperate life situations pushes main character into contract relationship.

I would say "Marriage Contract" is heavier (emotionally) to watch than "Man in Love".

Gatao isn’t specifically a “romance” but the similarities are there
-rough gangster ML
-falls for sweet independent girl
-you follow them through the contrasting lifestyles
-not as much of a tear jerker, but super close. Loved/hated them both for the amount feels that were given.

If we exclude the fantastical parts, the stories of FL and ML in both productions are very similar. While watching the series, I couldn't help but think of the movie. The events are different, but who they are and their lives are similar. They're like alternate versions of the characters in the film. Both have a very high potential to make you cry, especially episode 8.

Rough around the edges MLs with criminal pasts who turn their lives around because of a girl, "Man in love" is more of a romantic kind of relationship while "Lighting up the stars" is more of a father-daughter relationship , both slice of life dramas with a lot of deaths in them, both are tearjerkers...and they also have a similar vibe.

-Creditor and debtor relationship. In Man in Love the social class of both is much more marginalized
-Deals with inter generational debt
-Death of father
-Male lead chases female lead first
-Soft hearted male lead
-Dali and Cocky Prince is much more light and whimsical compared to Man in Love which is more gritty and melodramatic

The story is different but the environment and the vibe is similar. Probably dou to the same ML acting in both drama. The concept of social issue is the same like crime. And FL in both drama are strong and peaceful.

They are both the same exact story just differenet adaptions. Man In Love (2021) is the Taiwanese remake of the original Korean film Man In Love (2014).

Adiantum Blue is about a pianist with a terminal illness, who wishes to spend her last happy days with her lover in Nice

A small-time gangster clumsily attempts to court a girl he has a crush on. Can he win her over and leave the underworld behind?